''Freedom and Rain'' is a 1990 album by

British folk rock British folk rock is a form of folk rock which developed in the United Kingdom from the mid 1960s, and was at its most significant in the 1970s. Though the merging of folk and rock music came from several sources, it is widely regarded that the ...

band

Oysterband Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury around 1976. History Early history The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name "Oyster Ceilidh Band" played purely as ...

and singer

June Tabor June Tabor (born 31 December 1947 in Warwick, England) is an English folk singer known for her solo work and her earlier collaborations with Maddy Prior and with Oysterband. Early life June Tabor was born and grew up in Warwick, England. As ...

. The album features a mixture of traditional material and contemporary covers including "Lullaby of London" by

Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGow ...

, "

All Tomorrow's Parties "All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico, written by Lou Reed and released on the group's 1967 debut studio album, ''The Velvet Underground & Nico''. Inspiration for the song came from Reed's observation of Andy Warh ...

" by Lou Reed, "Valentine's Day Is Over" by Billy Bragg and "Night Comes In" by Richard Thompson. Oysterband and Tabor would reunite for the 2011 album '' Ragged Kingdom''.

Track listing

# "Mississippi" ( Si Kahn) - 3:18 # "Lullaby of London" (

) - 2:45 # "Night Comes In" ( Richard Thompson) - 4:54 # "Valentine's Day Is Over" ( Billy Bragg) - 3:26 # "

" ( Lou Reed) - 3:47 # "

Dives and Lazarus The rich man and Lazarus (also called the parable of Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a parable of Jesus from the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Speaking to his disciples and some Pharisees, Jesus tells of an unnamed rich man a ...

" (Trad.) - 4:18 # "Dark Eyed Sailor" (Trad.) - 4:15 # "Pain or Paradise" (

John Tams John Tams (born 16 February 1949) is an English actor, singer, songwriter, composer and musician born in Holbrook, Derbyshire, the son of a publican. He first worked as a reporter for the ''Ripley & Heanor News'' later working for BBC Radio ...

) - 3:13 # " Susie Clelland" (Trad.) - 5:16 # "Finisterre" (Ian Telfer) - 3:45

External links

Allmusic review
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