Songs of Christmas From the Alan Lomax Collection

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Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits
Recorded in
Symondsbury, near Bridport, Dorset, England (for the BBC): 1, 31, 21
Gingerland, Nevis, West Indies: 2
South Uist, Hebrides, Scotland: 10
Near Tuscaloosa, Alabama: 11
Aielli di Avezzano, Abruzzi: 12
Paramain, Upper Maraval, Trinidad: 15, 29
United Harp Musical Association annual convention, Fyffe, Alabama: 16
San Jose, Ibiza, Spain: 17, 18
Frederica, Georgia: 24, 25
Isle of Capri (Campagnia), Italy: 27
Pointe di Langorino (Ferrara), Emilia-Romagna: 28
Hillsville, Virginia: 30

Recorded in the 1940s by Dutch World Radio: 6
Recorded early 1950s from the Archive of the Folklore Institute of Rumania, Bucharest, Rumania: 20

Languages include:
English, Welsh, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Latin, French creoles, Catalan, Romanian, Italian (and varieties)

Annotation last modified on 2016-12-08 09:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Entrance of Father Christmas
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1951-12)
vocals:
Symondsbury Mummers ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1951-12)
Symondsbury Mummers1:01
2The Twelve Days of Christmas
recorded in:
Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (in 1955)
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1955)
vocals:
Bob Copper (in 1955) and Ron Copper (in 1955)
Bob & Ron Copper2:24
3Christmas Rhyme
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1957)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1957)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
spoken vocals:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor) (in 1957)
Ewan MacColl0:25
4The Motion Tune
recorded in:
Saint George Gingerland (Saint George Gingerland Parish), Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis (on 1962-07-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1962-07-11)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
chacha [chac-chac]:
James Powell (Caribbean musician, active 1960s) (on 1962-07-11)
fife:
David Freeman (Red Ants) (on 1962-07-11)
tambourine:
George Merchant (on 1962-07-11)
wind instruments [baha]:
William Freeman (Red Ants) (on 1962-07-11)
spoken vocals [speaker]:
Louis Hanley (on 1962-07-11) and Joseph Hobson (on 1962-07-11)
Red Ants2:17
5Mari Lywd Ceremony
recorded in:
Llangynwyd, Bridgend (Bridgend County Borough), Wales, United Kingdom (in 1954)
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1954)
vocals:
party ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1954) and David Thomas (British operatic bass) (in 1954)
David Thomas & party1:11
6Midwinter Horn Solo
horn [midwinter horn]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
unknown Dutch player0:44
7Aguinaldo
recorded in:
Valencia, Valencia (Province of Valencia), Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community), Spain (in 1952-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1952-07)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
baritone horn, clarinet and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1952-07)
vocals:
Jose Arrandia (in 1952-07), Jose Caldez (in 1952-07), Juan Martoell (in 1952-07) and Antonio Riurtos (in 1952-07)
Jose Caldez, Juan Martoell, Jose Arrandia & Antonio Riurtos2:44
8Tu scendi dalle stelle
recorded in:
Caggiano, Salerno, Campania, Italy (on 1955-01-05)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1955-01-05)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bagpipe [six palmi zamogna], shawm [double ciarmolla] and shawm [single ciarmolla]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-01-05)
oboe:
Francesco Navatta (on 1955-01-05)
performer:
Francesco Mingole (on 1955-01-05)
Caggiano pipers3:56
9A Warm Drink for the Baby
recording engineer:
Joan Halifax (in 1964-08)
vocals:
Séamus Ennis (in 1964-08)
Séamus Ennis2:12
10Taladh an Leinibh Losa
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1951)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Scottish Crofter group ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1951)
Scottish Crofter group1:14
11No Room at the Inn / Last Month of the Year
recorded in:
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10) and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States (on 1959-10-10)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-10)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
