Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ceremonial Folk Songs

by The Watersons

Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ceremonial Folk Songs cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1965
  • Label: Topic
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 29:42
  • Community rating: 4.12/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: A. L. Lloyd, John Adams, Ray Hagerty, Bill Leader, William S. Harvey

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Hull family group of Norma, Elaine, Lal and Mike Waterson sang fourteen ceremonial songs ordered by the turning seasons, recorded by Bill Leader. 'Frost and Fire' was named folk album of the year by Melody Maker and remains the benchmark for unaccompanied English harmony singing.

Genres

Descriptors: communal, traditional, folk, acoustic, choral

Tracklist

  1. Here We Come A-Wassailing (1:24)
  2. The Derby Ram (2:34)
  3. Jolly Old Hawk (1:05)
  4. Pace-Egging Song (3:11)
  5. Seven Virgins Or The Leaves Of Life (2:07)
  6. The Holly Bears A Berry (2:30)
  7. Hal-An-Tow (2:05)
  8. Earsdon Sword Dance Song (2:58)
  9. John Barleycorn (3:17)
  10. Harvest Song: We Gets Up In The Morn (1:15)
  11. Souling Song (1:27)
  12. Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand (1:47)
  13. Herod And The Cock (1:00)
  14. Wassail Song (3:02)

Credits

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