The record label says:
From her first recording June Tabor demonstrated a mature command of traditional and contemporary songs alike, singing them, often unaccompanied, with remarkable individuality and expressiveness. The emotions and meanings she uncovers in the old songs give them a new resonance that has caught the imagination of audiences far beyond the folk scene.

“June Tabor is far more than a folk singer, she is quite simply one of Britain’s greatest interpreters of popular song with an extraordinary range and the ability to mix intensity, passion and drama.” [Robin Denselow, writing in The Guardian].

June Tabor’s remarkable career to date comprehensively chronicled in a gorgeous 4 CD box (6” x 12”) with many rare, live and previously unreleased recordings and a 48 page booklet with many historical photographs, a lengthy biographical essay with many quotations and observations from June herself and extensive notes on each song from June and others. Very careful attention has been paid to the re-mastering which has brought new life to the recordings.

“June Tabor is one of our day’s most commanding and distinctive voices and interpreters of traditional and contemporary song…the personification of the singer and the song.” Ken Hunt from the booklet to “Always”.

Throughout her long career, June has inspired acclaim from her large public following as well as from her fellow artists and critics. Elvis Costello even wrote a song especially for her, “All this Useless Beauty,” contained on “Always” in a new version. As an acknowledgement of her talents, she was awarded Singer of the Year in the 2004 BBC RADIO 2 FOLK WARDS. This new boxed set is the ultimate accolade, a truly fitting tribute to the great works of one of Britain’s greatest song interpreters.

4 CDs - Almost 5 hours of music. 67 tracks, of which 32 are previously unreleased, and many others are rare. The box includes a 48 page booklet. Carefully re-mastered for best possible sound. Compiled, researched and assembled by David Suff whose other works include Sandy Denny – 'A Boxful Of Treasures', and The Watersons – 'A Mighty River of Song'.

Tracks: (** - previously unreleased recording)

A 1 The Seeds of Love (live) ** 2 The King Of Rome 3 Casey’s Last Ride (live) ** 4 Hard Love 5 What Will We Do? 6 Skewball (live) ** 7 While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping (live) ** 8 The Week Before Easter (live) ** 9 Strange Affair 10 Sir Patrick Spens 11 Gypsum Davey (live) ** 12 Buried In Kilkenny (live) ** 13 Behind The Wall (live) ** 14 Zaida’s Poem (live) ** 15 Young Johnston (live) ** 16 Mississippi Summer 17 A Place Called England

B 1 I Never Thought My Love Would Leave Me 2 Beat The Retreat 3 Fine Horseman (live) ** 4 The Overgate 5 The Fair Maid of Wallington 6 Geordie 7 All This Useless Beauty (live) ** 8 Illusions (live) ** 9 Love Henry / The Cherokee Shuffle 10 Four Loom Weaver (live) ** 11 I Will Put My Ship In Order 12 Cold And Raw (live) ** 13 The Nurse, Dorothy Nicol / The Long Long Trail / The Reaper (live) ** 14 The Band Played Waltzing Matilda 15 Maybe Then I’ll Be A Rose 16 Meditation (live) **

C 1 April Morning 2 Johnny o’Bredislee - Glory Of The West (live) ** 3 Singing The Travels 4 Waiting For The Lark 5 10,000 Miles 6 Hunting The Cutty Wren 7 Willie Taylor (live) ** 8 Bonny May 9 Anachie Gordon (live) ** 10 Aqaba 11 Reynardine (live) ** 12 Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron (live) ** 13 Pharaoh (live) ** 14 Belle Rose 15 Will Ye Go To Flanders (live) ** 16 Shallow Brown 17 Now I’m Easy

D 1 Mrs Rita ** 2 All Tomorrow’s Parties 3 The Wind & The Rain - The Falls of Richmond (live) ** 4 Bonnie James Campbell 5 Joe Peel 6 The Royal Oak (live) ** 7 False False 8 Roseville Fair ** 9 Eights And Aces 10 The Baker 11 This Is Always 12 A Cold Wind 13 Queen Cruelty (live) ** 14 All Our Trades Are Gone (live) ** 15 Virginia’s Bloody Soil (live) ** 16 Hug Pine (live) ** 17 The Late Passenger / Unicorns (live) **