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The Ballad of Shingle Street and Other Poems

by The Hosepipe Band

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Physical double CD available from https://www.hosepipeband.co.uk/blake-morrison/
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Digipak with photos of the dramatic beach at Shingle Street on the beautiful but eroding coast of East Anglia in the UK.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Ballad of Shingle Street and Other Poems via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    13
    releases

    Get all 13 The Hosepipe Band releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Ballad of Shingle Street and Other Poems, Jigsaw Coast - Live, Polstead Meadow, Stripper's Waltz, Bassland, The Green Children & other Poems, The Song of the Waterlily & Black Shuck, Between the Downs, and 5 more. , and , .

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1.
Covehithe 01:45
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2.
Dunwich 01:42
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3.
The Lost Glove at Dunwich 01:52
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4.
Flotsam 06:30
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5.
Sea 01:39
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6.
On Sizewell Beach 04:58
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7.
The Ballad of Shingle Street 08:48
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8.
Muntjac 02:28
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9.
Isabella's Song 02:29
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10.
Our Village 02:08
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11.
Pick Your Own 03:18
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12.
Empties 01:51
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13.
Terra Tumble 01:04
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14.
John Brinkley Easey 02:00
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15.
Glove on the Gate 00:56
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16.
Piccolo 02:41
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17.
The Deep 01:53
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18.
Sizewell 02:13
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19.
Snow 04:27
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20.
Muntjac Manoeuvres 01:48
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21.
A Shadow's Love 02:28
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22.
Electric Gateland 01:29
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23.
Love among the Loganberries 02:50
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24.
Glass Reunion 02:09
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about

A double CD
CD 1 - Tracks 1-12 !2 poems by Blake Morrison read by the author, accompanied by original music composed and played by members of The Hosepipe Band
CD 2 - Tracks 13-24 12 pieces of music related to the 12 poems on CD1.

credits

released July 30, 2023

Blake Morrison - poet and reader
Cara Bruns - keyboard
Simon Haines - melodeon, concertina, footbass, hurdy gurdy and schwirrbogen
Peter Nice - electric guitar, double bass
Val Woollard - recorders, hammered dulcimer, bagpipes, flute, bells, glockenspiel

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The Hosepipe Band UK

The Hosepipe Band is an established East Anglian ceilidh / dance band playing traditional and newly composed music.

In addition to this the band composes music to accompany poetry. We are currently working with poets Blake Morrison and Martin Newell. ... more

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