{"product_id":"blowzabella-a-richer-dust-cd","title":"Blowzabella - A Richer Dust [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCat. no: PLR080R\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 5023693408026\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 14 Apr 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Folk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlowzabella is an English folk band formed in London in 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band currently consists of Andy Cutting, Jo Freya, Paul James, David Shepherd, Barn Stradling, and Jon Swayne, who is the only remaining original band member.It is estimated that Blowzabella musicians played up to 32 instruments in total, which include bagpipes, hurdy- gurdy, diatonic button accordion, alto sax, and triangle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir music is heavily infuenced by English and European traditional folk music, and has inspired a variety of European folk bands, many claiming Blowzabella to be a major infuence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Richer Dust is Blowzabella's ffth release on the brilliant folk label, Plant Life Records, which was formed by Nigel Pegrum in 1977 and home to artists such as The Tannahill Weavers, Whiz Jones, The Maddy Prior Band \u0026amp; Dougie MacLean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks 1-6 'The Wars of the Roses Suite'. In 1986 the villagers of East Stoke in Nottinghamshire decided that the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Stoke Field (1487) - the fnal battle of The Wars of the Roses' - should not pass without some sort of recognition. They held a series of commemorative events in 1987 and Blowzabella were commissioned to write a suite of music and perform it in the village church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks 7-12 are tunes and songs which the band played live on tour around that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Charles Gray and recorded at London's Milo Studios in March 1988.We now have a brilliant reinvention of the original 1996 CD release, which has been remastered by John Rivers at Woodbine Studios and is presented in a deluxe digifle case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracks: I. Introduction \/ II. The Willow Runnel \/ III. The New Jigs \/ IV. The Rose of Raby \/ V. Reprise \/ VI. Finale \/ Death In A Fen, Bruton Town, Our Captain Cried \/ The Moth \/ The Man In The Brown Hat \/ The Diamond \/ The New Hornpipes \/ All Things Are Quite Silent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PLANT LIFE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42442672734364,"sku":"PLR080R","price":11.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_8a56b477-9dde-429f-8857-a41130abe62b.webp?v=1681046041","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/blowzabella-a-richer-dust-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}