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Penguin Eggs

~ Nic Jones
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  • Audio CD (23 Aug 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Topic
  • ASIN: B00000590J
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,340 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Canadee - I - O 6:00£0.69
Listen  2. The Drowned Lovers 6:32£0.69
Listen  3. The Humpback Whale 6:05£0.69
Listen  4. The Little Pot Stove 5:38£0.69
Listen  5. Courting Is A Pleasure 5:23£0.79
Listen  6. Barrack Street 4:29£0.69
Listen  7. Planxty Davis 2:51£0.69
Listen  8. The Flandyke Shore 2:54£0.69
Listen  9. Farewell To The Gold 5:18£0.69

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Until a crippling accident in the '80s, Jones was an integral part of the second British folk revival that included artists like the Oyster Band and Pete Morton. PENGUIN EGGS, hisonly domestically available recording, shows Jones to be a staunch traditionalist, but he comes off as anything but stodgy. Rather, he plumbs the emotional depths of traditional folk songs like "The Drowned Lovers" and "Courting is a Pleasure" for all they're worth. His steady, forceful guitar worked--slightly indebted to Martin Carthy--and his earnest but humble vocal style invest these timeless tunes with just theright touch of modern personality. Though he was never lessthan faithful to the original spirit of these songs, it's easy to see why he was viewed as a breath of fresh air in theBritish folk world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The finest folk musician and singer that England produced, 6 Mar 2002
By Penguin Egg (London, England) - See all my reviews
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Nic Jones is one of the finest folk musicians and singers that England has ever produced. His lyrical style of singing and his percussive and rhythmic guitar playing has been wildly imitated but never equalled. "Penguin Eggs" is widely regarded as his best album, although "The Noah's Ark Trap", long since deleted, is equally as good. "Penguin Eggs" consists of traditional English folk songs, and what tremendous songs they are. Each song tells a story and due to the skill of these forgotten songwriters, each song is a minor masterpiece of story telling. There are the usual stories one finds in folk music: cross-dressing on a sailing ship; having your money and clothes stolen by a prostitute while on shore leave; the perils of hunting whales on the high seas; and the usual spate of jealous murders. The quality of the lyric writing is masterly, the tunes strong and melodic, and the arrangements clear and uncluttered. Get this CD if you like English folk music, because you don't get much better than Nic Jones.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The very best of traditional folk in a modern idiom, 12 April 2001
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I loved Nic Jones from my first experience of his live performance at the folk club at university in the late 60's. So much so that I bought both his first two LPs by special order. After some years (25) I discovered this CD and bought it without the slightest hesitation. I discovered anew how his choice of songs, distinctive arrangements and sympathetic treatments of songs on a wide range of topics, ages and subjects is unparalleled. His command of his guitar and his unusual distinctive rhythmic patterns fit his material perfectly. I recommend any Nic Jones material to anyone interested in any traditional or modern folk music. The tragedy is that his public career was cut short by a car accident some years ago, and now only performs rarely for friends, but luckily we can still enjoy the legacy of his recorded music.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!, 10 April 2001
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Every track on this CD is quality. But the whole thing hangs together with quite delightfully and has a special, warm feel about it. The instrumentation is sparse but varied so that every track sound distinctive. Nic Jones produced a number of albums but this was his last one before an accident ended his career. All his output has been good but in this he reached out for that special quality that pulled it all together. Because of legal problems this is the only album to make it from vinyl to CD. If you like traditional song this is a risk free buy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Rare Jewel from a true legand!!
I have been immersed in traditional folk song and dance all my relatively short life (23yrs to be precise) and i can safely say that Penguin Eggs is one of, if not the best... Read more
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I stumbled across Nic Jones purely by accident when Stuart Maconie played Canadee-i-o on his Saturday afternoon slot on BBC2. Read more
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As a new comer to the work of Nic Jones I regret that I have missed out on his brilliant music for so long. He has a style that is unique amoungst British folk musicians. Read more
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Nic Jones is an innovative acoustic guitar player and he relates these songs of the sea,the pasture and the town with wit and feeling. Read more
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