SONGS OF THE SEA & FOLK - BENJAMIN LUXON, DAVID WILLISON, CLIMAX MALE VOICE CHOIR

This collection features songs drawn from opposite corners of England which during the 20th century experienced catastrophic decline in their traditional local industries: Cornwall now relies heavily on tourism and Tyneside has become a centre for science-based technology. Traditionally, both have maintained a proud tradition of community music-making and we feature sea songs with Cornish baritone Ben Luxon and the Holman-Climax Male Voice Choir, whilst much-loved Geordie bass Owen Brannigan sings airs from Tyneside, and patriotic songs (Heart of Oak, Bay of Biscay)

Songs of the Sea & Folk
Benjamin Luxon (baritone), David Willison (piano)
with the Climax Male Voice Choir conducted by Edgar S. Kessell:
Songs of the Sea, Op.91 (Stanford)
1 Drake’s Drum 2:53
2 Outward Bound 3:17
3 Devon, O Devon 2:06
4 Homeward Bound 6:02
5 The Old Superb 3:16
Salt Water Ballads (Keel)
6 Port of Many Ships 2:06
7 Trade Winds 2:21
8 Mother Carey 1:40
9 Sea Fever (Ireland) 2:57
10 Captain Stratton’s Fancy (Warlock) 1:54
11 The Skippers of St Ives (Roeckel) 3:18
12 The Newquay Fisherman’s Song (Mackenzie) 5:56
13 Over the Rolling Sea (Pepper) 3:22
Owen Brannigan (bass)
with various artists incl. Gerald Moore (piano):
14 Cushie Butterfield (Trad. arr. Brannigan) 2:38
15 Dance to thee Daddy (Trad. arr. Haysom) 1:54
16 The Keel Row (Trad. arr. Haysom) 1:27
17 Blaydon Races (Trad./Ridley arr. Warrington) 3;40
18 Linden Lea (Vaughan Williams/Barnes) 2:28
19 Bay of Biscay (Davey/Cherry arr. Tomlinson) 2:30
20 Heart of Oak (Boyce/Garrick arr. Tomlinson) 2;10
21 On the Road to Mandalay (Speaks/Kipling) 4:52
22 The Miller of Dee (Trad. arr. Mackerras) 1;28
23 The Vicar of Bray (Trad. arr. Mackerras) 3:36
24 Lavender’s Blue (Trad. arr. Russell) 1:29
25 Cullercoats Bay (Trad. arr. Robson) 2:06
Climax Male Voice Choir:
26 Sacramento (Rowley) 3:04
27 Time for us to go (Redman) 2:41