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| 1. The Moldavian Schottische; The Snowdrop Polka |
| 2. The Press Gang |
| 3. The Barbados Lady |
| 4. Lichfield Tattoo; The Radstock Jig; The Quickstep from "The Battle of Prague" |
| 5. The Trees They Do Grow High |
| 6. Banbury Bill; The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket; The Beaux of London City; Hunt the Squirrel |
| 7. Bold Archer; Dearest Dicky |
| 8. The Red Lion |
| 9. Hornpipe; Peckett's Hornpipe; The Welch Hornpipe |
| 10. The Loss of the Ramillies |
| 11. Nelson, The Fallen Hero; The Death of Nelson |
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Carthy and squeezebox maestro Kirkpatrick, described by Shirley Collins as the finest champion of English music, lead Brass Monkey's quintet of assorted trombones, trumpets, saxes, piccolos and flugelhorn through a parade of hornpipes, polkas and Morris dance tunes
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The English folk band Brass Monkey return with their folk and brass line-up to claim their rightful place as THE folk supergroup. The band is led by Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick who, between them, have played with almost every important folk and folk rock group of the last 30 years including Steeleye Span, Richard Thompson, The Watersons, The Albion Band, The "Morris On" Band and many more. The album features an extended line up including vocals, guitar, melodeon, concertina, trumpet, trombone, percussion to create an original sound with deep roots in the English tradition.
Head of Steam marks a triumphant return to the recording studio for Martin Carthy after too long an absence; his version of “The Trees They Do Grow High” is one of the standout tracks on this superb album.
Head of Steam marks a triumphant return to the recording studio for Martin Carthy after too long an absence; his version of “The Trees They Do Grow High” is one of the standout tracks on this superb album.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I realise that if I'd been paying attention, it was well known that Brass Monkey were about to release a new album. But it was a big surprise to me! Back in the day, I understand it was pretty unusual for folk bands to have a brass section. But now, of course, Bellowhead are all the rage, and then there's Whapweasel, and suddenly people were saying 'but didn't Brass Monkey do all of this sort of stuff?'
Of course they did. At the core of Brass Monkey is the squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick and the legendary singer and guitarist Martin Carthy ("Eliza's dad", says the Guardian helpfully, in case you've forgotten). They're supplemented with a brass section and percussion to create a five piece.
This new album is completely English traditional music; a mixture of tunes and songs. Some are very well-known, such as "The Trees They Do Grow High"; others much rarer. Despite the robustness of the brass, the arrangements let the vocal shine through clearly; this is never muddy or raucous. The tunes move back and forth between the brass section and the squeezeboxes.
Never a prolific band, it's very good to have another batch of music from Brass Monkey. But this probably wouldn't be the first place to start; there are a couple of very good -- and very cheap -- compilations of their earlier work.
Of course they did. At the core of Brass Monkey is the squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick and the legendary singer and guitarist Martin Carthy ("Eliza's dad", says the Guardian helpfully, in case you've forgotten). They're supplemented with a brass section and percussion to create a five piece.
This new album is completely English traditional music; a mixture of tunes and songs. Some are very well-known, such as "The Trees They Do Grow High"; others much rarer. Despite the robustness of the brass, the arrangements let the vocal shine through clearly; this is never muddy or raucous. The tunes move back and forth between the brass section and the squeezeboxes.
Never a prolific band, it's very good to have another batch of music from Brass Monkey. But this probably wouldn't be the first place to start; there are a couple of very good -- and very cheap -- compilations of their earlier work.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having all the previous Brass Monkey CDs I was quite looking forward to this album, especially to see how they coped after the sad loss of Howard Evans. It was a Brass Monkey album - there's no doubt about that. However the music, whilst varied, and proficient, lacked any real heart. It was as if they'd gone to the studio, sat down in front of the sheet music, played it all through and gone home. There was no bounce or life to it. It was all just to clinical in its execution. I feel they could have perhaps done with taking the tunes out on tour then gone into the studio. Not one of their better CDs - for anyone wanting to add Brass Monkey to their collection try one of the previous two CDs.
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