View basket “A Thousand Hearts” has been added to your basket. Shirley Inspired Various Artists SKU: EARTHLP003 Barcode: 809236170361 37.00 £37.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Records Released Date: 4th May 2015 Buying Format: 3LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “The cast is remarkable. Seek it out” Guardian “(Shirley Inspired) preserves these songs for future generations…It’s the great triumph of this collection, one that goes beyond whether it hangs together as a body of work.” Quietus “Fresh accents open up the material in intriguing ways…and through heartfelt performances such as these they continue to live” The Wire “There are these unique voices, these unique songs that would not have survived if it were not for Shirley… she has kept that entire tradition alive.” – Alan Moore July 2015 will see Shirley Collins celebrate her 80th year – an age that would seem frankly ridiculous for a woman as spritely as her, had it not been for all she’s achieved. From her seminal field-recording trip to America to her lauded musical career; from her role as historian and protector of the folk tradition, to the very fact that this record can exist – more than half a century after her career began – all of these things are testament to the breadth of her influence. And so we arrive at ‘Shirley Inspired’. It would be almost lazy to the talk about the resurgence of folk music or the ‘new folk’ sound – the recordings found here are so much more than that. This is the very essence of folk – songs handed down from person to person, interpreted by modern musicians – as a way of keeping these songs alive. Make no mistake these are modern versions; we’ve the soulful dirge of Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas’ ‘Pretty Saro’; the rabble-rousing minimalism of Stewart Lee (yes him) and Stuart Estell’s ‘Polly On The Shore’; the prism-like vocals of Ela Stiles’ ‘Murder of Maria Marten’… even Graham Coxon’s traditional affair evokes something altogether more rebellious, his clawing, feral style is much in evidence here. This compilation was an inheritance of sorts: borne to us from the kickstarter appeal that funded ‘The Ballad of Shirley Collins’ – a film that is currently being made about the First Lady of Folk Music’s life. We here at Earth now have the privilege of giving these songs a tangible existence in the shape of this special recording. The woman herself had this to say: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of the singers and musicians who responded to the invitation to be part of the Shirley Inspired collection. Their choice of songs is fascinating, the interpretations of them fresh and various, beautiful and sometimes challenging! Listening to these recreations shows me again that English folk music has timeless power and significance.” Proceeds of this album go directly towards the production of ‘The Ballad of Shirley Collins’, a film by Fifth Column. Tracks kindly donated by the musicians involved. Artist Various Artists Genre Folk Label Earth Records Buying Options 3LP Includes Download Code Format 3LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Disc 1 Side A 01 Bitchin Bonnie Billy Bajas - Pretty Saro 02 Trembling Bells - Richie's Story 03 Stewart Lee & Stuart Estell - Polly On The Shore 04 Johnny Flynn – Rambleaway 05 Lee Ranaldo - The Plains Of Waterloo Side B 06 Alasdair Roberts and David McGuinness - A Blacksmith Courted Me 07 Graham Coxon - Cruel Mother 08 Meg Baird - Locks And Bolts 09 Angel Olsen - The Blacksmith 10 Ela Stiles - The Murder Of Maria Marten Disc 2 Side A 11 Stuart Estell - Just As The Tide Was Flowing 12 Bonnie Dobson and The Lords of Thyme - Hares On The Mountain 13 Rachael Dadd - Polly Vaughan 14 Josephine Foster - Love Is Pleasing 15 The Owl Service and Laura Cannell - Edi Beo 16 Jackie Oates - Banks Of The Bann. Side B 17 Crying Lion - Shepherd's Arise 18 Ned Oldham - The Blacksmith 19 Ulver - Poor Murdered Woman 20 Sally Timms With The Mini Mekons - Go From My Window 21 Chris Joynes - It Was Pleasant and Delightful 22 Sharron Kraus - Gilderoy (Heart's Delight) Disc 3 Side A 23 Joe Murphy - Adieu To All Judges And Juries 24 Slate Islands - Proud Maisrie 25 Sophie Williams – Charlie 26 Rozi Plain - Long Years Ago 27 Paul Smith – Geordie 28 Olivia Chaney - Oxford Girl Side B 29 Orlando and Tom Furse - My False True Love 30 Barbarossa - Dearest Dear 31 Belbury Poly - Cambridgeshire May Carol 32 Eric Chenaux - Just As The Tide Was Flowing 33 Tunng and Farao - Never Again 34 Findlay Brown - Sweet England.. 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