> Ashley Hutchings & Albion Band > Records > The Albion Christmas Band: An Albion Christmas

The Albion Christmas Band: An Albion Christmas

An Albion Christmas The Albion Christmas Band Talking Elephant TECD060 (CD, UK, 24 October 2003)

Recorded at Woodworm Studios, Barford St Michael, Oxfordshire, in 2003;
Engineer: Paul Smith;
Design by Malcolm Holmes for Johnny Boy Productions

Musicians

Kellie While, vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards;
Simon Care, melodeon, drum, morris dancing;
Ashley Hutchings, vocals, acoustic bass guitar;
Simon Nicol, vocals, acoustic guitar, tambourine

Tracks

1. On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (Roud 597) (2.52)
2. Somerset Wassail (Roud 209) (2.47)
3. Gloucester Wassail (Roud 209) (3.17)
4. Here We Come A-Wassailing (Roud 209) (2.37)
5. Snow Falls (5.33)
   (featuring a poem by John Clare)
6. The Advent Polka / Saint Nick's Brawl (1.54)
7. My Father Played the Melodeon (2.04)
   (poem by Patrick Kavanagh)
8. Rejoice and Be Merry (The Gallery Carol) (3.29)
9. Sir Roger De Coverley (1.27)
10. The Wren Song (2.15)
11. The King (Roud 19109) (2.28)
12. Julian of Norwich (3.06)
13. Come Love Carolling (2.31)
14. Rebel Jesus (4.53)
15. Little Johnny England (3.57)
    (featuring an account of Cecil Sharp collecting his first morris dance)
16. Sweet Chiming Bells (Roud 936) (4.14)
17. Bell Tower Polka (1.36)

All tracks trad. arr. The Albion Christmas Band, except;
Track 5 John Tams (Mole Music);
Track 6 Simon Care (Copyright Control);
Track 8 trad. / Kellie While (Copyright Control);
Tracks 12, 13 Sydney Carter (Essex Music);
Track 14 Jackson Browne (Swallow Turn Music);
Track 15 trad. / Ashley Hutchings (Albino Music);
Track 17 Simon Care (Albino Music);