Cruel Sister (Rachel Unthank and the Winterset album)

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Cruel Sister
Cruel Sister (Rachel Unthank and the Winterset album) cover.jpg
Studio album by Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
Released 11 May 2005 (UK)
Genre Folk
Length 54:30
Label Rabble Rouser – RR005 (UK);[1] Cortex – CTX392CD (Australia)[2]
Producer Adrian McNally
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Cruel Sister, the first album by English folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (later to become The Unthanks) was released on 11 May 2005[3] and launched at Holmfirth Festival of Folk.[4] Described by BBC Music as "an outstanding debut",[5] it received support from a number of DJs on BBC Radio 2 and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by MOJO.[6][7]

Songs

Most of the tracks on the album are traditional folk songs.

"Cruel Sister", the song which provides the title for the album, is a traditional murder 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.[8] The ballad was collected by Francis J. Child (Child 10) and is also listed in the Roud Folk Song Index.[9]

"John Dead" is a sea shanty from the Windward Islands.[10]

The album also includes an acclaimed cover version, sung by Becky Unthank, of Nick Drake's song "River Man".[11]

Track listing

  1. "On a Monday Morning" (Cyril Tawney, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley), 3:13
  2. "January Man" (Dave Goulder, arranged by Rachel Unthank), 3:31
  3. "Fair Rosamund" (Roud 3729) (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley), 2:57
  4. "Cruel Sister" (Roud 8) (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank), 8:41
  5. "Rap Her to Bank" (Roud 1786) (Traditional, arranged by Becky Unthank), 1:34
  6. "Raven Girl" (Unknown/Ester Watson), 2:08
  7. "Twenty Long Weeks" (Alex Glasgow, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley), 3:20
  8. "The Fair Flower of Northumberland" (Roud 25, Child 9) (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank), 4:51
  9. "The Greatham Calling on Song" (Roud 610) (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank), 5:58
  10. "Riverman" (Nick Drake, published by Island, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank), 5:01
  11. "Bonny at Morn" (Roud 3064) (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank), 4:14
  12. "John Dead" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank), 3:47
  13. "Troubled Waters" (Matt McGinn, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank), 5:06

Running time: 54:30

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 Kosky  – guitar
  • Adrian McNally  – guitar, voice
  • Colin Mather – voice
  • Rosie Morton  – clàrsach
  • Brian Pearce – voice
  • Chris Sherburn  – concertina
  • Julian Sutton – melodeon
  • George Unthank – voice
  • Mat Unthank – voice
  • Pat Unthank – voice
  • John Winton – voice

Production

The album was produced and recorded by Adrian McNally and mixed and mastered at Panda Studios. The sound engineer was Oliver Knight.[3]

Album cover

The album cover, which was illustrated by Becky Unthank, was designed by Steven Wainwright and incorporated photographs by Stephen Redfearn and Adrian McNally.[3]

See also

References

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