{"product_id":"726674","title":"Transports The - The Transports [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritain's leading folk musicians present a timely retelling of Peter Bellamy's legendary folk ballad, The Transports.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the true story of two petty criminals transported unjustly from Norfolk to Australia in 1787, Peter Bellamy created a ballad opera called 'The Transports'. He released this in 1977 as an album, featuring arrangements by Dolly Collins and a glittering roster of folk musicians and singers including Dave Swarbrick, Nic Jones, June Tabor, AL Lloyd, Cyril Tawney, Vic Legg, Mike \u0026amp; Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy. This album became legendary in English folk music. In 2004 it was re-released, along with new versions of the songs by artists such as David Jones, Coope Boyes \u0026amp; Simpson, Kimber's Men and Fairport Convention.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe Transports enabled Bellamy to explore, further, the voice of poor folk through traditional music, and secured him his greatest fame. In 1991 Bellamy took his own life. An obituary in The Guardian said he was 'one of the few who could create new songs convincingly of the tradition'.\\r\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eIn 2016 Producer Michael Hughes, of The Young'uns, and Musical Director Paul Sartin brought in storyteller Matthew Crampton to re-work the piece. Captivated by the original story, Crampton wrote a narration to tell the tale more fully, give historical context and set up each song and character. Sartin went on to create new arrangements for the songs, drawing on the musical strengths of the company, with special emphasis on broadening the ballads with more harmony singing. He also developed a theme, based on Sean Cooney's song Dark Water, and musical sections to support the narration. The musical engine room is the trio Faustus (Sartin, Benji Kirkpatrick and Saul Rose) with Nancy Kerr on fiddle, Rachael McShane on cello and Greg Russell on guitar. The Young'uns (Hughes, Sean Cooney and David Eagle) provide vocals, as do all the musicians. In 2017 the production came to live on stage, and has preserved here as a unique studio recording so these stories may never be forgotten.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e 'Stunning\\u2026.truly a transport of delight' - Alfred Hickling, The Guardian\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e 'an ensemble success\\u2026.ten voices uniting in magnificently lusty, rousingchorus' - Rob Adams, The Herald\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'Truly stunning ensemble singing and individual instrumental virtuosity' - Chris Kenny, Songlines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUs Poor Fellows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Robber\\u2019s Song\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Leaves In The Woodland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ballad of Norwich Gaol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Once Lived In Service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet Loving Friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Black and Bitter Night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark Water\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Humane Turnkey 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Plymouth Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 11\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Humane Turnkey 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Green Fields of England\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 13\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Still and Silent Ocean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarration 14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoll Down\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55154575704449,"sku":"726674","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/619LiPNNbmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767905391","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/726674","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}