Wake the Vaulted Echoes: A Celebration of Peter Bellamy

It is not uncommon for traditional “greats” and good source singers to become the subjects of exhaustive collection and enshrinement in CD form. We get this way a flavour of what these performers were up to. Since many were “discovered” at an advanced age, the singing is naturally affected by the ills to which the flesh is heir. What is on track (and we should be thankful) is surprising for the spry, energetic performances still there to be enjoyed. But we can rarely do more than imagine what these singers were like in their prime. Sometimes those caught early (Fred...