VA - Folk Against Fascism Vol. 1 [2010] (2 x CDs)

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VA - Folk Against Fascism Vol. 1 [2010] (2 x CDs)

Music has been used to spread messages; political, romantic, historical, for hundreds, probably thousands of years. It’s an effective medium and the musical traditions we’re so proud of owe their very existence to this fact. The trouble is, of course, that almost any message is open to interpretation. This CD, and the Folk Against Fascism movement it supports, have come about because of the misappropriation of British folk music and culture by the British National Party. Folk Against Fascism Volume 1 is the first in a series of three double disc albums featuring music donated by leading artists on the Folk and Roots scenes, all of whom support Folk Against Fascism in their work to put a stop to this. To quote the Folk Against Fascism web site:

Folk singing is all about telling us how it is and what to be aware of in these dangerous times and this album certainly does that. If you are a hard-core folkie, you've probably got most of these tracks already. This double-album is a great comprehensive sampler of contemporary British folk artists working in a variety of styles. (Amazon)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Blowzabella - The Origin of the World 4:20

02 Chris Wood - Spitfires 3:54

03 Unthanks - Nobody Knew She Was There 5:54

04 Roy Bailey - Anna Mae 5:31

05 Laura Veirs - Wildwood Flower 3:55

06 Imagined Village ft. Billy Bragg - England Half English meets John Barleycorn 2:54

07 Bellowhead - Roll Her Down the Bay 3:28

08 Chumbawamba; No Masters Co-Op - Dance, Idiot, Dance 2:45

09 Ray Hearne - Point the Finger at the Emperor 3:18

10 Kate Rushby - High on a Hill 4:33

11 Christy Moore - Pink Triangle 3:36

12 Bevvy Sisters - The Littlest Birds 3:19

13 Lau - Horizontigo 7:17

14 Duotone - Work Harder 4:35

15 June Tabor - Standing in Line 5:38

16 Andy Cutting - Edges/Thin Waltz 6:09

CD2

17 James Yorkston & the Big Eyes Family Players - Martinmas Time 5:13

18 Eliza Carthy - Like I Care 3:31

19 Ian King - Four Loom Weaver 3:46

20 Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara - Subuhanalaii 4:00

21 Jon Boden - Beating the Bounds 4:32

22 Belshazzar's Feast; Sofly Good Tummas - Shropshire Lass 4:42

23 Show of Hands - Roots 4:50

24 Heidi Talbot - Bedlam Boys 3:46

25 Damien Dempsey - Colony 7:11

26 John McCusker's Under One Sky - Under One Sky 9:52

27 Corrina Hewat - New Voice 5:00

28 Kris Drever - The Call & the Answer 3:57

29 Ruth Notman - Holding On 4:44

30 John Tams - Safe House 4:23

31 Shirley Collins & Dolly Collins - Two Brethren 2:50

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