The Ass, by Westbrook Music Theatre

The Ass

by Westbrook Music Theatre

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1.	The Ass Dreams 11:55	buy track
2.	The Long Drawn Bray 01:16	buy track
3.	His Big Furry Head 05:09	buy track
4.	The Steppes of Tartary 05:56	buy track
5.	The Rut of Love 04:29	buy track
6.	The Triumphant Entry 09:12	buy track
7.	Porta Cappachini 03:15	buy track
8.	Lu Me Sceccu 10:48	buy track
9.	Sciccareddu 07:48	buy track
10.	Escaping To Egypt 02:35	buy track
11.	All Mares Are Dead 04:21	buy track

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Music-Theatre Entertainment, by Kate and Mike Westbrook, commissioned by the D.H. Lawrence Centenary Festival, Nottingham, based on Lawrence’s poem. Set in Taormina, Sicily, it includes a traditional Sicilian song about a donkey ‘Lu Me Sceccu’. Produced by Foco Novo Theatre Company, with a company of six actor-musicians, including Stephen Boxer in the role of D.H. Lawrence. The Ass toured a dozen British theatres and arts centres in the autumn of 1985. It was directed by Roland Rees and designed by Ariane Gastambide, with choreography by Pat Garrett.

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released January 29, 2021

Personnel
Stephen Boxer as D H Lawrence

THE SICILIAN BAND
Kate Westbrook voice / tenor horn / sicilian triscaletta
Trevor Allan voice / accordion / clarinet
Lesia Melnyk voice / violin / mandolin
Peter Whyman voice / clarinet / soprano & alto saxophones
Mike Westbrook voice / piano / tuba

Words by D H Lawrence from his poem 'The Ass' and his letters from Taormina.
Except 'Lu Me Scecca', a traditional Sicilian song,
with English lyrics by Kate Westbrook.
Recorded in London December 1985.

Review
Musically the best thing in the show is a marvellous song about a beloved donkey that the Westbrooks ran to earth in Sicily. But their original work beautifully accommodates jazz, squeeze-box dances, and folk idioms ranging on the Moorish - all of which reflects Lawrence's idea of being on the edge of Europe.
The Times

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Kate Westbrook London, UK

Kate's musical career began in the mid '70s when she joined the Mike Westbrook Brass Band.

Kate has formed a new 7–piece group, The Granite Band to record and perform her latest work, GRANITE, inspired by Dartmoor and its granite quarries.

Kate's full Bio: www.westbrookjazz.co.uk/katewestbrook/kate_bio.shtml ... more

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