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Joy Illimited
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Joy Illimited Winter WonderBand WWB001 (2 CD/2 LP, UK, 1 December 2025) |
Produced by Stuart Bruce and Winter WonderBand;
Recorded by Milo Ferreira-Hayes live at Bert Jansch Studio, Frome, UK, on 14 and 15 December 2023;
Live tracks recorded by Ed Norman and Stuart Bruce at Chapel Arts, Bath, UK on 13 December 2023;
Mixed and mastered by Stuart Bruce, Bruce Audio, Box, UK;
Artwork “The Darkling Thrush” by Catherine Hyde;
Design by Martin Rowsell at Simply Marvellous Creative
Folking.com review by Dai Jeffries
Musicians
Maclaine Colston: vocals, hammered dulcimer, djembe, finger cymbals, jingle bells;
Jennifer Crook: vocals, lever harp, acoustic guitar, string of bells;
Beth Porter: vocals, cello, treble recorders, ukelele, kalimba;
Saul Rose: vocals, diatonic button accordions, floor tom, jingle bells
with
Stuart Bruce: calabass, bass drum, drum kit, tambourine
Tracks
CD 1
- The Darkling Thrush (5.31)
- The Darkest Midnight in December (Roud 22096) (4.00)
- Shepherds Are the Cleverest Lads (Roud 284) (3.26)
- Lady Marian (1.48)
- Apples (3.01)
- The Exiles Jig (2.42)
- Soul Cake (Roud 304) / Reel à Bouche (7.07)
- The Gower Wassail (Roud 209) (3.56)
- The Coventry Carol (Roud 19028) (5.11)
- Mrs Saggs (4.57)
- The Gallant Poacher (Roud 793; Laws L14) (3.50)
- Slow Down December (4.04)
- New Year‘s Eve (3.48)
- Last Christmas (5.30)
- Fairytale of New York (5.11)
CD 2: Live
- Soul Cake (Roud 304) / Reel à Bouche (7.33)
- Shepherds Are the Cleverest Lads (Roud 284) (3.29)
- The Darkling Thrush (5.37)
- For Love Lane (4.36)
- New Year‘s Eve (4.36)
- Fairytale of New York (5.45)
All songs and tunes trad. arranged by Winter WonderBand except
Tracks 1, 18 Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), Jennifer Crook;
Track 4 Ciaron Brennan;
Tracks 5, 12 Jennifer Crook;
Track 10 Chris Wood;
Tracks 13, 20 Boo Hewerdine;
Track 14 George Michael;
Tracks 15, 21 Shane McGowan, Jem Finer;
Track 19 Maclaine Colston, Saul Rose