Blow the Wind Southerly: Victorian Parlour Songs from N E England

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Label: Divine Art

Cat No: DDV24139

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 16th February 2009

Artists

Margaret Ashton
Peter Harrison
Rachel Gray
John Treherne

Artists

Margaret Ashton
Peter Harrison
Rachel Gray
John Treherne

About

Music was an important pastime in Victorian times. A pianoforte in the parlour was an important status symbol and the ability to sing and to play musical instruments were valued social accomplishments. 'Blow the Wind Southerly' is a collection of 14 songs in Victorian parlour settings from the north east of England, interspersed with contemporary instrumental pieces. Historic instruments recapture the sound world of the Victorian parlour; violoncello and boxwood flute date from the end of the eighteenth century and the 'square' pianoforte was manufactured by Broadwood in the early 1840s.

Margarette Ashton, Peter Harrison, Rachel Gray and John Treherne form the early music group Concert Royal. The ensemble was founded by Peter and John in 1974 with the aim of recreating the musical sound worlds of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through research, study and performance on historic instruments. Since then, Concert Royal has given hundreds of recitals in every corner of the UK, performing in festivals and for music and arts societies, in churches, schools, and arts centres. In a long association with The National Trust, Concert Royal performs in Britain’s finest country houses.

Contents:
- Bobby Shaftoe
- The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth
- Sweet Hesleyside
- Buy Broom Buzzems
- The keel Row
- The Underhand
- The Rose of The Tyne (Variations on The Keel Row)
- Bonny at Mom
- The Cullercoats Fish Lass
- The Water of Tyne
- The Oak and the Ash
- Derwentwaters Farewell
- The Cottager’s Lullaby
- The Steamboat
- The Grace Darling Song

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