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David A. Beamer
| 09/28/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) The King s Singers got started a few decades ago doing exclusively classical material, and most of that was pre-1700. Now, many years on, (and after several changes in the group s membership) they have long since branched out into pop and other genres.This CD (along with another similar one, Watching the White Wheat ) really show off their UK roots, with English, Scottish, and Irish folksongs. The arrangements are mostly quite good, and all the performances are excellent. Deserving of special mention are: (on the slow, poignant side) Annie Laurie , and The Ash Grove . [Note: the arrangement of Annie Laurie heard here is different from, and I think inferior to, the arrangement they did on an old out-of-print LP called Atlantic Bridge , where they did both Britsh and American folksongs that LP is Highly Recommended (if you can find it good luck!)]Anyway, back to the review: on the up-tempo side, two very fun tunes are