The Rough Guide to English Roots Music
| The Rough Guide to English Roots Music | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 25 August 1998 | |||
| Genre | World, Folk music of England | |||
| Length | 70:53 | |||
| Label | World Music Network | |||
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The Rough Guide to English Roots Music is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album features mainly English folk, with some tracks covering other cultures from England's ethnic range. Most pieces are from the 1990s.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The album received generally positive reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Steven McDonald praised the track choices, saying it functions well as an "appetizer".[2] BBC Music Magazine noted that instead of focusing on the preservers of tradition, the album featured "creators and extenders".[4]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucky Break" | Hank Dogs | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Trip" | Eliza Carthy | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Sail on By" | Oysterband | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Claudy Banks" | Waterson–Carthy | 6:45 |
| 5. | "Be My Rambling Woman" | Rory McLeod | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Gypsy's Lullaby/The Hawk/Memories/Coates Hall" | Billy Pigg | 4:57 |
| 7. | "The Begging Song" | Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick | 4:30 |
| 8. | "A Lord of Steam and Iron" | John Kirkpatrick | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Falling Slowly" | Coope Boyes and Simpson | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Hopping Down in Kent" | Louise Fuller | 2:03 |
| 11. | "Country Life" | The Watersons | 1:58 |
| 12. | "Byker Hill" | The Barely Works | 5:06 |
| 13. | "Brilliant Pebbles" | Edward II | 4:17 |
| 14. | "Yellow Dress" | The Albion Band | 4:45 |
| 15. | "Red Wing Polka" | Daisy Bulwer, Walter Bulwer, Billy Cooper, Reg Hall, Mervyn Plunkett & Russell Wortley | 2:24 |
| 16. | "Bold Fisherman" | Harry Cox | 2:49 |
| 17. | "The Baker" | Savourna Stevenson, June Tabor, & Danny Thompson | 4:22 |
| 18. | "A New England" | Billy Bragg | 2:13 |
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas H., Henkle (2012-10-23). "Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography". FolkLib Index : A Library of Folk Music Links. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ a b c McDonald, Steven. "The Rough Guide to English Roots Music". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
- ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ BBC Music Magazine. "The Rough Guide to English Roots Music". BBC. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
