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| The Imagined Village | 
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| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Real World
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
Buy New: £8.98
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New (31) from £8.72
Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 198
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099950386727
ASIN: B000T4F0J8
Release Date: October 15, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | 'Ouses 'Ouses 'Ouses - Cooper, Johnny & Sheila Chandra | | • | John Barleycorn - Carthy, Martin & Eliza/Paul Weller | | • | Tam Lyn Retold - Zephaniah, Benjamin & Eliza Carthy/Transglobal Underground/Simon Emmerson | | • | Death And The Maiden Retold - Tunng | | • | Cold Hailey Rainy Night - Carthy, Eliza & Chris Wood/Transglobal Underground/The Young Copper Family | | • | Welcome Sailor - Chandra, Sheila & Chris Wood | | • | Acres Of Ground - Carthy, Eliza | | • | Pilsden Pen - Village Band | | • | Hard Times Of Old England Retold - Bragg, Billy & Simon Emmerson/The Young Copper Family/ElizaCarthy | | • | Kit Whites I And II - Gloworms | | • | Slow On The Uptake - Tiger Moth |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
fantastic and joyful. Buy it now! July 24, 2008
Don't tell anyone, but the first time I listened to The Imagined Village, I wasn't sure I liked it. I had already heard the excellent version of John Barleycorn on a Word CD, but the rest left me a little cold. How wrong could I be? Now, however, after repeated listens, this album has revealed itself as a minor masterpiece.
It opens with a deliberate link from the past to the present in Ouses, Ouses, Ouses, reminding us of those who kept the folk tradition alive "when no one wanted to listen" and proceeds to celebrate folk's rise from the ashes to a new prominence in the 21st century. The album also makes you remember that folk music was always as much about dancing as storytelling, fusing modern beats onto classic folk tunes in a brilliant concoction. We could debate what folk music means for ever, but I am happy to include the daring reworking of Tam Lyn as well as the more traditional tunes showcased here.
Highlights- well, everything really, but I love Billy Bragg's new words to Hard Times of Old England which proves that nothing changes no matter how the times change. I would advise anyone with the remotest interest in traditional music to buy this record, and I only hope we will hear more in the future.
Simply Superb June 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
To put it simply this is one of the best folk albums I have ever purchased, the choice of tracks is inspired, and I have found myself listening to it over and over again.
It is simply superb, and worth every single penny!
My favourite tracks are John Barleycorn and the charming ouses ouses ouses!
I'd love to live in this Imagined Village if I could hear music like this! May 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this album - the more I hear it the more I like it. It ranks with Bellowhead & the Oysters for innovative re telling of Old Tales - hear Tam Lyn, one of my favourite old storys, updated for the 21st Century.
Great Stuff - I'd love to see it performed live.
A true fusion of the sound of Britain April 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Heard about this project a bit ago, but held back buying it till I had seen them live. WOW, now that was truly awe inspiring
Then I buy the album...and the ep...and the tee shirt.
The whole project works, on stage it is mesmerising, on record, spine tingling.
The stand out for me is the Benjamin Zephaniah Tam Lyn retelling, but the whole thing is a candidate for the best album I've bought this year by a country mile.
On a side note Paul Weller sounds absolutely brilliant on this album, man I hope he has a bit more of a stab at this sort of thing in the future.
Fusion without compromise March 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A wonderful fusion that doesn't compromise any of its elements. If you can imagine a group of musicians taking the concept of something like Fairport Convention's "Liege & Lief" and injecting its crossover energy into something that's thoroughly 21st century, this is it. Check out Benjamin Zephaniah's haunted medieval fertility tale "Tam Lyn Retold" with Eliza Carthy's voice ringing out over beats from Trans Global Underground - or Billy Bragg's cri de coeur "Hard Times of Old England", or Martin Carthy handing over lead vocal midway through "John Barleycorn" to none other than Paul Weller, who sounds reborn himself in this role. Fantastic music, through and through.
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