Track name: THE MINSTREL BOY A
Trackcode: SCDV105520
Composer: DP, John Gregory Knowles (Arr.), Christopher Edward Knowles (Arr.)
アーティスト: Christopher Knowles, Helen Tunstall, The English Folk Band, John Gregory Knowles, Timothy Murton Laight, James Rattigan
EAN/GTIN: 4020771217557
ISRC: DE-B63-21-75520
Album name: PATRIOTIC BRITAIN
Catalogue number: SCDV1055
Label: Sonoton Vanguard - SCDV
LC number: 07573
This song, based on the famous Irish air 'The Moreen' by Thomas Moore, was written in honour of Irishmen killed in the rebellion against the English in 1798. It is as a ceremonial anthem of the Irish Guards Regiment and was used as the theme for the 2002 movie 'Black Hawk Down'. Male vocal and folk ensemble featuring harp. 90 bpm (Cmaj)
Arranged by John Gregory Knowles, Guy Protheroe, Timothy Murton Laight & James Rattigan. Produced by John Gregory Knowles. Recorded at EMPIRE STUDIO, Bethnal Green, London, UK; SKINNY FARM STUDIO, New Malden Surrey, UK and CODA STUDIO, Surbiton Surrey, UK. Sound engineer: Paul Golding.
Performed by Ian Humphries (violin), Rita Manning (violin), Adrian Varela (violin), Alison Kelly (violin), Ann Lovatt (violin), Judith Busbridge (viola), Frank Schaefer (cello), Deidre Cooper (cello), Chris Lawrence (double bass), Paul Morgan (double bass), John Anderson (oboe), Anna Noakes (flute), Nick Bucknall (clarinet), Crispian Steele Perkins (trumpet), James Rattigan (French horn, accordion), Tristan Fry (timpani), Sally Heath (piano, harpsichord), Helen Tunstall (harp), Chris Knowles (guitar), John Gregory Knowles (dulcimer, drums, percussion), Timothy Murton Laight (banjo).
Special thanks to Augusta Lees, Mark Glentworth and David Jones at Skinny Farm and Jacob Palmer at Coda.
Orchestral and choral management: Ann Manly, The English Chamber Choir Https://www.englishchamberchoir.co.uk/, conductor: Guy Protheroe. Orchestral leader and soloist: Ian Humphries. Copyist: Sara Loewenthal.
Mastered by Gerhart Frei at INTERSOUND Studios, Munich, Germany.
Cover art: Joe Miletzki