Composer: John Eccles, Ralph McTell, Henry Purcell
Performer: Prisma
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Fuga Libera
Catalogue: FUG814
Release: 2023
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01.anon.: The New Hornpipe / Johnny, Cock Up thy Beaver / Newcastle
02. anon.: Trip It Upstairs / My Wife Is a Wanton Wee Thing / 9th of July / Dusty Windowsills
03. anon.: Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch / Daphne
04. anon.: The Star of County Down / Interlude: Musical Priest / Cooley’s / The Swallowtail
05. anon.: All in a Garden Green
06. Purcell: If Love’s a Sweet Passion
07. Purcell: Hornpipe / Hole in the Wall
08. Purcell: Hornpipe
09. McTell: Streets of London
10. anon.: Carolan’s Draught
11. Ford, Budai: Cate of Bardie
12. Purcell: Music for a while, Z583
13. Eccles: Slow Air
14. Purcell: Curtain Tune
15. anon.: Skye Boat Song
16. anon.: Niel Gow’s Lament for His Second Wife
17. anon.: Londonderry Air / Danny Boy
18. anon.: Upon a Summers Day
19. anon.: Drive the cold winter away
20. Matteis: Groud After the Scotch Humour
21. Purcell: Hornpipe
22. anon.: The Sailor’s Wife / Jenny’s Wedding / The Green Fields of Rossbeigh / The Kerry / Tatter Jack Walsh
London 1651: the third year of Civil War. Opera houses and theatres are shut down, but the nightlife is buzzing: people enjoy a few hours of escape thanks to carefree dancing, cheerful songs and good drinks, living for today and not tomorrow. There’s so much life in the traditional tunes, virtuosic divisions and popular songs that were well-known thanks to the theatres! PRISMA takes us ona trip through the bars and pubs of London and explores the British dance music of the seventeenth century. This program comprises melodies from the famous collection The English Dancing Master, as well as music from The Division Violin, Scottish and Irish folk tunes, and even some later hits like Danny Boy – all served up in PRISMA’s spontaneous and lively signature style!