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Hoping to restore a bit of pride following her disastrous performance at the Tour de France ceremony, Lesley Garrett's 14th studio album, A North Country Lass, is a hugely patriotic affair that is less likely to leave cyclist Bradley Wiggins with such a pained expression. Like last year's solo effort from All Angels' Laura Wright, the follow-up to 2008's Amazing Grace eschews the usual operatic standards for a series of traditional folk ballads that span from Henry VII's most famous composition, "Pastime with Good Company," to 19th century Welsh lullaby "Suo Gan." Having reunited with James Fitzpatrick, the man who guided most of her early-'90s output, the Doncaster soprano sounds rejuvenated, her expressive and somehow still youthful vocals lending a warmth to the emotionally stirring "The Bold Grenadier," the elegant Robert Burns-penned "My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose," and the gentle melancholy of "Once I Had a Sweetheart," while her comedic skills shine on the parping brass of Gracie Fields favorite "The Collier Lad" and the operatic spoof "On Ilkley Moor Baht'at." The theatrics aren't always so enchanting, as evident on the slightly ham-fisted "The Raggle Taggle Gypsies," while the arrangements, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, can sometimes be a little too bombastic, as on the melodramatic "Blow the Wind Southerly." But overall, A North Country Lass is a return to form from the classical crossover genre's true original diva.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Julian Kershaw, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Andrew Skeet, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Paul Bateman, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Paul Hart, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Paul Englishby, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Henry VIII Arr. Steven Baker, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Mark Thomas, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Andrew Skeet, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Nicholas Dodd, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Paul Hart, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Robert Burns Arr. David C. Heath, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - John Dowland Arr. Adam Saunders, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Paul Bateman, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Troy Donocley and Julian Kershaw, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Tradional Melody Lyrics George Faquhar Arr. Nic Raine, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Lesley Garrett, MainArtist - Traditional Arr. Paul Bateman, Composer - Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
Album review
Hoping to restore a bit of pride following her disastrous performance at the Tour de France ceremony, Lesley Garrett's 14th studio album, A North Country Lass, is a hugely patriotic affair that is less likely to leave cyclist Bradley Wiggins with such a pained expression. Like last year's solo effort from All Angels' Laura Wright, the follow-up to 2008's Amazing Grace eschews the usual operatic standards for a series of traditional folk ballads that span from Henry VII's most famous composition, "Pastime with Good Company," to 19th century Welsh lullaby "Suo Gan." Having reunited with James Fitzpatrick, the man who guided most of her early-'90s output, the Doncaster soprano sounds rejuvenated, her expressive and somehow still youthful vocals lending a warmth to the emotionally stirring "The Bold Grenadier," the elegant Robert Burns-penned "My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose," and the gentle melancholy of "Once I Had a Sweetheart," while her comedic skills shine on the parping brass of Gracie Fields favorite "The Collier Lad" and the operatic spoof "On Ilkley Moor Baht'at." The theatrics aren't always so enchanting, as evident on the slightly ham-fisted "The Raggle Taggle Gypsies," while the arrangements, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, can sometimes be a little too bombastic, as on the melodramatic "Blow the Wind Southerly." But overall, A North Country Lass is a return to form from the classical crossover genre's true original diva.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:03
- Main artists: Lesley Garrett
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Music Infinity
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd (P) 2012 Peer Music for Music Infinity and Tadlow Music Ltd
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