Sardinia has a rich variety of traditional music and this album includes some of the marvellous natural harmony singing by children, plus folk songs and country dances, as well as a rare chance to hear the launedda — a double pipe instrument unique to Sardinia. It was beautifully recorded by Fr Damian Webb in 1962 when the villages he visited had very little contact with the wider world. Tracks include pastoral sounds, male quartet, children of Nuoro and Lotzorai, Nuoro folk dance group with accordion, Dorgali folk song group, Folk dance music on launedda and jew's harp.

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	CD-SAR 66 A Golden Treasury of Georgian Music London Baroque, The Broadside Band, The City Waites The musical life of Georgian England had three distinct strands running through it — the classical repertoire as performed in the concert hall and fine houses—the lighter, but polite, songs and instrumental music of the pleasure gardens and stage—and the bawdy ballads of tavern and street. This album juxtaposes the three types of music and provides an entertaining picture of the music of urban Georgian life. London Baroque play the music of the concert hall, The Broadside Band perform the songs of the pleasure gardens, and The City Waites give us the low songs.
	CD-SDL 115 The One Eyed Fiddler Ben Van Weede, fiddle, viola, whistles, Paul Wilson, voice, fiddle, Appalachian dulcimer, banjo, guitar, accordion Paul Wilson and Ben van Weede perform folk songs and music of Southern England. Including items from the Hammond and Gardiner collection and the tune-books of Thomas Hardy Folk songs and music of Southern England Including items from the Hammond and Gardiner collection and the tune-books of Thomas Hardy.
	CD-SDL 266 Staverton Bridge Sam Richards – voice, whistle, field organ, percussion, Tish Stubbs – voice, field organ, percussion, Paul Wilson – voice, guitar, lute, banjo, percussion This 1970s folk album borrows from many influences - medieval vocal harmonies, travellers song-style and the use of drums for song accompaniment. Three singers combine to produce an album at once innovative and political. Thirty years on and this album is just as relevant today.
	CD-SDL 268 Cotswold Ballads The popular Cotswold poetry of Frank Mansell read by him with some set to music and sung by Peter Tatham and Celia Carroll
	CD-SDL 280 Invitation To North America The New World Seen Through English Folk Song sung by Tish Stubbs and Sam Richards accompanying themselves on whistle, guitar, drum, accordion, mouthorgan, Anglo-concertina, spoons, Appalachian dulcimer and an original portable harmonium
	CD-SDL 300 While I Work I Whistle Songs and Humour of the Cotswolds including Granny's Old Armchair, When I Took My Nance To Church, Johnny Ochre, Farmer Giles, To Be A Farmer’s Boy, While I Work I Whistle, When Jones Ale Was New and plenty of old rural jokes and amusing anecdotes.
	CD-SDL 360 Under The Greenwood Tree The Mellstock Band and Choir The Mellstock Band and Choir perform the dance music and carols associated with Thomas Hardy , his family and his novels from Hardy family and Puddletown manuscripts. A rare chance to hear the serpent and the high C clarinet both so typical and evocative of 19th C English village 'quires' and now totally obsolete except in recreations such as these.
	CD-SDL 361 Fill Your Glasses The Canterbury Clerkes with The London Serpent Trio Convivial English Glees from the Singing Club tradition of the 18th and 19th centuries from The Canterbury Clerkes with The London Serpent Trio.
	CD-SDL 366 A Tapestry Of Carols Maddy Prior with The Carnival Band Maddy Prior is one of the top names on the British folk scene and her album of favourite carols sung in a folk style has become something of a classic. The Carnival Band play a variety of historic instruments including lute, cittern, tabor, violin, recorders, bagpipes, shawm and bassoon. They add a vitally interesting backdrop for Maddy's distinctive vocal qualities.
	CD-SDL 371 Christmas Now Is Drawing Near Sneak's Noyse / The City Waits 30 of the most beautiful traditional English folk carols performed in an authentic rural style with original instrument accompaniment.
	CD-SDL 382 Pills To Purge Melancholy Lucie Skeaping, Richard Wistreich, The City Waits Lewd songs & low ballads of the English baroque era. Rollicking bawdy humour from Thomas D'Urfey's famous publication 'Pills To Purge Melancholy'. Accompanied by original instruments of the day.
	CD-SDL 383 Sing Lustily & With Good Courage Maddy Prior with The Carnival Band Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band, breathe new life into favourite hymns in the 19th Century West Gallery tradition. This is one of our most popular recordings.
	CD-SDL 391 Traditional Songs Of Scotland A rare chance to hear this great lady of traditional Scots song accompanied by some of the top names of British folk music on bagpipes, fiddle, accordion family and guitar
	CD-SDL 398 Old Christmas Return'd The York Waits with Richard Wistreich (bass) The music and song of Christmas past from renowned early music bass singer, Richard Wistreich with the ancient shawms, sackbuts, cornetts, hurdy-gurdies, recorders and bagpipes of The York Waits.
