Sydney Carter
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Sydney Bertram Carter (6 May 1915 – 13 March 2004) was an English poet, songwriter, and folk musician who was born in Camden Town, London. He is best known for the song "Lord of the Dance" (1963), whose music is based on the Shaker song "Simple Gifts", and for the song "The Crow on the Cradle", which was recorded by Jackson Browne and used on the soundtrack to the film In the King of Prussia (1983) and No Nukes (1980). His other notable songs include "Julian of Norwich" (sometimes called "The Bells of Norwich"), based on words of Julian of Norwich, "One More Step Along the World I Go", "When I Needed a Neighbour", "Friday Morning", "Every Star Shall Sing a Carol", "The Youth of the Heart", "Down Below" and "Sing John Ball".
- Abbots Leigh "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" (Arr. C. Robinson for Descant, Choir & Organ) - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Michael "All My Hope on God Is Founded" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Kingsfold "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Jerusalem "And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Be Thou My Vision - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Wolvercote "O Jesus, I Have Promised" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Repton "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- All Creatures of Our God and King (Arr. C. Gower for Descant, Choir & Organ) - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Cwm Rhondda "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Monks Gate "He Who Would Valiant Be" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Angel Voices, Ever Singing (Arr. C. Robinson for Descant, Choir & Organ) - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Abide with Me - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Camberwell "At the Name of Jesus" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Coe Fen "How Shall I Sing That Majesty" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Blaenwern "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (Arr. C. Robinson for Descant, Choir & Organ) - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- When a Knight Won His Spurs - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- St Clement "The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Laudate Dominum "O Praise Ye the Lord" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Hereford "O Thou Who Camest from Above" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Woodlands "Tell Out My Soul" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Sine nomine "For All the Saints" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Morning Has Broken - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Lord of the Dance (After J. Brackett's Simple Gifts) - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Guiting Power "Christ Triumphant, Ever Reigning" - Great Hymns from Salisbury - Sydney Carter
- Vaughan Williams: Linden Lea - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Greensleeves (solo lute verse at end cut) - 1995 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Ireland: Songs Sacred and Profane: No. 4, The Salley Gardens - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Two songs: It was a lover and his lasse (The First Booke of Ayres or Little Short Songs) [As you like it] - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- English Lyrics Set II: 1. O mistress mine - 2003 Remaster - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Two songs - O mistress mine (arr. from The First Booke of Consort Lessons) [Twelfth Night] - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Vaughan Williams: 5 Mystical Songs: No. 3, Love Bade Me Welcome - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Quilter: 3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 1, Love's Philosophy, "The fountains mingle with the river" (Very quick and passionate) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- The Willow Song (Othello) - 1995 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Now sleeps the crimson petal Op. 3 No. 2 - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Where the bee sucks (The Tempest) - 1995 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- In summertime on Bredon (piano accompaniment) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Full fathom five (The Tempest) - 1995 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad': I. Loveliest of trees - 2001 Remaster - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Byrd: Psalmes, Sonnets and Songs: No. 32, Lulla, Lullaby, My Sweet Little Baby - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Down by the Salley Gardens - 2001 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis (Ye sacred muses) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Black Stitchel - 2001 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres: Sorrow, stay! - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- My Own Country - 2001 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Can she excuse my wrongs? (The First Booke of Songes or Ayres) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Passing By - 2001 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- The First Booke of Songes or Ayres: Awake, sweet love (The First Booke of Songes) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Pretty Ring Time - 2001 Remastered Version - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Woeful heart (The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Vaughan Williams: 10 Blake Songs: No. 5, The Lamb - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Shall I sue? (The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Vaughan Williams: Ten Blake Songs: No. 6, The Shepherd, "How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!" (Allegretto) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Me, me and none but me (The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Vaughan Williams: The House of Life: No. 2, Silent Noon - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Flow, my tears (The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Sea Drift: Yes my brother I know - - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Come away, death, Op. 6 No. 1 - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song. "Fairest Isle" - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Since we loved, Op. 13 No. 7 - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Purcell: Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Song. "Music for a While" - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Earth and Air and Rain Op. 15: 6. Rollicum-Rorum - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: "I Attempt from Love's Sickness" (Zempoalla) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Ireland: Sea Fever - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Purcell: If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379 - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Trade Winds (Salt-Water Ballads No. 2) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Songs of the Sea Op. 91: I. Drake's Drum - Tempo di marcia moderato (version with piano) - 2003 Remaster - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Songs of the Sea Op. 91: V. The Old Superb - Allegro vivace (version with piano) - 2003 Remaster - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Four Indian Love Lyrics: 3. Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar (Kashmiri Song) - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Bless this House - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Warlock: Balulalow: "O my deir hert, young Jesus sweit" - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Dibdin: Tom Bowling - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Home! Sweet Home! - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Balfe: Come Into The Garden, Maud - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Britten: Folksong Arrangements, Book 3 "British Isles": No. 5, The Foggy, Foggy Dew - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Britten: Folksong Arrangements, Book 3 "British Isles": No. 1, The Plough Boy - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
- Walton: Façade: XIX. Popular Song - The Very Best of English Song - Sydney Carter
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