Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band
Country of origin:
England
Type of music generally:
Traditional hymns, carols, tavern songs
Status:
Most recent release, Carols at Christmas (seasonal, 1998)
See also:
Maddy Prior's siteWikipedia's entry on Maddy Prior
The Ectophiles' Guide pages for Maddy Prior's other projects: Maddy Prior's solo work, Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters, Tim Hart & Maddy Prior
Comparisons:
Somewhat like other projects Maddy Prior has done, but more traditional-sounding than Steeleye Span. Sometimes rather like some of The Chieftains' work
Covers/own material:
Traditional
General comments:
The Carnival Band and Maddy Prior both have separate careers and we originally brought together for a BBC Christmas program (A Tapestry Of Carols comes from this) and they continued to get together for performances and recordings. The combination of Maddy Prior's evocative voice and The Carnival Band's traditional (mostly done on traditional instruments) music is a lovely one, especially in the hymns and carols they do together. (Neile)
Recommended first album:
Any
Recordings:
- A Tapestry Of Carols (seasonal, 1987)
- Sing Lustily & With Good Courage (seasonal, 1990)
- Carols & Capers (seasonal, 1991)
- Hang Up Sorrow And Care (seasonal, 1996)
- Carols at Christmas (seasonal, 1998)
Sing Lustily & With Good Courage
Release info:
1990—Saydisc Records—CD-SDL 383
Availability:
Available in the U.K. and in the U.S. as an import
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended for those who like traditional music and hymns
Group members:
Maddy Prior—vocals
The Carnival Band:
Bill Badley—lute, guitar, steel-string guitar, mandolin, mandocello, banjo, vocals
Charles Fullbrook—tabors, side drum, bass drums, duymbals, wood blocks, cowbell, vocals
"Jub"—double bass
Giles Lewin—violin, recorder, vocals
Andy Watts—curtal, bassoon, clarinet in C, recorder, vocals
Produced by:
Gef Lucena and David Wilkins
Comments:
got this one a while back, quite good, fun stuff...(sspan)
Hang Up Sorrow And Care
Release info:
1996
Availability:
Available in the U.K. and in the U.S. as an import
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended for those who like traditional music
Group members:
Maddy Prior—vocals
The Carnival Band:
Bill Badley—lute, baroque guitar, acoustic and electric modern guitars, banjo, mandolin, vocals
Jub Davis—double bass, vocals
Giles Lewin—violin, recorder, hoboy, mandolin, vocals
Rafaello Mizraki—drums, percussion, 'cello, Hammond organ, vocals
Andy Watts—Flemish bagpipes, shalmes, curtals, recorders, melodica, kazoo, vocals
Produced by:
Andrew Watts & Bill Badley
Comments:
Lots of fun, her voice is as good as ever, and they sound like they had a blast recording it! (cjmacs@micronet.net)
