Spencer the Rover Is Alive and Well
Download links and information about Spencer the Rover Is Alive and Well by John Roberts. This album was released in 1971 and it belongs to World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic genres. It contains 17 tracks with total duration of 48:25 minutes.
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| Artist: | John Roberts |
| Release date: | 1971 |
| Genre: | World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic |
| Tracks: | 17 |
| Duration: | 48:25 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Spencer the Rover | 3:12 |
| 2. | Creeping Jane | 3:33 |
| 3. | I Wish They'd Do It Now | 2:54 |
| 4. | Ramble Away | 2:53 |
| 5. | What a Mouth | 1:51 |
| 6. | The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter | 5:09 |
| 7. | Silicosis | 1:21 |
| 8. | The Coachman | 3:31 |
| 9. | The Lincolnshire Poacher | 2:01 |
| 10. | Warlike Seamen | 3:29 |
| 11. | Dahn the Plughole | 1:29 |
| 12. | Shine Your Buttons With Brasso | 1:43 |
| 13. | Martin Said to His Man | 4:05 |
| 14. | Fanny Blair | 3:00 |
| 15. | So Green As the Leaves | 3:02 |
| 16. | Babylon Is Fallen | 2:01 |
| 17. | Thyme | 3:11 |
Details
[Edit]Reissued on CD almost 30 years after its original LP release, Spencer the Rover Is Alive and Well will be welcomed heartily by all lovers of traditional English song. The selections come from a variety of traditions: the title track was learned from the singing of the Copper Family, whose practice of harmony singing significantly predates the general use of elaborate vocal harmonies in British folksong; "What a Mouth!" and "Dahn the Plughole" are both relatively crude examples of Cockney music hall singing, while "Silicosis" is both a dialect song and an example of songs bemoaning exploitative working conditions that proliferated around the turn of the century. The strangest inclusion is also one of the most lovely: an early American hymn called "Babylon Is Fallen." Most of the songs are sung a cappella, though a few are accompanied by guitar, and in all cases the combination of Tony Barrand's clear tenor and John Roberts' vinegary baritone is an absolute delight. Highly recommended.