Ian & Sylvia - The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings 1963-68 [2001] (4 x CD's)

IAN & SYLVIA

Ian & Sylvia - The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings 1963-68 [2001] (4 x CD's)

Of all the young lovers smitten by folk music in the '60s, Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker cut the most striking couple, and--as a couple--many of the most striking sides. Over seven Vanguard albums, recorded between 1963 and 1968, Ian & Sylvia lent their vibrato-heavy voices to traditional folk and country songs with strenuous and studied results. However, on indisputably classic Tyson tunes such as "Summer Wages" and "Four Strong Winds," and well-chosen (and, at the time, obscure) ballads by peers such as Bob Dylan ("Tomorrow Is a Long Time") and Steve Gillette ("Darcy Farrow"), their ethereal harmonies and uncluttered acoustic arrangements go a long way towards explaining the duo's popularity and influence. Hard-core fans may frown over the sole previously unreleased track (a toss off called "Je T'aime Marielle"), but they will also cherish Vanguard's sparkling remastering and packaging (a delightfully written appraisal by Colin Escott is included) of this much-needed collection.
Though the Tysons went on to record mostly unmemorable records for MGM and Columbia, it was on Vanguard that Ian and Sylvia did their finest work. Before the Tysons ran out of energy, there was no better duo on the folk scene, and few more accomplished writers than Ian. It's hard to believe that his very first composition was "Four Strong Winds" .  Occasional missteps aside, this collection is almost shockingly crowded with first-rate songs and, what's more, first-rate performances. Colin Escott's liner notes, which offer a he-said/she-said perspective from the long-divorced couple, are an added delight. (Amazon)

It is indeed a pleasure to have all of Ian & Sylvia's Vanguard albums in one neat box set so we can have a complete record of Ian & Sylvia searing and soaring harmonies, as well as their quirky innovations in both folk and country-flavored rock. No better overview of Ian & Sylvia's art can be located. Although you won't find their best album (1970's country-rock gem Great Speckled Bird) here (Check in the Crates)

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Track lists

CD1

01    Rocks And Gravel    3:31
02    Old Blue    3:26
03    C.C. Rider    2:56
04    Un Canadien Errant    2:59
05    Handsome Molly    2:09
06    Mary Anne    3:16
07    Pride Of Petrovar    2:47
08    Makes A Long Time Man Feel Bad    2:43
09    Rambler Gambler    3:02
10    Down By The Willow Garden    2:59
11    Got No More Home Than A Dog    3:23
12    When First Unto This Country    2:37
13    Live A-Humble    2:43
14    Jesus Met The Woman At The Well    2:12
15    Tomorrow Is A Long Time    3:19
16    Katy Dear    3:01
17    Poor Lazarus    4:03
18    Four Strong Winds    3:29
19    Ella Speed    2:26
20    Long Lonesome Road    2:28
21    V'la L'bon Vent    1:44
22    Royal Canal    3:36
23    Lady Of Carlisle    3:37
24    Spanish Is A Loving Tongue    3:27
25    The Greenwood Sidie (The Cruel Mother)    2:30
26    Every Night When The Sun Goes Down    4:13

CD2

01    You Were On My Mind    2:47
02    Moonshine Can    2:16
03    The Jealous Lover    2:55
04    Four Rode By    2:42
05    Brave Wolfe    5:26
06    Nova Scotia Farewell    2:51
07    Some Day Soon    2:21
08    Little Beggarman    2:23
09    Texas Rangers    3:27
10    The Ghost Lover    2:46
11    Captain Woodstock's Courtship    2:56
12    Green Valley    4:03
13    Swing Down, Chariot    2:09
14    Come In, Stranger    1:58
15    Early Morning Rain    3:58
16    Nancy Whiskey    2:38
17    Awake Ye Drowsy Sleepers    3:28
18    Marlborough Street Blues    2:18
19    Darcy Farrow    3:30
20    Travelling Drummer    2:28
21    Maude's Blues    4:01
22    Red Velvet    2:18
23    I'll Bid My Heart Be Still    2:51
24    For Lovin' Me    2:19
25    Song For Canada    4:07

CD3

01    Short Grass    2:19
02    The French Girl    2:43
03    When I Was A Cowboy    3:50
04    Changes    3:33
05    Gifts Are For Giving    3:16
06    Molly And Tenbrooks    3:30
07    Hey, What About Me    3:25
08    Lonely Girls    2:41
09    Satisfied Mind    3:35
10    Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa    3:06
11    Friends Of Mine    3:40
12    Play One More    3:03
13    Circle Game    3:01
14    So Much For Dreaming    3:03
15    Wild Geese    4:00
16    Child Apart    3:30
17    Summer Wages    4:04
18    Hold Tight    2:39
19    Cutty Wren    2:57
20    Si Les Bateaux    3:43
21    Catfish Blues    3:36
22    Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies    3:25
23    January Morning    3:07
24    Grey Morning    2:47

CD4

01    The Mighty Quinn    2:52
02    Wheels On Fire    3:47
03    Farewell To The North    3:45
04    Taking Care Of Business    3:14
05    Southern Comfort    5:04
06    Ballad Of The Ugly Man    2:34
07    90° X 90°    2:41
08    She'll Be Gone    2:42
09    London Life    2:44
10    The Renegade    3:40
11    House Of Cards    4:04
12    Every Time I Feel The Spirit    1:48
13    Keep On The Sunny Side    2:40
14    Rocks And Gravel    3:26
15    Je T'aime Marielle    3:32

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