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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Our Kate | |||
| 2. Lads of Alnwick | |||
| 3. Peter Man | |||
| 4. Stories from the Debatable lands | |||
| 5. The Wedding | |||
| 6. Side Echoes | |||
| 7. Rip Off Pharaoh | |||
| 8. Westoe | |||
| 9. Favourite Place (full version) | |||
| 10. Bill Charltons | |||
See all 16 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Hareshaw Burn | |||
| 2. Rhymeside | |||
| 3. Small & Wild | |||
| 4. Stagshaw Bank Fair | |||
| 5. Gin ye kiss my wife | |||
| 6. Dunstanburgh | |||
| 7. Thomas McElvogues | |||
| 8. What it is | |||
| 9. Here's the Tender | |||
| 10. Capt Bover | |||
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See all 19 tracks on this disc
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CD Description
The Best of Kathryn Tickell is a two-disc set containing the highlights of Northumbrian piper, fiddle player and composer Kathryn Tickell's career. It seems a particularly fitting release since the globally acclaimed Northumbrian musician was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Medal for Music.
Kathryn Tickell is a composer, performer and successful recording artist whose work is deeply rooted to the landscape and people of Northumbria. She also works collaboratively across many genres, making her work contemporary and exciting, and putting her firmly at the forefront of the current folk music revival. In 2008 she became the first folk musician in history to be commissioned to write a piece for the BBC Proms. It was written for Folkestra, Muzsikás, London Sinfonietta and London Young Musicians. One of the foremost composers of our time and Master of the Queen’s Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, composed a piece especially for Kathryn, commissioned by The Sage Gateshead and premiered with musicians from Northern Sinfonia in October 2006 and aired on BBC Radio 3.
Winner of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award’s Musician of the Year in 2005, Kathryn was the subject of a Channel 5 television documentary ‘Kathryn Tickell’s Northumbria’ and has made numerous TV and radio appearances. In July 2007, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Northumbria for her outstanding and inspirational achievements.
Kathryn Tickell is a composer, performer and successful recording artist whose work is deeply rooted to the landscape and people of Northumbria. She also works collaboratively across many genres, making her work contemporary and exciting, and putting her firmly at the forefront of the current folk music revival. In 2008 she became the first folk musician in history to be commissioned to write a piece for the BBC Proms. It was written for Folkestra, Muzsikás, London Sinfonietta and London Young Musicians. One of the foremost composers of our time and Master of the Queen’s Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, composed a piece especially for Kathryn, commissioned by The Sage Gateshead and premiered with musicians from Northern Sinfonia in October 2006 and aired on BBC Radio 3.
Winner of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award’s Musician of the Year in 2005, Kathryn was the subject of a Channel 5 television documentary ‘Kathryn Tickell’s Northumbria’ and has made numerous TV and radio appearances. In July 2007, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Northumbria for her outstanding and inspirational achievements.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By D. Koritsas
Format:Audio CD
This is a beautiful introduction to Kathryn Tickell's music - and it's a real bargain; 2 CDs crammed with absolutely gorgeous tunes! The quality of the tunes and the playing are stunning throughout. Highly recommended.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By gille liath
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Kathryn Tickell is towards the groovier end of traditional music; in fact, the second of these two CDs is a bit too groovy for my taste. Though it doesn't quite go the whole drum'n'bass, it's heavily pop-influenced; with the freer-form arrangements (some might say they're a little arbitrary) characteristic of the trendier neo-traditional acts.
The first disc, on the other hand, is very strong: fluent and focused. It's music which adds a touch of Irish verve to the familiar Scots-English blend of Northumberland - and which, I like to think, evokes the whole Pennine region of England as well as its home district. The only lapse of taste is Favourite Place, in which Ms Tickell spends several minutes discussing...well, you get the picture.
Overall, though, she must feel proud looking back over this body of work. She's undoubtedly one of the most accomplished English musicians of her generation, and one of the very few who can claim to be rooted in genuine tradition.
The first disc, on the other hand, is very strong: fluent and focused. It's music which adds a touch of Irish verve to the familiar Scots-English blend of Northumberland - and which, I like to think, evokes the whole Pennine region of England as well as its home district. The only lapse of taste is Favourite Place, in which Ms Tickell spends several minutes discussing...well, you get the picture.
Overall, though, she must feel proud looking back over this body of work. She's undoubtedly one of the most accomplished English musicians of her generation, and one of the very few who can claim to be rooted in genuine tradition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By tdbsnr
Format:Audio CD
Even if you have already bought all of KT's other albums, don't hesitate to buy this, Kathryn's selection of her favourite tracks - and she has good taste in music. There's a great mixture of tracks from many of her albums, with some extra tracks which are not on the other CDs. And its a generous compilation - two CDs with 35 tracks in total.
That lovely sound of the Northumbrian small pipes + her band of top-notch musicians playing both trad tunes and many of KT's own compositions, the hairs on the back o' me neck haven't gone back down yet - music to the ears indeed.
That lovely sound of the Northumbrian small pipes + her band of top-notch musicians playing both trad tunes and many of KT's own compositions, the hairs on the back o' me neck haven't gone back down yet - music to the ears indeed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good
Brilliant compilation and can listen over and over again. Well worth the money. Look forward to more like this. Great
Published 3 months ago by A. Sweatman
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this album!
This is a great album, something for everyone and a real showcase. It may seem obvious for a "Best Of" album, but if you only buy one Kathryn Tickell album, this is the one!
Published on 4 May 2011 by Mr. Frazer R. Snowdon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Delightful Anthology
Having heard odd tunes on the Northumberland pipes I wanted to hear more, and who better than Kathryn Tickell to sowcase what they can do? Read more
Published on 22 Nov 2010 by pend
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Best of Kathryn Tickell
Lovely to hear her playing the "old" tunes, which I already have on vinyl, but it's so much easier to listen to this way. Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2009 by Mrs. Marianne Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST OF KATHRYN TICKELL
Enjoyed the double CD's. I especially like the track with Kathryn Tickell speaking of childhood memories. Good price for the product, enjoyable music.
Published on 24 Dec 2009 by Lauren Wieczor
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