Albion Band Christmas Show - West End Arts Centre Aldershot, England 1984.12.17 Cassette masters aud flac

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This was from the first Christmas Show tour in December 1984, which was a 100 mile return drive from where I lived at the time. The format was repeated for the next 4-5 years. I used a little parametric sparkle to brighten up the sound. 


01  Walking on song/reading/Ding Dong Merrily on High
02  Reading  - Pope Gregory
03  Chant
04  Reading - Adam McBrennon??/ another reading
05  The Holly/Poem by John Clare 
06  Jockey to the fair 
07  Reading - Philip Stubbs, My Lord of Misrule
08  Reading  - Thomas Hardy, Underneath the Greenwood Tree
09  Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
10  Reading - Number 78
11  While Shepherds watched their floooooooooooooocks by niiiiiiight
12  Reading with sound effects!
13  Reading
14  Shepherds arise
15  The rebel Jesus/Readings
16  Dance tune medley

CD 2

17  Mummers play
18  Ashley's broom dance
19  Wassail
20  World War 1 sequence
21  M. I. S.
22  Rudolf/Run Run Rudolf
23  Poem
24  Carols
25  Reading
26  How beautiful
27  Jolly Wassail
28  Encore break applause
29  Band introductions/Halek Brawl
30  Banter
31  Shepherds arise



The Albion Band


Ashley Hutchings            bass/vocals
Cathy Lesurf                vocals
Phil Beer                   guitar/fiddle/vocals 
Doug Morter                 guitar/vocals
Trevor Foster               drums