spoken vocals:
Vera Ward Hall (on 1959-10-10)
vocals:
Vera Ward Hall (on 1959-10-10)
Vera Ward Hall8:58
12Venite adoremus
recorded in:
Aielli, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy (on 1954-12-04)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1954-12-04)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
unidentified priest ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-12-04)
Unidentified priest, Abruzzi, Italy1:43
13Tan Tan
recorded in:
Lagartera, Toledo (Province of Toledo), Castilla-La Mancha (Castile-La Mancha), Spain (in 1952-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1952-12)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Manuela Morena (in 1952-12)
Manuela Morena2:09
14Shepherds Arise
recorded in:
Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom (in 1957)
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1957)
vocals:
Bob Copper (in 1957) and Ron Copper (in 1957)
Bob & Ron Copper2:26
15La Fils du Roi de Gloire
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1962-04-29)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Dicey Joseph (on 1962-04-29), Roderick Letren (on 1962-04-29) and Luke Romany (on 1962-04-29)
vocals:
Modestus Eugene (on 1962-04-29), Bill Felisi (on 1962-04-29), Isadore Francis (on 1962-04-29), P. Hennesy (on 1962-04-29), Austus Mendes (on 1962-04-29), Matilda Mendes (on 1962-04-29), John B. Nicholas (on 1962-04-29) and Clemencia St. Hilaire (on 1962-04-29)
Trinidadian Cantique singers3:59
16Sherburne
recorded in:
Fyffe, Alabama, United States (on 1959-09-12, on 1959-09-13)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-13)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
choir vocals:
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers (ensemble at the 56th annual United Sacred Harp Musical Association Singing Convention, September 1959, Fyffe, Alabama) (on 1959-09-12) and Sacred Harp singers (recorded for Columbia Records in Atlanta in 1928) (on 1959-09-13)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-09-12)
recording of:
Sherburne (on 1959-09-12)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate (in 1700)
composer:
Daniel Read (in 1783)
part of:
The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (number: 186)
Sacred Harp Singers51:46
17Caramiles
recorded in:
Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain (in 1952-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1952-07)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
castanets and percussion [espadin (swordblade)]:
Jose Cardona (Spanish folk) (in 1952-07) and Jose Mari Prats (in 1952-07)
pipe and tabor [flute and tabor drum]:
Miguel Bonat (in 1952-07)
vocals:
Jose Cardona (Spanish folk) (in 1952-07) and Jose Mari Prats (in 1952-07)
Jose Mari Prats, Jose Cardona & Miguel Bonat1:19
18Exit Tune from Midnight Mass
recorded in:
Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Spain (in 1952-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1952-07)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
castanets and percussion [espadin (swordblade)]:
Jose Cardona (Spanish folk) (in 1952-07) and Jose Mari Prats (in 1952-07)
pipe and tabor [flute and tabor drum]:
Miguel Bonat (in 1952-07)
vocals:
Jose Cardona (Spanish folk) (in 1952-07) and Jose Mari Prats (in 1952-07)
Jose Mari Prats, Jose Cardona & Miguel Bonat0:53
19Las doce por la Virgen
recorded in:
Lagartera, Toledo (Province of Toledo), Castilla-La Mancha (Castile-La Mancha), Spain (in 1952-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (in 1952-12)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
friction drum [ximbomba]:
Antonio Moreno Catrava (in 1952-12)
vocals:
Julio Ramos Polo (in 1952-12)
Julio Ramos Polo3:04
20Rumanian Midwinter Carol
recorded in:
Hunedoara (Hunedoara County), Romania
membranophone [duba drum]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
local group, Hunedoara, Rumania1:00
21Singing the Travels
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1950)
vocals:
Tom Eveleigh (in 1950)
Tom Eveleigh1:11
22The Gower Wassail Song
recorded in:
Padstow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom (in 1957)
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1957)
vocals:
Charley Bate (in 1957)
Charley Bate2:44
23Mari Lywd Description & Farewell Verse
recorded in:
Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1954)
