A Maid in Bedlam
A John Renbourn Group album of traditional songs and Renaissance dances.
John Renbourn, 1977
- Released
- 1977
- Label
- Transatlantic
The John Renbourn Group on this record is Renbourn on guitars and vocals, Jacqui McShee on vocals, Tony Roberts on flute, recorders, oboe and piccolo flute, Sue Draheim on fiddle and Keshav Sathe on tabla and finger cymbals. Nic Kinsey engineered.
The material is mostly traditional, including Black Waterside, John Barleycorn, Reynardine and Death and the Lady, set beside dances by Tielman Susato and Hans Neusidler. The closing instrumental 5 in a Line is credited to Renbourn, Sathe, Draheim and Roberts.
Track listing
- Black Waterside3:24
- Nacht Tanz / Shaeffertanz3:26
- A Maid in Bedlam3:57
- Gypsy Dance / Jews Dance3:27
- John Barleycorn3:40
- Reynardine3:23
- My Johnny Was a Shoemaker2:46
- Death and the Lady3:21
- The Battle of Aughram / 5 in a Line5:49
- Talk About Suffering3:29
Personnel
- John Renbourn guitars, vocals
- Jacqui McShee vocals
- Tony Roberts vocals, flute, recorders, oboe, piccolo flute
- Sue Draheim fiddle, vocals
- Keshav Sathe tabla, finger cymbals
- Nic Kinsey engineer
More from John Renbourn
Another Monday (1966), John Renbourn (1966), Bert and John (1966), Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng & ye Grene Knyghte (1968), The Lady and the Unicorn (1970), Faro Annie (1971), The Hermit (1976), The Black Balloon (1979), The Nine Maidens (1985), Wheel of Fortune (1993), Palermo Snow (2011)
Sources
- A Maid in Bedlam, Wikipedia
- A Maid in Bedlam, Discogs