Maid of Constant Sorrow/Golden Apples of the Sun

Artist: Judy Collins
Label: Wea/Elektra
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 081227356026
EAN: 0081227356026
ASIN: B00005OKOO

Release Date: 2001-11-01

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Tracks:

Maid of Constant Sorrow
Prickilie Bush
Wild Mountain Thyme
Tim Evans
Sailor's Life
Bold Fenian Men
Wars of Germany
O Daddy Be Gay
I Know Where I'm Going
John Riley
Pretty Saro
Rising of the Moon
Golden Apples of the Sun
Bonnie Ship the Diamond
Little Brown Dog
Twelve Gates to the City
Christ Child Lullaby
Great Selchie of Shule Skerry
Tell Me Who I'll Marry
Fannerio
Crow on the Cradle
Lark in the Morning
Sing Hallelujah
Shule Aroon

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Customer Reviews:

The first two folk albums from a young Judy Collins.......2003-03-29

This import CD reissues the first two Judy Collins albums from the early 1960s when she was singing traditional folk material with her crystal pure soprano voice accompanied by acoustic guitar. Collins had been trained as a classical pianist and when she turned to folk music she brought along the sensibilities of a classicist as she became one of the main interpreters of folk songs in the Sixties (choosing between Collins and Joan Baez as your personal favorite was the question of the day, not that you could go wrong with either selection).

"A Maid of Constant Sorrow" was released in 1961 and listening to it will surprise her fans because this is not the Judy Collins they are used to hearing. In retrospect it is clear that Collins is still learning how to use her voice to her advantage; she tends to stay more in her lower register at this point and the glorious high notes we associate with her singing is seen only in spots (e.g., "Wild Mountain Thyme"). But even in these early days there are some nice little gems, such as "The Pickilie Bush," "Tim Evans," and especially "John Riley." I especially liked her sea shanty "Sailor's Life," where her youthful enthusiasm helps carry the song along.

Her 1962 release "Golden Apples of the Sun" shows significantly more confidence as a singer. What is interesting to me is the obscurity of these traditional folk songs, although she does branch out into some other genres, such as gospel with "Twelve Gates to the City." The best tracks on this second album would be the title song, the ballad "Fannerio," and "Crow on the Cradle." Note: Spike Lee's father, Bill Lee, plays bass on this album.

These two albums are more of historical interest at this point, because you are not going to find them to be quintessential Judy Collins. However, if you remember the times you can appreciate that this was a period when folk music did not mean commercially viable songs but more "authentic" music. The bottom line is that fans of that voice are going to appreciate hearing it at the beginning of one of the celebrate careers in folk music.

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