Richard Dyer-Bennet 11: Stephen Foster Songs

Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913–1991) played a major role in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. He founded his own record label in 1955 in order to maintain artistic control over the sound quality, repertory, and style of his performances. (For an extended biography of Dyer-Bennet, written by his daughter, Bonnie, see the liner notes for SFW40078.)

Stephen Foster, probably the best-remembered composer of popular song in the 19th century, managed to compose 188 songs in his brief 37 years, many of which have become American standards. Dyer-Bennet finds himself drawn to 12 pieces suggestive of "languorous airs of nostalgia, sad remembrance and idyllic love."

Liner notes include a biography of Stephen Foster, and information about each song.

Track Listing

101	Linger in Blissful Repose	Richard Dyer-Bennet	03:01
102	Gentle Annie	Richard Dyer-Bennet	03:29
103	Come with Thy Sweet Voice Again	Richard Dyer-Bennet	02:52
104	If You've Only Got a Moustache	Richard Dyer-Bennet	02:41
105	Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair	Richard Dyer-Bennet	04:21
106	For Thee, Love, for Thee	Richard Dyer-Bennet	04:54
201	Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway!	Richard Dyer-Bennet	03:30
202	Beautiful Dreamer	Richard Dyer-Bennet	02:40
203	Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair	Richard Dyer-Bennet	02:53
204	There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea	Richard Dyer-Bennet	02:23
205	Open Thy Lattice, Love	Richard Dyer-Bennet	02:26
206	Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming	Richard Dyer-Bennet	04:17