Wolcum Yule [Hybrid SACD] [SACD]

Track Listings

1. Awake, And Join the Cheerful Choir

2. Good People All

3. Seven Rejoices of Mary

4. Lamb

5. Scots Lilt [Instrumental]

6. Balulalow

7. Balulalow

8. Holly and the Ivy

9. Reel of Tullochgorum [Instrumental]

10. I Saw Three Ships

11. Calendar of Kings

12. Air: Lá Fuar Geimhreadh (On a Cold Winter's Day) [Instrumental]

13. Teicheadh Go Héigipt (Flight into Egypt)

14. God, And Yet a Man?

15. Grene Growith the Holy

16. Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau (Behold, Here Is the Best Morning)

17. Cherry Tree Carol

18. Can Wassel (Wassail Song)

19. New Year Carol

Tracks:

Awake, And Join The Cheerful Choir
Good People All
The Seven Rejoices Of Mary
The Lamb
A Scots Lilt
Balulalow
Balulalow
The Holly And The Ivy
The Reel Of Tullochgorum
I Saw Three Ships
A Calendar Of Kings
Air: La Fuar Geimhreadh
An Teicheadh Go Heigipt
A God, And Yet A Man?
Grene Growith The Holy
Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau
The Cherry Tree Carol
Can Wassel
A New Year Carol

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This offbeat disc of seasonal songs and carols by the Anonymous 4 will delight their fans and please everyone else. The 19 selections include traditional folk melodies and texts, some of which date back to the Middle Ages, interspersed with fitting selections by contemporary composers including John Taverner, Benjamin Britten, and Peter Maxwell Davies, whose ethereal a cappella A Calender of Kings gets its first recording. Andrew Lawrence-King, playing Irish harp, Baroque harp, and psaltery with his accustomed finesse, is a major reason for the disc's success, accompanying most of the vocals and contributing three lovely solos. The disc is crammed with highlight tracks, like the lilting Cornish Wassail song and the Irish Good people all, and haunting numbers like "Flight into Egypt," sung in Gaelic, and "Behold, here is the best morning," sung in Welsh. Excellent sonics and Harmonia Mundi's typically fine production values also help make this a Christmas disc that will give joy in July. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Wolcum Yule.......2006-01-17

The recording is fine . . . it just didn't appeal to me personally

lovely and unusual Yule album.......2004-01-06

Anonymous 4 has brought us a beautiful selection of 19 traditional songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. These include a lesser known work by Henry VIII as well as more contemporary songs by John Tavener, Richard Bennett, Geoffrey Burgon and Benjamin Britten, and a piece commissioned for the group from Peter Davies. Andrew Lawrence-King accompanies on Irish harp, Baroque harp and psaltery. There is a short essay on the traditions and legacy of the concept of Yule, a Cetic midwinter celebration, and this and the informative liner notes are given in English, French and German, accompanied by Celtic drawings.

The songs are pure, simple and very beautiful -- a welcome addition to your holiday listening.

Goose Flesh!.......2003-12-09

This is a remarkable quartet, singing with purity and style, from the haunting to the merry, medieval chant to modern settings of Celtic religious texts. Where there are arrangements, they are lovely and the instrumental pieces are simple and beautiful. This is the first time I have heard this group of women, and I am enchanted. It's a cappella at its very best: look to your laurels, King's Singers and Chanticleer, here come the ladies!

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Wolcum Yule

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00069FKYG
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

Awake, And Join the Cheerful Choir
Good People All
Seven Rejoices of Mary
Lamb
Scots Lilt [Instrumental]
Balulalow
Balulalow
Holly and the Ivy
Reel of Tullochgorum [Instrumental]
I Saw Three Ships
Calendar of Kings
Air: Luar Geimhreadh (On a Cold Winter's Day) [Instrumental]
Teicheadh Go Hipt (Flight into Egypt)
God, And Yet a Man?
Grene Growith the Holy
Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau (Behold, Here Is the Best Morning)
Cherry Tree Carol
Can Wassel (Wassail Song)
New Year Carol (Friday Afternoons)

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Denzal Sinclaire [Import]

Another Lost Decade: The '80s Second British Invasion

Love And Magic

Les Miserables (Highlights from the 1987 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

Johannes Brahms: Variations On A Theme By haydn, Op. 56A/Piano Concerto, Op. 83

Mzui [Import]

Karol Szymanowski: Symphonies Nos. 3 ("Song of the Night") & 4 ("Symphonie Concertante"); Concert Overture

Love Walked in [Import]

1. Awake, And Join the Cheerful Choir
2. Good People All
3. Seven Rejoices of Mary
4. Lamb
5. Scots Lilt [Instrumental]
6. Balulalow
7. Balulalow
8. Holly and the Ivy
9. Reel of Tullochgorum [Instrumental]
10. I Saw Three Ships
11. Calendar of Kings
12. Air: Lá Fuar Geimhreadh (On a Cold Winter's Day) [Instrumental]
13. Teicheadh Go Héigipt (Flight into Egypt)
14. God, And Yet a Man?
15. Grene Growith the Holy
16. Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau (Behold, Here Is the Best Morning)
17. Cherry Tree Carol
18. Can Wassel (Wassail Song)
19. New Year Carol