Matachin (album)

Matachin
Studio album by
Bellowhead
Released22 September 2008
GenreEnglish folk
Length51:57
LabelNavigator Records
Bellowhead chronology
Burlesque
(2006)		 Matachin
(2008)		 Hedonism
(2010)

Matachin is the second album by Bellowhead, released on 22 September 2008. Its title refers, to 'An old dance with swords, masks and bucklers; a sword dance' that may have influenced the Cotswold Morris dance.[1] It has been described as "...a magnificently murky and rum-sodden collection of 11 traditional and original songs from the 11 piece band who defy easy categorisation".[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fakenham Fair"Trad arr. Boden4:59
2."Roll Her Down The Bay"Trad arr. Flood3:27
3."Vignette I"Trad arr. Boden, Sweeney, MacShane0:40
4."I Drew My Ship Across The Harbour"Trad arr. Jon Boden4:15
5."Kafoozalum/The Priest's Miss"Trad arr. Boden5:31
6."Cholera Camp"Rudyard Kipling / Peter Bellamy6:08
7."Vignette II"Trad arr. Boden0:45
8."Whiskey Is The Life Of Man"Trad arr. Boden3:22
9."Spectre Review"Words: Zedlitz; Music: trad arr. Flood5:23
10."Widow's Curse"Trad arr. Flood5:33
11."Bruton Town"Trad arr. Thurgur5:33
12."Trip to Bucharest / The Flight of the Folk Mutants Parts 1 & 2"McShane/Boden5:33
13."Vignette III"Trad arr. Flood0:48
Total length:51:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Matachin
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Albums (Official Charts)[3]73
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[4]9

References

  1. ↑ Matachin sleeve notes
  2. ↑ "Bellowhead". Bellowhead. Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 28/9/2008 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 28/9/2008 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
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