Songs from the North CountryNew
Rosemary Standley Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien François Lazarevitch
- Label
- Alpha
- Catalogue number
- ALPHA1268
- EAN / barcode
- 4250128525046
- Release date
- 25 September 2026
As great lovers of traditional music, Rosemary Standley and François Lazarevitch were bound to meet one day. The founding leader of Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien proposed collaborating on a programme of English ballads with the iconic singer from the legendary rock band Moriarty, who has already recorded two equally iconic albums for Alpha, Love I Obey (Alpha 538) and Schubert in Love (Alpha 418): “This repertoire suits her musical style and her voice perfectly; she brings her experience of folk music and popular song. The old ballads that Child and Sharp collected in the late 19th century are classics of the genre.”
Rosemary continues: “This repertoire is magnificent. The essence of American folk music lies in these English, Scottish and Irish ballads – it’s a genre that resonates with me very naturally.” With a carefully chosen array of instruments – baroque harp, viola da gamba, pandora, Scottish bodhrán drum and, of course, the flutes and bagpipes so dear to Lazarevitch – plus a superb group of singers and musicians, Rosemary and François set sail for the North in the wake of Alfred Deller, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone and Simon & Garfunkel, who had also fallen in love with these tales of sailors, fairs, a tailor and his mouse, murder, betrayal and revenge.
Tracklist
- 01 Scarborough Fair (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by Vincent Lê Quang) 04:33
- 02 The Tailor and the Mouse (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:40
- 03 Dreg Song (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:22
- 04 Cutting Ferns / Brenda Stubbert's Reel / Sleepy Maggie / Ranting Highland Man (Arr. for Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 03:12
- 05 Riddles Wisely Expounded (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 03:58
- 06 Every Night When the Sun Goes In (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by Vincent Lê Quang) 03:50
- 07 Katie Cruel (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:37
- 08 Bonny Christy (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 04:26
- 09 Whistle, Daughter, Whistle (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:30
- 10 The Three Ravens (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:56
- 11 Carolan's Welcome (Arr. for Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 03:14
- 12 Planxty Burke (Arr. for Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 01:10
- 13 Moving Cloud (Arr. for Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 01:50
- 14 Gaol Ise Gaol I (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 03:04
- 15 The Female Rambling Sailor (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 04:20
- 16 The Cuckoo's Nest (Arr. for Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:28
- 17 Staines Morris (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:42
- 18 The Last Rose of Summer (Arr. for Voice and Ensemble by Vincent Lê Quang) 03:04
- 19 Bulock's Hornpipe / Cam Ye O'Er Frae France (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 02:59
- 20 Henry Martin (Arr. for Voices and Ensemble by François Lazarevitch and Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien) 03:31
