Name: Faustus
Brand: Navigator Records
SKU: 1430383
Price: 11.42 USD
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Faustus

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Album: Faustus
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Brisk Lad	More Info...	0:04
2)	The Hotesses Daughter	More Info...	0:04
3)	Ballina Whalers	More Info...	0:07
4)	Next Stop: Grimsby/The Three Rascals/Aunt Crisps	More Info...	0:06
5)	The New Deserter	More Info...	0:06
6)	The Old Miser	More Info...	0:04
7)	The Green Willow Tree	More Info...	0:04
8)	Will the Weaver	More Info...	0:04
9)	Acre of Land	More Info...	0:04
10)	Temperley Hornpipe/Oxford University Voluntary Quickstep (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Betrayed Maiden (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:05

Album: Faustus
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Brisk Lad	More Info...	0:04
2)	The Hotesses Daughter	More Info...	0:04
3)	Ballina Whalers	More Info...	0:07
4)	Next Stop: Grimsby/The Three Rascals/Aunt Crisps	More Info...	0:06
5)	The New Deserter	More Info...	0:06
6)	The Old Miser	More Info...	0:04
7)	The Green Willow Tree	More Info...	0:04
8)	Will the Weaver	More Info...	0:04
9)	Acre of Land	More Info...	0:04
10)	Temperley Hornpipe/Oxford University Voluntary Quickstep (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Betrayed Maiden (Bonus Track)	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Faustus might be new to recording, but the trio themselves are hardly strangers to folk music, working with Bellowhead, Waterson: Carthy, and sundry others. Boasting melodeons, guitar, bouzouki, oboe, violin, and three strong voices, they bring a lot of power to the tradition (and a couple of self-composed tunes). For the most part, the songs step outside the usual traditional arrangements to find some unusual pieces (although "The New Deserter" is fairly well-known, and "Acre of Land" appears to bastardize a couple of other familiar pieces). The variety of instruments mean some interesting change-ups in the instrumental sets, with "Temperley Hornpipe" a standout (but why, oh why, are there so-called "bonus tracks" -- it's a CD!) It's as mature and accomplished a debut as you'd expect from such experienced players, complementing and supporting each other, and with enough vocal power to blow out speakers. ~ Chris Nickson