Sting: If on a Winter’s Night (CD) | Decca 2701743

Sting: If on a Winter’s Night (CD)

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Label: Decca

Cat No: 2701743

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 26th October 2009

Contents

Artists

Sting

Artists

Sting

About

'If on a Winter's Night' presents an arc of songs that conjure the season of spirits, the eerie silence of the snow; days of solitude and reflection for some, a time of re-birth and celebration for many.

With traditional music of the British Isles as their starting point, Sting and his guest musicians draw the listener in through a collection of songs, carols and lullabies spanning the centuries - such as The Snow it Melts the Soonest (traditional Newcastle ballad), Soul Cake (traditional English "begging" song which has its roots in Halloween/All Souls Day), Gabriel's Message (14th century carol), as well as two of Sting's own compositions - Lullaby for an Anxious Child and The Hounds of Winter.

Also featured on the album is Hurdy Gurdy Man - a musical reworking and English translation (by Sting) of Der Leiermann from Schubert's classic winter song-cycle Winterreise.

Contents:
1. Gabriel's Message     
2. Soul Cake     
3. There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue     
4. The Snow It Melts The Soonest     
5. Christmas At Sea     
6. Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming     
7. Cold Song     
8. The Burning Babe     
9. Now Winter Comes Slowly     
10. The Hounds Of Winter     
11. Balulalow     
12. Cherry Tree Carol     
13. Lullaby For An Anxious Child     
14. Hurdy Gurdy Man     
15. You Only Cross My Mind In Winter    

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