Blow, Ye Winds, in the Morning

by Revel Players

Overview

Revels Company founder John Langstaff brings his love of traditional music to Paine Hall and Sanders Theatre in Harvard with Blow, Ye Winds, in the Morning. 21 shanties, ballads, pub songs, and poems, performed by the Revel Players chronicle the joys, sorrows, and workdays of fisherman, sailors, whaling men, and their wives and children, utilizing accordions, fiddles, and voices to capture the period's blue-collar simplicity. The album works like a play -- though it follows no set narrative -- and it's charms lie in the passion and care that the performers have for the material. The choral arrangements on "Mingulay" and "the Seaman's Hymn" are chill-inducing triumphs, conjuring up hordes of townsfolk lamenting fallen friends and relatives, while rousing shanties like "Cape Cod Girls" and "Away Rio" rival the works of A.L. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl. Those looking for bare-bones renditions of nautical classics would be better off with any of Topic Records' excellent seafaring compilations, while those interested in beautifully rehearsed, played, and executed dances and work songs would do well picking up this wonderful slice of ocean memorabilia. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/21/1995
Label:	Revels Inc.
UPC:	0738871084224
Rank:	139768

Tracks

1. The Padstow May Song
2. To Portsmouth
3. The Allee-Allee-O Two in a Boat
4. A-Roving
5. Traditional Sword Dances (Bobbie Shaftoe)
6. The Mermaid
7. Our Gallant Ship
8. Cape Cod Girls
9. Pay Me My Money Down
10. Boney
11. The Seamen's Hymn
12. One Thought Ever at the Fore (The Divine Ship)
13. Blow Ye Winds in the Morning
14. I'se the B'y That Builds the Boat
15. Away Rio
16. Mingulay
17. New Oysters
18. All Things Are Quite Silent
19. Pleasant and Delightful
20. The Golden Vanity
21. Sailing Home (Leave Her, Johnny)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Revel Players   Primary Artist
The Revels   Primary Artist
Nath Anderson   Vocals
Allan Sly   Organ
Polly Fiveash   Vocals
Jermone Epstein   Piano,Concertina
Hildur Colot   Flute
David Carlson   Choir/Chorus
John Langstaff   Director
John Fleagle   Drums,Cornet,Percussion
Mark J. Deck   Choir/Chorus
Nancy Hurlbut   Choir/Chorus
Gary Rieger   Drums
Ben Soule   Choir/Chorus
Marshall Barron   Fiddle
Ann B. Soule   Choir/Chorus
Linda Coe   Choir/Chorus
Sarah Bauhan   Penny Whistle
Robert J. Lurtsema   Voices
Nigel Nathan   Trombone,Choir/Chorus
David Brandt   Vocals
Bob Duncan   Choir/Chorus
Sarah Gregory   Bass,Guitar
Bill Smith   Banjo,Accordion
Neal MacMillan   Pipe,Banjo
Nicholas Beasley   Vocals
Kit Emory   Choir/Chorus
Lew Kimball   Choir/Chorus
Kathie Fiveash   Choir/Chorus
Amanda Kilgore   Vocals

Technical Credits

Harriet Griesinger   Assistant Engineer
Jermone Epstein   Arranger
The Kingston Trio   Composer
David Griesinger   Engineer
Judy Collins   Composer
Raine Miller   Producer
Scott-Martin Kosofsky   Typography,Cover Design
Doug Quimby   Leader
Susan Cooper   Liner Notes
Sue Ladr   Typography,Cover Design