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The Living Tradition _________________ SOURCE Scottish CONTENT INSTRUMENTS
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YOUNG NO MORE - 'Three for A Girl' |
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'Young No More'? I hear you say, 'What kind of a name is that'? Well, it's simple really. YNM are Nic Burdett, Vic Simpson & Jacky Lockley. They used to be Burdett, Simpson & Young, but Young returned to his home patch in the Northeast so they were 'Young No More'. It was suggested to them, as they searched for a name for the new line-up, that 'Young No More' seemed appropriate. This was agreed and readily adopted. Since then their name has stood for vigorous harmonised singing of a choice repertoire of songs mostly, but not exclusively, from British tradition, and for a group becoming known beyond their East Midlands home patch. This CD opens with 'Sea Coal' from Graeme Miles, a wonderful songwriter. Other modern songs include 'Jack in the Green' (Martin Graebe), 'The Blackbird' (Dave \Webber) and their own setting of Steve Plowright's poem 'Countryman', a standout track. The band's choice of traditional songs hold some pleasant surprises, 'The Captain's Apprentice' for instance, not that this tale is pleasant, gruesome would be a better description, but little sung and so all the more welcome. The same welcome from me to 'Riding down To Portsmouth', a song I've loved since first hearing on a Topic album by the Willet family of English travellers, circa 1960. A grand selection ends with the 'Apple Tree Wassail' that includes the 'Hatfuls, Capfuls, and Hip, Hip, Hooray' call. A call echoed by me for this album of songs sung with honesty and affection. Roy Harris
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