A few things about THE TREES THEY GROW SO HIGH...
As I mentionned in the album page, the CD cover that I have used here is from the rerelease of the album in 1995. The original cover featured only a large picture of Miss Sarah, the same one that can be seen in the upper right portion of the above image.
Another cover (minus any pictures of Miss Sarah) was chosen in 1998 for another rerelease of this album in Europe, where it is also known as EARLY ONE MORNING. You can see all three covers by clicking on the "alternate album covers" link on the right menu column.
The songs on this album are taken from Benjamin Britten's six published volumes of traditional folks music. They contain 43 songs and were published between 1943 and 1961.
The first volume includes, amongst others, the songs ASH GROVE and OLIVER CROMWELL. The second volume features many French songs, of which five have been recorded for this album. The remaining songs are from volume 3 and 4, with one song taken from volume 5, EARLY ONE MORNING. As volume 6 is for both voice and guitar, none of those songs appear on the album.
Benjamin Britten published two further volumes of 4 English folk songs and 8 songs for voice and harp, in 1968 and 1976, the year of his death.
He has used several of these songs in his films scores for British films and documentaries in the 1930ies and 1940ies...
I thought it might be interesting to list all 8 volumes of Britten's work, for those of you with an interest in folk music... Most of these songs have been recorded by other artists over the years. Amongst others, Charlotte Church has done THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER for her 1999 album titled CHARLOTTE CHURCH...
Vol. 1 - Folk Song Arrangements, British Isles: 1) The Salley Gardens 2) Little Sir William 3) The Bonny Earl o’ Moray 4) O Can Ye Sew Cushions ? 5) The Trees They Grow So High 6) The Ash Grove 7) Oliver Cromwell
Published in 1943
Vol. 2 - Folk Song Arrangements, France: 1) La Noël Passée (The Orphan And King Henry) 2) Voici Le Printemps 3) Fileuse 4) Le Roi S’en Va-t’en Chasse 5) La Belle Est Au Jardin D’amour 6) Il Est Quelqu’un Sur Terre 7) Eho! Eho! 8) Quand J’étais Chez Mon Père (Heigh ho! heigh hi!)
Published in 1946
Vol. 3 - Folk Song Arrangements, British Isles: 1) The Plough Boy 2) There’s None To Soothe 3) Sweet Polly Oliver 4) The Miller Of Dee 5) The Foggy, Foggy Dew 6) O Waly, Waly 7) Come You Not From Newcastle ?
Published in 1948
Vol. 4 - Folk Song Arrangements, Moore’s Irish Melodies: 1) Avenging And Bright 2) Sail On, Sail On 3) How Sweet The Answer 4) The Minstrel Boy 5) At The Mid Hour Of Night 6) Rich And Rare 7) Dear Harp Of My Country ! 8) Oft In The Stilly Night 9) The Last Rose Of Summer 10) O The Sight Entrancing
Published in 1960
Vol. 5 - Folk Song Arrangements, British Isles: 1) The Brisk Young Widow 2) Sally In Our Alley 3) The Lincolnshire Poacher 4) Early One Morning 5) Ca’ The Yowes
Published in 1961
Vol. 6 - Folk Song Arrangements, England: 1) I Will Give My Love An Apple 2) Sailor-Boy 3) Master Kilby 4) The Soldier And The Sailor 5) Bonny At Morn 6) The Shooting Of His Dear
Published in 1961
Vol. 7 - Four English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians: 1) Love Henry 2) What’s Little Babies Made Of ? 3) The Maid Freed From The Gallows 4) The Frog And The Mouse
Published in 1968
Vol. 8 - Eight Folk Song Arrangements: 1) Lord! I Married Me A Wife 2) She’s Like The Swallow 3) Lemady 4) Bonny At Morn 5) Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (I Was Lonely And Forlorn) 6) David Of The White Rock 7) The False Knight Upon The Road 8) Bird Scarer’s Song
Published in 1976
As always, just click on the red arrow beside a song title for its lyrics and a short musical clip in RealAudio format.
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The Trees They Grow So High track listing
Early One MorningX
Come You Not From Newcastle ?X
Sweet Polly Oliver X
The Trees They Grow So HighX
The Ash Grove X
O Waly, Waly X
How Sweet The Answer X
The Plough Boy X
Voici Le Printemps X
The Last Rose Of Summer X
Le Belle Est Au Jardin D'amour X
FileuseX
Dear Harp Of My CountryX
Little Sir William X
O Can Ye Sew Cushions ? X
Oft In The Stilly Night X
Quand J'étais Chez Mon PèreX
There's None To Soothe X
Oliver Cromwell X
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