Evensong (album)
| Evensong | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | Island Studios | |||
| Genre | Baroque pop | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | Island ILPS 9136 | |||
| Producer | Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
| Amazing Blondel chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Evensong was the second album released by the band Amazing Blondel. It featured the style of music which they described as "pseudo-Elizabethan/Classical acoustic music sung with British accents".
By this time, the band were touring Britain extensively as part of a package of artists supporting major bands such as Free, and their contrasting style coupled with bawdy anecdotes between songs found favour with rock audiences.
The gatefold album cover shows the band in the cloisters of Lincoln Cathedral holding period instruments, while the interior lists credits and lyrics for the songs surrounding a photograph of the band in performance.
Track listing[edit]
All songs credited to Gladwin, except where specified.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pavan" | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "St. Crispin's Day" | 2:18 | |
| 3. | "Spring Season" | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "Willowood" | 3:22 | |
| 5. | "Evensong" | 3:10 | |
| 6. | "Queen of Scots" | Baird | 1:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ploughman" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Old Moot Hall" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Lady Marion's Galliard" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Under the Greenwood Tree" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Anthem" | 2:52 |
Personnel[edit]
- John David Gladwin - lead vocals, lute, theorboe, cittern, double bass
- Terence Alan Wincott - crumhorn, recorders, pipe-organ, vocals (and occasional lead vocals), tabor pipe, tabor, flute, harmonium, lute, harpsichord
- Edward Baird - lute, cittern, vocals (and very occasional lead vocals)
- Chris Karan - percussion
- Adam Skeaping - viola da gamba, violone
References[edit]
- "Ground and Sky Review". Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- "Prog Archives". Retrieved 10 March 2008.
