- Audio CD (13 Dec 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Pigs Whisker
- ASIN: B00002066Z
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 790,979 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Witches Hat | |||
| 2. The Herring Song | |||
| 3. Three Men Went A-Hunting | |||
| 4. Fool's Song | |||
| 5. Horses Dance | |||
| 6. Brian O'Linn | |||
| 7. Butter | |||
| 8. The Water Song | |||
| 9. The Raggle Taggle Gipsies | |||
| 10. Froggy Would A-Wooing Go | |||
| 11. Liberty/Old Dan Tucker | |||
| 12. Ivy, Sing Ivy | |||
| 13. The Back Of Burnie's Hill/Over The Hills And Far Away | |||
| 14. The Gartan Lullaby | |||
| 15. Drive The Cold Winter/Cold And Raw | |||
| 16. Avant De S'en Aller | |||
| 17. Pastime With Good Company/Somerset Wassail | |||
| 18. Greensleeves Morris/Green Groweth The Holly/The Eagle's Whistle | |||
| 19. Past 1 O'Clock/Great Tom's Cast | |||
| 20. Sheep Under The Snow/Welsh Morris | |||
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Light & breezy,
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This review is from: Songs for Children of All Ages/Winter's Tur (Audio CD)
The first part of this cd (Songs for children of all ages) is quite different from Robin's other work in its atmosphere - much more light-hearted and carefree, which isn't really a surprise given its title. Its second part consists of "Winter's turning" which has been available separately.
What we find are a lot of traditional tunes combined with a few of Robin's own songs ("Witches Hat" and "The water song", both featured in a different version on "The hangman's beautiful daughter"). What is most striking about the chosen songs is the element of humour and absurdity, and it works very well. Only the "Gartan Lullaby" is more serious & mystical and it is, of course, a fitting end to a "children of all ages" record. "Winter's turning" follows, and although I never was very fond of it (I'm finding a great lack of warmth and very little personality) it somehow sounds better combined with "Songs for children ... " than on its own - maybe because the two parts have a similar sound. The first part kind of prepares you for what follows, I guess. Although I'm not too fond of Robin's mid-eighties period in terms of sound & instruments used this is a very nice collection of the absurd & humorous - I'll leave you with a quote from one of the songs: "Brian O'Linn had no watch to put on So he got him a turnip to make him a one He put a wee cricket in under the skin "Sure they'll think it is ticking", said Brian O'Linn
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a wonderful whimsical winner,
By grib@bushinternet.com nick and kirsty (anglesey north wales) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Songs for Children of All Ages/Winter's Tur (Audio CD)
a collection of traditional songs and nursery rhymes with a couple of isb songs for good measure. this album somehow conjures up images of every good christmas youve ever had.it has a beautiful rich texture thanks to the diverse range of acoustic instrumentation.it is very remeniscent of the early string band.it has that ephemeral quality that runs through the classic isb albums and much of robins solo work.his best solo album to date.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Light & breezy,
By H. Wigman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Songs for Children of All Ages/Winter's Tur (Audio CD)
The first part of this cd (Songs for children of all ages) is quite different from Robin's other work in its atmosphere - much more light-hearted and carefree, which isn't really a surprise given its title. Its second part consists of "Winter's turning" which can be bought separately - I recommend you to buy this double package instead!What we find are a lot of traditional tunes combined with a few of Robin's own songs ("Witches Hat" and "The water song", both featured in a different version on "The hangman's beautiful daughter"). What is most striking about the chosen songs is the element of humour and absurdity, and it works very well. Only the "Gartan Lullaby" is more serious & mystical and it is, of course, a fitting end to a "children of all ages" record. "Winter's turning" follows, and although I never was very fond of it (I'm finding a great lack of warmth and very little personality) it somehow sounds better combined with "Songs for children ... " than on its own - maybe because the two parts have a similar sound. The first part kind of prepares you for what follows, I guess. Although I'm not too fond of Robin's mid-eighties period in terms of sound & instruments used this is a very nice collection of the absurd & humorous - I'll leave you with a quote from one of the songs: "Brian O'Linn had no watch to put on So he got him a turnip to make him a one He put a wee cricket in under the skin "Sure they'll think it is ticking", said Brian O'Linn 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Winter's Turning,
By Betsy B. Lawson "seashelbuf" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Songs for Children of All Ages/Winter's Tur (Audio CD)
Sheep under Snow is just one marvelous example of this fabulous recording. Perfect for hopeless romantics, Celtic music lovers, holiday music with an echo of ancient mystique. Bravo!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfectly titled; a classic of children's song,
By P A McMahon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Songs for Children of All Ages/Winter's Tur (Audio CD)
I just love this collection. Williamson's skills as a songster and story-teller are expertly applied to a selection of engaging and familiar songs, as old as the hills yet as refreshing as summer rain. My children were brought on these songs; I hope that my grandchildren will be too.
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