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The Rough Guide to English Roots Music

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The Rough Guide to English Roots Music
Compilation album by
Various artists
Released25 August 1998
GenreWorld, Folk music of England
Length70:53
LabelWorld Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to Salsa
(1997)
The Rough Guide to English Roots Music
(1998)
African Blues
(1998)
Complete list

The Rough Guide to English Roots Music is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,[1] the album features mainly English folk, with some tracks covering other cultures from England's ethnic range. Most pieces are from the 1990s.[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.[3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The album received generally positive reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Steven McDonald praised the track choices, saying it functions well as an "appetizer".[2] BBC Music Magazine noted that instead of focusing on the preservers of tradition, the album featured "creators and extenders".[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleArtistLength
1."Lucky Break"Hank Dogs4:39
2."Trip"Eliza Carthy5:22
3."Sail on By"Oysterband3:29
4."Claudy Banks"Waterson–Carthy6:45
5."Be My Rambling Woman"Rory McLeod4:23
6."Gypsy's Lullaby/The Hawk/Memories/Coates Hall"Billy Pigg4:57
7."The Begging Song"Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick4:30
8."A Lord of Steam and Iron"John Kirkpatrick3:40
9."Falling Slowly"Coope Boyes and Simpson3:11
10."Hopping Down in Kent"Louise Fuller2:03
11."Country Life"The Watersons1:58
12."Byker Hill"The Barely Works5:06
13."Brilliant Pebbles"Edward II4:17
14."Yellow Dress"The Albion Band4:45
15."Red Wing Polka"Daisy Bulwer, Walter Bulwer, Billy Cooper, Reg Hall, Mervyn Plunkett & Russell Wortley2:24
16."Bold Fisherman"Harry Cox2:49
17."The Baker"Savourna Stevenson, June Tabor, & Danny Thompson4:22
18."A New England"Billy Bragg2:13

References

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  1. ^ Douglas H., Henkle (2012-10-23). "Rough Guide Discography / World Music Network Discography". FolkLib Index : A Library of Folk Music Links. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. ^ a b c McDonald, Steven. "The Rough Guide to English Roots Music". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 Jan 2014.
  3. ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. ^ BBC Music Magazine. "The Rough Guide to English Roots Music". BBC. Retrieved 2014-01-17.