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The Frost Is All Over
''The Frost Is All Over'' is the third Christmas album by English folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 27 November 2015 on Pure Records. Similar to Rusby's previous Christmas releases, '' Sweet Bells'' (2008) and '' While Mortals Sleep'' (2011), the album features South Yorkshire-based material. Track listing #"Bradfield" #"Cornish Wassailing" #"Sunny Bank" #"Winter Wonderland" #"Little Bilberry" #" Dilly Carol" #"Cold Winter ''Cold Winter'' is a 2005 first-person shooter video game developed by Swordfish Studios and published by Vivendi Universal Games for the PlayStation 2. Its story was written by Warren Ellis. Plot Andrew Sterling is a former British SAS sold ..." #"The Christmas Goose" #"Yorkshire Merry Christmas" #"Mount Lyngham" ( While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks) #"The Frost Is All Over" #"The Wren" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Frost Is All Over 2015 Christmas albums Christmas albums by English artists Folk Christmas albums Kate Rusby albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English English folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the best known contemporary English folk singers. In 2001 ''The Guardian'' described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene."Denselow, Robin"Kate Rusby – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London"The Guardian, ''Guardian.co.uk'', 28 June 2001 (Retrieved: 19 July 2009) In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.Wilson, Sue"Lost love and other heartbreaks"The Independent, ''Independent.co.uk'', 18 June 2001 (Retrieved: 19 July 2009)"No sure bets for Mercury" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject matter ranges from the nativity of Jesus Christ, to gift-giving and merrymaking, to cultural figures such as Santa Claus, among other topics. Many songs simply have a winter or seasonal theme, or have been adopted into the canon for other reasons. While most Christmas songs prior to 1930 were of a traditional religious character, the Great Depression era of the 1930s brought a stream of songs of American origin, most of which did not explicitly reference the Christian nature of the holiday, but rather the more secular traditional Western themes and customs associated with Christmas. These included songs aimed at children such as "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", as well as sentimental ballad-type songs pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost (Kate Rusby Album)
''Ghost'' is the 13th album by English folk music, folk singer Kate Rusby, released in August 2014. Critical reception ''Ghost'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. Writing for ''The Daily Telegraph'', Martin Chilton stated that the album has a "pleasing freshness", partly down to the blending of Stevie Iveson's electric guitar with more traditional Folk music, folk instrumentation. ''Uncut (magazine), Uncut's'' Neil Spencer said that, while the album gives the listener the impression they have heard much of ''Ghost'' before, Rusby's "many fans won't mind". Track listing References {{Authority control 2014 albums Kate Rusby albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In A Paper Boat
''Life in a Paper Boat'' is the fourteenth solo album by English folk singer Kate Rusby, released in October 2016. The album, while featuring Rusby's signature mix of traditional and original songs, marked a sonic departure from previous releases: synthesizers and drum programming were used extensively throughout the record. Critics described the sonic change as "done in the best possible taste….any initial surprise or shock soon wears off as you get accustomed to the gentle opulence of the soundscape” and “ivinga modern context while retaining all the elements… fthe folk tradition." The album's titular track, a Rusby composition, was inspired by the European migrant crisis The 2015 European migrant crisis, also known internationally as the Syrian refugee crisis, was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe in 2015, when 1.3 million people came to the continent to reques .... In "Hunter Moon," another original, the moon is in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Bells
''Sweet Bells'' is the first Christmas album by English contemporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 15 December 2008 on Pure Records. In November 2011, Rusby released a follow-up, entitled '' While Mortals Sleep'' (2011). The album was re-released on 9 November 2009 featuring new cover artwork by Marie Mills. Sweet Bells, the carol featured on the album, is a carol peculiar to Yorkshire, based on the carol ''While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night'' but with an alternative tune and extra lyrics. Track listing # "Here We Come A-Wassailing ''Here We Come A-wassailing'' (or ''Here We Come A-Caroling''), also known as ''Here We Come A-Christmasing,'' ''Wassail Song'' and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, typically sung whilst wassailing, ..." - 3:09 # "Sweet Bells" - 3:34 # "Poor Old Horse" - 3:45 # "Hark the Herald" - 4:29 # "The Holly and the Ivy" - 3:21 # "Hark, Hark, What News" - 3:21 # "Candlemas Eve" - 5:18 # "Hail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While Mortals Sleep (album)
