Help: Lark Rise to Candleford

Subject: help, larkrise to candleford
From: sledge
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 05:09 AM

Does anybody in Mudcatdom have or know of a copy of this cd (cdscd4020) recorded by Keith Dewhurst and the Albion Band that may be for sale. It has to be the cd and not the vinyl version as I have not had a turntable for years.

For those out there who have not heard of it before, it is a musical interpretation of three books written by Flora Thompson in the early part of this centry detailing her chilhood in rural England in the closing years of the 19thC. The trilogy is available from Penguin as Lark rise to Candlford and I recomend anyone to read it. I read it for the first time last summer, and re-read it almost immediatley. A truley beautiful book thats very easy to get lost in.

Cheers

Sledge

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 05:34 AM

Sorry, can't help with the music but attending a promenade performance of the National Theatre production (London) with the Albion band was an unforgettable exoperience (especially when we, the audience, were the wheat mowed down by actors with scythes)
RtS

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: Fiolar
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 06:17 AM

I have a tape of a vinyl which I recorded many years ago. It contains such tracks as "John Dory", "The Day Thou Gavest", "Dare to be a Daniel" and "Jacob's Well" among others. As I remember, "Lark Rise" was all the rage in the late 70s. Try allmusic.com which may point you in the direction of whether it has been made into a CD.

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: Margaret V
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 08:26 AM

I saw a production of it in 1983 at a theater in Islington (am I remembering the Almeida correctly, I wonder?). Most enjoyable even though we didn't get to be the wheat... I'd love to know if the music is available as well. Margaret

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: wes.w
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 08:50 AM

Later Flora Thompson writings are almost as good, and refelect her life after marriage, as the wife of a postmaster in the rural parts of Surrey.

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 10:58 AM

I agree that "Lark Rise to Candleford" is a great book. It's surprising that no one mentioned it in either Best book you ever read. or Best Book Pt 2. Two other good books in the same category are "Crowdie and Cream," by Finlay J. Macdonald, and "Cider with Rosie," by Laurie Lee. They are also memoirs of childhood in the western isles of Scotland, and in rural England, respectively.

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 11:05 AM

Just looked aat the Albion Band's output on Amazon. There is no track listing for the CD "Songs from the shows" but if you enlarge the screenshot of the cover it includes unspecified items from "Candleford".
RtS

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: GUEST,Margaret V at work
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 11:40 AM

I did have a look at allmusic.com as suggested, and the listing for "Lark Rise" would indicate there's no CD... Margaret

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: GeorgeH
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 11:52 AM

Margaret V - it certainly was released on CD, although our copy is only vinyl (and isn't for sale, although IMO it's nowhere near as good a realisation of the stage show as the album done for The Mysteries . . )

Also - it's sleeve attributions are, I am assured (by one of those listed there) somewhat less than accurate).

Why are you after a copy, Sledge?

G.

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: mousethief
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 11:55 AM

There's a copy on gemm.com. Here's the blicky:

blicky

Good luck!

Alex

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: sledge
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 12:47 PM

Thanks for the feedback chaps and chapesses.

There was indeed a cd realease of larkrise, i did borrow a copy for a while last year but the owner must have seen the gleam in my eye. :0) It was released by Virgin as cdscd 4020 around 1989/90.

The reason I would like it was the simple fact of enjoyment, spoken word and song evokes the book wonderfully which I think I'll read again when I get back. As for needing it on cd, I'm a bit of a completeist and obsess about things like this.

Thanks for the Gemm link Alex, I tried via allstars before, dismal faliure and rockhouse don't really appear to have it, though they say they did last October.

Again, Many thnaks

Stuart

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From:
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 01:37 PM

I have it on cd. I don't know what the pc approach to copying unavailable stuff is but I have a cd writer. Backchannel me.

Eric

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: GUEST,Margaret V at work
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 04:33 PM

Sorry for the wrong information. I misunderstood the format at allmusic.com. Margaret

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: Tig
Date: 04 Apr 01 - 04:46 PM

If you contact Roots Records they published a cassette of the Criterion Theatre's production of Lark Rise with Peeping Tom doing the music. Graham Bradshaw may have some copies left.

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: Garry Gillard
Date: 05 Apr 01 - 06:15 AM

Tony Rees and I have a page for Lark Rise (LP) on our Guvnor site: we didn't know about the CD release.

