English trad. songs with brass accomp.

Subject: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: quantock
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 01:43 PM

Hi, all,

I am looking for recordings of English traditional songs with brass band accompaniment - not particularly up-tempo, but more like the sound you get from a Salvation Army Band. The only one I've found so far that's similar to what I am looking for is: "The Streams of Lovely" Nancy on Brass Monkey's recording "Flame of Fire". However, that one uses the brass in between the verses, but not during the singing itself.

I'd love to hear your suggestions. Thanks.

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: GUEST,Georgina Boyes
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 02:43 PM

Swan Arcade recorded a brass-accompanied version of "Trimdon Grange" on their 1976 album, "Matchless".

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 03:38 PM

If you can get hold of some Jiggery Pokery CDs, they are awesome..saw a couple of the band members (I think band is no longer) at Princeton..

But they are so up=tempo in what I have heard it might not be what you want. mg

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: Snuffy
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 03:56 PM

The brass band plays throughout Barry Dransfield's Spencer the Rover - much more Sally Ann than Brass Monkey.

Several Brass Monkey tracks with band playing during verses: The Flash Lad, The Foxhunt, The Maid & The Palmer, and Sovay to name but four.

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 04:39 PM

Well,the brass doesn't accompany the song, it comes at the end; the brass section also includes reeds, so doesn't sound like an English brass/Salvation Army band, it's more modelled on a Bahamian brass band which is probably(possibly) where the song comes from. So, it's not what you are looking for at all really, but nonetheless I hope you might like to have a listen to the Boat Band doing Shallow Brown with brass

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: GUEST,Ralphie
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 05:18 PM

Tangential....but, Georgina. Is Swan Arcades "Matchless" still available? Had the original LP once, but it's gone the way of all things sadly!!

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: RTim
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 07:05 PM

John Barleycorn on my CD - Home From Home, on Fallen Angle Records.

A Google search should find it!!

Best - Tim Radford

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: quantock
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 08:13 PM

Thanks for great suggestions everyone. I knew I had something in my computer, but I had no way to search for it. Snuffy hit the nail right on the head with Spencer the Rover - except it was Robin Dransfield, not Barry. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find a downloadable copy of Swan Arcade's album Matchless, but I do still have a turntable, so I might try and pick up the vinyl sometime.

Looking forward to seeing many of you at the Wail!
Cheers, Rob.

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: michaelr
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 11:42 PM

Kate Rusby is fond of colliery brass bands and has used them on a number of her CDs - to very good effect, I might add.

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: michaelr
Date: 24 Aug 11 - 11:58 PM

Then there is Richard and Linda Thompson's "I Want to See The Bright Lights Tonight".

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 12:08 AM

As well as occasional use of actual brass bands, Brass Monkey could get some striking brass-band effects by combining their trumpet & trombone & saxophone, recorded forward, with their other, more 'standard' folk-style instruments like accordion & guitar behind, on tracks like their superb rendering of The Old Grenadiers March, remembered from the [alas!] late Howard Evans's days as a Brigade of Guards bandsman.

~Michael~

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: GUEST,Georgina Boyes
Date: 25 Aug 11 - 02:38 AM

Stoof records kept re-pressing "Matchless" for some years (though Swan never saw any financial benefit from this), so there should be copies available - at least in continental Europe. But I don't think it's been for sale in England for a long time.

Georgina

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: JennyO
Date: 26 Aug 11 - 06:55 AM

Refresh!

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: johnadams
Date: 26 Aug 11 - 07:59 AM

I arranged brass accompaniment for two tracks on Pete Coe's latest CD 'Backbone'.

'Byker Hill' and 'Light From The Lighthouse' (Zentz).

Subject: RE: English trad. songs with brass accomp.
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 26 Aug 11 - 08:11 AM

Kate Rusby and brass bands. Here is an example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tORuEdknbWI