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Sent: 28 April 2014 18:31

Subject: New double album from Show of Hands

 

Show of Hands
Jim Carter
(Downton Abbey)
and Imelda Staunton
(Harry Potter)
come together for

"A unique and powerful project"
- Robin Denselow


Last year Steve and Phil were asked by Ian Brown, who manages their old mates  ?Fisherman's Friends', if they would be interested in a major recording project to commemorate the Centenary of the Great War.

So, since Christmas Steve and Phil have been working on a double album - 'Centenary: Words & Music of the Great War'. We are now delighted to announce that this will be released on Ian's label ?Mighty Village', through Universal Music, on Monday 30th June.


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The First World War was a conflict that led to the deaths of seventeen million soldiers and civilians, and transformed Britain and much of the world. But the brutal carnage and the horrors of life in the trenches inspired an extraordinary artistic movement, the War Poetry written by those who fought, and in some cases died.

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The first CD features twenty two of these classic poems set to songs and tunes that were well known at the time and played on instruments - Guitar, Concertina, Octave-mandolin, Harmonica, Fiddle, Melodeon, Piano and Double bass that were familiar to those that fought. The poems are read by two of our best-loved actors - Jim Carter (Downton Abbey, The Madness of King George) and his wife, Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter, Vera Drake.)  Steve has known them both since his London days and many of you will recall that it is Jim's voice that recites ?The Wrecker's Prayer' at the start of the ?Tall Ships' saga!

The second album is very different and is dominated by songs not poetry, with Show of Hands presenting distinctive versions of First World War favourites as well as newer material and songs written especially for the project. There are new songs from Steve, including ?Requiem' and his setting of Housman's ?The Lads In Their Hundreds'. Also included are ?The Padre' and ?Love Will Make The World Go Round' by Chris Hoban, who penned ?Katrina'. Jackie Oates and Jim Causley appear on a medley of ?Goodbye-ee' and ?If You Were The Only Girl In The World' whilst ?The Sunshine Of Your Smile' features Miranda and Rex Preston. There is also a wonderful new arrangement of Steve's ?The Keeper' (?The Gamekeeper'), which overlaps with the traditional songs ?The Keeper' & ?The Water is Wide' and features Phil Henry and Hannah Martin.

 


Please note that this album will not be available to buy through Show of Hands.

? The release date is Monday 30th June, but you can pre-order now from Amazon.






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