THE quintessential English sound of Brass Monkey, fusing brass, accordion, guitar and percussion, resounds clear and strong on the occasional folk super group's fifth album.
Flame Of Fire features 14 tracks of beautifully arranged songs and tunes, including the unusual Billy Harrison's Father's Polka - named after Billy, a fiddler born in East Yorkshire in 1898 who spent a lifetime playing and singing in the Pocklington area.
The ensemble playing of guitar legend Martin Carthy, squeeze box maestro John Kirkpatrick, trumpeter Howard Evans, trombonist Roger Williams and percussionist Martin Brinsford is a delight. Brass Monkey are joyful, moving and invigorating by turns, with Carthy adding his distinctive vocals to the little gems, such as Maid Of Australia, which he describes as "a sweet piece of Pre-Raphaelite fantasy".
Updated: 09:13 Thursday, May 06, 2004
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