''While Mortals Sleep'' is the second Christmas album by English folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 14 November 2011 on Pure Records. Similar to Rusby's previous Christmas release, '' Sweet Bells'' (2008), the album features South Yorkshire-based material, and features artwork by Marie Mills. Track listing #" Cranbrook" - 3:46 #"Home" - 3:47 #"Kris Kringle" - 4:09 #" Little Town of Bethlehem" - 5:33 #"Joy to the World" - 3:17 #"Holmfirth Anthem The Holmfirth Anthem, also known as Pratty Flowers (''sic''), Abroad for Pleasure and Through the Groves, is an England, English choral folk song associated with Yorkshire, especially the rural West Riding, and particularly with the area around Ho ..." - 4:16 #" Seven Good Joys" - 3:48 #" Rocking Carol" - 3:51 #" Shepherds Arise" - 4:45 #"First Tree in the Greenwood" - 5:43 #"Diadem" - 4:21 #"The Wren" - 3:21 References {{Authority control Kate Rusby albums 2011 Christmas albums Christmas albums by English artists Folk Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In Northern England, it is on the east side of the Pennines. Part of the Peak District national park is in the county. The River Don flows through most of the county, which is landlocked. The county had a population of 1.34 million in 2011. Sheffield largest urban centre in the county, it is the south west of the county. The built-up area around Sheffield and Rotherham, with over half the county's population living within it, is the tenth most populous in the United Kingdom. The majority of the county was formerly governed as part of the county of Yorkshire, the former county remains as a cultural region. The county was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was created from 32 local government districts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wassail
Wassail (, , most likely from Old Norse ''"ves heill"'') is a beverage made from hot mulled cider, ale, or wine and spices, drunk traditionally as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient English Yuletide drinking ritual and salutation either involved in door-to-door charity-giving or used to ensure a good harvest the following year. Etymology According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word "wassail" originated as a borrowing from the Old Norse salutation ''ves heill,'' corresponding to Old English ''hál wes þú or wes hál'' – literally meaning 'be in good health' or 'be fortunate'. It was initially used in the sense of 'hail' or 'farewell', without any drinking connotation. The English interjection "" is a cognate of the etymon of the second part of "wassail", and was probably influenced by the Old English phrase. The expression later became part of the drinking formula ''"''wassail...drinkhail" which, the OED suggests, initially arose in England among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Wonderland
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. The song's lyrics were about a couple's romance during the winter season. A later version of "Winter Wonderland" (which was printed in 1947) included a "new children's lyric" that transformed it "from a romantic winter interlude to a seasonal song about playing in the snow." The snowman mentioned in the song's bridge was changed from a minister to a circus clown, and the promises the couple made in the final verse were replaced with lyrics about frolicking. Singers like Johnny Mathis connected both versions of the song, giving "Winter Wonderland" an additional verse and an additional chorus.Lankford, pp. 110-111 History Smith, a native of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was reportedly inspire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Grow The Rushes, O
Green Grow the Rushes, O (alternatively "Ho" or "Oh") (also known as "The Twelve Prophets", "The Carol of the Twelve Numbers", "The Teaching Song", "The Dilly Song", or "The Ten Commandments"), is an English folk song (Roud #133). It is sometimes sung as a Christmas carol. It often takes the form of antiphon, where one voice calls and is answered by a chorus. The song is not to be confused with Robert Burns's similarly titled "Green Grow the Rashes" nor with the Irish folk band Altan's song of the same name. It is cumulative in structure, with each verse built up from the previous one by appending a new stanza. The first verse is: :I'll sing you one, O :Green grow the rushes, O :What is your one, O? :One is one and all alone :And evermore shall be so. There are many variants of the song, collected by musicologists including Sabine Baring-Gould and Cecil Sharp from the West of England at the start of the twentieth century. The stanzas are clearly much corrupted and often obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Hail To The Days (Drive The Cold Winter Away)
"All Hail to the Days", also known as "Drive the Cold Winter Away", "In Praise of Christmas", and "The Praise of Christmas", is an English Christmas carol of Elizabethan origins. The carol first appeared as a broadside in circa 1625, though its origins are unclear; Thomas d'Urfey, Thomas Durfrey is sometimes erroneously identified as the lyricist. Though obscure, the carol has featured in numerous hymnals over the centuries. It is traditionally sung to the tune "When Phoebus did rest", under which it is printed in the Pepys Library, Pepys and Roxburgh collections and Playford’s ''The Dancing Master, The English Dancing Master''. The carol's lyrics discuss various seasonal festivities during Twelve Days of Christmas, Christmastide, which is directly mentioned in the verse "When Christmastide comes in like a bride…Twelve days in the year, much mirth and good cheer." During the Elizabethan era (from which the song originates), the majority of Christmas celebrations occurred during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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