Richard Dyer-Bennett - Dyer-Bennet, Vol. 2

Artist:

Dyer-Bennet, Richard

UPC:

093074014226

Description:

Solo performer: Richard Dyer-Bennet (vocals, Spanish guitar).
Producer: Harvey Cort.
Reissue Producer: Daniel Sheehy, D.A. Sonneborn.
Recorded in 1956. Originally released on Dyer-Bennett Records. Includes reissue liner notes by Daniel Sheehy and original song annotations by Richard-Dyer Bennett.
Digitally remastered by Pete Reiniger.
Personnel: Richard Dyer-Bennett (vocals, Spanish guitar, tenor guitar); Urico Rossi (violin).
Liner Note Author: Kenneth S. Goldstein.
Recording information: 1956.
Arranger: Richard Dyer-Bennett.
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

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. When Cockleshells Turn Silverbells
2. Corn Rigs Are Bonnie
3. Garden Where the Praties Grow, The
4. Bailiff`s Daughter of Islington, The
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. Beggar Man, The
13. Turkish Revery, The

Album Information

Release Date:

07/02/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Folk

Label:

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Catalog Number:

SFWCD 40142

Original Release Year:

1956

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mixed

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