- folk, folk rock
- 41 min
- 13 tracks
- Chrysalis
Silly Sisters is a 1976 album by English folk singers Maddy Prior and June Tabor, their first collaborative effort as a duo. The pair later adopted the Silly Sisters name for subsequent projects. The songs cover a wide range of subjects – work, religion, sexual relations, humour, tragedy and the absurd.
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Intimate, classical in form, spare and cool.
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1Doffin' Mistress2:12
- A2Burning of Auchidoon1:08
- A3Lass of Loch Royal4:07
- A4The Seven Joys of Mary3:17
- A5My Husband's Got No Courage in Him3:10
- A6Singing the Travels2:49
- A7Silver Whistle4:11
- B1The Grey Funnel Line3:04
- B2Geordie4:00
- B3The Seven Wonders4:33
- B4Four Loom Weaver2:37
- B5The Game of Cards3:19
- B6Dame Durdan3:00
13 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Maddy Prior & June Tabor
- Label
- Chrysalis
- Released
- 1976-03
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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