Water Bearer

Artist: Sally Oldfield
Label: Castle Music UK
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

EAN: 5013428781012
ASIN: B0000072O9

Release Date: 1998-06-30

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Great Female Voices - Elegies, Melancholies & Fantasies

Tracks:

Water Bearer
Songs of the Quendi: Night Theme/Ring Theme/Wam Pum Song/Ring Chorus
Mirrors
Weaver
Night of the Hunter's Moon
Child of Allah
Song of the Bow
Fire and Honey
Song of the Healer
Fire and Honey
Song of the Healer

Customer Reviews:

Haunting Melodies.......2001-10-12

These songs evoke a feeling of another age, of the elvish world and of Tolkien's Middle Earth, with some of the lyrics being borrowed from Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. There are beautiful and haunting songs, a mix of English folk and newer technologies, resembling in part the works of Loreena McKennitt and Enya. Sally's vocals are moving, and the melodies are strong. This is her best work.

MUSIC FROM WONDERFULAND.......1999-06-21

A wondrous work of beauty which drags just a tad in the latter half. But a must have. I will teach my children to chant "three rings for the elfin king" in times of troublesome stress.

ONE OF THE MOST MOVING ALBUMS BY ONE OF THE SWEETEST.......1999-06-18

ALONG WITH ANNIE HASLAM, ONE OF THE FINEST VOICES EVER HEARD. THIS IS A BENCHMARK WORK BY A TRUE ARTIST, ONE OF THOSE "IF YOU HAD ONE ALBUM TO TAKE TO AN ISLAND". WB & EASY WERE RELEASED 20 YEARS AGO AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN SURPASSED BY ANYONE. SALLY WROTE, SUNG AND PLAYED NEARLY EVERY INSTRUMENT WHEN PUTTING WATER BEARER TOGETHER - I KNOW OF NO ONE CAPABLE OF THIS FEAT. IT IS REALLY A CONCEPT ALBUM WITH MANY OF THE SONGS LINKED BY SIMILAR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS. SORT OF LIKE A JUSTIN HAYWOOD /JOHN LODGE EFFORT DONE BY ONE PERSON WITH A BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE. SALLY IS A TRUE MINSTREL AND ONE OF THE BEST STORYTELLERS WE HAVE. THANK GOODNESS WATER BEARER WAS FINALLY PUT ON CD!

a classic in the true sense.......1998-12-14

When I first heard this recording back in the 70's, I felt it was destined to be emulated, if not outright copied by many female artists for years. The sheer scope of the vocals (angelic and bitterweet are two good adjectives) and the use of ancient and modern day mythology make it as unique a project as had come along until then, or since. You can hear the family influence here (Mike is her brother), but the disc in distinctive enough to make it Sally's alone. I defy anyone to listen to "Song of the Healer" or "Land of the Sun" and not be moved.

sounds like Loreena Mckeenit.......1998-07-26

This is a most excellent choice for any one that likes Loreena. The album came out in 1978 and was played on one jof the local stations. Sally's voice is nothing short of angelic. She does all of the music on the CD, which is very amazing

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