Water Under The Bridge
1. Here We Come A-Wassailing
2. The Derby Ram
3. Jolly Old Hawk
4. Pace-Egging Song
5. Seven Virgins Or The Leaves Of Life
6. The Holly Bears A Berry
7. Hal-An-Tow
8. Earsdon Sword Dance Song
9. John Barleycorn
10. Harvest Song: We Gets Up In The Morn
11. Souling Song
12. Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand
13. Herod And The Cock
14. Wassail Song
2. The Derby Ram
3. Jolly Old Hawk
4. Pace-Egging Song
5. Seven Virgins Or The Leaves Of Life
6. The Holly Bears A Berry
7. Hal-An-Tow
8. Earsdon Sword Dance Song
9. John Barleycorn
10. Harvest Song: We Gets Up In The Morn
11. Souling Song
12. Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand
13. Herod And The Cock
14. Wassail Song
An important English folk group. Good wiki article here:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watersons
First I have heard of them.
DeleteI think what makes this one so fascinating is that it’s not really a Christmas album so much as a seasonal one. It moves through the whole ritual year — wassailing, Easter, May Day, harvest, souling — with Christmas as just one stop in a much older cycle. That’s why it feels so different from typical Christmas records, but also why it fits here in a deeper way. Really grateful you shared the whole thing instead of pulling tracks — it only makes sense when you hear the year turn. Thanks for posting this, it’s a special one.
ReplyDeleteThis one seems to be a hit, but I am really hesitant to include non-Christmas material here, especially in the season. But I'm glad it seems to be well liked.
DeleteInteresting in many ways...
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to this album.
As a Choir member at one time, in voice practice, in many situations, one sings alone, or with others, with or without the accompaniment of a single instrument or two.
A very welcomed share.
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
DeleteIt definetly isnt just a Christmas album, but it is a beautiful one :)
ReplyDeleteThe Watersons were also popular, in the United Kingdom
https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/27113/all
Looks like the UK was their homebase. Not sure they got much exposure here in the US. Heaven knows how I came across a copy of their debut record here.
DeleteExcellent share! I'm really glad I got to hear this. Thank you! -Organ
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure. :)
DeleteAlso, thanks to Buster for the wiki article, it lead me to the BBC Play for Today featuring music by the Watersons https://archive.org/details/play-for-today/Play+for+Today+-+S03E12+-+Land+of+Green+Ginger+(15+January+1973).avi
ReplyDeleteThere's an Orb track called Land Of Green Ginger, I need to look and see if there's a relationship there. Probably a sample of some sort.
DeleteLove the Watersons, but I'm a fan of British folk anyway. Thank you so much for this one.
ReplyDeleteHad you heard of this one before? I'd never seen or heard of it, but then I'd never heard of The Watersons either.
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