CD’s and Music of
Amycrofters Folk Dance Band
Amycrofters Folk Dance Band
Amycrofters at Home Aug 2008
1. 7x32b reels Dancing in the Street, Let Him Go Let Him Tarry, Wreck of the 97.
2. 6x32b waltz Little Man in a Fix.
3. 7x40b reel Tavern in the Town.
4. 8x32b Uncle Reuben, Boil ‘em Cabbage Down. Old Joe Clark,
American Reels Big Corral.
3. 7x40b reel Tavern in the Town.
4. 8x32b Uncle Reuben, Boil ‘em Cabbage Down. Old Joe Clark,
American Reels Big Corral.
5. 5x48b jigs Dingle Regatta, Sweets of May; I’ve got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts.
6. 8x32b Hillside House, Back up & Push, Pearly Gates,
American Reels Marching through Georgia.
American Reels Marching through Georgia.
7. 6x32b reels Shades of Joplin, Jonathan’s Reel, The Unicorn.
8. 8x32b waltzes Two Lovely Black Eyes, Daisy Daisy, Bless ‘em All, I’ll be your Sweetheart,
Home on the Range, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Westering Home,
Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be.
Home on the Range, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean, Westering Home,
Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be.
9. 4x32b reel Mony Musk.
10 4x68b +4b reel Swanee river.
11. 3x48b jig Tarantella
12. 4x32b jigs Postie’s Jig, Grandmother’s Old Arm Chair.
13. 6x48b reel Stern Polka.
14. 7x32b reels Summer Time Dream, Glendale Train, Rocking in Rosalie’s Boat
15. 10x32b jigs Blaydon Races, Tramp Tramp, Home Boys Home, Macnamara’s Band,
Runaway Train.
16. 10x16b hornpipes Phillebelula All the Way, Keel Row, Waltzing Matilda.
17. 5x48b reels Grandfather’s Clock, Jimmy Allen, Buffalo Girls, Winster Gallop.
18. 4x32b reels Remnarts of Hereford, Liberton Pipe Band, (forTrip to Bavaria.)
19. 9x32b reels Putting on the Style, I’ve been around this old town to long, Worried Man ,
Bobby Shaftoe, Riding Down from Bangor, Red River Valley,
Camptown Races, Coming round the Mountain, When the Saints.
We hope this recording will give an idea of the liveliness and drive of the Amycrofters Duo.
It is designed to be used for easy listening or for dancing.
As a spontaneous recording without studio facilities such as editing or dubbing this CD shows
the raw enthusiasm and drive of the Duo.
For the last few weeks I have been listening to and using the AMYCROFTERS CD,
recently recorded by June and Andrew Mycroft. For me it has been a delightful
experience as it has taken me back to the days when Andrew and I worked
together as resident musician and caller at the Meriden Annexe Folk Dance Group
and to the many occasions when I called to his previous band, The Four Oaks
Country Dance Band. Although Andrew’s accordion playing takes me back to those
days, June’s keyboard has added a useful new dimension to the sound.
I have put the CD to good use at a number of dance clubs and barn dances. The
lift that is given to the atmosphere is always immediately apparent and even
the most staid of dancers has been heard to start to sing along! Equally apparent
is the effect on the dancers’ ability to follow the phrasing; a feature of Andrew’s
playing was always to play the music as if it were punctuated and even the least
gifted dancer will struggle to start a move at the wrong moment.
The CD contains nineteen tracks, all of which are useful and useable. There is a
good selection of “general purpose” tracks and also some useful “special tunes”.
There is a very rare recording of Mony Musk, whilst Little Man in a Fix, with the
lead alternating between Accordion and Keyboard, is a delight. The two sung
squares, Tavern in the Town and Swannee River, are always favourites for barn
dances and the recordings of Tavern seven times through and Swannee with
the alternative music for various turns of the figure add to the entertainment
recently recorded by June and Andrew Mycroft. For me it has been a delightful
experience as it has taken me back to the days when Andrew and I worked
together as resident musician and caller at the Meriden Annexe Folk Dance Group
and to the many occasions when I called to his previous band, The Four Oaks
Country Dance Band. Although Andrew’s accordion playing takes me back to those
days, June’s keyboard has added a useful new dimension to the sound.
I have put the CD to good use at a number of dance clubs and barn dances. The
lift that is given to the atmosphere is always immediately apparent and even
the most staid of dancers has been heard to start to sing along! Equally apparent
is the effect on the dancers’ ability to follow the phrasing; a feature of Andrew’s
playing was always to play the music as if it were punctuated and even the least
gifted dancer will struggle to start a move at the wrong moment.
The CD contains nineteen tracks, all of which are useful and useable. There is a
good selection of “general purpose” tracks and also some useful “special tunes”.
There is a very rare recording of Mony Musk, whilst Little Man in a Fix, with the
lead alternating between Accordion and Keyboard, is a delight. The two sung
squares, Tavern in the Town and Swannee River, are always favourites for barn
dances and the recordings of Tavern seven times through and Swannee with
the alternative music for various turns of the figure add to the entertainment
whilst keeping the caller alert.
The sleeve notes make it clear that the recording was made at home and has
been transferred to CD without any studio editing, dubbing or other enhancement.
One or two critics have commented that the sound is “all a bit the same” and the
accordion perhaps rather strident. I would not disagree with the comment and
even wondered whether there had been some incorrect application of EQ during
the transfer to CD. I can certainly confirm that when heard live the duo sound
been transferred to CD without any studio editing, dubbing or other enhancement.
One or two critics have commented that the sound is “all a bit the same” and the
accordion perhaps rather strident. I would not disagree with the comment and
even wondered whether there had been some incorrect application of EQ during
the transfer to CD. I can certainly confirm that when heard live the duo sound
June and Andrew on 01404 46451.
Kimberley Smith
January 2009.
Kimberley Smith
January 2009.
Amycrofters at home Review
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