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Polly Paulusma: Invisible Music

Polly Paulusma: Invisible Music (Wild Sound WLDSND008)

Invisible Music
Folk Songs That Influenced Angela Carter
Polly Paulusma

Wild Sound Recordings WLDSND008 (CD, UK, 23 April 2021)

Produced and recorded by Polly Paulusma in the shed;
Mixed and mastered by James Hawkins;
Original artwork “Angela singing” reproduced by kind permission of Christine Molan;
Design by Pete Manley

Musicians

Polly Paulusma: reading [1, 11, 19], vocals, dulcimer, guitars, mandolin, keyboards;
Jed Bevington: violin;
Jack Harris: acoustic and electric guitars;
John Parker: double bass;
Kirsty Logan: reading [3, 7, 13, 17];
Kathryn Williams: reading [5, 9, 15]

Tracks

  1. Extract from Several Perceptions (0.49)
  2. The Maid and the Palmer (Roud 2335; Child 21) (4.52)
  3. Extract from The Executioner’s Beautiful Daughter (1.01)
  4. Jack Munro (Roud 268; Laws N7; G/D 1:171, 1:172) (4.47)
  5. Extract from The Bloody Chamber (1.46)
  6. Lucy Wan (Roud 234; Child 51) (3.33)
  7. Extract from John Ford’s ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore (2.11)
  8. Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (6.26)
  9. Extract from The Erl-King (1.41)
  10. The Banks of Red Roses (Roud 603; G/D 7:1444) (3.05)
  11. Extract from The Erl-King (1.13)
  12. Barbary Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (5.11)
  13. Extract from The Lady of the House of Love (1.07)
  14. The Streams of Lovely Nancy (Roud 688; Henry H520) (3.08)
  15. Extract from The Bloody Chamber (1.04)
  16. Reynardine (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (3.56)
  17. Extract from Shadow Dance (1.08)
  18. The Flower of Sweet Strabane (Roud 2745; G/D 4:722; Henry H224a) (2.03)
  19. Extract from Reflections (2.00)

All songs written by Anon. with some creative tinkering by Polly Paulusma;
Prose extracts from Angela Carter’s works reproduced by kind permission of the Angela Carter Estate c/o Rogers, Coleridge & White Ltd.