The Lady and the Unicorn

by John Renbourn

Overview

Renbourn's last solo album for the next six years overlaps with his Pentangle work, featuring Terry Cox playing hand drums and glockenspiel, with future John Renbourn band member Tony Roberts and violinist Dave Swarbrick. The repertory consists of medieval and early classical pieces, interspersed with the expected folk material -- keyboard works from the Fitzwilliam virginal book (transcribed for guitar) stand alongside traditional tunes such as "Scarborough Fair," which turns up as part of an 11-minute track that also incorporates "My Johnny Was a Shoemaker," with Swarbrick at the top of his form on violin. The album is entirely instrumental, but as with other Renbourn releases, one hardly misses the vocals. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/01/1992
Label:	Shanachie
UPC:	0016351972224
Rank:	40600

Tracks

1. Trotto/Saltarello
2. Lamento Di Tristan/La Rotta
3. Veri Floris/Triple Ballade
4. Bransle Gay/Bransle de Bourgogne
5. Alman/Melancholy Galliard
6. Sarabande
7. The Lady and the Unicorn
8. Medley: My Johnny Was a Shoemaker/Westron Wynde/Scarborough Fair

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Renbourn   Primary Artist,Sitar,Guitar
Pentangle   Primary Artist
John Renbourn Group   Primary Artist
Terry Cox   Hand Drums,Glockenspiel
Lea Nicholson   Concertina
Don Harper   Viola
Ray Warleigh   Flute
Dave Swarbrick   Violin
Tony Roberts   Flute

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Terry Cox   Arranger,Composer
Steve Hammonds   Project Coordinator
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Bill Leader   Producer
Colin Harper   Sleeve Notes
Don Harper   Composer
John Renbourn   Arranger,Composer,Liner Notes
Keshav Sathe   Arranger
Antony Amos   Project Coordinator
Dave Swarbrick   Composer
John Dowland   Composer
Jacqui McShee   Arranger,Composer
William Byrd   Composer
Sue Draheim   Arranger
Brian Shuel   Photography
Claude Gervaise   Composer
Guillaume de Machaut   Composer
Becky Stewart   Reissue Design
Kieran Bracken   Photography
Tony Roberts   Composer,Arranger
David Redferns   Photography