Upshares, Downshares - The CD

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Annotation

Faris's theme tune for "Upstairs, Downstairs", called "The Edwardians", was also used as the title music for the "Upshares, Downshares" finance slot on BBC Radio 4's "PM" news programme. Cover versions of the theme, in a variety of styles from bossa nova to heavy metal, were submitted by a number of listeners and eventually compiled into this CD, released on November 2010 in aid of the Children in Need charity appeal, for which it raised over £70,000.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-23 21:12 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Upshares, Downshares (original theme tune)
piano:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Sandy Faris0:43
2Upshares, Downshares (reggae)
performer:
Jeremy Bentliff
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Jeremy Bentliff0:32
3Upshares, Downshares (banjo)
banjo:
Dr. Martin Johnson (banjo player)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Martin Johnson0:14
4Upshares, Downshares (jazz waltz)
performer:
Oliver Sheen
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Oliver Sheen0:45
5Upshares, Downshares (spaghetti western)
performer:
Jeremy Bentliff
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Jeremy Bentliff0:20
6Upshares, Downshares (classical guitar)
classical guitar:
Emma Vinyard
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Emma Vinyard0:26
7Upshares, Downshares (stylophone)
Dubreq Stylophone [stylophone]:
Caroline Jackson (stylophone player)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Caroline Jackson0:17
8Upshares, Downshares (organ)
organ [1802 George Pike England]:
Anne Duarte
recorded at:
St. George’s Church, Colegate in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Anne Duarte0:20
9Upshares, Downshares (virtual Wurlitzer)
performer:
Richard Mack (UK artist)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Richard Mack0:19
10Upshares, Downshares (thrash metal #1)
performer:
Nick Roesen
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Nick Roesen0:22
11Upshares, Downshares (vibraphone)
vibraphone:
Janet Fulton
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Janet Fulton0:43
12Upshares, Downshares (in the style of George Shearing)
performer:
Simon Whiteside
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Simon Whiteside0:24
13Upshares, Downshares (hurdy gurdy)
hurdy gurdy:
Matt Williams (hurdy gurdy player)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Matt Williams0:17
14Upshares, Downshares (bossa nova)
vocals:
Frances Butt
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
The Girl from Wolverhampton0:44
15Upshares, Downshares (sung version)
choir vocals:
Fairhaven Singers
conductor:
Ralph Woodward (conductor)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Ralph Woodward and the Fairhaven Singers0:20
16Upshares, Downshares (musical saw and pin barrel harp)
harp [pin barrel harp] and musical saw:
Henry Dagg
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Henry Dagg0:24
17Upshares, Downshares (steel band)
performer:
John Clemow
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
John Clemow0:32
18Upshares, Downshares (punk jazz)
performer:
Led Bib
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Led Bib0:17
19Upshares, Downshares (in the style of the Bee Gees)
vocals:
Francis de Pellette
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Francis de Pellette1:43
20Upshares, Downshares (xylophone)
xylophone:
Maurice Cheetham
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Maurice Cheetham0:17
21Upshares, Downshares (electric disco)
performer:
Foxymoron
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Foxymoron1:03
22Upshares, Downshares (accordion #1)
accordion:
Andrew Giddings
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Andrew Giddings0:41
23Upshares, Downshares (computerised Morris dance)
synthesizer:
Mark Iliff
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Mark Iliff0:32
24Upshares, Downshares (fugue)
organ:
Paul Spanton
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Paul Spanton0:43
25Upshares, Downshares (crumhorn trio)
crumhorn:
David Force, Ruth Force and Michael Withers
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
David Force, Ruth Force and Michael Withers of Faronel0:49
26Upshares, Downshares (in the style of Stockhausen’s Electronic Study II)
performer:
Ed Stefaniuk
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Ed Stefaniuk0:30
27Upshares, Downshares (thrash metal #2)
performer:
Matt Garrad
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Matt Garrad0:30
28Upshares, Downshares (accordion #2)
accordion:
Sue Coppard
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Sue Coppard0:33
29Upshares, Downshares (harp)
harp:
Annasee (upshares, downshares)
instruments:
