Dyer-Bennet, Vol. 2

by Richard Dyer-Bennett

Overview

Dyer-Bennet's recordings had their place in their day, when folk records of any sort weren't that easy to come by. But several decades on, there's no getting around it: the man sounds prissy. On Vol. 2 he plays 13 traditional songs, accompanied by nothing other than his Spanish guitar. His high, classical-influenced tenor voice is one of a minstrel balladeer relaying rather than living the songs, with a lullaby-type ambience and clear production. As was often the custom on folk releases of the age, the repertoire is taken from numerous nations, including Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, Austria, France, and Germany. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/24/2001
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074014226
Rank:	133256

Tracks

1. When Cockleshells Turn Silverbells
2. Corn Rigs Are Bonnie
3. The Garden Where the Praties Grow
4. The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington
5. Two Maidens Went Milking
6. Who Killed Cock Robin?
7. Veill¿¿e de No¿¿l
8. Jan Hinnerk
9. Woman! Go Home!
10. Blow the Candles Out
11. Eggs and Marrowbone
12. The Beggar Man
13. The Turkish Revery

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Richard Dyer-Bennett   Primary Artist,Guitar (Tenor),Vocals,Spanish Guitar
Urico Rossi   Violin

Technical Credits

J. Gordon Holt   Engineer
Kenneth S. Goldstein   Liner Notes
Pete Reiniger   Mastering
D.A. Sonneborn   Production Supervisor
Richard Dyer-Bennett   Arranger,Annotation
Mary Monseur   Production Coordination
Harvey Cort   Producer