Various Artists / Blodeugerdd: Song Of The Flowers
Album: Blodeugerdd: Song Of The Flowers   Collection:World
Artist:Various Artists   Added:Sep 2009
Label:Smithsonian/Folkways  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-10-04 Pull Date: 2009-12-06 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Nov 22 Oct 25 Oct 18 Oct 11
Airplays: 1 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 17, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
Pennsylvania Song/Fond Heart
4. Oct 13, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
The Lark's Estample
2. Oct 24, 2009: Music Casserole
The Man And His Steed
5. Oct 06, 2009: Everyday Commotion
The Lark's Estample
3. Oct 20, 2009: At the Cafe Bohemian
The Man And His Steed

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2009-09-29
A compilation of Welsh folk music. Wonderful performances with lots of nostalgia, love of country, and tradition. Both instrumental and vocal tracks (all vocals in Welsh (track #8 has some spoken word in English as well). Great notes too. Really solid, interesting stuff.

*1. Delicate female vocals, downtempo & gently sad.
*2. Rich, elegant pipes and & fiddle. Midtempo, like a medieval dance.
3. Slow and sad male vocals & solo harp. Heartbreaking.
4. Slow concertina/flute/guitar instrumental. Emotional and tragic.
*5. A capella female vocal. Slow and moving. So beautiful.
6. Flute/fiddle duet. Midtempo and stately w/a regal air.
*7. A capella male vocal, rough and atmospheric. Slow, dramatic.
*8. Spoken word, solo fiddle slow/mid w/a rich melody.
9. Harp & trumpet. Slow w/delicate touch & rich with tragedy.
10. Voice, fiddle & guitar. Down/midtempo and sweet.
*11. Harp & fiddle duet. A bright toe-tapper w/a slight air of sadness.
12. Medley of flute duets. Mid/uptempo w/an unvarnished sweetness.
13. Slow and sweet male vocals, fiddle, harp. Reflective and warm.
*14. Slow w/rich, warm female vocals. Lovely harmonies.

Track Listing
 ArtistTrack Name
1. Hopkin, Mary Gentle Bird
2. Summers, Anne Marie/Helen Wilding The Lark's Estample
3. Jones, Ceri My Lover Is In Pontypridd
4. Morgan, John/Diarmuid Johnson/Chris Grooms Pennsylvania Song/Fond Heart
5. Griffiths, Linda Put Your Hand
6. Ahston, Ceri & Catrin Abergenni/Pont Caerodor
7. Huws, Daniel Pluggain Carol
8. Cooper, Christine Losing The Nightengale
9. Rhydderch, Llio/Tomos Williams My Lover's Grave
10. Heurig, Cass/Nial Cain Courting In The Woods Medley
11. Cooper, Jo/Elin Lloyd The Man And His Steed
12. Hammond, Jem/Tom Scott The Drunkard Medley
13. Boyce, Max/Christine Cooper/Llio Rhydderch Longing
14. Murphy, Julie/Sille Ilves/Martin Leamdin Beautiful Lisa, Girl From Llanrisant