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FRDCD 18 Robin & Barry Dransfield Up to Now "The first new Robin & Barry album for 15 years - 39 great tracks (over two and a half hours), - 11 new performances, lots of extra & ultra-rare material - great booklet - an essential purchase for any serious English folk music enthusiast...quot; "..the landmark folk release for 1997 - simply crammed full of music.." - The Living Tradition Magazine. -Dealer Briefing Notes - Robin & Barry Dransfield's first release together for over fifteen years here presents a definitive, 39-track showcase that confirms their continuing status as pillars of the British folk music revival. As well as eleven new performances, this mid-price Double CD and Book package includes rare and 'lost' tracks from their seminal Leader LPs of the early 1970s ("Rout of the Blues" and "Lord of all I Behold"), rare BBC sessions from The John Peel Show and 'In Concert', tracks from "Morris On" and "The Tale of Ale", and classic songs from their much sought-after early LPs on Polydor, and Topic. Most of the songs from their two finest recordings, The Dransfield Band's folk rock classic "The Fiddler's Dream" and their acoustic masterpiece on Free Reed - "Popular to Contrary Belief" are featured here, some in previously unreleased versions. This history of the Dransfields is brought fully 'up to now' with tracks from Barry's recent solo CDs. The 32 page booklet includes a definitive Discography of the Dransfields' recordings, a detailed 'Sessionography' of their BBC sessions, and a wealth of early photos, with tales and stories of the boys' career, and source details for all currently available recordings. All is deftly linked by an in-depth memoir on 'The History of the Dransfields' by one of Britain's leading Folk journalists, Colin Irwin. Released June 15th, a most welcome return to record for two of English Folk Music's most thrilling and respected performers! Sales Points: ***First Dransfields release and first new material for many years ***Many rare and 'lost' recordings featured - all unavailable elsewhere; ***Total Music Time - 2 Hours 37 mins; ***Double CD with 32 Page Book, Discography and Sessionography ***Great Value - rrp = £17.99!

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