Folk Fever
| Folk Fever | |
|---|---|
| 📅 Released | 7 September 2018 |
| 🎙️ Recorded | The Green Room Studios, Oxfordshire |
| ⏳ Length | 48:00 |
| 🏷️ Label | Island Records |
| 🤑 Producer | Mark Tucker |
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Folk Fever is a one-off collaborative album[1] released on 7 September 2018 by British folk music group The Band of Love. The album features folk covers of disco classics in an effort to prove that the two genres are kindred spirits sharing several similarities. The group united for a special performance of songs from the album at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park on 9th Septmeber 2018.[2]
Background[edit]
Of the album, Tucker stated "there are huge parallels" between folk and disco, explaining that "once you get into the broader folk styles there’s loads of grooves & rhythm. There are also stories and lighter lyrics to party to. I mean, ‘disco songs have similar stories to pretty much any folk song you care to quote". Causley noted "one thing that initially concerned me was that the lyrical content of pop songs is not generally as meaty as trad folk songs but possibly the most fascinating thing about thing project is that by treating these songs in a more acoustic manner and having them sung by singers who are used to telling stories and conveying meaning and depth in their performances, we seem to have brought out even more depth and unexpected perspectives that you might not notice from listening to the originals".[3]
The sleeve
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Previous Recordings | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give Me the Night" | Rod Temperton | George Benson | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Born to Be Alive" | Patrick Hernandez | Patrick Hernandez | 4:30 |
| 3. | "I Feel Love" | Pete Bellotte, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer | Donna Summer | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | Miles Gregory | Rose Royce | 4:26 |
| 5. | "I Will Survive" | Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren | Gloria Gaynor | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Young Hearts Run Free" | Dave Crawford | Candi Staton | 3:29 |
| 7. | "I'll Put You Together Again" | Donald Black, Geoffrey Stevens | Hot Chocolate | 3:41 |
| 8. | "The Love I Lost" | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Pick Up the Pieces" | Roger Ball, Malcolm Duncan, Alan Gorrie, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh Hamish Stuart | Average White Band | 4:33 |
| 10. | "Night Fever" | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | Bee Gees | 3:36 |
| 11. | "We Are Family" | Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Sister Sledge | 2:58 |
| 12. | "Going Back to My Roots" | Lamont Dozier | Odyssey | 3:32 |
| 13. | "I Am What I Am" | Jerry Herman | Gloria Gaynor | 3:10 |
Personnel[edit]
The Band of Love[4]
- Mark Tucker - producer
- Jim Causley - vocals, accordion, duclimer
- Greg Russell - vocals
- Alice Jones - piano, harmonium, percussion
- Phillip Henry - slide guitar, harmonica, dobro
- Hannah Martin - vocals, fiddle, viola, banjo
Other Musicians
- Rune Cygan Barslund - accordion
- Phil Beer - vocals, guitar, cuatro, mandolin, mandocello
- Matt Downer - double bass
- John Joe Kelly - uilleann pipes, mandolin, bodhran
- Steve Knightley - vocals, tenor guitar, mandocello
- Mike McGoldrick - flute, whistle, bodhran
- Patsy Reid - fiddle
References[edit]
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