The Imagined Village

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The Imagined Village
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released 2007
Recorded 2007
Genre Folk rock
Label Real World Records
Producer Virgin Records

The Imagined Village is a project spearheaded by Simon Emmerson of the Afro Celt Sound System. The project includes an album by various artists on Real World Records. Some of the songs are modern re-interpretations of traditional songs. The title of the album comes from a book "The Imagined Village" (1993) by Georgina Boyes. "The Imagined Village E.P." was released earlier in 2007, and is a remix of the album tracks. The 2008 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards voted "Cold Haily Rainy Night" as best traditional track.

Contents

[edit] The Album

  1. "'Ouses 'Ouses 'Ouses" – John Copper and Sheila Chandra
  2. "John Barleycorn" – Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and Paul Weller
  3. "Tam Lyn Retold" – Benjamin Zephaniah and Eliza Carthy
  4. "Death And The Maiden Retold" – Tunng
  5. "Cold Hailey Rainy Night" – Eliza Carthy and Chris Wood
  6. "Welcome Sailor" – Sheila Chandra and Chris Wood
  7. "Acres Of Ground" – Eliza Carthy
  8. "Pilsden Pen" – Village Band
  9. "Hard Times Of Old England Retold" – Billy Bragg & Simon Emmerson
  10. "Kit Whites I And II" – Gloworms
  11. "Sloe On The Uptake" – Tiger Moth

[edit] The E.P.

  1. "England Half English Meets John Barleycorn" – Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy
  2. "Acres of Ground (Beats Mix)" – Eliza Carthy
  3. "Welcome Sailor" – Sheila Chandra and Chris Wood
  4. "Cold Hailey, Rainy Night - It's Turned Out Nice Mix" – Transglobal Underground


[edit] The Imagined Village on tour

The Imagined Village band toured the UK in November 2007. On stage were Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Sheila Chandra and Chris Wood backed by a band featuring Simon Emmerson, Johnny Kalsi, Francis Hylton, Andy Gangadeen, Sheema Mukherjee and Barney Morse Brown.

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