℗ 2022 Albion
| Released | April 22, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 00m 32s |
| Record Label | Albion |
| Catalogue No. | ALBCD045 |
| Genre | Classical (Art Song) |
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs, Vol. 4
Nicky Spence, William Vann, Mary Bevan, Roderick Williams
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Folksongs for Schools (Excerpts)
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1.1
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No. 1, The Jolly Ploughboy (Version for Solo Voice & Piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; William Vann |
0:57 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2, The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (Version for Solo Voice & Piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Mary Bevan; William Vann |
1:53 | |||
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No. 3, Servant Man and Husbandman
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
3:57 | |||
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1.4
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The Turtle Dove (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Voice & Piano)
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
2:59 | |||
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15 Folksongs from Newfoundland (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Voice & Piano)
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1.5
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No. 1, Sweet William's Ghost
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Mary Bevan; William Vann |
6:23 | |||
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1.6
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No. 2, The Cruel Mother
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; William Vann |
2:53 | |||
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1.7
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No. 3, The Gypsy Laddie
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
1:56 | |||
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1.8
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No. 4, The Bloody Gardener
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; William Vann |
4:04 | |||
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1.9
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No. 5, The Bonny Banks of Virgie-O
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
4:14 | |||
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1.10
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No. 6, Earl Brand
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
3:30 | |||
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1.11
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No. 7, Lord Akeman
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; William Vann |
8:23 | |||
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1.12
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No. 8, The Lover's Ghost
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Mary Bevan; William Vann |
3:07 | |||
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1.13
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No. 9, She's Like the Swallow
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
2:16 | |||
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1.14
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No. 10, The Maiden's Lament
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Mary Bevan; William Vann |
1:56 | |||
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1.15
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No. 11, Proud Nancy
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Roderick Williams; William Vann |
2:55 | |||
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1.16
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No. 12, The Morning Dew
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Mary Bevan; William Vann |
1:36 | |||
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No. 13, The Winter's Gone and Past
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Mary Bevan; William Vann |
2:42 | |||
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No. 14, The Cuckoo
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; William Vann |
1:37 | |||
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No. 15, Young Floro
Traditional; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Nicky Spence; William Vann |
3:14 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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This is the fourth and final volume in a series of albums recording all 81 of the folk songs in English that Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged for voice and piano or violin. 57 songs have not previously been recorded in these arrangements. This album has 19 tracks including 13 world premières. All but four of the songs were collected by Maud Karpeles in Newfoundland in 1929 and 1930. When she got back, she and Vaughan Williams spent some hours going through everything that she had found, selecting the 15 songs presented here - with an emphasis, it seems, on the sadder songs. As a result, many people will find this the most enjoyable album of the set. Maud Karpeles said that her life would have been worthwhile if collecting 'She’s Like the Swallow' had been all that she had done. Jonathan Woolf wrote on Musicweb International: ‘This marvellous series is full of discovery and a genuine sense of engagement with the medium. When we have the final volume we’ll have a compact body of foundational folklore that will prove of enduring value to the VW lover.’
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Albion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.85 -8.88 to -2.14 | -29.43 -32.95 to -26.31 | -25.71 -29.00 to -22.60 | 15 13 to 17 | |
| 1 | No. 1, The Jolly Ploughboy (Version for Solo Voice & Piano) | -8.27 | -28.14 | -24.3 | 14 |
| 2 | No. 2, The Cuckoo and the Nightingale (Version for Solo Voice & Piano) | -5.55 | -29.65 | -26.1 | 15 |
| 3 | No. 3, Servant Man and Husbandman | -5.01 | -28.29 | -24.6 | 16 |
| 4 | The Turtle Dove (Arr. R. Vaughan Williams for Voice & Piano) | -6.56 | -30.65 | -27.1 | 15 |
| 5 | No. 1, Sweet William's Ghost | -4.98 | -29.02 | -25.2 | 14 |
| 6 | No. 2, The Cruel Mother | -7.08 | -30.30 | -27.0 | 16 |
| 7 | No. 3, The Gypsy Laddie | -5.49 | -28.33 | -25.0 | 16 |
| 8 | No. 4, The Bloody Gardener | -5.47 | -29.58 | -25.7 | 17 |
| 9 | No. 5, The Bonny Banks of Virgie-O | -3.65 | -26.31 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 10 | No. 6, Earl Brand | -5.64 | -28.81 | -25.3 | 16 |
| 11 | No. 7, Lord Akeman | -7.11 | -29.61 | -25.7 | 15 |
| 12 | No. 8, The Lover's Ghost | -2.55 | -29.70 | -26.1 | 16 |
| 13 | No. 9, She's Like the Swallow | -8.63 | -31.77 | -28.4 | 14 |
| 14 | No. 10, The Maiden's Lament | -5.00 | -30.00 | -24.9 | 13 |
| 15 | No. 11, Proud Nancy | -5.40 | -28.79 | -25.7 | 17 |
| 16 | No. 12, The Morning Dew | -4.96 | -26.33 | -23.1 | 13 |
| 17 | No. 13, The Winter's Gone and Past | -2.14 | -28.43 | -24.1 | 14 |
| 18 | No. 14, The Cuckoo | -8.72 | -32.95 | -29.0 | 16 |
| 19 | No. 15, Young Floro | -8.88 | -32.49 | -28.6 | 14 |