Cruel Sister (Rachel Unthank and the Winterset album)
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Cruel Sister, the first album by English folk group Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
, was launched on 11 May 2005 at Holmfirth
Folk Festival.
Cruel Sister received support from a number of DJs on BBC Radio 2
and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by MOJO magazine
.
Additional musicians
Rachel Unthank and the Winterset
The Unthanks are an English folk group from Northumberland, known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English folk with other musical genres.-Rachel Unthank and the Winterset:...
, was launched on 11 May 2005 at Holmfirth
Holmfirth
Holmfirth is a small town located on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme Valley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Centred upon the confluence of the Holme and Ribble rivers, Holmfirth is south of Huddersfield and from Glossop. It mostly consists of...
Folk Festival.
Cruel Sister received support from a number of DJs on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
and was subsequently awarded Folk Album of the Year by MOJO magazine
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
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Track listing
- "On a Monday Morning" (Cyril TawneyCyril TawneyCyril Tawney was an English singer-songwriter, proponent of the traditional songs of the West of England and traditional and modern maritime songs.- Biography :...
, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'HooleyBelinda O'HooleyBelinda O'Hooley is a British singer-songwriter and pianist with Irish roots, who was born in Leeds and went to university in Huddersfield,where she is now based...
) - "January Man" (Dave GoulderDave GoulderDave Goulder is a singer, guitarist, dry stonewall builder, mountain climber, railway fireman, humorist and composer. He is best known for his song "January Man" which has been recorded by many top singers and for his collections of railway songs which have received acclaim by critics and...
, arranged by Rachel Unthank) - "Fair Rosamund" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley)
- "Cruel Sister" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
- "Rap Her to Bank" (Traditional, arranged by Becky Unthank)
- "Raven Girl" (Unknown/Ester Watson)
- "Twenty Long Weeks" (Alex GlasgowAlex GlasgowAlex Glasgow was a singer/songwriter from Low Fell, Gateshead, England. He was educated at Gateshead Grammar School where he founded the Caprians, a choir that, 55 years on and still counting, is thriving. He graduated in German at the University of Leeds...
, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank/Belinda O'Hooley) - "The Fair Flower of NorthumberlandThe Fair Flower of Northumberland"The Fair Flower of Northumberland" is a folk ballad.-Synopsis:A Scottish knight is taken by the Earl of Northumberland. The knight persuades the Earl's daughter, the fair flower, to free him and come with him to Scotland, by promising to marry her. As soon as they reach his home, he tells her...
" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank) - "The Greatham Calling on Song" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
- "Riverman" (Nick DrakeNick DrakeNicholas Rodney "Nick" Drake was an English singer-songwriter and musician. Though he is best known for his sombre guitar based songs, Drake was also proficient at piano, clarinet and saxophone...
, published by IslandIsland RecordsIsland Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank) - "Bonny at Morn" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel Unthank)
- "John Dead" (Traditional, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
- "Troubled Waters" (Matt McGinnMatt McGinnMatt McGinn was a Scottish folk singer-songwriter and poet.Matthew McGinn was born in Ross Street at the corner of the Gallowgate in Calton, Glasgow in 1928, one of a family of nine. At the age of 12 he was sent to an approved school for two years...
, arranged by Rachel and Becky Unthank)
Personnel
Rachel Unthank and the Winterset- Rachel Unthank – voice
- Becky Unthank – voice
- Belinda O'HooleyBelinda O'HooleyBelinda O'Hooley is a British singer-songwriter and pianist with Irish roots, who was born in Leeds and went to university in Huddersfield,where she is now based...
– piano, voice - Jackie OatesJackie OatesJackie Oates is an English folk singer and fiddle player. In addition to her solo work, she currently performs as part of the folk trio Wistman's Wood and sings with Morris Offspring.She was born in Congleton in Cheshire in 1983, but grew up in Staffordshire...
– 5 string viola, voice
Additional musicians
- Ben Green – voice
- Bryony Griffith – fiddle
- Kevin Hall – voice
- Will Hampson – melodeon
- Beth Hardy – voice
- Mike Hockenhull – banjo
- David Kotsky – guitar
- Adrian McNally – guitar, voice
- Colin Mather – voice
- Rosie Morton – clarsachClàrsachClàrsach or Cláirseach , is the generic Gaelic word for 'a harp', as derived from Middle Irish...
- Brian Pearce – voice
- Chris Sherburn – concertina
- Julian Sutton – melodeon
- George Unthank – voice
- Mat Unthank – voice
- Pat Unthank – voice
- John Winton – voice