Matachin (album)
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Matachin is the second album by Bellowhead, released on 22 September 2008. Its title refers, to 'An old dance with swords, masks and bucklers; a sword dance' that may have influenced the Costwold morris dance.[1] It has been described as "...a magnificently murky and rum-sodden collection of 11 traditional and original songs from the 11 piece band who defy easy categorisation".[2]
Personnel
- Jon Boden - lead vocals , fiddle, anglo-concertina
- Benji Kirkpatrick - guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo
- John Spiers - melodeon, anglo-concertina
- Andy Mellon - trumpet
- Justin Thurgur - trombone
- Brendan Kelly - saxophone, bass clarinet
- Gideon Juckes - helicon
- Pete Flood - percussion
- Rachael McShane - cello, fiddle
- Paul Sartin - fiddle, oboe
- Sam Sweeney - fiddle, pipes
Track listing
- Fakenham Fair (Trad arr. Boden)
- Roll Her Down The Bay (Trad arr. Flood)
- Vignette I (Trad arr. Boden, Sweeney, MacShane)
- I Drew My Ship Across The Harbour (Trad arr. Jon Boden)
- Kafoozalum/The Priest's Miss (Trad arr. Kirkpatrick and Mellon / Kirkpatrick and Mellon)
- Cholera Camp (Words: Kipling; Music: Bellamy arr. Flood)
- Vignette II (Trad arr. Boden)
- Whiskey Is The Life Of Man (Trad arr. Boden)
- Spectre Review (Words: Zedlitz; Music: trad arr. Flood)
- Widow's Curse (Trad arr. Flood)
- Bruton Town (Trad arr. Thurgur)
- Trip To Bucharest/The Flight Of The Folk Mutants Parts 1 & 2 (MacShane/Boden)
- Vignette III (Trad arr. Flood)
References
- ^ Matachin sleeve notes
- ^ http://www.bellowhead.co.uk/