Blow the Wind Southerly: British Songs

~ Release by Kathleen Ferrier (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Ma Bonny Lad
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recording of:
Maa Bonny Lad (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 204)
1:54
2The Keel Row
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recording of:
The Keel Row (folksong) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3059)
1:46
3Blow the Wind Southerly
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
arranger:
William Gillies Whittaker (English composer, 1876-1944)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recording of:
Blow the Wind Southerly (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2619)
2:24
4I Have a Bonnet Trimmed With Blue
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recording of:
I have a bonnet trimmed with blue (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:15
5My Boy Willie
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
1:46
6I Know Where I'm Goin'
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:24
7The Fidgety Bairn
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:50
8I Will Walk With My Love
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:01
9Ca' the Yowes
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
3:28
10O Waly, Waly
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
3:36
11Willow, Willow
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
3:34
12The Stuttering Lovers
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recording of:
The stuttering lovers (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Herbert Hughes
arrangement of:
The stuttering lovers
1:46
13Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:32
14The Fair House of Joy
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:41
15To Daisies
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:16
16Over the Mountains
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
2:18
17Have You Seen but a Whyte Lillie Grow?
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
2:27
18Ye Banks and Braes
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recording of:
Ye Banks and Braes (Roger Quilter arrangement) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
arranger:
Roger Quilter
arrangement of:
Ye Banks and Braes (traditional Scottish song)
part of:
Arnold Book of Old Songs
3:12
19Drink to Me Only
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
recording of:
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes (Roger Quilter arrangement) (from 1951-12-10 until 1951-12-12)
lyricist:
Ben Johnson (English playwright & poet)
arranger:
Roger Quilter
arrangement of:
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
part of:
Arnold Book of Old Songs
3:05
20Down by the Salley Gardens
piano:
Phyllis Spurr (pianist) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
recording of:
Down by the Salley Gardens (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats (in 1889)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Herbert Hughes (in 1909)
version of:
Down by the Salley Gardens (poem by W.B. Yeats)
version of:
The Moorlough Shore
3:10
21The Lover's Curse
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1949-02-10 until 1949-02-11)
3:05

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Release

ASIN:UK: B00000E4XK [info]

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part of:Kathleen Ferrier (Decca) (number: 8) (order: 3)
Norman Lebrecht's 100 Best Recordings of Classical Music (number: 14) (order: 14)