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John Barleycorn Reborn: Rebirth (2cd)
The double-edged nature of the harvest season can be both a blessing and a burden; a vision of superabundant excess than cant possibly be consumed before it rots. Our pre-industrial forebears expended considerable time and energy on conserving some of autumns bounty against the scarcity of winter. yet somehow, people would survive to till their fields again the following spring. The compilers of the first John Barleycorn Reborn compilation, released in 2007, faced a similar embarrassment of riches - a testament both to English folk heritage and the health of the contemporary folk music scene. So here we have the second crop from that original sowing. Originally released for download only, now finally available as a stunning double CD, with every track completely remastered to the highest quality. 33 tracks from the cream of current dark British Folk music. Tracks: Disc 1: 1. Magpiety - 'The Rolling Of The Stones' | 2. The Story - 'All Hallow's Eve' | 3. Telling The Bees - 'Wood' | 4. David A Jaycock - 'Bonny Jaycock Turner' | 5. Yealand Redmayne - 'Oh My Boy, My Bonny Boy' | 6. Charlotte Greig And Johan Asherton - 'The Bold Fisherman' | 7. Steve Tyler - 'Tierceron'| 8. The Wendigo - 'The Wendigo' | 9. The Owl Service - 'Wake The Vaulted Echo (Tigon Mix by RAF)' | 10. Far Black Furlong - 'The East Room V' | 11. Xenis Emputae Travelling Band - 'Brightening Dew' | 12. Sedayne - 'Corvus Monedula' | 13. The Straw Bear Band - 'Bear Ghost' | 14. Novemthree - 'Scythe To The Grass' | 15. Paul Newman - 'Lavondyss' | 16. James Reid - 'Kingfisher Blue' | 17. JefvTaon - '(Digging The) Midnight Silver' | 18. Wooden Spoon - 'Children's Soul' | 19. The Big Eyes Family Players - 'A Dream Of Fires'. Disc 2: 1. Sungod - 'Improvisation At Kilpeck, June 2007' | 2. Clive Powell - 'Ca The Horse, Me Marra' | 3. Mac Henderson Of Grand Union Morris - 'Jack In The Green' | 4. Cunnan - 'Seven Sleepers, Seven Sorrows' | 5. Orchis - 'The Silkie' | 6. Twelve Thousand Days - 'Thistles' | 7. Novemthree - 'Harvest Dance' | 8. James Reid - 'Elder' | 9. Mary Jane - 'When I Was In My Prime' | 10. Daughters Of Elvin - 'Ognor Mi Trovo' | 11. Misericordia - 'De Poni Amor A Me' | 12. Venereum Arvum - 'Child 102 (Lily Flower Mix)' | 13. The Anvil - 'John Barleycorn Must Live' | 14. Sunshine Coding - 'The Old Way'.