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Early One Morning / Young Collins | Jim Moray | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lord Bateman | Jim Moray | 5:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sweet England | Jim Moray | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gypsies | Jim Moray | 4:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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April Morning | Jim Moray | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Seeds of Love | Jim Moray | 4:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Week Before Easter | Jim Moray | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Suffolk Miracle | Jim Moray | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Two Sisters | Jim Moray | 7:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Longing for Lucy | Jim Moray | 4:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Jim Moray's debut really set the cat among the pigeons with English folkies. The young iconoclast took traditional songs (all except the final cut, "Longing for Lucy," which he'd composed himself) and gave them very modern arrangements, including loops, beats, brass, and string quartets. The ballad "Lord Bateman" took on trip-hop overtones, while the harmonies on "The Week Before Easter" came straight out of the Beach Boys handbook. "Early One Morning" exploded before heading into ambient beats and swelling strings, and discordant jazz trumpets invaded "Gypsies." It was a daring subversion, all topped by Moray's voice, with its very ‘80s pop feel. For all the criticism from hardcore traditional folkies, Sweet England was an album to draw in those not normally exposed to folk. The arrangements looked to other genres, and gave the old pieces fresh, lovely settings. It's an album to stand the test of time, and shows the enduring power of Moray's vision.
Biography
Born: Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Jim Moray
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All You Pretty Girls | Low Culture | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Across the Western Ocean | Low Culture | 3:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lord Bateman | Sweet England | 5:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Early One Morning / Young Collins | Sweet England | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Long Lankin | In Modern History | 5:14 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Jenny Of The Moor | In Modern History | 5:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Two Sisters | Sweet England | 7:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Three Black Feathers | Low Culture | 4:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sweet England | Sweet England | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Leaving Australia | Low Culture | 4:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
