Description
The making of this record was a very special labour of love for Sir Thomas who writes of it:
'The completion of this record marks something of a watershed for me in a career not without incident and highlight. So why, you may ask, should a recording of what were once mostly popular songs be just as telling, if not more so, than the commitment to disc of the great works of Mozart, Wagner, Verdi, Berlioz and so many other heavyweight names? I can only say that nostalgia and sentiment are almost entirely responsible, plus a genuine love of the often simple but very beautiful melodies that lie within these songs. The majority of them did indeed enjoy popularity in their day, still do in some cases. Others never made their mark, and I feel should have done, but who can ponder the eternal riddle of why, with works of not dissimilar quality, some make it and others don't. There's no academia behind this recording, just my very simple need to recapture memories I have of amateur singers coming through our house in Seaham Harbour, to practice these songs and others with my father at a time when there seemed a need for reassurance, perhaps, following two world wars. Then, there was no embarrassment at the sentiment common to so many of them, as one might experience now. My father, I think, would have liked the record and I want it to be in his beloved memory ... Thomas Allen'.
Track Listing
Passing By
The lark in the air
My Dearest Heart
Until
Love's Garden Of Roses
Drink To Me Only
It is only a tiny garden
Love, could I only tell thee
A Mood
Smilin' through
The Last Chord
The Holy City
The Cheviot Hills
On the banks of the Wabash, far away
A Brown Bird Singing
She is far from the land
In summertime on Bredon
The Trumpeter
Bird of Love Divine
God's Garden
Till the boys come home
Trees
The Old House
Bird Songs at Eventide
I'll walk beside you
Details
- Genre: Classical
- Product Type: AUDIO CD
- Barcode: 34571172903
- Release Date: April 30, 2026
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