The Albion Band - A Christmas Present From The Albion Band album flac

The Albion Band, also known as The Albion Country Band, The Albion Dance Band, and The Albion Christmas Band, were a British folk rock band, originally brought together and led by musician Ashley Hutchings. Generally considered one of the most important groupings in the genre, it has contained or been associated with a large proportion of major English folk performers in its long and fluid history.

CD 1. 1. In the Bleak Midwinter. 2. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day. length: 2:25. 3. Extract From Philip Stubbes’ Anatomie of Abuses , 1583. 4. The Official Branle (Ding Dong Merrily on High). 6. Christmas Must Be Tonight, Bells of Paradise & I Sing of a Main. 7. Extract From Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

History of Christmas. The Wild Heads of the Parish. 5. Jockey To the Fair. While Shepherds Watched. 9. Lumps of Plum Pudding. 12. First World War Medley. 13. Run, Rudolph, Run. The Albion Band.

After the warm reception of their 2005 album Albion were a regular entry in radio broadcasts, while also getting interviewed numerous times for well-known magazines and stations. A good opportunity for them to republish their first couple of albums with a 2-CD offering, entitled ''Remake'' and released in 2006. By the end of the year they started.

Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band. The Albion Bands Audio and Video. The Albion Bands BBC Sessions. The Guv'nor's Big Birthday Bash. Talking Elephant Records TECD169 November 2010 (UK). The Official Branle. History Of Christmas.