Nowell Sing We Clear

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Nowell Sing We Clear
Years active 1975—
Label(s) Golden Hind Music
Associated acts Roberts and Barrand
Website Nowell Sing We Clear
Members
John Roberts
Tony Barrand
Fred Breunig
Steve Woodruff

Nowell Sing We Clear is a four member musical group that performs an annual yuletide concert series. They have also released a series of related albums.

The concerts consist of yuletide stories and music, and often include a Mummers Play.

The group consists of John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Fred Breunig, and Steve Woodruff.

Breunig and Woodruff, also appeared as guest artists on the 1977 Roberts and Barrand album Dark Ships in the Forest.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Nowell Sing We Clear (1977)

  1. "The Truth From Above/Masters in this Hall"
  2. "The Holly and the Ivy"
  3. "Joys Seven"
  4. "King Pharim"
  5. "Coventry Carol"
  6. "Familiar Carol Medley"
  7. "The Cherry Tree Carol"
  8. "Sussex Carol"
  9. "Somerset Wassail"
  10. "The Boar's Head Carol"
  11. "Divers and Lazarus"
  12. "The Bitter Withy"
  13. "An Orkney New Year's Carol"
  14. "Sword Dance Tunes from the Village of Sleights"
  15. "Rise Up, Jock!"

[edit] To Welcome In The Spring (1980)

This album consists of New Years and spring themed recordings.

  1. "Candlemas Eve"
  2. "Mothering Sunday"
  3. "Gabriel's Message"
  4. "All In The Morning"
  5. "The Merchant's Carol"
  6. "The Leaves of Life (or The Seven Virgins)"
  7. "The Lamb of God"
  8. "My Dancing Day"
  9. "The Sound Of The Drum/Ninety-Five"
  10. "The Month Of May"
  11. "Country Dance Medley: Trip to Paris/Knole Park"
  12. "The Moon Shines Bright (or The Bellman's Song)"
  13. "The Football Match"
  14. "The Whitsun Song"
  15. "Come Lasses And Lads/Packington's Pound"
  16. "Northhill May Song"

[edit] The Second Nowell (1981)

  1. "The Cutty Wren"
  2. "Six Jolly Miners"
  3. "Medley of Long Sword Tunes from the Village of Grenoside and Ampleforth"
  4. "Milford"
  5. "A Child This Day Is Born"
  6. "While Shepherds Watched"
  7. "Lord of the Dance"
  8. "The Praise of Christmas"
  9. "Green Grow the Rushes, O"
  10. "Gloucestershire Wassail"
  11. "Sherburne"
  12. "Apple Tree Wassail, The Derby Ram"
  13. "The Wren (The King)"

[edit] Nowell Sing We Clear, Vol. 3 (1985)

  1. "Masters in this Hall"
  2. "Star in the East"
  3. "The Carnal and the Crane/King Herod and the Cock/The Miraculous Harvest"
  4. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
  5. "Leaping and Dancing"
  6. "Sherbourne (original version)"
  7. "Gower Wassail"
  8. "Kris Kringle"
  9. "Winter/Spring"
  10. "Flower Carol"
  11. "Green Grow'th the Holly"
  12. "Morris and Sword Tune Medley"
  13. "Carol for New Year's Day"

[edit] Nowell Sing We Four (1988)

Also known as Nowell Sing We Clear, Vol. 4

  1. "The Boys' Carol"
  2. "The Cherry Tree Carol"
  3. "Carol (While Shepherds Watched)"
  4. "Come and I Will Sing You"
  5. "Hunting the Wren/The Wren Boys' Song"
  6. "Over the Hill and Over the Dale"
  7. "Old Christmas/Shooting Recitation"
  8. "The Ram Song"
  9. "Welladay (Christmas Lamentation)"
  10. "Boar's Head Carol"
  11. "The Praise of Christmas"
  12. "The Rag Dance Song (La GuignolŽe)/Pays D'Haut"
  13. "Rolling Downward"

[edit] The Best of… Sing We Clear (1989)

  1. "A Child This Day Is Born"
  2. "While Shepherds Watched"
  3. "Leaping And Dancing"
  4. "The Cherry Tree Carol"
  5. "Sussex Carol"
  6. "The Carnal And The Crane/King Herod And The Cock/The Miraculous Harvest"
  7. "Coventry Carol"
  8. "The Bitter Withy"
  9. "The Holly And The Ivy"
  10. "Green Grow'th The Holly"
  11. "Winter/Spring"
  12. "Rise Up Jock" (Bob Pegg)
  13. "Gower Wassail"
  14. "Gloucestershire Wassail"
  15. "Apple Tree Wassail/The Derby Ram"
  16. "Sherburne" ("Original" Version)
  17. "Kris Kringle"
  18. "The Cutty Wren"
  19. "An Orkney New Year's Carol"
  20. "Carol For New Year's Day"
  21. "The Wren" (The King)
  22. "Lord Of The Dance" (Sydney Carter)

[edit] Hail Smiling Morn! (1995)

  1. "Sail Smiling Morn"
  2. "Sweet Chiming Bells"
  3. "Old Foster"
  4. "The Holly and the Ivy"
  5. "Shepherds Arise"
  6. "Old Christmas Return'd"
  7. "Jacob's Well"
  8. "March of the Kings"
  9. "I Saw Three Ships"
  10. "The Joys of Mary"
  11. "The Bitter Withy"
  12. "Carol of the Creatures"
  13. "Hail Happy Morn"
  14. "The Cutty Wren"
  15. "Here We Come A-Wassailing/We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
  16. "Carol for the New Year"

[edit] As featured performers in an anthology:

  • A Christmas Celtic Sojourn – Rounder Records (2001)

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