Dyer-Richard Bennet- Vol. 4
Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) played a major role in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. He founded his own record label in 1955 in order to maintain artistic control over the sound quality, repertory, and style of his performances. His meticulously cultivated vocal and guitar styles, high tenor range, and his studied delivery of poetic text attracted adoring audiences across North America and Europe. This recording, released on the Dyer-Bennet label in 1957, presents Dyer-Bennet's interpretive minstrelsy in an eclectic program, including songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden Germany, Australia, and the US.
Tracklist:
- A May Day Carol
- The Rising Of The Moon
- The Kerry Recruit
- Searching For Lambs
- The Bonnets Of Bonnie Dundee
- The Spanish Lady In Dublin City
- The Three Ra-Ens (The Three Ravens)
- Song Of Reproach
- Jag Vill Ga Vall
- The Three Tailors
- The Swagman
- The Foggy Foggy Dew
- The Fox
- Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill
Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) played a major role in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. He founded his own record label in 1955 in order to maintain artistic control over the sound quality, repertory, and style of his performances. His meticulously cultivated vocal and guitar styles, high tenor range, and his studied delivery of poetic text attracted adoring audiences across North America and Europe. This recording, released on the Dyer-Bennet label in 1957, presents Dyer-Bennet's interpretive minstrelsy in an eclectic program, including songs from England, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden Germany, Australia, and the US.
Tracklist:
- A May Day Carol
- The Rising Of The Moon
- The Kerry Recruit
- Searching For Lambs
- The Bonnets Of Bonnie Dundee
- The Spanish Lady In Dublin City
- The Three Ra-Ens (The Three Ravens)
- Song Of Reproach
- Jag Vill Ga Vall
- The Three Tailors
- The Swagman
- The Foggy Foggy Dew
- The Fox
- Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill