You might wonder why an album of light music should be titled "lollipops". As a group, the Lochrian Ensemble have always ended their concerts with a few encore pieces from their lighter repertoire. This has become one of their trademark qualities and their audiences always seem to enjoy a little Joplin or a Gershwin tune after a more serious classical programme. A lollipop, in the musical sense, was a term first used by Sir Thomas Beecham in connection with music played at his concerts. For him, a lollipop was an encore in complete contrast to the dramatic, rousing endings to his programmes. He introduced the lollipop, generally a 'syrupy, soapy, soothing piece', to 'reduce the audience's emotional temperature'. Everyone would then leave the concert hall calm and happy. When they first decided to make an album, they thought putting together a series of their favorite lollipops might make an attractive recording. Each piece featured on this release has been used as an encore by them. Not all, however, are of the soothing nature favored by Sir Thomas. Some, such as Fiddle-Faddle, are fast and furious because, contrary to Sir Thomas, they feel that it does little harm to the audience to leave a concert on an emotional high.

Tracklist:

Slap That Bass
Makin' Whoopee
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Let's Do It
Just Another Rhumba
Roseleaf Rag
Summertime
Moonlight In Vermont
New York, New York
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
My Funny Valentine
Ragtime Dance
Plink, Plank, Plunk
Anything Goes
's Wonderful
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Just One Of Those Things
Fiddle-Faddle

UPC: 5060024370003
Label: Willowhayne Records
Release Date: 9.18.20
Format: CD

The Lochrian Ensemble - Lochrian Lollipops (CD)