The Transports: The Silver Edition of Peter Bellamy's Classic Ballad Opera [Box set] [Import]
Track Listings
Disc: 1
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1. Overture
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2. Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 1 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
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3. Us Poor Fellows - Nic Jones
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4. Robber's Song
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5. Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 2 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
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6. Leaves in the Woodland - June Tabor
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7. Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 3 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
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8. I Once Lived in Service - Norma Waterson
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9. Ballad of Norwich Goal
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10. Sweet Loving Friendship - Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson
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See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
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1. Black & Bitter Night
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2. Raking the Embers - Jimmy Lawton
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3. Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 1 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
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4. Us Poor Fellows
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5. Robber's Song
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6. Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 2 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
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7. Leaves in the Woodland
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8. Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 3 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
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9. I Once Lived in Service
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10. Ballad of Norwich Gaol
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See all 22 tracks on this disc
Editorial Reviews
Album Details
A True Masterpiece of the Folk Revival is Released as a 25th Anniversary Set and 136 Page Booklet. Cd1 is the Original Album Remastered. Cd2 features Interpretations of that Album.
The Transports: The Silver Edition of Peter Bellamy's Classic Ballad Opera, Music, Peter Bellamy, British Folk, Folk, Folk Collections, Pop, Rock, Sea Shanties, V/A Compilations
Average customer rating:
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The Transports: The Silver Edition of Peter Bellamy's Classic Ballad Opera
Peter Bellamy
Manufacturer: Free Reed Us Release
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 British Folk
| Traditional British & Celtic Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
General
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Box Sets
| Stores
| Music
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ASIN: B0007YMUSE
Release Date: 2005-04-05 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 1 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Us Poor Fellows - Nic Jones
- Robber's Song
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 2 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Leaves in the Woodland - June Tabor
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 3 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- I Once Lived in Service - Norma Waterson
- Ballad of Norwich Goal
- Sweet Loving Friendship - Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 4 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Black and Bitter Night - Mike Waterson
- Humane Turnkey, Pt. 1 - Martin Carthy
- Plymouth Mail - Vic Legg
- Humane Turnkey, Pt. 2 - Martin Carthy
- Green Fields of England - The Watersons
- Roll Down - Cyril Tawney
- Still & Silent Ocean - Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 5 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Convicts' Wedding
Tracks:
- Black & Bitter Night
- Raking the Embers - Jimmy Lawton
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 1 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Us Poor Fellows
- Robber's Song
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 2 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Leaves in the Woodland
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 3 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- I Once Lived in Service
- Ballad of Norwich Gaol
- Sweet Loving Friendship - Laura Hockenhull, Pete Morton
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 4 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Black & Bitter Night - Damien Barber, , John Kirkpatrick,
- Humane Turnke, Pt. 1-2
- Plymouth Mail - John Roberts
- Green Fields of England - Coope, Boyes & Simpson
- Roll Down
- Still & Silent Ocean - Tom McConville, Steve Tilston
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 5 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Dance: The Convicts' Wedding - Fairport Convention
- Black Concertina - Tim Moon
- Roll Down (Excerpt) - Peter Bellamy
Customer Reviews:
You Will Be Transported.......2006-03-19
This is an amazing achievement, both in composition and ensemble performace. This "Folk Opera" tells a love story within the context of the first fleet to transport English convicts to Auastralia. Although one might easily believe these are actual folk tunes, they are not. Born out of the English folk/rock fusion movement of the 70s (Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention etc.) many wonderful performers collaborated in bringing this to life. Don't miss it.
Average customer rating:
- A Seventies Folk Masterpiece
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The Transports: The Silver Edition of Peter Bellamy's Classic Ballad Opera
Peter Bellamy
Manufacturer: Free Reed Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
British Folk
| Traditional British & Celtic Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
General
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Rock
| Box Sets
| Stores
| Music
Folk
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
Rock
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B0001MXRZC
Release Date: 2004-04-05 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 1 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Us Poor Fellows - Nic Jones
- Robber's Song
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 2 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Leaves in the Woodland - June Tabor
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 3 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- I Once Lived in Service - Norma Waterson
- Ballad of Norwich Goal
- Sweet Loving Friendship - Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 4 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Black and Bitter Night - Mike Waterson
- Humane Turnkey, Pt. 1 - Martin Carthy
- Plymouth Mail - Vic Legg
- Humane Turnkey, Pt. 2 - Martin Carthy
- Green Fields of England - The Watersons
- Roll Down - Cyril Tawney
- Still & Silent Ocean - Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 5 - Peter Bellamy, Dave Swarbrick
- Convicts' Wedding
Tracks:
- Black & Bitter Night
- Raking the Embers - Jimmy Lawton
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 1 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Us Poor Fellows
- Robber's Song
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 2 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Leaves in the Woodland
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 3 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- I Once Lived in Service
- Ballad of Norwich Gaol
- Sweet Loving Friendship - Laura Hockenhull, Pete Morton
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 4 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Black & Bitter Night - Damien Barber, , John Kirkpatrick,
- Humane Turnke, Pt. 1-2
- Plymouth Mail - John Roberts
- Green Fields of England - Coope, Boyes & Simpson
- Roll Down
- Still & Silent Ocean - Tom McConville, Steve Tilston
- Ballad of Henry & Susannah, Pt. 5 - Chris Leslie, Simon Nicol
- Dance: The Convicts' Wedding - Fairport Convention
- Black Concertina - Tim Moon
- Roll Down (Excerpt) - Peter Bellamy
Album Details
A True Masterpiece of the Folk Revival is Released as a 25th Anniversary Set and 136 Page Booklet. Cd1 is the Original Album Remastered. Cd2 features Interpretations of that Album.
Customer Reviews:
A Seventies Folk Masterpiece.......2004-05-08
The British folk revival produced a handful of albums that stand as true monuments, classics that lifted the folk album to the highest level of artistry. The Watersons' Frost and Fire comes immediately to mind, as well as Ashley Hutchings' Morris On, Lou Killen's Ballads and Broadsides, and Vic Gammon's Tale of Ale. Peter Bellamy's most remarkable achievement may be that he produced two such classics: The Transports, Bellamy's outstanding ballad opera of 1977, is the first, and The Barrack-Room Ballads is the second. They are timeless.
The Transports, at the time, was a true perspective changer, a recording that leaves few listeners, once they have truly heard them with their hearts and imaginations, unchanged.
Thanks to the folks at Free Reed for remastering this disc and for recording a second disc of contemporary reinterpretations of Bellamy's powerful songs. Though the original is still unsurpassed, some of the new versions surprised me with their vitality and high quality.
For those unfamiliar with The Transports, it is a ballad opera, written by British folk performer Peter Bellamy. It is based on the true story of convict Henry Cabell and his wife, Susannah Holmes, who were transported to Australia on the "first fleet" -- the first of the convict ships that England send down under.
But this is not "opera" in the Wagnerian sense. The songs are sung by a virtual who's who of the British folk scene in the sixties and seventies: Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, A L Lloyd, Mike and Norma Waterson, June Tabor, Cyril Tawney, Dave Swarbrick, and the inimitable Bellamy himself. This import package is pricy but if you love English music, it's worth the expense.
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