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A reworking of English folk music to reflect the multiculturalism and culture of modern England.

Primarily the project of Simon Emmerson (Afro Celt Sound System) but including contributions from: The Copper Family, Sheila Chandra, Benjamin Zephaniah, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Paul Weller, Transglobal Underground, Tunng, Chris Wood, Billy Bragg, Tiger Moth, The Gloworms and Dhol Foundation.

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world, english folk, fusion, world fusion, womad 2007
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1	space girl	31
2	My Son John	23
3	Cum On Feel The Noize	17
3	Lark In The Morning	17
3	Sweet Jane	17
6	Scarborough Fair	16
6	The Handweaver and the Factory Maid	16
6	Mermaid	16
9	Byker Hill	14
10	Acres of Ground	5
10	Scarborough Fair (String Reprise)	5
10	John Barleycorn	5
10	Tam Lyn Retold	5
14	Cold Haily Rainy Night	4
14	England Half English Meets John Barleycorn (feat. Billy Bragg)	4

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mirrorball95 wrote:
February 2010

I agree the new album isnt nearly as good as the first. Still worth a listen though! Real stand-out track is the opener 'My Son John'.

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Younghappy wrote:
February 2010

sorry I meant Simon Emmerson, not Peter Gabriel.

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Younghappy wrote:
January 2010

I don't really like the new album (on first listen) I think the production is a bit uninspired, overp -prouduced and the sound isn't quite as ground-breaking as the first release. On the first album they had a wider range of artists that took on their own song and it gave the album a much more varied sound but with this release it seems there is tighter group all playing on the same songs. It just comes across as an Eliza Carthy-Chris Wood collaboration. Peter Gabriel did some awesome work with the Afro Celts but he must realise that this is the noughties not the nineties.

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RogerBu wrote:
January 2010

@ ILikeManyMusics: I think the new album is pretty good from what I've heard so far... although I'm not sure about the folk ballad version of "Cum On Feel The Noize".

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ILikeManyMusics wrote:
January 2010

So... anyone heard the new album? Any good?

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mirrorball95 wrote:
December 2009

These guys are awesome man. Just in terms of sheer musicianship.

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BatsMouth wrote:
May 2009

Love this band/side project. Simply amazing.

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TowerFestival wrote:
April 2009

As part of the TOWER FESTIVAL, WOMAD Presents World Music at the Tower will take place over the weekend of 19th – 20th September at the historic and prestigious TOWER OF LONDON. WOMAD PRESENTS is a series of performances from artists woven together from all over the world. Performing on Saturday 19th are the Imagined Village featuring a stellar cast including Billy Bragg, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy and Chris Wood will perform a thrilling live show. The ubiquitous Womad flags and workshops will also be a feature of the weekend. Other special guests for the Saturday and Sunday shows are to be announced shortly. Doors 3.30pm. Weekend tickets available. For more details go to www.towerfestival.com / 0844 847 2519

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DRUNKENDAISY wrote:
March 2009

Cold hailey rainy night, what a sound, sends shudders. Wish they could have done a whole cd with a similar sound to this track, it would be fantastic!

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Tyerone wrote:
September 2008

yum. my tags are wrong for this, though, cos it lists the artists who contribute to each individual track rather than just naming them "The Imagined Village"

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clarecrane wrote:
June 2008

There's a vid of their Glastobury set here http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2008/artists/imaginedvillage/

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placerej wrote:
June 2008

Cold Haily Rainy Night <3

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shinoque wrote:
April 2008

This album just keeps getting better and better...

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Babs_05 wrote:
February 2008

NNME recommends. :)

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martinb9999 wrote:
November 2007

Don't forget you can have a go at remixing Cold, Hailey Windy Night at http://www.realworldremixed.com/

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