About this title: Think of Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man as a theme album, a celebration of rituals of several kinds, from Mayday to wassail and beyond. It's a slightly different exploration of the tradition (with a few modern pieces that slot in perfectly), and one for which Waterson Carthy have added to the basic quartet, with vocal trio the Devil's Interval, percussion, brass and cello. Some of the songs are hymns, really, and others, like "Sugar Wassail" borrow carol tunes. Certainly there's an anthemic, grand quality to it all, even when Martin Carthy performs "Christ Made a Trance" solo. Some of ...
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Description: BRAND NEW. This is an album that Waterson: Carthy have been wanting to make for a very long time. Songs and carols celebrating all the seasons of the year is a very English concept. The Watersons first album in 1965 was the groundbreaking, highly revered and very successful "Frost & Fire"-A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs, " and the concept continues to fascinate them. With "Holy Heathens & The Old Green Man" Waterson Carthy have eclipsed even that seminal album. These songs celebrate the ... read more
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