	CD-SDL 400 English National Songs The Broadside Band, with John Potter and Lucie Skeaping The Broadside Band with John Potter & Lucie Skeaping. 21 songs encapsulating the most typical and popular songs from the late renaissance of Greensleeves to the Victorian nostalgia of Home sweet home.
	CD-SDL 402 Traditional Songs of England The English tradition abounds in beautiful melodies and on this album some of the most delightful are sung by one of England's finest female exponents with a range of interesting accompaniments
	CD-SDL 404 North Indian Vocal Music Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan, Neela Bhagwat The true music of India is the human voice and the oldest classical North Indian vocal style is that of Khyal. A lighter form is the more folk based Thumri. Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan here sings two full Khyals and Neela Bhagwat two beautiful Thumris and a short Khyal. This recording is one of the few available that extensively feature the ancient and evocative Khyal school and is therefore an important release.
	CD-SDL 405 Sea Songs & Shanties From the last days of sail with Bob Roberts—last of the sailing barge skippers, Cadgwith Cornish Fishermen’s Group, Harry Cox, Ron & Bob Copper and other singers and seafaring folk. 26 songs with full texts. Historic recordings made between 1950-60 by Peter Kennedy.
	CD-SDL 406 Traditional Songs of Wales (Caneuon Traddodiadol Cymru) Beautiful and lyrical songs moulded to the poetic nature of the Welsh language. Siwsann George is renowned for her deeply moving performances and is accompanied by Welsh triple harp, bagpipe, Welsh crwth, accordion, hurdy gurdy, clogging, etc.
	CD-SDL 407 Songs of the Travelling People Romany songs, step-dancing, camp-fire, bothy singers , mouth music and a wealth of songs from the gypsy traditions of England, Ireland & Scotland — full texts and glossary.
	CD-SDL 409 Songs & Dances from Shakespeare Deborah Roberts, soprano, John Potter, tenor Well-known early music singers Deborah Roberts (soprano) & John Potter (tenor) sing the original or earliest known versions of the songs associated with Shakespeare's plays. The Broadside Band accompany them on instruments of the period and play some of the dances of the plays. Fascinating listening as well as an ideal historical source for stage productions.
	CD-SDL 410 Songs of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex The Mellstock Band and Singers What were the songs so often mentioned in Hardy's novels? The Mellstock Band and Singers reveal all with these evocative songs.
	CD-SDL 411 Traditional Songs of Ireland A wonderful overview of Irish song with such classic performers as the The McPeake family accompanying themselves on Irish pipes and harp, Jim O’Neill, banjo playing singer Margaret Barry, Seamus Ennis, Kitty Gallagher and others (in Gaelic and English)
	CD-SDL 417 A Celtic Christmas Song and dance, both exuberant and reflective, to celebrate Christmas from the Celtic traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle of Man, Britanny and Cornwall with the typical harps, bagpipes and other instruments of each area. Most of the songs are in the original gaelic tongues (with translations in the notes). The singers include Colin MacAllister (Ireland), Arthur Cormack (Scotland), Emma Christian (Isle of Man), Julie Murphy (Wales) and Dave Townsend.
	CD-SDL 419 Old English Nursery Rhymes The Broadside Band A real delight to young and old. Vivien Ellis and Tim Laycock sing 52 favourites in traditional style with The Broadside Band.
	CD-SDL 425 English Customs and Traditions Many of these customs go back to the dawn of time and their meaning is often mysterious but somehow are as relevant today and attract a great deal of interest
	CD-SDL 426 Traditional Songs & Dances of Sardinia Sardinia has a rich variety of traditional music and this album includes some of the marvellous natural harmony singing by children, plus folk songs and country dances, as well as a rare chance to hear the launedda — a double pipe instrument unique to Sardinia. It was beautifully recorded by Fr Damian Webb in 1962 when the villages he visited had very little contact with the wider world. Tracks include pastoral sounds, male quartet, children of Nuoro and Lotzorai, Nuoro folk dance group with accordion, Dorgali folk song group, Folk dance music on launedda and jew's harp.
	CD-SDL 431 Cry You Mountains, Cry You Fields A wide selection of rarely heard traditional songs & instrumental music from S.E. Albania
	VTS 207 The Complete 'Folker' and 'Frollicks' Albums + 5 bonus tracks Fred Wedlock Fred Wedlock has been and still is well-known in Bristol and the West Country for his humorous folk based performances. This double CD brings together the 2 seminal Village Thing albums from the early '70s + 5 bonus tracks from early Saydisc recordings. Double CD - Single CD price