Airs And Graces

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Cat No: TTSCD004

Release Date: 18 April 2005

Label: Topic

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 5016272298026

Genres: Folk Folk

Release Date: 26 April 2019

Label: Topic

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 714822890045

Genres: Folk Folk

Description
June Tabor's debut album from 1976 introduced one of the all time great British singers with a predominantly traditional collection of songs ranging from Child Ballads ("Bonny May", "Young Waters" , "Waly Waly") to the classic ballads ("Reyandine" and "The Plains of Waterloo") and Eric Bogle's monumental anti-war song "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda". The guitar accompaniments by another great folk performer of the time, Nic Jones, are intricate and wholly sympathetic to the songs and June's vocals. AIRS AND GRACES was greeted by rave reviews firmly establishing June Tabor as a force to be reckoned with. The Daily Telegraph said at the time, "She has the rare gift of releasing the innermost warmth and light of the old songs." And now, almost 30 years later, Robin Denselow of THE GUARDIAN has this to say: " June Tabor is far more than a folk singer; she is quite simply one of Britain's greatest interpreters of popular song with an extraordinary range and the ability to mix intensity, passion and drama."
AIRS AND GRACES, June Tabor's remarkable debut album is now available at budget price.

Description
For four decades and more since that day in 1976 when June Tabor ventured into Sound Techniques – a small barn in Fulham converted into a recording studio - to make her very first solo album, she's been consistently revered, not just in folk music circles, but many realms beyond.

With a voice of rarefied beauty, a subtly emotive and imaginative delivery and an unerring ear for a song to make us cry, laugh, get angry, be sad and think a lot, she holds a special place in the hearts of all who crave more of music than the superficial gloss in which we usually find it wrapped, sealed and delivered.

Airs & Graces features 10 beautifully recorded tracks featuring Folk legends Nic Jones on guitar and fiddle and John Gillaspie playing piano, organ, roxichord, bassoon and sopranino recorder! This classic first solo album by June was a long time coming but was well worth the wait. This beautiful Topic Records Deluxe issue includes 4 bonus tracks hand-picked by June herself along with an introduction and notes by June and respected Folk journalist Colin Irwin.

Tracks include While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping, Bonny May, Reynardine and the Eric Bogle classic The Band Played Waltzing Matilda. This track stopped people in their tracks, routinely reduced audiences to tears and went on to have a colourful and slightly bizarre life of its own., The June Tabor version remains one of the most telling and emotive anti-war statements ever.
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