Rise Up Like the Sun

by The Albion Band

Rise Up Like the Sun cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: Harvest
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Simon Nicol, Martin Carthy, Joe Boyd, Pete Bullock, Dave Bristow, Dave Mattacks, Ric Sanders, John Tams, Richard Thompson, Julie Covington, Michael Gregory, Linda Thompson, Graeme Taylor, Philip Pickett, Andy Fairweather-Low, Ashley Hutchings, Pat Donaldson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A monumental achievement in electric folk, this record boldly reinterprets traditional English songs with muscular rhythm sections and synthesizer textures. 'Rise Up Like the Sun' boasts contributions from luminaries like Richard Thompson, effectively modernizing archaic folklore for a contemporary rock audience.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, acoustic, confessional, self-discovery, ballad, traditional, ensemble, guitars, dance

Tracklist

  1. Ragged Heroes
  2. Poor Old Horse
  3. Afro Blue
  4. Danse Royale
  5. Ampleforth
  6. Lay Me Low
  7. Time To Ring Some Changes
  8. House In The Country
  9. The Primrose
  10. Gresford Disaster

Credits

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