The classic 1988 collaboration between these two great singers, now at budget price with an attractive new sleeve design. Maddy Prior and June Tabor are arguably the finest and most influential women folk singers of their generation. Maddy, most well known as the voice of Steeleye Span, has captured many a heart with her stirring and melodic singing in front of a full tilt electric band. June, on the other hand, has trod a more solitary path, recognised as the most affecting of solo singers. NO MORE TO THE DANCE was their second collaboration and is by turns playful and restrained, exuberant and thoughtful, rhythmical and melodic, capturing the two great singers at the peak of their form.
T**T
Wonderful fusion of two exceptional talents
The first Prior/Tabor collaboration, "Silly Sisters", was charming but somewhat muted and unadventurous; Prior was very much the senior partner and the choice of songs was solidly traditional and homogenous. It was a fine album; but if your house burnt down with the last surviving copy of it inside, you'd probably be more upset about the house than the record."No More To The Dance" is on a wholly different level. Prior and Tabor have figured out how to blend their voices to maximum effect. They've chosen material that showcases their exceptional talents and abilities,their range, versatility and scope.All the tracks are good, but for my money there are two that stand out; "Fine Horseman" and "The Old Miner", both of which will be on my desert island. Once you've heard them, you can't get them out of your head for days afterwards.Two lifetime favourites on one album. Do yourself a favour; buy this disc.
O**R
Folk at its best
Silly Sisters - even their name evokes such passionate thoughts. This is a very tasteful album and the voices of Maddy Prior and June Tabor gel together so very well. On top of it all, it contains one of my favourite songs of all time, "Somewhere Along The Road". The price of the album was worth it to me just for this one track - but I wasn't disappointed since this entire album is a great example of the genre.
C**T
Madeline Prior
what more to say but what a pare of voices and considering i am almost 100 percent classical a breath of fresh air for an old mans ears and soul
N**S
British folk music - if you love Steeleye Span, you'll enjoy these songs.
British folk music - if you love Steeleye Span, you'll enjoy these songs. June Tabor & Maddy Prior have the most extraordinary voices.
J**R
A landmark in the folk revival
A brilliant album by two highly regarded singers who, individually, can be a bit of a pain (June Tabor, particularly, seems to take herself very seriously these days) but together have created two excellent sets of traditional music. This is firmly in the tradition of early Steeleye and early Albion Band, but with a musicianship and taste that those groups didn't have at the time. There aren't any stand-out tracks - they are all great - but listen to "Fine Horseman".
R**X
Needs livening up
More variety than their original album but could do with a few more lively songs
R**N
Wonderful, wonderful music
Wow. That's all! Two voices that blend and contradict and make wonderful music. Lots of fun, lots of tears, lots of talent. Thanks to two of our finest folk musicians.
D**N
combination of two excellent voices
bought to replace my original vinyl - very good combination of voices from two excellent singers; very good accompanists but suspect might be done slightly differently of accompanying today
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