The King's Singers Wind In The Willows 1983

The Wind in the Willows and The Reluctant Dragon is performed by The King's Singers. It is based on the stories by Kenneth Grahame. The words are by David Grant and the music by John Rutter. The King's Singers play various parts with Richard Baker as the narrator. While meant for the young both are delightful Christmas stories for all.

This album is no longer available for purchase or download though it may be found on Amazon and eBay.

This album was released only in the UK and it took me several months in the mid 1980's to get it.

The Wind in the Willows
Rat - Anthony Holt
Mole - Alastair Hume
Badger - Colin Mason
Magistrate/Field Mouse - Simon Carrington
Toad - Bill (Greyston) Ives
Gaoler's Daughter/Field Mouse - Jeremy Jackman

The Reluctant Dragon
Boy - Jeremy Jackman
Dragon - Bill (Greyston) Ives
St. George - Anthony Holt
Master of Ceremonies - Simon Carrington


The City of London Sinfonia under the conduction of Richard Hickox provides accompaniment.

This was recorded from a vinyl album using Cool Edit Pro and saved as a 320k mp3. No editing was done except for the deletion of silence at the beginning and ending of the tracks. Hiss and Pop will be evident.

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