Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man | ||||
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Released | October 30, 2006 | |||
Length | 59:47 | |||
Label | Topic Records | |||
Producer | Oliver Knight, Tony Engle | |||
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Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man is a 2006 album by English folk group Waterson:Carthy, also featuring the vocal group The Devil's Interval, released on Topic Records. [1] It is a collection of seasonal songs, most having a Christian flavour ("Diadem" is unique in that it has phrases which suggest that the figure being adored is a Green Man rather than Christ). They have mostly avoided familiar carols, and even where the words as well-known, they have selected unfamiliar tunes. There is more instrumental accompaniment on this collection than on any previous Waterson:Carthy album, notably containing brass arrangements influenced by Martin Carthy's work in the band Brass Monkey.
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