The second two releases in our Introduction series are available now An Introduction to June Tabor (TICD003) An introduction to the magical work of June Tabor. Covering songs from her many record releases on the Topic Record label between 1976 to 2011. [...]
June Tabor makes the ultimate album for all discerning folk fans, featuring a programme made up exclusively of the great traditional folk ballads - story telling at its dark, urgent best. June's regular trio of accompanists (Huw Warren - piano, cello; Mark [...]
This is the June Tabor album - from the opening track, a magisterial reading of The Banks of Sweet Primeroses, through Anna McGarrigle's Heart Like A Wheel and her in-concert showstopper, Duke Ellington's Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me. June has [...]
Just when you thought that June had reached her peak, she surprises by sounding fresher than ever. A singer completely at home with her voice and her music. "all immaculately arranged and superbly sung" The Telegraph "a folk masterclass" The Observer "music [...]
In this impressive debut Tabor tackles not only the traditional stories of Reynardine and the Plains of Waterloo but the harrowing narrative of Eric Bogle's World War I song The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, in what is now recognised as its definitive [...]
Another collaboration of Tabor and producer Andrew Cronshaw, Aqaba contains the Jewish lament Mayn Rue Plats, more pieces by Bill Caddick and Dave Goulder and the noble cadences of the traditional songs Searching for Lambs and Bogie's Bonnie Belle. June Tabor vocals [...]
Tabor's characteristic choice and blend of traditional songs and compositions by Richard Thompson, Ralph McTell and other contemporary songwriters are enhanced by sensitive arrangements. "Tabor's singing is spellbinding. She is one of the great singers of any genre." The Guardian June Tabor [...]