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Sally Doherty and the Sumacs: Black Is the Colour

Black Is the Color (TIG 004CD)

Black Is the Color
Sally Doherty and the Sumacs

Tiger Records TIG 004CD (CD, UK, 2002/ 2008)

Recorded at Tiger Studio by Sally Doherty.
Produced by Sally Doherty and Zip Spooner.
Mixed ast SpoonFed Productions by Zip Spooner.
Track 13 mixed at Yellow Arch Studios by Colin Elliot

Musicians

Sally Doherty, voice [1-13], flute [1], piano [6], accordion [6], chime [6], programming [6];
Emma Smith, piano [4-5, 10, 13], second violin [1, 8, 12];
Lizz Lipscombe, first violin [1, 8, 12], violins [4, 9-10, 13];
Liz Hanks, cello [1-2, 4-6, 8-13];
Karen Burland, clarinet [1, 4, 10-12], bass clarinet [12];
Chillo, Spanish guitar [7];
Yuki Cockrell, folk harp [11];
Gerry Doherty, tin whistle [6];
Julie Preston, accordion [11];
Plinio Dourado, cymbals [4, 6]

Tracks

  1. Black Is the Colour [trad. Irish] (4.08)
  2. Los bilbilicos [trad. Spanish song of the Sephardic Jews] (2.51)
  3. I Held My Love [music Sally Doherty, words anon.] (1.41)
  4. The Praities [trad. Irish] (4.42)
  5. The Selkie of Skule Skerry [trad. Orkney, Scotland] (3.28)
  6. My Lagan Love [Irland, words Joseph McCahill] (5.56)
  7. La llorona [trad. Mexican] (5.06)
  8. Neither Fire Bright nor Candle Light [Sally Doherty] (1.37)
  9. L'on dit q'amors est dolce chose [France, 12th century anon. female] (5.50)
  10. The Bonny Boy [trad. Scottish, also sung in Ireland] (5.06)
  11. Requiem [music Sally Doherty, words B. Doherty] (4.07)
  12. The Low Lowlands of Holland [trad. Irish] (6.07)

Bonus track of the 2008 reissue

  1. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (5.35)