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1954)
spoken vocals:
Margaretta Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Margaretta Thomas (in 1954)
Margaretta Thomas1:11
24Walk Billy Abbot
recorded in:
Glynn County, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11) and St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer and field recordings:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Willis Proctor
vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer), Georgia Sea Island Singers (on 1960-04-11) and Willis Proctor (on 1960-04-11)
Willis Proctor and the Georgia Sea Island Singers1:26
25O Day
recorded in:
Glynn County, Georgia, United States (on 1960-04-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1960-04-11)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Bessie Jones (on 1960-04-11)
vocals:
Georgia Sea Island Singers (on 1960-04-11)
Bessie Jones and The Georgia Sea Island Singers2:15
26Conch Shell Horn on New Year's Eve in Positano, Italy
recorded in:
Positano, Salerno, Campania, Italy (on 1954-12-31)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1954-12-31)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
conch [conch shell horn]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-12-31)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
unidentified participants0:57
27New Year’s Day Tarentella
recorded in:
Capri, Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1955-01-01)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1955-01-01)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
accordion [three accordions], bass drum, castanets [four pairs of castanets], clarinet, cymbal [cymbal], friction drum [two friction drums], percussion [scetaraine (clappers)] and tambourine [eight tambourines]:
Putipu Band of Capri ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-01-01)
percussion [tra-tra (scraper)], percussion [two triccaballache (three-balled clappers)], background vocals, lead vocals and spoken vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1955-01-01)
Putipu Band of Capri1:48
28Capo d’anno
recorded in:
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (on 1954-11-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1954-11-11)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Alberino Zannachi (on 1954-11-11)
vocals:
Mario Pesanti, Otello Beccheri (on 1954-11-11), Alberico Bosco (on 1954-11-11), Luigi Boscolo (on 1954-11-11), S. Boscolo (on 1954-11-11), Battista Crepaldi (on 1954-11-11), Valentino Crepaldi (on 1954-11-11), Armando Dorini (on 1954-11-11), Giuesppe Forsatti (on 1954-11-11), Gino Forsetti (on 1954-11-11), Giuseppi Pavanatti (on 1954-11-11) and Luigi Zanninello (on 1954-11-11)
Pointe Langarino group5:13
29Bon nouvelle
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1962-04-29)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
lead vocals:
Dicey Joseph (on 1962-04-29), Roderick Letren (on 1962-04-29) and Luke Romany (on 1962-04-29)
vocals:
Bill Felisi, Modestus Eugene (on 1962-04-29), Isadore Francis (on 1962-04-29), P. Hennesy (on 1962-04-29), Austus Mendes (on 1962-04-29), Matilda Mendes (on 1962-04-29), John B. Nicholas (on 1962-04-29) and Clemencia St. Hilaire (on 1962-04-29)
Trinidadian Cantique singers3:57
30Breaking Up Christmas
recorded in:
Carroll County, Virginia, United States (on 1959-08-28)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-08-28)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-08-28)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
banjo:
Rufus Quesinberry (on 1959-08-28)
fiddle:
Norman Edmonds (on 1959-08-28)
guitar:
Paul Edmonds (The Old Timers) (on 1959-08-28)
recording of:
Breaking Up Christmas (on 1959-08-28)
writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Norman Edmonds2:00
31Conclusion of Symondsbury Mummer’s Play
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) (in 1951-12)
vocals:
Symondsbury Mummers ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1951-12)
Symondsbury Mummers0:10

Credits

Release

photography:Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
George Pickow (photographer)
Ruby Pickens Tartt
liner notes:Matthew Barton (editor)
Ellen Harold (editor)
producer:Anna L. Chairetakis
Jeffrey A. Greenberg
editor:Matthew Barton (editor)
mastering:Phil Klum
Steve Rosenthal
compiler:Matthew Barton (editor)
ASIN:US: B0012JEQ8K [info]

Release group

part of:The Alan Lomax Collection (order: 6)