- Original Release Date: 24 Jun 2012
- Label: The Nest Collective
- Copyright: (c) 2012 The Nest Collective Records
- Total Length: 42:56
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- ASIN: B0087IUFIO
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16,007 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Play | 1. The Ballad Of George Collins | 3:59 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. On Yonder Hill | 6:19 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. Wild Wood Amber | 6:14 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Goodbye My Darling | 4:32 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. The Jew's Garden | 4:09 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. The Tan Yard Slide | 5:32 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 7. Northlands | 6:29 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. My Ausheen | 5:42 | £0.89 |
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Heard an interview with Sam on Front Row and was intrigued. I have moved away from folk music in the last decade but the snippets I heard made the hairs on the back of my hand stand up. I don't say this lightly. Here is a great new voice reinterpreting the folk tradition for modern times. His voice is exquisite, carrying all the emotional lament for the past within its nuance. The arrangements are out there, using Jaw harp and other instruments to build up incredible layers of sound. Buy this album. Be blown away and thank the gods of old there are still people out there making music for music's sake and not just the mindless pap of ages or the froth of reality tv. Well done Sam, more please.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By TMathews
Format:MP3 Download
Here is a wonderfully crafted new album by a relative newcomer to the genre. I'm no knit-your-own-youghourt folkie but Lee's approach is gentle and intelligent and he makes a tune unfold beautifully in ways you would not expect. Most are truly moving - Goodbye my Darling and the Tan Yard Slide are lyrical and sad - whilst a couple of jolly foot-tappers will lift your mood. His medieval-styled lyrics coupled with the use of unexpected instruments - marimba, trumpet, sleigh-bells, steel drums, clarinet (from what I can hear) - are idiosyncratic but they just work - a mark of someone who really 'gets' music. His voice is magnificent, soft and gentle: a lovely instrument. I will certainly be looking to purchase previous albums. I wouldn't get too upset about the anti-semitic sentiment causing a previous reviewer to only give one star. People sing about life, good or bad - deal with it.
Update - short listed for the Mercury Prize 2012 but sadly not the winner. Sorry, this is a debut album so no previous works to compare.
Update - short listed for the Mercury Prize 2012 but sadly not the winner. Sorry, this is a debut album so no previous works to compare.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By orfeo
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Once in a generation, if we're lucky, an album appears that moves onward and upwards. Think Christy Moore's 'Prosperous' think Sam Lee's 'Ground of its Own'. A pure voice, true to the song itself, captivates. Imaginitive arrangements elevate. It is now, it is then. It is the singer and the song.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Poisoned Ivy
The songs are actually secondary to the arrangements.There are echoes here of the Incredible String Band and a creeping engagement for the listener with the music, hence the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by jhock
4.0 out of 5 stars
i like it!!
I like it because even when his music stops it hauntingly carries on in your head and thats weird but great music
Published 2 months ago by Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Voice. Fascinating music
Apart from being a great singer, Sam Lee is obviously a great cultural historian. This selection of folk, mainly Romany songs have been passed down the generations for hundreds of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rob Cottrell
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dull Dull Dull
Firstly, credit where it is due - Sam does have a fine voice and has obviously taken great pains to collect this song collection. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Price
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thank you Julkes Holland
After hearing Sam Lee on Jules Holland, I came straight to Amazon and downloaded his album - and it was well worth the risk! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs Louise Marshall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Modern Folk Sound
Bought this in a random way, having heard one track. I enjoyed this music. It will be good music to work by.
Published 4 months ago by Margaret R. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Touching and imaginative
I found this an imaginative and sympathetic treatment of what are clealy ancient songs. In some of the songs, a sense of loss and longing are touchingly conveyed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs Gillian Byrne
4.0 out of 5 stars
OLD BUT NEW
I HAD TO GET THIS RECORD AFTER HEARING ONE OF THE SONGS ON THE RADIO.THE SONGS AND VOICE SEEM TO COME STRAIGHT FROM OLD ENGLAND,BUT THE INSTRUMENTATION,ALTHOUGH ACOUSTIC AND... Read more
Published 6 months ago by S. Hutchinson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting, but accompaniments might seem great or annoying
I read an article and then watched a video clip of how Sam Lee got most of this music direct from Romany people and I was fascinated. Read more
Published 6 months ago by E. Eisenhandler
5.0 out of 5 stars
SAM LEE GROUND OF ITS OWN
I HAVE NEVER BEEN INTO THE FOLK SCENE SO MIGHT NEVER OF HEARD OF SAM LEE HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR STUART MACONIE'S FREAK ZONE AND THANK WHOEVER YOU BELIEVE IN I WAS LISTENING. Read more
Published 6 months ago by nannaraine
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