Cruel Sister (Rachel Unthank and the Winterset album)
Cruel Sister, the first album by English folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, was launched on 11 May 2005 at Holmfirth Folk Festival.[1]
Cruel Sister received support from a number of DJs on BBC Radio 2 and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by MOJO magazine.[2]
Track listing
- "On a Monday Morning" (Cyril Tawney, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
- "January Man" (Dave Goulder, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
- "Fair Rosamund" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
- "Cruel Sister" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
- "Rap Her to Bank" (Traditional, arranged by Becky Unthank)
- "Raven Girl" (Unknown/Ester Watson)
- "Twenty Long Weeks" (Alex Glasgow, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
- "The Fair Flower of Northumberland" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
- "The Greatham Calling on Song" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
- "Riverman" (Nick Drake, published by Island, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
- "Bonny at Morn" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
- "John Dead" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
- "Troubled Waters" (Matt McGinn, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
Personnel
- Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
- Additional musicians
- Ben Green – voice
- Bryony Griffith – fiddle
- Kevin Hall – voice
- Will Hampson – melodeon
- Beth Hardy – voice
- Mike Hockenhull – banjo
- David Kotsky – guitar
- Adrian McNally – guitar, voice
- Colin Mather – voice
- Rosie Morton – clarsach
- Brian Pearce – voice
- Chris Sherburn – concertina
- Julian Sutton – melodeon
- George Unthank – voice
- Mat Unthank – voice
- Pat Unthank – voice
- John Winton – voice
See also
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