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With Ragged Kingdom, two of the linchpins of the British folk scene, June Tabor and Oysterband, team up for a second time, 21 years after collaborating on what's considered as one of the genre's modern classics. The former's second album of the year (following her critically acclaimed solo effort Ashore) adheres to the same formula as 1990's Freedom and Rain, with a mixture of traditional obscurities and unique interpretations of contemporary pop/rock songs, but backed by Al Scott's strident production it's a much bolder and more expansive affair than its predecessor. There are still the occasional moments when you can hear a pin drop, such as the eerie a cappella adaptation of 18th century Scottish ballad "(When I Was No But) Sweet Sixteen," the sparse acoustic blues treatment afforded to Shel Silverstein's Civil War-based "The Hills of Shiloh," and a stunning, and indeed very brave, stripped-back reworking of "Love Will Tear Us Apart," which is almost unrecognizable from the gloomy Joy Division original. But elsewhere, the joining of forces appears to have instilled a newfound sense of urgency on both sides, with Tabor sounding gutsier than ever on the impassioned cover of PJ Harvey's "That Was My Veil" and sinister rendition of the pagan-like Somerset carol "Judas (Was a Red-Headed Man)," while Oysterband's foot-stomping rhythms and surging guitars on pro-Napoleon opener "Bonny Bunch of Roses" (one of several mother-son dialogues between frontman John Jones and Tabor) and the furious cellos and propulsive beats on Bob Dylan's "Seven Curses" provide a captivating intensity that simmers throughout much of the album's 12 tracks. The lilting mandolins and folk violins on "Son David," which sits at odds with its extremely dark murderous themes, and the rather tiresome sea shanty makeover of James Carr's '60s soul standard "The Dark End of the Street" show that the pairing doesn't always produce "dream team" results. But they're the only real misfires on a record, which, more than two decades on, effortlessly rekindles the magic of their last effort, and is just as likely to attain the same cherished status.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
Polly Jean Harvey, Composer, Lyricist - JONES, Arranger - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - John Parish, Composer, Lyricist - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Imagen Songs, Hothead Music, EMI Music, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Stephen Morris, Lyricist - BERNARD SUMNER, Lyricist - Ian Curtis, Lyricist - PETER HOOK, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Universal Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Tabor, Arranger - Bernard Sumner/ Ian Curtis/Peter Hook/ Stephen Morris, Composer
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
Shel Silverstein, Composer, Lyricist - JONES, Arranger - Davies, Arranger - Jim Friedman, Composer, Lyricist - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Essex Music Inc, MusicPublisher - Tabor, Arranger
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Bob Dylan, Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Special Rider Music, Sony-ATV Publishing Music, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
JONES, Arranger - Trad., Composer, Lyricist - Davies, Arranger - Al Scott, Producer - Cooper, Arranger - Prosser, Arranger - Telfer, Arranger - Oysterband, MainArtist - June Tabor, MainArtist - Tabor, Arranger - Topic Records, MusicPublisher
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
Resenha do Álbum
With Ragged Kingdom, two of the linchpins of the British folk scene, June Tabor and Oysterband, team up for a second time, 21 years after collaborating on what's considered as one of the genre's modern classics. The former's second album of the year (following her critically acclaimed solo effort Ashore) adheres to the same formula as 1990's Freedom and Rain, with a mixture of traditional obscurities and unique interpretations of contemporary pop/rock songs, but backed by Al Scott's strident production it's a much bolder and more expansive affair than its predecessor. There are still the occasional moments when you can hear a pin drop, such as the eerie a cappella adaptation of 18th century Scottish ballad "(When I Was No But) Sweet Sixteen," the sparse acoustic blues treatment afforded to Shel Silverstein's Civil War-based "The Hills of Shiloh," and a stunning, and indeed very brave, stripped-back reworking of "Love Will Tear Us Apart," which is almost unrecognizable from the gloomy Joy Division original. But elsewhere, the joining of forces appears to have instilled a newfound sense of urgency on both sides, with Tabor sounding gutsier than ever on the impassioned cover of PJ Harvey's "That Was My Veil" and sinister rendition of the pagan-like Somerset carol "Judas (Was a Red-Headed Man)," while Oysterband's foot-stomping rhythms and surging guitars on pro-Napoleon opener "Bonny Bunch of Roses" (one of several mother-son dialogues between frontman John Jones and Tabor) and the furious cellos and propulsive beats on Bob Dylan's "Seven Curses" provide a captivating intensity that simmers throughout much of the album's 12 tracks. The lilting mandolins and folk violins on "Son David," which sits at odds with its extremely dark murderous themes, and the rather tiresome sea shanty makeover of James Carr's '60s soul standard "The Dark End of the Street" show that the pairing doesn't always produce "dream team" results. But they're the only real misfires on a record, which, more than two decades on, effortlessly rekindles the magic of their last effort, and is just as likely to attain the same cherished status.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 12 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 00:45:51
- Artistas principais: June Tabor Oysterband
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Gravadora: Westpark Music
- Género: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
2011 Westpark Music 2011 Westpark Music
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