Freedom and Rain

Freedom and Rain is a 1990 album by British folk rock band Oysterband and singer June Tabor. The album features a mixture of traditional material and contemporary covers including "Lullaby of London" by Shane MacGowan, "All Tomorrow's Parties" by Lou Reed, "Valentine's Day Is Over" by Billy Bragg and "Night Comes In" by Richard Thompson.

Freedom and Rain
Studio album by Oysterband and June Tabor
Released	10 September 1990 (1990-09-10)
Recorded	The Yard, Southall, England
Genre	British folk rock
Length	39:00
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	The Oyster Band
Oysterband chronology
Ride (1989) Freedom and Rain (1990) Deserters (1992)
June Tabor chronology
Some Other Time (1989) Freedom and Rain (1990) Angel Tiger (1992)

Oysterband and Tabor would reunite for the 2011 album Ragged Kingdom.

Track listing

1. "Mississippi" (Si Kahn) - 3:18
2. "Lullaby of London" (Shane MacGowan) - 2:45
3. "Night Comes In" (Richard Thompson) - 4:54
4. "Valentine's Day Is Over" (Billy Bragg) - 3:26
5. "All Tomorrow's Parties" (Lou Reed) - 3:47
6. "Dives and Lazarus" (Trad.) - 4:18
7. "Dark Eyed Sailor" (Trad.) - 4:15
8. "Pain or Paradise" (John Tams) - 3:13
9. "Susie Clelland" (Trad.) - 5:16
10. "Finisterre" (Ian Telfer) - 3:45

External links

• Allmusic review