The Cries of London - The Cruel Mother

The Cries of London - The Cruel Mother
and other English Ballads and Folk Songs
The Deller Consort, Ambrosian Singers, London Chambers Players - Alfred Deller, cond.; The Deller Consort - Alfred Deller, dir.
Vanguard Classics 08 5072 71 [CD, European market]
Vanguard Classics 300 331-2 [CD, France]

Contents:

    The Cries of London

    John Cobb, (ed. D. Stevens)
  1. These are the Cries of London Town

    2. Thomas Ravenscroft, (ed. D. Stevens)
  2. New Oysters

    3. Richard Dering, (ed. D. Stevens)
  3. The Cries of London

    4. Thomas Ravencroft, (ed. D. Stevens):
  4. A Bellman's song
  5. New Oysters
  6. The Painter's Song

    7. Richard Dering, (ed. H. Purcell)
  7. Country Cries

    8. Anon., (ed. D. Stevens)
  8. A Quart a Penny
  9. I Can Mend Your Tubs and Pails

    10. Edmund Nelham, (ed. D. Stevens)
  10. Have You any Work for the Tinker

    11. Thomas Ravencroft, (ed. D. Stevens)
  11. Brooms for Old Shoes

    12. Thomas Weelkes, (ed. J. Noble)
  12. The Cries of London

    13. The Cruel Mother

    Anon., from various collections:
  13. When Cockleshells Turn Silver Bells
  14. An Eriskay Love Lilt
  15. Peggy Ramsay
  16. Bushes and Briars
  17. Brigg Fair
  18. The Cruel Mother
  19. A Sweet Country Life
  20. The Bitter Withy
  21. Lang A-Growing
  22. The Lover's Ghost
  23. Lovely Joan
  24. She Moved Through the Fair
  25. A Brisk Young Lad he Courted Me
  26. Geordie

Playing time: 78' 15"

Performers:
[1]-[12] The Deller Consort [Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), April Cantelo (soprano), Wilfred Brown (tenor)], Ambrosian Singers, London Chambers Players - Alfred Deller, cond.
[13]-[26] The Deller Consort [Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), Eileen Poulter (soprano), Mary Thomas (soprano), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Gerald English (tenor), Maurice Bevan (baritone), Geoffrey Coleby (bass)] & Desmond Dupré (lute) - Alfred Deller, dir.

Recording site and date:
[1]-[12] Europe [1956]
[13]-[26] Europe [1959]
Rel.: 1994 [CD]

Excerpts from (original LP release):
[1]-[12] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 563 The Cries of London
[13]-[26] Vanguard VRS 1073 The Cruel Mother and other English Ballads and Folksongs

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 420-180 (november 1995)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

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Pierre-F. Roberge