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Formats and Editions
1. Swinton May Song, The
2. Installation, The
3. Brisk Young Widow, A
4. Maid of Australia, The
5. Bill Driver's Quickstep/Maiden Lane
6. Game of All Fours, The
7. Happy Hours
8. Queen's Birthday/New Whitehall/Dick's Maggot, The
9. Flame of Fire
10. Marriage Vow, The
11. Streams of Lovely Nancy, The
12. Belle Jeanette/Billy Harrison's Father's Polka, La
13. Limbo
14. Duke of Wellington's March, The
More Info:
This English folk supergroup is led by Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick, key members of the major folk acts of the 1960s and 1970s - Steeleye Span, the Richard Thompson Band, the Waterson's & the Albion Band. Brass Monkey's "deep English sound" - brass and percussion arranged with acoustic folk instruments - is totally unique, giving them an identity all their own. "Flame of Fire" is a technical tour de force and a fantastic collection of songs and tunes, some of which go back to John Playford's "English Dancing Master" of 1651. This gives the album a crossover appeal to lovers of classical and early music without betraying it's earthy folk roots.
