Release Date: 19 November 2002
Label: Fellside
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5017116700521
Genres: Folk  English Folk  
Release Date: 19 November 2002
Label: Fellside
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5017116700521
Genres: Folk  English Folk  
Description
This collection of songs traces a year through its seasons, some of the ceremonies, some of the traditions and some of the attendant rituals. They are largely pre-industrial and in some cases, their roots lie in pre-christian rituals. Essentialy they are songs and customs that have been carried on by ordinary people who are attuned to the year's cycle and the need for a good crop: many of the "gusing" rituals are concerned with death and resurrection but in connection to the old year and new one rather than in a biblical sense.
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Peter Bellamy
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Pete Seeger
Ceremonies & Rituals Seasons
Spiers & Boden
Eliza Carthy & Ben Seal
Jon Doran & The Northern Assembly
The Home Service
Nick Harper
Banter
Mat Green & Andy Turner
Leon Rosselson
Various Artists