Garry

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Dec 01 - 11:38 AM

Subject: RE: help, larkrise to candleford
From: robinia
Date: 06 Dec 01 - 05:25 AM

Didn't know that Larkrise to Candleford had inspired a CD so I can't help you there, but if you liked Flora Thompson's taste of rural England and haven't read Precious Bane (by Mary Web) you're missing something. Her music is already in the words.

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Greum
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 05:18 AM

I realise this is an old thread, and so many of the links are dead now. Does anyone have a full track list of Peeping Tom's LP? Does anyone know if it's available on CD nowadays?

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 08:57 AM

Sun's fair blazin' innit!!

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Jos
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 09:53 AM

Post 4 April 01: "her life after marriage, as the wife of a postmaster in the rural parts of Surrey"

For Surrey, read Hampshire.

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 11:19 AM

Lark Rise to Candleford Peeping Tom, 1991, Folksound Records, FSMC19

Side A
Bonny Kate / The Sloe / Lancashire Tune
The Skylark (Wilson/Woodward)
The Harbinger (Wilson)
Lemmy Brazil's No 2
Jo Jo's Jig (Crum)
Roxburgh Castle
Battle of the Somme
The Criterion (Wilson/Woodward)

Side B
Grandpa's Polka / Fred Pigeon's No 2
Mr Preedy's Favourite (Woodward)
The Dumb Post (Wilson/Woodward)
Horsepower (Wilson)
Laura's Theme (Wilson/Woodward)
Popinjay (Wilson) / Ufouria (Woodward/Wilson)
Tap the Admiral / Cheeky Baggers (Wilson/Woodward)

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 11:29 AM

Lark Rise

Shirley Collins and Martin Carthy sing Bonny Labouring Boy

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: RTim
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 11:35 AM

It is possible to buy the recording as a downloaded Mp3 from the site below for as little as $1.51.....Tim Radford

https://www.mp3million.com/download/The%20Albion%20Band/Larkrise%20To%20Candleford%20%28Vinyl%29

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Greum
Date: 31 Aug 20 - 01:02 PM

Thanks @henryp and @RTim

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 01 Sep 20 - 03:08 AM

http://ia902305.us.archive.org/20/items/AlbionBand1978-04-28LondonUK/AlbionBand1978-04-28LondonUK.mp3?cnt=0

Here you have a recording of the Albion Band in 1978 playing for Lark Rise at the National Theatre, held at the British Sound Archive.

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: GUEST,nickp (cookieless)
Date: 01 Sep 20 - 04:07 AM

Peeping Tom - cassette of Candleford ant the Criterion Theatre

Act One
Grandpa's Polka/Fred Pigeon's No.2
Arise and Pick a Posy
The Year Turns Round (Tams)
Mr Preedy's Favourite (Woodward)/The Dumb Post (Woodward, Wilson)
Postman's Knock
Horsepower (Wilson)
Poor Looney Joe (music Wilson)
Haul Away the Anchor

Act Two
Will You Remember Me (Wilson)
Old Soldier's Song (Tams)
Dare to be a Daniel (Moody, Sankey)
Laura's Theme (Wilson, Woodward)
Popinjay (Wilson)/Ufouria (Woodward, Wilson)
Jacob's Well
Tap the Admiral/Cheeky Baggers (Wilson, Woodward)

Peeping Tom:
Ben Woodward - melodeons, guitar
John McIntosh - bass guitar
Pete Smale - guitar, vocal
Ian Wilson - keyboards
Ted Crum - harmonica, vocals
Colin Halliwell - drums, percussion
with
Vilma Weaver - vocals

recorded live at the Criterions, March 1991, engineered Graham Bradshaw. Folksound Record , Coventry 1991

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: GUEST,nickp (again)
Date: 01 Sep 20 - 04:10 AM

Interesting differences to henryp's list but the cassette does say the music is available on FSMC9 (not 19) this is FSMC15.

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Greum
Date: 01 Sep 20 - 05:59 AM

What a great find Bonzo3legs

Interesting the difference between the two recordings. I thought there was a track called Ben's Song (or something like that, a 3-letter man's name if I'm not wrong - which I often am!)

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 01 Sep 20 - 06:15 AM

One of these days, I'll go to the Sound Archives and take a digital recording, last time was on a Sony Pro Walkman in mid 90s. You needed a stereo 1/4" jack to 3.5 mm cable to slip the recording.

Subject: RE: Help: Lark Rise to Candleford
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 01 Sep 20 - 06:32 AM

I saw Blair Dunlop in a touring production of Lark Rise around 2011, very little singing but Blair did a great version of Sally and the geese, whatever it's called.