While Shepherds Watched

Village Carols from the Fountain, Ingbirchworth

In the bleak Pennine uplands to the north-west of Penistone, you might expect to encounter a few Whiteface Woodland sheep, perhaps even the occasional shepherd, but to find a hundred or more carollers crammed into an out-of-the-way pub singing eight versions of 'While Shepherds Watched' seems an unlikely prospect; but such is the case at the Fountain in Ingbirchworth. Many other carols are also performed and go to make up a fascinating local repertoire. The carollers sing unaccompanied and such is the quality of their singing that they are frequently mistaken for a famous choir, off duty. This high-quality recording of nineteen carols captures the atmosphere of one of their sessions and is accompanied by a book giving the words of the carols and the story of the tradition. Each sale generates funds for Penistone Church Restoration Appeal.

"Verges on the essential ... truly atmospheric."
(Folk Roots)

Stereo Dolby -- C60 chrome cassette + 40pp book
Village Carols VC003
8 pounds sterling

[We regret that this recording is now no longer available]

INGBIRCHWORTH  has its own web site.  Link here to:

www.fountain-inn.co.uk/