The Reckoning

Deluxe CD issue of the award-winning 2005 Topic album plus 3 bonus tracks (2 previously unreleased). Includes 28 page booklet with new sleeve notes by acclaimed journalist / Sandy Denny biographer, Mick Houghton and new intro by John Tams.

Originally released in 2005, John Tams’ third and final album, ‘The Reckoning’ received produced a triple whammy at the following year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, winning Best Album, Best Traditional Track (for Bitter Withy) and Folk Singer of the Year.

A masterful collection of traditional and self-composed material including a spellbinding reading of ‘The Bitter Withy,’ a powerful reworking of ‘A Man Of Constant Sorrow’ and a magnificent set of sea songs including ‘Pretty Nancy’ and ‘A Sailor’s Life.’ The musical settings range from sparse acoustics to full-on band recordings with such musicians as Barry Coope and fellow Albion Band and Home Service alumni Graham Taylor and Roger Wilson.