Songs of Love & Death, by Reg Meuross and Harbottle & Jonas

Songs of Love & Death

by Reg Meuross and Harbottle & Jonas

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duncandenis These are very familiar songs. Somehow these arrangements, and their performance, beckon you to hear them as if for the first time. A ‘classic’ version might mean one first heard decades ago. In this case it means one that will surely still be heard decades hence. Favorite track: Lord Randall.

alternativesongs61 Magnifique album de "classiques" folk, superbement interprétés par un trio très inspiré !

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1.	She Moved Through The Fair 04:57	buy track
2.	As I Roved Out 04:32	buy track
3.	Lord Franklin 03:22	buy track
4.	Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy 05:07	buy track
5.	Oxford Girl 04:16	buy track
6.	Lord Randall 05:17	buy track
7.	Barbary Allen 05:02	buy track
8.	Anachie Gordon 06:39	buy track
9.	The Trees They Do Grow High 04:31	buy track
10.	I Wish The Wars Were All Over 03:24	buy track

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Songs of Love & Death: 10 Traditional songs - Reg Meuross & Harbottle & Jonas - Out 29th October 2021

Born from a remote collaboration for Harbottle & Jones’s highly successful (400,000 views and counting) #savingthegoodstuff video series, Songs of Love & Death has evolved into a stark yet beautiful album of traditional songs.

Described as “a mighty songwriter” by Martin Carthy, Reg Meuross has been a constant presence in the nation’s folk clubs and venues throughout his thirty-year career.

With thirteen solo albums to his name, songs such as ‘England Green & England Grey’ and ‘And Jesus Wept’ have entered the modern folk canon, but, until now, he has never delved into the traditional songs that have so influenced his writing.

“Over the years I have played with some of the finest folk musicians in Britain. Karen Tweed, Phil Beer, Jackie Oates, Martin Carthy etc yet I had never considered doing an album of traditional songs before, but during lockdown I began to look more closely at the songs of these islands, songs that were ever-present at clubs where I played” Reg explains.

“Songs I knew so well like they were in my DNA. Although these songs inhabited me, I realised I’d never inhabited them and I took the chance to explore, eventually settling on ten songs, and the idea of recording an album started to form in my mind.

When I got the call from Harbottle & Jonas asking if I was interested in a collaboration for their Saving The Good Stuff series, my first thought was one of my favourite folk songs, Lord Franklin, which I'd loved since hearing John Renbourn's version when I was 15 or so and first learning to play guitar.

I loved what we did together so much that we decided to continue work on all ten songs.”

Harbottle & Jonas, husband and wife duo David and Freya, are “one of the finest folk duos in the country” according to Folking.com, and have made an impressive mark on the UK’s folk and roots scene in a short period of time.

Their most recent album The Beacon was written and recorded (as a trio album with fiddle player Annie Baylis) at home during the summer of 2020 and heralded as “magnificent” by Folkradio.co.uk. They have made appearances at the legendary Sidmouth Folk Week, were chosen to take part in Global Music Match 2020 by English Folk Expo, and were invited to participate in the 2020 Folk Alliance International Showcase.

Matching Reg’s talent for conveying the true meaning behind a song in his delivery, with David and Freya’s exceptional arrangement and accompaniment skills, Songs of Love & Death tackles some of the most enduring songs from the English tradition, beautifully recorded by Josh Best-Shaw in a 15th Century church that sits on the edge of Dartmoor.

The album will be released on October 29th 2021.

credits

released October 29, 2021

Reg Meuross: Lead Vocals, Martin 0-17 Guitar, Goldcrest Tenor Guitar, Mountain Dulcimer, Harmonica.

Freya Jonas: Concertina, Harmonium, Piano, Vocals.

David Harbottle: Cittern, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals.

John Rawlinson: Autoharp on Anachie Gordon

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All songs Trad arr Meuross, Harbottle, Jonas 2021.

Publishing © BMG Rights Management UK Ltd

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Reg Meuross England, UK

The breadth and depth of Reg Meuross’s material is unparalleled in contemporary folk: songs about forgotten heroes, famous names, folk legends, the climate emergency, tales from the kitchen sink and news from the world stage; if something needs to be sung about then Reg Meuross has a song for it. ... more

shows

Apr 27

Osmington Village Hall

Weymouth, UK
May 18

The Slaughtered Lamb

London, UK
May 19

Watlington House

Reading, UK
Jun 8

The Kirkgate

Cockermouth, UK
Jun 9

dean wood golf club

Skelmersdale, UK
Jun 29

Nowton Park

Bury Saint Edmunds, UK
Jul 5

Norwich Folk Club

Norwich, UK
Jul 6

Powells Farm

Romsey, UK
Jul 13

Priddy Folk Festival

Wells, UK
Jul 13

Priddy Folk Festival

Wells, UK
Nov 16

Wingfield Barns

Diss, UK

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