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Shirley Collins: Crowlink

Crowlink Shirley Collins Domino Recording RUG1233DHD (DL EP, UK, 30 July 2021)

Crowlink is a collection of songs sung by Shirley Collins in the heart of the South Downs, with field records from the edge of the cliff at Crowlink, Firle Church and from Etchingham. Recorded looking out to sea, listening to the song of the skylarks, the wind whipping through the bent over trees, the waves crashing against the white cliffs, the pull of the tide across chalk, shingle and stone.

Produced by Matthew Shaw;
Field recordings by Matthew Shaw;
Sound design by Ossian Brown

Folk Radio UK review by Thomas Blake

Musicians

Shirley Collins: vocals;
Matthew Shaw: synthesiser;
Ossian Brown: hurdy-gurdy

Tracks

1. Across the Field (Roud 1105) (spoken) (0.26)
2. At Break of Day (instrumental) (4.23)
3. Through All Eternity (Roud 5089; Sacred Harp 159) (3.03)
4. My Sailor Boy (Roud 273; Laws K12; G/D 6:1245) (3.09)
5. The Rose and the Briar (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (4.31)

Tracks 1, 3-5 trad.

Video

Shirley Collins sings My Sailor Boy: