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As a member of the British folk music community that produced
Fairport Convention
,
Linda Thompson
clearly has great respect for the musical traditions of the United Kingdom, but this album is a look into the past one might not expect from her.
Thompson
has a soft spot for the songs of the golden age of British music hall, a form of variety entertainment not unlike American vaudeville that was popular from roughly 1850 to the end of World War I. The songs usually told compact stories that were humorous or broadly sentimental (or both), generally written in the first person. In 2005,
indulged her fondness for the music hall era by staging a revue in which she and a handful of actors and musicians interpreted some of the better-remembered songs of the period.
My Mother Doesn't Know I'm on the Stage
combines recordings from the 2005 show with a handful of studio tracks of more recent vintage. Fans should pay heed to the cover's credit of "
Presents," since she only sings lead on two of the 14 selections. However, as an homage to a fruitful period in the history of popular song,
is a delight. The selections are often witty and always charming, and the performers deliver them with the right amount of brio without overplaying their hands.
sounds lovely on "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-La-La-La)" and "Good-Bye Dolly Gray," her son
Teddy Thompson
uses his naturally dour tone to his advantage on "Here I Am Broken Hearted" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," and
Justin Vivian Bond
brings plenty of sassy gusto to his take on "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Actor
Colin Firth
is coolly hilarious on the title number, and
John Foreman
and
Roy Hudd
are veteran performers who bring both spark and historical perspective to (respectively) "If It Wasn't for the 'Ouses in Between (Or The Cockney's Garden)" and "Wotcher! (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)." And you don't have to know or care about music hall to be impressed by
Martha Wainwright
's rendition of "Beautiful Dreamer" or
Cara Dillon
singing "The Lark in the Clear Air." Anyone expecting
to lend her remarkable voice to a collection of new and vintage folk songs may be a bit puzzled by
, but anyone who appreciates a good song sung well, regardless of vintage, should find something to love in this set. ~ Mark Deming
Fairport Convention
,
Linda Thompson
clearly has great respect for the musical traditions of the United Kingdom, but this album is a look into the past one might not expect from her.
Thompson
has a soft spot for the songs of the golden age of British music hall, a form of variety entertainment not unlike American vaudeville that was popular from roughly 1850 to the end of World War I. The songs usually told compact stories that were humorous or broadly sentimental (or both), generally written in the first person. In 2005,
indulged her fondness for the music hall era by staging a revue in which she and a handful of actors and musicians interpreted some of the better-remembered songs of the period.
My Mother Doesn't Know I'm on the Stage
combines recordings from the 2005 show with a handful of studio tracks of more recent vintage. Fans should pay heed to the cover's credit of "
Presents," since she only sings lead on two of the 14 selections. However, as an homage to a fruitful period in the history of popular song,
is a delight. The selections are often witty and always charming, and the performers deliver them with the right amount of brio without overplaying their hands.
sounds lovely on "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-La-La-La)" and "Good-Bye Dolly Gray," her son
Teddy Thompson
uses his naturally dour tone to his advantage on "Here I Am Broken Hearted" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," and
Justin Vivian Bond
brings plenty of sassy gusto to his take on "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Actor
Colin Firth
is coolly hilarious on the title number, and
John Foreman
and
Roy Hudd
are veteran performers who bring both spark and historical perspective to (respectively) "If It Wasn't for the 'Ouses in Between (Or The Cockney's Garden)" and "Wotcher! (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)." And you don't have to know or care about music hall to be impressed by
Martha Wainwright
's rendition of "Beautiful Dreamer" or
Cara Dillon
singing "The Lark in the Clear Air." Anyone expecting
to lend her remarkable voice to a collection of new and vintage folk songs may be a bit puzzled by
, but anyone who appreciates a good song sung well, regardless of vintage, should find something to love in this set. ~ Mark Deming
As a member of the British folk music community that produced
Fairport Convention
,
Linda Thompson
clearly has great respect for the musical traditions of the United Kingdom, but this album is a look into the past one might not expect from her.
Thompson
has a soft spot for the songs of the golden age of British music hall, a form of variety entertainment not unlike American vaudeville that was popular from roughly 1850 to the end of World War I. The songs usually told compact stories that were humorous or broadly sentimental (or both), generally written in the first person. In 2005,
indulged her fondness for the music hall era by staging a revue in which she and a handful of actors and musicians interpreted some of the better-remembered songs of the period.
My Mother Doesn't Know I'm on the Stage
combines recordings from the 2005 show with a handful of studio tracks of more recent vintage. Fans should pay heed to the cover's credit of "
Presents," since she only sings lead on two of the 14 selections. However, as an homage to a fruitful period in the history of popular song,
is a delight. The selections are often witty and always charming, and the performers deliver them with the right amount of brio without overplaying their hands.
sounds lovely on "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-La-La-La)" and "Good-Bye Dolly Gray," her son
Teddy Thompson
uses his naturally dour tone to his advantage on "Here I Am Broken Hearted" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," and
Justin Vivian Bond
brings plenty of sassy gusto to his take on "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Actor
Colin Firth
is coolly hilarious on the title number, and
John Foreman
and
Roy Hudd
are veteran performers who bring both spark and historical perspective to (respectively) "If It Wasn't for the 'Ouses in Between (Or The Cockney's Garden)" and "Wotcher! (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)." And you don't have to know or care about music hall to be impressed by
Martha Wainwright
's rendition of "Beautiful Dreamer" or
Cara Dillon
singing "The Lark in the Clear Air." Anyone expecting
to lend her remarkable voice to a collection of new and vintage folk songs may be a bit puzzled by
, but anyone who appreciates a good song sung well, regardless of vintage, should find something to love in this set. ~ Mark Deming
Fairport Convention
,
Linda Thompson
clearly has great respect for the musical traditions of the United Kingdom, but this album is a look into the past one might not expect from her.
Thompson
has a soft spot for the songs of the golden age of British music hall, a form of variety entertainment not unlike American vaudeville that was popular from roughly 1850 to the end of World War I. The songs usually told compact stories that were humorous or broadly sentimental (or both), generally written in the first person. In 2005,
indulged her fondness for the music hall era by staging a revue in which she and a handful of actors and musicians interpreted some of the better-remembered songs of the period.
My Mother Doesn't Know I'm on the Stage
combines recordings from the 2005 show with a handful of studio tracks of more recent vintage. Fans should pay heed to the cover's credit of "
Presents," since she only sings lead on two of the 14 selections. However, as an homage to a fruitful period in the history of popular song,
is a delight. The selections are often witty and always charming, and the performers deliver them with the right amount of brio without overplaying their hands.
sounds lovely on "I Might Learn to Love Him Later On (Tra-La-La-La)" and "Good-Bye Dolly Gray," her son
Teddy Thompson
uses his naturally dour tone to his advantage on "Here I Am Broken Hearted" and "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," and
Justin Vivian Bond
brings plenty of sassy gusto to his take on "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." Actor
Colin Firth
is coolly hilarious on the title number, and
John Foreman
and
Roy Hudd
are veteran performers who bring both spark and historical perspective to (respectively) "If It Wasn't for the 'Ouses in Between (Or The Cockney's Garden)" and "Wotcher! (Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road)." And you don't have to know or care about music hall to be impressed by
Martha Wainwright
's rendition of "Beautiful Dreamer" or
Cara Dillon
singing "The Lark in the Clear Air." Anyone expecting
to lend her remarkable voice to a collection of new and vintage folk songs may be a bit puzzled by
, but anyone who appreciates a good song sung well, regardless of vintage, should find something to love in this set. ~ Mark Deming
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