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'''''Cruel Sister''''', the first album by [[Folk music of England|English folk group]] [[Rachel Unthank and the Winterset]], was launched on 11 May 2005 at [[Holmfirth]] Folk Festival.[http://holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/info/the_unthanks|title= The Unthanks Biography |publisher= contactmusic.com |year=2008 |accessdate= 12 June 2011}}</ref> It received support from a number of DJs on [[BBC Radio 2]] and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by [[Mojo (magazine)|''MOJO'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2008/04/the_mojo_club_rachel_unthank_t.html|title=The MOJO Club: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset!|author=Ross Bennett |publisher= [[Mojo (magazine)|''MOJO'' magazine]]|date= 3 April 2008|accessdate= 28 April 2011}}</ref>
'''''Cruel Sister''''', the first album by [[Folk music of England|English folk group]] [[Rachel Unthank and the Winterset]], was launched on 11 May 2005 at [[Holmfirth]] Folk Festival.[http://holmfirthfestivaloffolk.co.uk/]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/info/the_unthanks|title= The Unthanks Biography |publisher= contactmusic.com |year=2008 |accessdate= 12 June 2011}}</ref> It received support from a number of DJs on [[BBC Radio 2]] and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by [[Mojo (magazine)|''MOJO'' magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2008/04/the_mojo_club_rachel_unthank_t.html|title=The MOJO Club: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset!|author=Bennett, Ross |publisher= [[Mojo (magazine)|''MOJO'' magazine]]|date= 3 April 2008|accessdate= 28 April 2011}}</ref>

"Cruel Sister", the song which provides the title for the album, is a traditional ballad (known in some versions as [[The Twa Sisters]]). It tells the story of the violent rivalry between two sisters for the love of a knight. One of the sisters murders her sibling, whose bones and hair are turned into a harp by a passing musician.<ref name="Culshaw">{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672680/Rachel-Unthank-swapping-clogs-for-high-heels.html | title=Rachel Unthank: swapping clogs for high heels | work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=17 April 2008 | accessdate=24 August 2014 | author=Culshaw, Peter}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

Revision as of 12:26, 24 August 2014

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Cruel Sister, the first album by English folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, was launched on 11 May 2005 at Holmfirth Folk Festival.[1][1] It received support from a number of DJs on BBC Radio 2 and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by MOJO magazine.[2]

"Cruel Sister", the song which provides the title for the album, is a traditional ballad (known in some versions as The Twa Sisters). It tells the story of the violent rivalry between two sisters for the love of a knight. One of the sisters murders her sibling, whose bones and hair are turned into a harp by a passing musician.[3]

Track listing

  1. "On a Monday Morning" (Cyril Tawney, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
  2. "January Man" (Dave Goulder, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
  3. "Fair Rosamund" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
  4. "Cruel Sister" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
  5. "Rap Her to Bank" (Traditional, arranged by Becky Unthank)
  6. "Raven Girl" (Unknown/Ester Watson)
  7. "Twenty Long Weeks" (Alex Glasgow, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
  8. "The Fair Flower of Northumberland" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
  9. "The Greatham Calling on Song" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
  10. "Riverman" (Nick Drake, published by Island, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
  11. "Bonny at Morn" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
  12. "John Dead" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
  13. "Troubled Waters" (Matt McGinn, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)

Personnel

Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
Additional musicians
  • Ben Green – voice
  • Bryony Griffith – fiddle
  • Kevin Hall – voice
  • Will Hampson – melodeon
  • Beth Hardy – voice
  • Mike Hockenhull  – banjo
  • David Kotsky  – guitar
  • Adrian McNally  – guitar, voice
  • Colin Mather – voice
  • Rosie Morton  – clarsach
  • Brian Pearce – voice
  • Chris Sherburn  – concertina
  • Julian Sutton – melodeon
  • George Unthank – voice
  • Mat Unthank – voice
  • Pat Unthank – voice
  • John Winton – voice

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Unthanks Biography". contactmusic.com. 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  2. ^ Bennett, Ross (3 April 2008). "The MOJO Club: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset!". MOJO magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Culshaw, Peter (17 April 2008). "Rachel Unthank: swapping clogs for high heels". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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