#4157: Music Rooted in the British Isles
Listen to music that grows out of the folk traditions of the British Isles – Wales, Scotland, England, Ireland, some of it incorporating chamber music, electronics, minimalism, and a bit of non-western traditional music as well.
Hear music by the Martin Hayes Quartet, which interprets traditional Irish music with an interesting twist of Doug Wieselman’s bass clarinet and Liz Knowles’ viola d’amore, in addition to Dennis Cahill’s guitar. There’s also music from British folk singer, Emily Portman, and her mixed ensemble, The Coracle Band, with a beguiling combination of harp, banjo, concertina, musical saw, and strings.
Listen to music, most likely from Scotland folk traditions, interpreted by the Danish String Quartet. There’s also music from the Finnish/Armenian/British band SANS, which features zither-player and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Cronshaw, the great Finnish singer Sanna Kurki-Suonio, multi-instrumental reeds player Ian Blake and Armenian duduk master Tigran Aleksanyan.
Then, from Wales, hear so-called “American Primitive” fingerstyle guitar by Toby Hay, who was in contention for the Welsh Music Prize, and whose instrumental guitar music is enhanced by a small string section on his record, The Gathering. Plus, hear music by English composer Tunde Jegede and music from both Fairport Convention and Sheila Chandra which shares a melody – “Reynardine”.
#4157: Music Rooted in the British Isles (First aired 10/04/2018)
ARTIST: Toby Hay
WORK: Mayfair at Rhayader 1927 [1:00]
RECORDING: The Gathering
SOURCE/INFO: tobyhay.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Martin Hayes Quartet
WORK: The Orphan [4:33]
RECORDING: The Blue Room
SOURCE: 251 Records
INFO: kontraband.store/martinhayes
ARTIST: Emily Portman
WORK: Seed Stitch [3:09]
RECORDING: Coracle
SOURCE: Furrow FURR 008
INFO: emilyportman.co.uk
ARTIST: SANS
WORK: Rauta (Iron) [3:15]
RECORDING: Kulku
SOURCE: Cloud Valley
INFO: andrewcronshaw.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Sheila Chandra
WORK: The Enchantment [4:32]
RECORDING: Weaving My Ancestors' Voices
SOURCE: Caroline 2322 / Real World Records
INFO: realworldrecords.com
ARTIST: Fairport Convention
WORK: Reynardine [4:29]
RECORDING: Liege & Lief
SOURCE: Island Records #60075326727
INFO: Available at iTunes or Amazon.
ARTIST: Toby Hay
WORK: Sketches of a Roman Fort [5:07]
RECORDING: The Gathering
SOURCE/INFO: tobyhay.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Meg Baird, Helena Espvall, Sharron Kraus
WORK: Bruton Town [5:39]
RECORDING: Leaves from off the tree
SOURCE: Bo’Weavil Recordings
INFO: boweavilrecordings.com
ARTIST: Toby Hay
WORK: Mayfair at Rhayader 1927 [3:51]
RECORDING: The Gathering
SOURCE/INFO: tobyhay.bandcamp.com
ARTIST: Martin Hayes Quartet
WORK: The Humours of Scariff [4:21]
RECORDING: The Blue Room
SOURCE: 251 Records
INFO: kontraband.store/martinhayes
ARTIST: Danish String Quartet
WORK: The Dromer [3:01]
RECORDING: Last Leaf
SOURCE: ECM Records 2550
INFO: ecmrecords.com
ARTIST: Tunde Jegede
WORK: Lamentation [3:24]
RECORDING: Lamentation
SOURCE: Triciom Records #1001
INFO: tundejegede.org
