Old Fangled Tone

Old Fangled Tone Artist: Robin Williamson
Label: Pig's Whisker UK
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 654168501529
EAN: 0654168501529
ASIN: B00000J7ZK


Release Date: 1999-06-22

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Tracks:

  1. Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
  2. Jordan Is A Hard Road
  3. Black Is The Colour
  4. Captain Ward
  5. Bonny Kells Water
  6. South Coast
  7. Battleship Of Maine
  8. Will Ye Go To Flanders
  9. The Wild Colonial Boy
  10. 10/9
  11. Erin Gu Bragh
  12. Down By The Salley Gardens
  13. Whisky You're The Devil
  14. Ye Banks And Braes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A True Bard.......2003-10-16

If you have ever seen Robin perform you already know what a fine entertainer he is. The combination of Robin's musical ability with the accompaniment of a brass section is wonderful. Robin's musical prowess is enhanced by the added musicians. His voice is aged from years of performing but that is what one should expect from a traveling Minstrel. He brings his emotion and his sense of humor to everything he does. This is a welcome addition to my CD collection.
Robin's autograph is an added bonus to my copy because I go to see him at every opportunity.

4 out of 5 stars Copper works !.......1999-09-01

Robin had already announced this brass project, and I must admit that I was a bit wary. Well, I shouldn't have been. The combination of the man himself with the usual guitar & harp and the brass band works wonderfully well ! There's no material of Robin himself, but there are some gems that I didn't know of - and that's almost as good as a new Williamson tune.

There's the familiar "Black is the colour" of course, which he dedicates to his wife Bina, and the grim & beautiful "South Coast". The less emotional and "funnier" American tunes in this collection seem to be the least interesting - the emotional tunes are rendered more powerfully, I think.

This live album will be of interest to those who like his explorations into the "trad" world, and I'm sure they'll be pleasantly surprised by the unusual accompaniment.

Hans Wigman

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