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Ashley Hutchings had an intriguing idea: Why not take traditional folk songs and write new, updated lyrics to them? Even better, why not invite a bunch of great artists like Dick Gaughan and Helen Watson to record the pieces? And this is exactly what Street Cries does. Interestingly, when Hutchings transforms "The Blacksmith" into "A Drummer Won My Love," he doesn't change the subject matter, but modernizes the words. Beautifully sung by Kathryn Roberts, the piano and clarinet add other contemporary touches. Two high school girls helped Hutchings convert the press gang of "All Things Are Quite Silent" to the drunken gang, fresh from the pub, of "These Cold Lips." Accompanied by a piano, June Tabor provides an austere reading of this dark tune. Pete Morton's rousing take on "Damn the Day" (originally "Adieu, Adieu") confirms that a fresh version has the power to revive and make relevant a tired, old folk song. It should also be noted that Hutchings, whether he intended to or not, does a good job of balancing male and female vocalists. Of course traditionalists will cry foul, as they always have when revivals and revivalists decide to put a new spin on a worn-out classic. Hutchings convincingly suggests, however, that singers have always updated folk songs to fit their time and circumstance. Street Cries is a lovingly made, vibrant album that will give a number of folk songs a new life.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - John Tams, FeaturedArtist - Jim Boyes, FeaturedArtist - Barry Coope, FeaturedArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Joe Broughton, FeaturedArtist - Pete Morton, FeaturedArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Seth Lakeman, FeaturedArtist - Cara Dillon, FeaturedArtist - Sam Lakeman, FeaturedArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist
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Dick Gaughan, FeaturedArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Helen Watson, FeaturedArtist - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Ken Nicol, FeaturedArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist - Pete Zorn, FeaturedArtist - Neil Marshall, FeaturedArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Phil Beer, FeaturedArtist - John Tams, FeaturedArtist - Ken Nicol, FeaturedArtist - Judy Dunlop, FeaturedArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist - Nicol Kenneth, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Coope, FeaturedArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Steve Knightley, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist - Pete Zorn, FeaturedArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Equation, FeaturedArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Ken Nicol, FeaturedArtist - Joe Broughton, FeaturedArtist - Vin Garbutt, FeaturedArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist
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Ashley Hutchings, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Dave Burland, FeaturedArtist - Topic Records ltd, MusicPublisher - Joe Broughton, FeaturedArtist - Joe Giddey, FeaturedArtist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Mark Emerson, FeaturedArtist - Tabor June, Composer, Lyricist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist - Emerson David Mark, Composer, Lyricist
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ashley Hutchings, MainArtist - Ken Nicol, FeaturedArtist - John Ball, FeaturedArtist - Hutchings Ashley Stephen, Composer, Lyricist - Pete Zorn, FeaturedArtist - Neil Marshall, FeaturedArtist - Nasreen Shah, FeaturedArtist
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Album review
Ashley Hutchings had an intriguing idea: Why not take traditional folk songs and write new, updated lyrics to them? Even better, why not invite a bunch of great artists like Dick Gaughan and Helen Watson to record the pieces? And this is exactly what Street Cries does. Interestingly, when Hutchings transforms "The Blacksmith" into "A Drummer Won My Love," he doesn't change the subject matter, but modernizes the words. Beautifully sung by Kathryn Roberts, the piano and clarinet add other contemporary touches. Two high school girls helped Hutchings convert the press gang of "All Things Are Quite Silent" to the drunken gang, fresh from the pub, of "These Cold Lips." Accompanied by a piano, June Tabor provides an austere reading of this dark tune. Pete Morton's rousing take on "Damn the Day" (originally "Adieu, Adieu") confirms that a fresh version has the power to revive and make relevant a tired, old folk song. It should also be noted that Hutchings, whether he intended to or not, does a good job of balancing male and female vocalists. Of course traditionalists will cry foul, as they always have when revivals and revivalists decide to put a new spin on a worn-out classic. Hutchings convincingly suggests, however, that singers have always updated folk songs to fit their time and circumstance. Street Cries is a lovingly made, vibrant album that will give a number of folk songs a new life.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:51
- Main artists: Ashley Hutchings
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Topic
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
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