SKU: ST.CD0087
Composed by Sydney
Carter. CD to accompany
the. CD. Stainer & Bell
Ltd. #CD0087. Published
by Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.CD0087).
Sydney Carter's
Lord of the Dance CD is a
brilliant compilation
that matches the finest
work of this much-loved
songwriter with some of
the leading lights in
contemporary music.
The distinguished
musicians and performers
appearing on the disc
include Sarah-Jane
Morris, Why?, Norma
Winstone, The Kingdom
Choir, Martyn Joseph,
Whirling Pope Joan, Matt
Redman, Ian Shaw, Isla
Blair, Carrie and David
Grant and The Swingle
Singers. Sydney Carter
himself reads two of his
own poems.
It
has been the inspiration
of producers Craig
McLeish and Jeremy Taylor
to intertwine the most
popular songs - and a few
unfamiliar gems - with
some of Carter's
searching poetry. With
great sensitivity, the
essential religious
content of his words,
whether sung or spoken,
has been faithfully
preserved, along with a
sense of the music's
origins in folksong and
dance. At the same time,
Carter's universal
message about matters of
doubt and faith is
proclaimed in terms of
the plenitude of
contemporary sound
resources, and the rich
plurality of musical
styles that is the
hallmark of our present
age.
