Budget The Watersons – Frost & Fire  A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs [Vinyl]

The Watersons – The Watersons – Frost & FireA Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs [Vinyl]
Barcode: 714822940047

45rpm re-pressing of classic Topic Records album unavailable on vinyl since 1967

Ground zero for anyone discovering English folk song and culture
Tradfolk
These are vital, transcendent recordings.Essential listening
Living Tradition

Originally released on Topic in 1965, Frost And Fire : A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs was the debut album by The Watersons,
a fledgling folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. Comprised of Norma, Mike, and Lal (Elaine) Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison,they performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment, their distinctive sound emanating entirely from their closely woven harmonies. Recorded by Bill Leader in the back room of his Camden Town flat and produced by Tony Engle, Frost And Fire became Melody Maker magazines Album Of The Year (a rarity for a debut album).Its since gone on to be a staple of every folk collection worth its salt and inspired generations of close harmony singers.

Now re-released in the original sleeve (with minor adaptions for 2022) and featuring A.L. Lloyds extensive track-by-track sleeve notes, this new vinyl pressing has been cut at 45rpm for optimal sound quality.

First hearing the Watersons live was a shock, a revelation. Their voices and their musicality were unique. Raw, passionate and brilliant, and so were they. Their musical instincts were perfect and they redefined the possibilities of the British folk scene, they had somehow opened a door wide and it’s still open. Home grown, international, and pure magic.
– Anne Briggs 2018

SIDE ONE 1Here We Come A-Wassailing 2The Derby Ram 3Jolly Old Hawk 4Pace-Egging Song 5Seven Virgins (The Leaves of Life) 6The Holly Bears a Berry 7Hal-An-TowSIDE TWO 8Earsdon Sword Dance Song 9John Barleycorn 10Harvest Song: We Gets Up in the Morn 11Souling Song 12Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand 13Herod & the Cock 14Wassail Song

• Format Detail: LP
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: Folk