Adam and the Beasts and Other Songs (1978) Alasdair Clayre CD

"This item is part of the Folkways archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

Tracks
1. A Gentle Easy-Flowing River
2. Sell Your Beauty
3. Adam and the Beasts
4. Lullaby and Come Afloat
5. Spring Song
6. Irish Girl
7. Motorway Promoter
8. An Old Wind Blows
9. Two Evenings
10. Ballad of London
11. Guerilla
12. Snow
13. Old Rich World's Daughter
14. Hawthorne Berries
15. Mass Production Song
16. Travelling North


This diverse offering of songs by British author, translator, journalist and songwriter Alasdair Clayre ranges from the peppy"Springtime Songs" to the graceful"Lullaby and Come Afloat" to the humorous"Motorway Promoter." Musical references are equally varied: honky-tonk, medieval chant, Irish reel and the folk-rock ballad.