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Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden: Glad Christmas Comes

Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden: Glad Christmas Comes (Hudson HUD045CD)

Glad Christmas Comes
Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden

Hudson Records HUD045CD (CD, UK, 24 November 2023)
Hudson Records HUD045LP (2 LP, UK, 1 December 2023)

Produced by Andy Bell;
Recorded by Andy Bell at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield;
Mixed by Andy Bell at Hudson Studios;
Mastered by Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering;
Photography by Kate Griffin;
Graphic design by Robin Beatty

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Eliza Carthy: vocals, fiddle, melodeons, percussion;
Jon Boden: vocals, fiddle, concertina, acoustic guitar, percussion, brass arrangements;
Emily Portman, Tim Van Eyken: vocals;
Ewan Wardrop: Morris dancing;
Rob Deakin, Sam Fisher: cornet, trumpet;
Dean Jones, Christian Hines: trombone;
Toni Durrant: euphonium;
Rob Browne: tuba

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Ashen Bowl (3.53)
  2. Glad Christmas Comes (3.38)
  3. Beautiful Star (4.16)
  4. King of the Birds (2.28)

Side 2

  1. The Good Doctor (4.06)
  2. In the Bleak Midwinter (Roud 46421) (5.23)
  3. Remember O Thou Man (Roud V19071) (3.28)
  4. Mount Zion (While Shepherds) (Roud 936) (4.37)

Side 3

  1. The Holly and the Ivy (Roud 514) (4.27)
  2. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (4.34)
  3. Wintergrace (7.57)
  4. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In (Roud 700) (3.48)

Side 4

  1. Shepherds Arise (Roud 1207) (4.54)
  2. Jingle Bells (3.51)
  3. Fairytale of New York (4.34)
  4. Glad Christmas Comes (Brass) (0.40)

Tracks 1, 13 trad. English c. 1700s;
Track 2 words John Clare, c. 1827, music Eliza Carthy, Jon Boden,2021;
Track 3 Adger M. Pace (1883-1959), R. Fisher Boyce, 1938;
Track 4 words Eliza Carthy 2010, tune trad. c. 1800s;
Track 5 Jon Boden 2012;
Track 6 words Christina Rossetti 1872, music Gustav Holst 1906;
Track 7 Thomas Ravenscroft 1611;
Track 8 words Nahum Tate c. 1700, msuci Thomas Clark (1775-1859);
Tracks 9, 12 trad. English c. 1800s;
Track 10 John Rox (1902-1957), 1953;
Track 11 Jean Ritchie;
Track 14 James Lord Pierpont 1822;
Track 15 Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, 1987