TRADER HORNE - MORNING WAY - MCAULEY / DYBLE - FOLK - NE VINYL LP
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TRADER HORNE - MORNING WAY - MCAULEY / DYBLE - FOLK - NE VINYL LP
RECORD NEW / MINT / UNPLAYED
For years I had thought this group a myth. I could find no information in music encyclopedias, or on Judy Dyble on the internet. I had only known that she had gone on, after singing on the first Fairport Convention album, to record for a band called Trader Horne and then the Coxhills. To say that it has been worth the wait would be a sad understatement of how immersed I became in the mood of the album even after the first song.
So many are the moments of magic on this album. It's main theme is simple, the journey into adulthood. The opening song, "Jenny May" sets the whole scene of the album nicely. It is a child's invocation to a friend to come out and play, to step into a special world of make-believe. Such is the world the listener immediately becomes immersed in.
The music, much of it accoustic and accompanied by harpsichord, is gorgeous and is a perfect partner to the range of lyrical imagery from flying witches to mermaids. These are songs about what you used to imagine (I did at least) in your woods when you played in them on sunny afternoons. To borrow from the sleeve notes, these are songs to find in your cupboards and under your pillows. They are snatches of memories past that sometimes find their way into the present and offer unique glimpses into today.
I think the defining moment of Morning Way is "Mixed Up Kind", another song about passing into adulthood. The first verse totally knocked me out. Other hight points are the instrumental, "Three Rings For Elvin Kings" and "Children of Oare". Special mention goes to the title song, one of the three contemporary songs, along with "Sheena" and "Down and Out Blues" that grace the album. This song completes the journey into adulthood, with the narrator recounciling his or herself to the loss of all their friends over the years. It should have been the last song, but the album closes with "Luke That Never Was", a song about departure.
There are two bonus tracks here. Of the two, I like "Here Comes The Rain" best. This could have bookended the first Fairport alubm nicely. You'd swear the same musicians play on both.
Don't be fooled by the inclusion of that one blues song. This is an album as indispensable as air. Much gratitude should go to whomever was responsible for reissuing Morning Way, because too many years have gone by without anyone even having the slightest clue about its existence. Listen to this album and let yourself get transported back to timelessness.
Tracklist
A1 Jenny May 2:26 A2 Children Of Oare 4:04 A3 Three Rings For Eleven Kings 2:27 A4 Growning Man 3:58 A5 Down And Out Blues 4:26 A6 The Mixed Up Kind 6:29 A7 Better Than Today 3:12 B1 In My Loneliness 2:22 B2 Sheena 2:43 B3 The Mutant 2:54 B4 Morning Way 4:36 B5 Velvet To Atone 2:27 B6 Luke That Never Was 4:54 Bonus Tracks B7 Here Comes The Rain 2:36 B8 Goodbye Mercy Kelly 3:17WHY NOT CHECK OUT MY EBAY STORE -
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