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MP3 Albireo - Northern Cross
14 MP3 Songs in this album (50:31) !
Related styles: Folk: British Folk, Folk: Traditional Folk, Instrumental
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Albireo have established themselves as one of the most popular ceilidh bands in North West England. Based in Macclesfield and Manchester, they play regularly throughout the North West and further afield. The play in an English style, but their material comes from all over the British Isles, Europe, and the Americas, as well as tunes composed by various members of the band.
Albireo are:
Tom Kitching Fiddle, mandolin
Howard Jones Melodeon, Anglo concertinas, hammered dulcimer, recorder
Steve Hodgskiss Piano, English concertina
Peter Crowther Bass, keyboard
Sean Bechhofer Guitar
Recorded in September 2010 at Talking Cat Recordings. Engineered and mastered by Forbes Legato and Jon Loomes.
Star maps from John Flamsteed''s Atlas coelestis, 1729 by permission of Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology
Cover design Sarah Crowther.
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The Brazilian (Roseira do Norte)
(Rose of the North) by Pedro Sertanejo and Zé Gonzaga. From NE Brazil,
a type of music known as forró (until we got our hands on it). Tom got this
tune from piano accordionist Sam Pirt.
Kempshott Hunt
Tom learned this from a fiddle book by Pete Cooper. Careful pronunciation
a must.
The Railway / Rogues March
Howard brought this set from the Electropathics. .Rogues March was supposedly played when soldiers were marched up to be ''disciplined'' ie flogged.
Gathering Peascods
A trip to Playford''s Dancing Master. The nice lady at Wilmslow Guild referred to this as ''Gathering Codpieces''.
Morning Star / Three Jolly Sheepskins
Two lumpy English 16-bar hornpipes. Morning Star appears in numerous collections. Sheepskins comes from the playing of Shropshire fiddler John Locke, via John Kirkpatrick.
Hudscales / Cat’s Cradle / Treacle Town
Hudscales is farm cottage near Hesket Newmarket in the Lake District, where Steve was doodling on the piano and this reel popped out.
Cat’s Cradle is one of Steve’s many tunes written in honour of his cat, Walt.
Macclesfield became known as Treacle Town after an event over a hundred years ago when a treacle wagon overturned on Hibel Road. The poor people rushed out of their cottages and scooped the treacle up from the cobbles.
The Hole in the Wall
A 3/2 hornpipe written by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) and published in the 1698 edition of Playford''s Dancing Master.
Arkansas Traveller / Bill Cheatham''s Reel / The Kitchen Girl
Three classic American reels. We call them "the bangy ones" - you''ll see why.
Gypsy’s Hornpipe / Gloucester Hornpipe
Gypsy''s comes from the Thomas Hardy collection. Gloucester is the less well-known version from the Gloucestershire fiddler Charles Baldwin. Another set borrowed from the Electropathics.
The Gallery / The Venus of Levenshulme
Peter remembers the band practice for a student band in about 1990 when Simon Heywood brought in two tunes he''d composed - The Venus of Levenshulme had taken second place in a tune competition run by Blowzabella, and Simon had written The Gallery to celebrate.
Alfaz del Pi
Steve named this waltz after a small town near Benidorm where he often stays on holiday.
Graemsay Jig / The Star Above the Garter
Howard learned Graemsay Jig from the playing of Colin Cater. The Star Above the Garter was made popular by Kerry fiddlers Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Despite its Irish origins it adapts well to a more rumbustuous English style of playing.
Elzic’s Farewell
How tunes can travel! Tom learned this old-time American tune during a visit to China, from the playing of Welsh fiddler Christine Cooper.
Weavers March
Howard learned this from the playing of melodeon maestro Tony Hall.
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