Coast to Country
In April 2015 the choir recorded a new Compact Disc with Priory Records under the direction of Peter Argyle. The CD released in June 2015 entitled Coast to Country contains 20 tracks and is priced at £8. Available at choir concerts or from Chris Parrish, Tel: 01946 695349 / Stephen Parker, Tel: 01946 62766 Email: [email protected].
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Track No/Song Title: |
Composed/Arranged By:
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Running Time (min:sec):
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1. 76 Trombones |
M. Wilson, arr. Wm Stickles
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2:35
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2. L’il Liza Jane |
arr. Geoffry Russell-Smith
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2:02
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3. Hand me Down My Silver Trumpet
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arr. Rodney Thomas Jones
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1:48
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4. The Song of the Jolly Roger
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C.F. Chudleigh-Candish
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2:28
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5. Jacob’s Ladder
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arr. John Davies
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1:35
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6. All I ask of you
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr.
Alwyn Humphreys |
3:24
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7. Hine E Hine
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Te Rangi Pai, arr. Alwyn Humphreys
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3:28
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8. Ride the Chariot
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arr. Wm Henry Smith
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2:37
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9. A Roman War Song
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R. Wagner, arr. Percy Fletcher
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2:42
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10. Alexander’s Ragtime Band
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Irving Berlin, arr. Denys Hood
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2:49
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11. What would I do without my music?
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H. Middlebrooks/Bruce Belland
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2:37
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12. I Dreamed a Dream
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C.M. Schonberg/A. Boublil
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2:52
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13. Bring him home
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C.M Schonberg/A. Boublil
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2:48
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14. Do you hear the People Sing?
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C.M. Schonberg/A. Boublil
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2:18
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15. An Evening’s Pastorale
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Wilfrid Shaw
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2:35
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16. Some Enchanted Evening
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R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein
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2:38
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17. Softly as I leave you
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A. de Vita/H. Shaper
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2:32
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18. You Raise me up
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B. Graham/R. Lovland
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3:23
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19. Rachie
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C. Roberts, arr. Alwyn Humphreys
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2:34
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20. Amen
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arr. Alan Jenkins
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2:41
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In November 2002 the Choir recorded their first Compact Disc, entitled ’25 Years of Song’ this was to celebrate their silver jubilee year. The recording took place in a local church and was recorded and produced by Neil Collier of Priory Records, one of the leading choral music recording companies in the country. The CD is available for £5 at concerts, or £7.50 inclusive of P&P from the Concert Secretary (see Officials/Contacts page).
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Composed/Arranged By:
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Running Time (min:sec):
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1. With a voice of singing |
Martin Shaw
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2:35
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2. Bring him home |
Schonberg, arr. John Leavitt
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3:03
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3. Soldiers’ chorus from ‘Faust’
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Charles Gounod
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2:31
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4. Sunset poem
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A. H. D. Troyte
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2:26
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5. Rhythm of life
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Cy Coleman, arr. Richard Barnes
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3:18
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6. By Babylon’s wave
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Charles Gounod, arr. Percy Fletcher
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6:57
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7. Morte Criste
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Emrys Jones
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3:24
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8. I’m gonna walk
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arr. Alwyn Humphreys
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1:43
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9. The rose
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Amanda McBroom, arr. Alwyn Humphreys
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3:18
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10. Goin’ home
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Dvorak
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4:39
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11. March of Peers
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Arthur Sullivan
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4:30
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12. A smuggler’s song
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Arnold Williams
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2:22
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13. The Lord’s Prayer
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Albert Hay Malotte
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2:50
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14. The Lost Chord
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Arthur Sullivan, arr. A Simmons
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3:48
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15. When the Saints go marching in
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arr. Denys Hood
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2:16
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16. Speed your journey
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Giuseppe Verdi, arr. Sydney Northcote
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2:47
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17. My Lord what a mornin’
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arr. Lee Gilliam
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2:49
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18. An American trilogy
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arr. Alwyn Humphreys
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4:30
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19. Veni Jesu
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Luigi Cherubini
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2:21
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20. Comrades in arms
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Adolphe Adam
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4:37
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21. Gwahoddiad
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John Tudor Davies
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2:36 |
The choir have made several recordings for BBC Radio Carlisle, including an LP entitled Happening at St Andrew’s. They have also recorded several sea shanties for a permanent exhibition at The Beacon in Whitehaven. These can be heard on the mock-up of a ship’s deck in The Beacon.