Pyewacket Sheffield Hallum Wakes Folk festival 1991.07.20 - master cassette and uncirculated aud FLAC



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Pyewackett were a folk group active in the early-mid 1980s. Their music is extremely varied, ranging from new arrangements of sea shanties and Civil War songs through to 1930s jazz and French traditional songs. They released four albums between 1980 and 1986, each one very different in style and influences.

Pyewackett specialized in very old material which they made current and very much alive. Check out one of the jazziest versions of Tam Lin ever recorded, followed immediately by an entirely loopy Merry-go-round Broke Down. Weird and wonderful.'

Review by Roots & Rhythm. And here's 'a music fan' writing on the Amazon UK site:

'Pyewackett's second album veers from the 15th century to 1930s Hollywood with never a foot out of place. They were one of the innovative English dance and concert bands of the 1980s who foreswore dreary rumpteetiddly drummers and seesaw concertinas in favour of bassoon, hammered dulcimer, violin, clarinet and synth played with oomph, style and brilliant musicianship. Their versions of late medieval dance tunes — Amoroso, the B de B/Bear Dance and, er, Dan and the Wombat — belt along with an astonishing driving force and inventive arrangements. Rosie Cross's clear, slightly lisping voice ranges from the eerie versions of Tam Lin and The Grey Cock to the jolly Ce Mois de Mai and The Well Below the Valley. The bizarre 1930s Merry Go Round Broke Down has simply to be heard to be believed... Buy this, and they might re-release the other three albums.'


The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret was recorded by Colin Peter, produced by the band and Andrew Cronshaw, and first released on Pyewackett's own label, Familiar Records. Music and Words have re-released it on CD.

This was an afternoon dance session run by Pyewacket, which at this time was very much a part time band as explained during the performance.

CD1

01 Play in Tune
02 Banter
03 Virginia reel
04 Banter/dance introduction
05 Row well ye mariners or Sailors' clap dance (!!!!!!!!)
06 Banter
07 Christmas Day in the morning
08 Banter
09 Circle waltz
10 Banter
11 Rock cradle Joe/Beaumont rag
12 Banter
13 ??
14 Banter
15 For Sir Hailey
16 Banter
17 ??
18 Banter
19 The Portsmouth review
20 Banter
21 Joan Armatrading song
22 Banter
23 Lanacroft quadrille
24 Banter
25 Play out tune



The Band - I think???

Ian Blake: bass, soprano sax, bass clarinet, recorders, piano, voice

Rosie Cross: voice, hammer dulcimer, bassoon, tambourine

Mark Emerson: violin, viola, voice

Bill Martin: piano, synths, prepared piano, guitar, accordion, voice

Michael Barraclough: caller