Gossipmistress (upshares, downshares) and Miss Pooh Bear (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Annasee, Gossipmistress and Kate Webster0:31
30Upshares, Downshares (ukelele)
ukulele:
Michael Jennings (ukelele player)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Michael Jennings0:19
31Upshares, Downshares (accordion #3)
accordion:
Anthony Calnan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Anthony Calnan0:34
32Upshares, Downshares (marimba)
marimba:
Janet Fulton
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Janet Fulton0:36
33Upshares, Downshares (ukelele #2)
ukulele:
Al Wood (Woodshed)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Al Wood0:53
34Upshares, Downshares (barbershop quartet)
vocals:
Susan Taylor (Abbey Belle), Anne Thompson (singer), Anne Turner (Abbey Belle) and Geraldine Yeomans
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Anne, Anne, Geraldine and Susan of Hullabaloo0:52
35Upshares, Downshares (acid house)
performer:
Chris Miller (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Chris Miller0:14
36Upshares, Downshares (in the style of Russ Conway)
piano:
John Tavner
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
John Tavner0:53
37Upshares, Downshares (organ #2)
organ:
Nicholas Scott-Burt
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Nicholas Scott-Burt0:41
38Upshares, Downshares (tango)
performer:
Graham Davies (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Graham Davies0:35
39Upshares, Downshares (swing)
performer:
David Wright (of Jazzmatazz)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
David Wright0:37
40Upshares, Downshares (melancholy)
performer:
Andy Williamson (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Andy Williamson1:00
41Upshares, Downshares (theremin)
theremin:
Nic Bradford (theremin player)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Nic Bradford0:45
42Upshares, Downshares (Morris dance #2)
diatonic button accordion [melodeon]:
Rob Kearsley Bullen
performer:
New St. George Morris (morris dancing collective)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Rob Kearsley Bullen & New St. George Morris0:26
43Upshares, Downshares (flamenco)
performer:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:36
44Upshares, Downshares (in the style of The Addams Family)
performer:
Richard Mack (UK artist)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Richard Mack0:17
45Upshares, Downshares (Morris dance #3)
performer:
Cath Watkins and Wickham Morris (Morris dancing collective)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Wickham Morris & Cath Watkins0:27
46Upshares, Downshares (heavy rock)
electric guitar:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:33
47Upshares, Downshares (retro arcade game)
performer:
Ivan Baines
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Ivan Baines0:29
48Upshares, Downshares (delta blues)
guitar [guitars]:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:53
49Upshares, Downshares (recorder)
recorder [recorders]:
St. Joseph’s Junior School Recorder Club
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
St. Joseph’s Junior School Recorder Club1:02
50Upshares, Downshares (theremin and Mini-Moog)
Minimoog [mini-Moog] and theremin:
Symon White
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Symon White1:01
51Upshares, Downshares (hillbilly)
performer:
John Shield
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
John Shield0:37
52Upshares, Downshares (rag)
piano:
John Hartley (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
John Hartley0:48
53Upshares, Downshares (dance)
performer:
Parker (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Parker0:50
54Upshares, Downshares (awesome)
performer:
Dr. Well Awesome and The Blue Murderers
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Dr. Well Awesome and The Blue Murderers1:06
55Upshares, Downshares (hand-bell)
handbell [hand-bells]:
Laurie Turner Ringers
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Laurie Turner Ringers0:45
56Upshares, Downshares (Christmas)
performer:
Neil Meredith
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Neil Meredith1:08
57Upshares, Downshares (theremin, in the style of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop)
synthesizer:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:41
58Upshares, Downshares (toe-tapping)
performer:
Dave Bosanquet
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Dave Bosanquet0:37
59Upshares, Downshares (in the style of Bach)
performer:
David Thorne (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
David Thorne0:35
60Upshares, Downshares (New Orleans brass band)
performer:
Roy Hudson and Joel Moors
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Roy Hudson and Joel Moors0:29
61Upshares, Downshares (Irish bazouki)
Irish bouzouki [Irish bazouki]:
Mike Addelman
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Mike Addelman0:41
62Upshares, Downshares (Mediterranean, in the style of Zorba the Greek)
performer:
Tom Miles (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Tom Miles0:59
63Upshares, Downshares (gypsy)
instruments:
Dan Baker (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Dan Baker0:40
64Upshares, Downshares (genteel retro, in the style of Bach)
performer:
Richard Hibbs
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Richard Hibbs2:00
65Upshares, Downshares (alternative rendition)
piano:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Sandy Faris0:20
66Upshares, Downshares (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
arranger:
Alan Gout (conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sandy Faris1:05
67Upshares, Downshares (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra extended version)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (BBC Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
arranger:
Alan Gout (conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Sandy Faris3:19
68Upshares, Downshares (carillon version)
carillon:
John Ridgeway
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
John Ridgeway0:45
69Upshares, Downshares (blown bottles, mallets, shakuhachi, kalimba, penny whistle and a koto)
koto, mbira [kalimba], percussion [blown bottles, mallets], shakuhachi and tin whistle [penny whistle]:
Simon Parker (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Simon Parker1:54
70Upshares, Downshares (tribute to Henry Mancini)
performer:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:41
71Upshares, Downshares (electro-dance version)
performer:
Timothy Brook (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Timothy Brook0:47
72Upshares, Downshares (in the style of a Tchaikovsky ballet)
performer:
Dominic Leitner
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Dominic Leitner0:48
73Upshares, Downshares (to commemorate Elvis’ 75th birthday)
performer:
Personym
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Personym0:56
74Upshares, Downshares (loony tunes)
performer:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:28
75Upshares, Downshares (The Godfather)
performer:
Caroline Devine
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Caroline Devine0:30
76Upshares, Downshares (news-pips)
performer:
Nicholas Webb
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Nicholas Webb0:31
77Upshares, Downshares (upsitars, downsitars)
sitar:
Michael Godfrey (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Michael Godfrey0:51
78Upshares, Downshares (a capella)
vocals:
Sputnik Weazel
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Sputnik Weazel0:45
79Upshares, Downshares (country)
performer:
Kit Morgan
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Kit Morgan0:41
80Upshares, Downshares (Latin-American)
performer:
Juan Escudo y su orquesta
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Juan Escudo y su orquesta0:23
81Upshares, Downshares (wind trio, in the style of a classical minuet)
wind instruments:
Dominic Gannon
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Dominic Gannon0:28
82Upshares, Downshares (circus)
performer:
Nigel Middleton (upshares, downshares)
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Nigel Middleton0:37
83Upshares, Downshares (Spanish guitar and tabla)
classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Jon Leadbeater
tabla:
Owain Clarke
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Jon Leadbeater and Owain Clarke0:27
84Upshares, Downshares (South Somerset Youth Orchestra)
orchestra:
South Somerset Youth Orchestra
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
South Somerset Youth Orchestra2:35
85Upshares, Downshares (Solway Harps)
harp:
Solway Harps
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Solway Harps1:08
86Eddie Mair Interviews Sandy Farris
piano:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
spoken vocals:
Eddie Mair (broadcaster) and Sandy Faris (conductor)
live recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Eddie Mair, Sandy Faris6:37
87Best of Nils Blythe
spoken vocals:
Nils Blythe
Nils Blythe1:02
88Eddie & Nils Talk About Upshares Downshares & Perform Their Own Version of the Theme
instruments:
Nils Blythe and Eddie Mair (broadcaster)
spoken vocals:
Nils Blythe and Eddie Mair (broadcaster)
live cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Eddie Mair, Nils Blythe5:47
89Upshares Montage
cover recording of:
The Edwardians (Upstairs, Downstairs)
composer:
Sandy Faris (conductor)
Various Artists4:16

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copyrighted (©) by:BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 2007)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6394576 [info]
ASIN:UK: B004WWNHIE [info]