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. It was produced by Oysterband.
Oysterband and Tabor would reunite for the 2011 album Ragged Kingdom.

Critical reception

The Edmonton Journal said that "Tabor's solemn magnificence commands the usual reverence, while the Oysters bump and grind in typical cavalier fashion."

Track listing

  1. "Mississippi" - 3:18
  2. "Lullaby of London" - 2:45
  3. "Night Comes In" - 4:54
  4. "Valentine's Day Is Over" - 3:26
  5. "All Tomorrow's Parties" - 3:47
  6. "Dives and Lazarus" - 4:18
  7. "Dark Eyed Sailor" - 4:15
  8. "Pain or Paradise" - 3:13
  9. "Susie Clelland" - 5:16
  10. "Finisterre" - 3:45