Lay Me Open

Editorial Reviews
Jim Walsh, St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 22, 1995
“Ryman’s talent unfolds on ‘Lay Me Open’ ... you can’t help being amazed at the power of her presence"

Jim Meyer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 6, 1998
“...Charming vulnerability and a rare knack for detailing the profound truths of everyday life.”

Album Description
"This sophomore CD is a well-crafted collection of unexpected songs about diverting topics: university and hospital bureaucracy, playing to tiny crowds and a crazy street person named Maggie. Ryman has a clear and winsome voice, a ready sense of humor, a short-story writer's flair for detail and an excellent cast of local supporting musicians" -Tom Surowic Minneapolis Star Tribune "Lay Me Open, the second release by Minneapolis area singer-songwriter Barb Ryman, includes a dozen original songs wiht a misture of humor ("Bureaucracy"), pathos ("Broken Families), portraits of broken relationships ("All I Really Wanted"), and contemporary country blues ("Moving Out"). "Playing for Two" captures perfectly the experience most folkies have had playing for a tiney, but very appreciative, audience. The instrumental accompaniment and production are tasteful, but understated on this finely-crafted release."

-Dirty Linen

Lay Me Open

English Song
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • A century of British art songs to delight those who love them
 English Song

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by BrittenAll Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Gibbs, Cecil ArmstrongGibbs, Cecil Armstrong | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by HolstAll Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Vaughan Williams, RalphVaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by WaltonAll Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by WarlockAll Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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  4. Silent Noon
  5. Bryn Terfel - The Vagabond & other songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Finzi & Ireland

ASIN: B0002JEG6I
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

  1. A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
  2. Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
  3. Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
  4. Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
  5. The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
  6. Henry King - Neal Davies
  7. Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
  8. In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
  9. The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
  10. Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
  11. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  12. The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  13. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  14. The Call - Graham Johnson
  15. Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
  16. Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
  17. The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
  18. Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
  19. The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
  20. Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
  22. Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
  23. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
  24. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
  25. Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
  26. A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
  27. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

  1. The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  2. The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  3. Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  4. Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
  5. The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
  6. Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
  7. As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
  8. The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
  9. Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
  10. Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
  11. The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
  12. Chopcherry - John Constable
  13. A Sad Song - John Constable
  14. Rutterkin - John Constable
  15. Bethlehem Down - John Constable
  16. Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
  17. Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
  18. Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
  19. Popular Song - Martyn Hill
  20. Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
  21. Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
  22. Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
  23. The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
  24. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
  25. Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
  26. The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.
Lay Me Open
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Lay Me Open

    Manufacturer: Renegade
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B000065957
    Release Date: 1995-09-23

    Tracks:

    1. Lay Me Open
    2. Maggie Of The Street
    3. All I Ever Really Wanted
    4. Moving Out
    5. Bureaucracy
    6. Playing For Two
    7. Love Gone Wrong
    8. Broken Families
    9. Dont Know Until You Try
    10. Letting Go
    11. All American Dysfunctional Family
    12. To The Ends Of The World

    Album Description

    "This sophomore CD is a well-crafted collection of unexpected songs about diverting topics: university and hospital bureaucracy, playing to tiny crowds and a crazy street person named Maggie. Ryman has a clear and winsome voice, a ready sense of humor, a short-story writer's flair for detail and an excellent cast of local supporting musicians" -Tom Surowic Minneapolis Star Tribune "Lay Me Open, the second release by Minneapolis area singer-songwriter Barb Ryman, includes a dozen original songs wiht a misture of humor ("Bureaucracy"), pathos ("Broken Families), portraits of broken relationships ("All I Really Wanted"), and contemporary country blues ("Moving Out"). "Playing for Two" captures perfectly the experience most folkies have had playing for a tiney, but very appreciative, audience. The instrumental accompaniment and production are tasteful, but understated on this finely-crafted release."

    -Dirty Linen

    Music:

    1. Like A Tree
    2. Live At Nottingham [Live]
    3. Live At The Met [Live]
    4. Live Bands In The House - Volume 3 [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]
    5. Lost In L.A.
    6. Lost on me...
    7. Lovefeast
    8. LP - Full Length Album
    9. M:22
    10. Maladroit [Import]

    Music

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    How I Saved the World [Original recording remastered]

    Piano Sonata in C Sharp Minor / Grand Sonata G Maj

    Russian Funeral Music

    Sing The Hits Of What This Country Needs (Country Male and Female) (Karaoke)

    The Brass Serpent

    "Self-Hypnosis for the Reiki Practitioner"

    So Happy

    Rogue Wave

    Singing in the Spirit Home

    Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol) [Soundtrack]

    Starlite Walker

    Monika Jalili : NoorSaaz

    Smith & Mighty [CD-single]

    French Sonatas (Multichannel/Stereo)

    Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle