No More To The Dance

The first Prior/Tabor collaboration, "Silly Sisters", was charming but somewhat muted and unadventurous; Prior was very much the senior partner and the choice of songs was solidly traditional and homogenous. It was a fine album; but if your house burnt down with the last surviving copy of it inside, you'd probably be more upset about the house than the record."No More To The Dance" is on a wholly different level. Prior and Tabor have figured out how to blend their voices to maximum effect. They've chosen material that showcases their exceptional talents and abilities,their range, versatility and scope.All the tracks are good, but for my money there are two that stand out; "Fine Horseman" and "The Old Miner", both of which will be on my desert island. Once you've heard them, you can't get them out of your head for days afterwards.Two lifetime favourites on one album. Do yourself a favour; buy this disc.

A brilliant album by two highly regarded singers who, individually, can be a bit of a pain (June Tabor, particularly, seems to take herself very seriously these days) but together have created two excellent sets of traditional music. This is firmly in the tradition of early Steeleye and early Albion Band, but with a musicianship and taste that those groups didn't have at the time. There aren't any stand-out tracks - they are all great - but listen to "Fine Horseman".

British folk music - if you love Steeleye Span, you'll enjoy these songs. June Tabor & Maddy Prior have the most extraordinary voices.

Silly Sisters - even their name evokes such passionate thoughts. This is a very tasteful album and the voices of Maddy Prior and June Tabor gel together so very well. On top of it all, it contains one of my favourite songs of all time, "Somewhere Along The Road". The price of the album was worth it to me just for this one track - but I wasn't disappointed since this entire album is a great example of the genre.

what more to say but what a pare of voices and considering i am almost 100 percent classical a breath of fresh air for an old mans ears and soul

Wow. That's all! Two voices that blend and contradict and make wonderful music. Lots of fun, lots of tears, lots of talent. Thanks to two of our finest folk musicians.

More variety than their original album but could do with a few more lively songs

I have heard a lot from June Tabor and love her west country lyrics as I do Maddt prior and the older English folk music. Put the two togethyer and thay are a real winner. More please..