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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. The Shouter | |||
| 2. I Feel A Smile Coming On | |||
| 3. The Colour Of Amber | |||
| 4. Albion | |||
| 5. Down The Wagon Way | |||
| 6. Summerfield Avenue | |||
| 7. Lusignac | |||
| 8. One In A Million | |||
| 9. Hares On The Mountain | |||
| 10. The Farmer | |||
| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Cold Haily Rainy Night | |||
| 2. The Land: When The Land Is White With Snow | |||
| 3. Mad John | |||
| 4. The Mari Llwyd | |||
| 5. Valltz Efter Tor Lohne | |||
| 6. The Taoist Tale | |||
| 7. John Ball | |||
| 8. Copernicus | |||
| 9. The History Man | |||
| 10. Pace Egging | |||
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Looking at his career as a whole, Albion: An Anthology presents an ideal opportunity to familiarise yourself with the work of Chris Wood.
 

Known as either the renaissance man of British folk or indeed the greatest singer-songwriter in Britain today, fiddle player, guitarist and vocalist Wood has been writing and playing since the early 80s. Whether you know him as a soloist, for his work with Andy Cutting, the English Acoustic Collective or his band and trio material, Wood has been a commanding presence on the UK scene for the past decade.
 

The material is frequently emotional - stripped down, shivers-down-spine moments of candid emotion. The power and economy of the title track, a look at the state of the country, juxtaposing parents' aggressive hopes for their children's education in a kids playground while a corpse swings from a nearby tree (''Albion, I'm homesick now, though I live in the town I was born''). But the 21-track collection is far from heavy weather - I Feel A Smile Coming On, a simple, sparse jig, is a pleasure and the traditional The Colour Of Amber, which develops into the trad. arr. stalwart I Wish I Wish, shows how warm and emotional his work can be.
 

With its crashing beats and Indian influence Cold Haily Rainy Night from Simon Emmerson's Imagined Village project shows how folk can be updated while staying true to its roots. The groove does not detract from the power of the duet between Wood and Eliza Carthy.
 

Albion: An Anthology is an essential purchase if you want to know more. The material here demonstrates quite how vital an artist Wood is, and why he is such a frequent nominee and winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. --Daryl Easlea
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The Telegraph
'beautifully sung, beautifully played and richly redolent of England's green'
'his delivery is fantastic. His timing is beautiful, his sense of pace is gorgeous'
'his delivery is fantastic. His timing is beautiful, his sense of pace is gorgeous'
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I approached this `best of' release with some apprehension as I feared it might be a be too `fiddley-dee folk' for my tastes and at first I was a little unsure as the record did not click with me instantly.
I then saw Chris opening for the mighty `Imagined Village' (of which of course he is a member) on their recent tour to promote the 'Empire and Love' album. The two sets could not have been more different. Seeing Chris on the stage with just an acoustic guitar and playing a number of the tracks represented here really helped put these songs into context for me.
I think Chris Woods is an angry man, and is angry for the right reasons whether that is greedy bankers, lying politicians, lazy racists or people who just don't care about anyone but themselves.
There are so few protest singers left but there are still so many important issues to bring to the public's attention. Don't get me wrong this is not 2 CD's full of bile and ranting and mixed in are traditional tunes, some beautiful instrumentals and some old fashioned love songs. The numbers with Andy Cutting in particular are lovely as are those featuring the English Acoustic Collective, a ragtag bunch of marvellous musicians.
So pick this up and persevere if it does not click with you instantly because there is much to treasure on this collection from an important and relative artist.
I then saw Chris opening for the mighty `Imagined Village' (of which of course he is a member) on their recent tour to promote the 'Empire and Love' album. The two sets could not have been more different. Seeing Chris on the stage with just an acoustic guitar and playing a number of the tracks represented here really helped put these songs into context for me.
I think Chris Woods is an angry man, and is angry for the right reasons whether that is greedy bankers, lying politicians, lazy racists or people who just don't care about anyone but themselves.
There are so few protest singers left but there are still so many important issues to bring to the public's attention. Don't get me wrong this is not 2 CD's full of bile and ranting and mixed in are traditional tunes, some beautiful instrumentals and some old fashioned love songs. The numbers with Andy Cutting in particular are lovely as are those featuring the English Acoustic Collective, a ragtag bunch of marvellous musicians.
So pick this up and persevere if it does not click with you instantly because there is much to treasure on this collection from an important and relative artist.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you cant get to see him live ,then this best of is a good start.There are a few tracks rom his more recent output ,however if you have these albums its worth buying as previously unavailable tracks are here aswell as better known tracks .
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