Twice
through the Garland dance - 234KB (60 secs) The concluding
bars of Polly the lass - 192KB (49 secs)The Committee Band's second recording It's about time (WPCD 002) was released in 1999.
Ian Wilson wrote in Shreds and patches: "This is a truly excellent album from the Committee Band which will reinforce their position as one of the top dance bands in the country." Read the full review here.
In English dance and song Keith Leech wrote: "This one is going to be a classic", and "Fourteen tracks ... and not a duff one amongst them". Read the full review here.
Lars Nilsson gave the CD a great review in the American magazine Green Man Review.
In Traditional music maker (No 25, November 1999), Norris Winstone wrote: "Lively, lively foot-tapping music, very well played, complete with informative sleeve notes and a bit of humour", and "... played with verve and allowing individual instruments to shine. I wanted to get up and dance - and at my age that's something." The magazine also featured band in its Performer profiles column, which said: "Enjoyable listening and enormous fun at dances, The Committee Band are undoubtedly amongst the best in the field."
Nick Beale in Folk Roots (No 197, November 1999) liked the band's arrangements, and compared our treatment of Blue dresses with the great Swedish band Filarfolket.
Notes on the tunes can be found here.
As a taster, here are couple of sound clips: these are stereo RealAudio (version 5.0) files.
Twice
through the Garland dance - 234KB (60 secs) The concluding
bars of Polly the lass - 192KB (49 secs)The CD was recorded in March 1999 at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, and May 1999 at Presshouse Studios, Devon. It was engineered and mixed by Mark Tucker and Martin Appleby, and was produced by Martin Appleby
Page created by Martin Nail. Last revised 18th January 2004