Old Roger: the New Way, by The Warleggan Village Band

Old Roger: the New Way

by The Warleggan Village Band

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1.	Next Oars / Windsor Terras / King's Maggot 05:34	buy track
2.	Salutation / Woodstock Bower 05:01	buy track
3.	Water Music Gigues / The Virgin's Frolick / Shropshire Rounds 06:53	buy track
4.	Queen of Hearts / Water Music Bourrée / Love in a Hop Yard 05:34	buy track
5.	Albion Queen / Old Roger: the New Way / Mrs Savage's Whim 06:13	buy track
6.	Old Tom / Camberwell / Barn Elms 06:00	buy track
7.	Dearest and Fairest 05:31	buy track
8.	St Brides / The Penelope / The Last Disappointment 06:04	buy track

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The Warleggan Village Band was formed to play on screen for the BBC television series Poldark. Since the series was first broadcast, we recorded the CD Haste to the Dance, and have played for numerous dances including wildly successful annual weekends at Halsway Manor, the National Centre for Folk Arts, with Poldark's original dancing master Stuart Marsden. It was during one Halsway weekend that the idea for this recording was formed. The first music we knew we wanted to include were two gigues from Handel's Water Music, first performed in 1717. These had been choreographed by Stuart for Poldark. Matthew then set to work delving into publications held in the British Library to find English country dances from the same time.

Almost all of the tunes chosen for this recording appear in "The Dancing-Master: Vol. the Second or Directions for Dancing Country Dances with the Tunes to each Dance for the Treble-Violin. The Third Edition, containing 360 of the choicest Old and New Tunes now used at Court and other Publick Places. The whole Work Revised and done on the New-Ty'd-Note, and much more correct than any former. London: Printed by W. Pearson and sold by John Young, Musical-Instrument Maker, at the Dolphin and Crown at the West End of St. Paul's Church Yard, 1718". John Young was the successor to John and Henry Playford, whose long-running Dancing Master series began in 1651.

The tune that gives its name to the title of this recording is a version of Roger de Coverley. It was clearly a huge favourite at the time, with many versions including Old Roger of Coverlay for evermore, a Lancashire Hornpipe and Roger of Coverly the true Cheshire way appearing from the end of the 17th century. The tune was also mentioned in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and George Eliot’s Silas Marner and continues to be played and danced today. However, many others included here have been unjustly forgotten in the past 300 years, so we hope that you enjoy listening to us bring them back to life.

credits

released July 31, 2021

MATTHEW COATSWORTH: violin, viola, English concertina

RICHARD HEACOCK: violin, viola, cello

CHRIS GREEN: guitar, mandocello, mandolin, Renaissance cittern, piano

Recorded by the band at their homes from April - September 2020.

Repertoire researched by Matthew Coatsworth. Edited by Richard Heacock. Mixed and mastered by Chris Green.

Design by Frank Doran. Photography by James Harris.

Front cover image The Dance c.1745 by William Hogarth. Reproduced by kind permission of Tate Galleries.

©&℗ 2021 The Warleggan Village Band

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The Warleggan Village Band was first convened
in 2014, and performed on-screen in Series One
and Two of BBC's Poldark.

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