Ashore is a folk album by June Tabor released in 2011 on Topic Records, catalogue number TSCD 577.
| Ashore | ||||
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| Studio album by June Tabor | ||||
| Released | 21 February 2011 | |||
| Recorded | April 2010, Red Kite Studio, Llanwrada, Carmarthenshire, Wales | |||
| Genre | English Folk | |||
| Length | 69:10 | |||
| Label | Topic Records | |||
| June Tabor chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| The Independent on Sunday | [4] |
| Mojo | [5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Uncut | [7] |
It is a collection of songs concerning humankind's relationship with the sea.
Track listing
edit- Finisterre (Ian Telfer)
- The Bleacher Lassie Of Kelvinhaugh (Trad. arr. Tabor)
- The Grey Funnel Line (Cyril Tawney)
- Le Vingt-Cinquième du Mois d'Octobre (Trad. arr. Tabor, Cutting, Emerson)
- Shipbuilding (Declan MacManus / Clive Langer)
- Jamaica (arr. Emerson, Cutting, Harries)
- The Great Selkie Of Sule Skerry (Trad. arr. Tabor, Warren)
- Winter Comes In (words: Jack Renwick, music: Ronald Jamieson) / Vidlin Voe (Frank Jamieson)
- The Oggie Man (Cyril Tawney)
- I'll go and enlist for a soldier (Trad. arr. Cutting, Harries)
- The Brean Lament (Trad. arr. Tabor, Warren)
- Le Petit Navire (Trad. arr. Tabor, Cutting, Emerson)
- Across The Wide Ocean (words Les Barker, tune trad)
Personnel
edit- June Tabor - vocals
- Andy Cutting - diatonic accordion
- Mark Emerson - viola & violin
- Tim Harries - double bass
- Huw Warren - piano
References
edit- ^ Anderson, Rick. "June Tabor – Ashore". AllMusic.
- ^ Chilton, Martin (18 February 2011). "June Tabor: Ashore, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Denselow, Robin (17 February 2011). "June Tabor: Ashore – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ Coleman, Nick (13 February 2011). "Album: June Tabor, Ashore". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "June Tabor – Ashore". Mojo. March 2011. p. 108.
- ^ "June Tabor – Ashore". Q. March 2011. p. 115.
- ^ "June Tabor – Ashore". Uncut. February 2011. p. 99.
External links
edit- Page at record label
- BBC Review by Colin Irwin
- Interview with June Tabor by Peter Paphides