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Advantages: Classic Folk Albums Disadvantages: None
Allan has been on the English folk scene for around 40 years. These two early albums (originally released in 1970 and 1971 respectively) on the one CD portray his song writing skills, some in collaboration with Miles Wootton, along with his clear renditions of traditional material. The CD is mainly acoustic, however, there is some electric backing with the odd horn and trumpet.
He is accompanied by the Fairport Convention "Daves": Dave Mattacks, ... ...vocals from former Fairport vocalist, Ian Matthews - founding member of Matthews Southern Comfort and Young Tradition member, Royston Woods and by other leading musicians on the British music scene.
So, to some of the songs on the CD.
"Nursery Tale" This starts out painting a happy picture of children playing before turning darker and hinting towards the threat of war and its affect on the children.
"Swallow, Swallow" Miles Wootton's song about ...
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Advantages: Informative and musically pleasing document of tradition Disadvantages: The electric tracks
Ashley Hutchings' interest in English folk tradition, developed during his days in Fairport Convention and fully realised in the Albion Band, is highlighted in this intriguing mixture of speech and music which compares and contrasts the customs and associated dances of the Welsh border counties with those of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
All of this combines to point the way back to England's "innocent" past where a local festival was an excuse ... ...damage directed at locals who wouldn't join in the fun. The verbal quotes, which span several centuries, also demonstrate how modernisation and officialdom brought these pastimes to near extinction.
The music - Morris and Molly dancing tunes from opposite sides of the country - is by and large a treat to listen to, and proves to be equally educational. Who, without a grounding in local his
