Late Junction - 08/09/2009
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Topic Records, Verity Sharp dips into its vast array of releases, including the mammoth 20 volume Voice of the People series, the early recordings of Martin Carthy, The Watersons, and AL Lloyd. From the Topic World Series, music from Georgia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Zanzibar. Plus change ringing on handbells, and the Schoenberg Ensemble play Ruth Crawford Seeger's Andante for Strings. Track List: 23:30 Nic Jones: The Flandyke Shore Album: Penguin Eggs Topic TSCD 411 23:34 Zakharev (gaida) & Ognyan Vasilev (tapan): Sitno Horo Album: Folk Music of Bulgaria Collected by A L Lloyd Topic TSCD 905 (Segue) 23:35 Ruska Bozhilova Nachalnichka (voice): Marko Iska Moravka Devoika Album: Folk Music of Bulgaria collected by A L Lloyd Topic TSCD 905 (Segue) 23:37 The Watersons: Country Life Album: For Pence and Spicy Ale Topic TSCD 462 23:40 The Old Swan Band: Walter Bulwer’s Polkas No. 2 & 1 Album: Stepping Up Topic TSCD 752 (Segue) 23:43 Lizzie Higgins: Lady Mary Ann Album: Voice of the People Volume 17 Topic TSCD 667 (Segue) 23:45 Al-Ateuf: Recitation of Verses of the Qu’ran Album: Music in the World of Islam Topic TSCD 901 (Segue) 23:47 Bob & Ron Copper: Good Ale Album: Early Recordings of the Copper Family of Rottingdean Topic TSCD 534 (Segue) 23:50 Fanica Luca & His Orchestra: Sarba Album: Blowers from the Balkans Topic TSCD 928 23:55 Ewan McColl (voice); Peggy Seeger (music direction); Charles Parker, (actuality recordings): My Mother Said - I Am Tire of Always Having To Shift - Born In The Middle of the Afternoon Album: The Travelling People – A Radio Ballad Topic TSCD 808 (Segue) 00:05 Jacaszek-Treny: Powoli Album: Jacaszek – Treny Miasmah Recordings MIACD007 00:12 Ruth Crawford Seeger: Andante for Strings Performed By Schönberg Ensemble Album: Ruth Crawford Seeger, Portrait Deutsche Grammophon 449 925 2 (Segue) 00:16 Culture Musical Club & Akhwani Safaa: Dhikrayat Album: Zanzibar - Music of Celebration Topic TSCD 917 00:23 Bert Lloyd (voice) & Dave Swarbrick (fiddle): Jack Orion Album: Byker Hill Topic TSCD 342 (Segue) 00:27 Muhammadvali Hasanov (voice); Nosir (violin); Davlat (doyra); Khayriddin (tablak): Mukhammasi Do’i Sherozi Album: Falak - The Voice of Destiny Topic World Series TSCD 932 (Segue) 00:29 June Tabor: Soldiers Three Album: Apples Topic TSCD 568 (Segue) 00:32 Louis Killen: Young Edwin in the Lowlands Album: English Originals Topic TSCD 706 (Segue) 00:35 Chanters of St Panteleimon: Aslanuri Mravaljamier Album: Georgia, Songs of Survival Topic TSCD 935D (Segue) 00:38 Martin Carthy: John Barleycorn Album: Sweet Wivelsfield Topic TSCD 418 (Segue) 00:40 Eliza Carthy (fiddle); Saul Rose (melodeon); Ed Boyd (guitar); Lucy Adams (clogging): Commodre Moore – The Black Dance – A Andy O Album: Rice Topic TSCD 464 00:45 Unnamed Ensemble: Wadi Mawr Zar Album: Yemen Tihama Topic TSCD 920 (Segue) 00:48 Steve Reich: Clapping Music Arranged and performed by Glenn Kotche (percussion) Album: Mobile Nonesuch 7559 79927 2 00:52 The Change Ringing Handbell Group: Bristol Surprise Maximus Album: Change Ringing on Handbells Saydisc CD SDL 310