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| Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King | 
 enlarge | Artists: John Tavener, Richard Rodney Bennett, Peter Maxwell Davies, Geoffrey Burgon, Henry Viii, Benjamin Britten, Anonymous 4, Andrew Lawrence-king
Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Category: Music
List Price: $21.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 67963
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 907325
UPC: 093046732523
EAN: 0093046732523
ASIN: B0000AZKK4
Release Date: October 14, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Awake, And Join The Cheerful Choir | | • | Good People All | | • | The Seven Rejoices Of Mary | | • | The Lamb | | • | A Scots Lilt | | • | Balulalow | | • | Balulalow | | • | The Holly And The Ivy | | • | The Reel Of Tullochgorum | | • | I Saw Three Ships | | • | A Calendar Of Kings | | • | Air: La Fuar Geimhreadh | | • | An Teicheadh Go Heigipt | | • | A God, And Yet A Man? | | • | Grene Growith The Holy | | • | Wel, Dyma'r Borau Gorau | | • | The Cherry Tree Carol | | • | Can Wassel | | • | A New Year Carol |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This offbeat disc of seasonal songs and carols by the Anonymous 4 will delight their fans and please everyone else. The 19 selections include traditional folk melodies and texts, some of which date back to the Middle Ages, interspersed with fitting selections by contemporary composers including John Taverner, Benjamin Britten, and Peter Maxwell Davies, whose ethereal a cappella A Calender of Kings gets its first recording. Andrew Lawrence-King, playing Irish harp, Baroque harp, and psaltery with his accustomed finesse, is a major reason for the disc's success, accompanying most of the vocals and contributing three lovely solos. The disc is crammed with highlight tracks, like the lilting Cornish Wassail song and the Irish Good people all, and haunting numbers like "Flight into Egypt," sung in Gaelic, and "Behold, here is the best morning," sung in Welsh. Excellent sonics and Harmonia Mundi's typically fine production values also help make this a Christmas disc that will give joy in July. --Dan Davis
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good CD but not a Pagan CD January 16, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very pretty with vocals and insturmentals. However, if you're looking for something that's actually Pagan and has Yule carols keep looking.
 Wolcum Yule January 16, 2006
2 out of 56 found this review helpful
The recording is fine . . . it just didn't appeal to me personally
 lovely and unusual Yule album January 6, 2004
36 out of 38 found this review helpful
Anonymous 4 has brought us a beautiful selection of 19 traditional songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. These include a lesser known work by Henry VIII as well as more contemporary songs by John Tavener, Richard Bennett, Geoffrey Burgon and Benjamin Britten, and a piece commissioned for the group from Peter Davies. Andrew Lawrence-King accompanies on Irish harp, Baroque harp and psaltery. There is a short essay on the traditions and legacy of the concept of Yule, a Cetic midwinter celebration, and this and the informative liner notes are given in English, French and German, accompanied by Celtic drawings.The songs are pure, simple and very beautiful -- a welcome addition to your holiday listening.
Goose Flesh! December 9, 2003
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is a remarkable quartet, singing with purity and style, from the haunting to the merry, medieval chant to modern settings of Celtic religious texts. Where there are arrangements, they are lovely and the instrumental pieces are simple and beautiful. This is the first time I have heard this group of women, and I am enchanted. It's a cappella at its very best: look to your laurels, King's Singers and Chanticleer, here come the ladies!
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