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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Pentonville
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Pentonville (Psalm 96 Old Version)
composer:
William Marsh (composer)
William Marsh3:38
2The Shropshire Funeral Hymn
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Psalm the 15th (to the Funeral Hymn)
composer:
Jn Symons (composer)
John Symons3:48
3Psalm 57 Old Version
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Psalm 57 Old Version (from Fifth Set of Palm Tunes c.1809-1815)
composer:
Thomas Clark (English composer)
Thomas Clark3:39
4Vital Spark
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Vital Spark
lyricist:
Alexander Pope
composer:
Edward Harwood (18th century composer) (in 1786)
arrangement of:
The Dying Christian to His Soul
Edward Harwood4:08
5Awake Your Grateful Voices Rise
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Awake Your Grateful Voices Rise
lyricist:
Fred Winzer (in 1913)
composer:
John Bawden (19th century composer) (in 1884)
John Bawden3:20
6The Magnificat
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Magnificat (from Evening Service in E flat)
composer:
William Jackson (English composer)
William Jackson6:23
7Psalm 33 New Version
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Psalm 33 New Version (from First Set of Psalm Tunes 1804)
composer:
Thomas Clark (English composer)
Thomas Clark3:51
8Knaresborough
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Knaresborough
lyricist:
Samuel Wesley senior (English poet (sr.))
composer:
James Leach (18th century composer)
James Leach3:47
9Grafton
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Grafton (from Columbian Harmony)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Joseph Stone (church song writer)
Joseph Stone1:23
10Morning
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Morning
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Amos Pilsbury (composer) (in 1799)
Amos Pilsbury3:49
11David’s Lamentation
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
David's Lamentation
composer:
William Billings (18th century composer)
William Billings2:25
12Reflection
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Reflection (from The Harmony of Maine)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Supply Belcher
Supply Belcher1:39
13Sweet Prospect
alto vocals:
Mandy Batchelor, Lyn Clearwater and Jackie Gribble
vocals:
Grace Elliot
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sweet Prospect
lyricist:
Samuel Stennett (in 1787)
composer:
William Walker (composer) (in 1833)
William Walker3:53
14The Better Land
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Better Land
lyricist and composer:
O.A. Parris (composer) (in 1935)
O.A. Parris1:51
15Millbrook
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Millbrook
composer:
Neely Bruce (in 1944)
Neely Bruce3:37
16Birmingham
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Birmingham
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Glen Wright (composer) (in 1994)
Glen Wright2:44
17Daniels
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Daniels
composer:
Neely Bruce (in 1964)
Neely Bruce1:37
18Jordan
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jordan
lyricist:
M. Williams (18th century, "Jordan")
composer:
James Leach (18th century composer) (in 1798)
James Leach4:14
19Gibraltar
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Gibraltar
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
W.J. White (composer)
W.J. White3:43
20Hail Smiling Morn
conductor:
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
performer:
Vital Spark
recorded at:
St. Peter’s Church in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hail! Smiling Morn!
composer:
Reginald Spofforth
Reginald Spofforth2:14

Credits

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bass violin [bass viol]:Simon Chadwick (bass viol player)
cello:Vass Deshmukh
Max McColl
clarinet:Cathy Rollo
fiddle:John Smith (fiddler)
Sue Smith (fiddler)
John Williams (fiddler, conductor)
flute:Pippa McGrath
oboe:Sue Harris (dulcimer & oboe player)
alto vocals:Mandy Batchelor
Lyn Clearwater
Julia Davies (alto vocalist)
Jackie Gribble
Diana Hannah
Sheila Smith (alto vocalist)
bass vocals:Roger Champkin
Graham Davies (bass vocalist)
Rob Elliot (bass vocalist)
Jonathan Penley
Mark Welbridge
tenor vocals:Bernard Collard
Matthew Scriven (tenor)
Roger Tyler (tenor)
Brian Westcott (tenor)
Eileen Wilson (tenor)
treble vocals:Carol Davies (treble vocvalist)
Sarah Deshmukh
Sue Shaw (treble vocalist)
Sheila Sherringham (treble vocalist)
Annabel Whittet
illustration:Randolph Caldecott (artist and illustrator)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Dog Rose of Ludlow (for copyright use only) (in 1996)