Free As Air Original 2014 London Cast CD

The first professional UK revival in over 50 years of Julian Slade’s musical Free As Air.Among the Channel Islands, tucked away out of sight, lies the tiny island of Terhou, a treasure as yet undiscovered by the tourist trade. In this remote paradise, the happy population sings all day long, arising early to prepare for their annual Independence Day Celebration. They soon discover there is no young lady to be crowned May Queen in their Coronation Ceremony, as all the young women have played the part before.

As luck would have it, along with the boat returning from the monthly trip to gather supplies arrives a beautiful stranger – Geraldine. Yet close behind follows the love-struck Jack Amersham and the mischievous Ivy Crush, the press reporter charged with shadowing her…

Will the islanders find their May Queen, or will the peace of Terhou be disrupted forever? A charming classic British musical, Free as Air enjoyed a run of over 400 performances at the Savoy Theatre in 1957, starring Gerald Harper, Gillian Lewis and Patricia Bredin. It now receives its first professional UK revival in more than fifty years.

Tracklist

1. OPENING / I’M UP EARLY Molly, Bindweed and Islanders
2. I’M UP EARLY [Reprise] Potter, Mutch, Lord Paul and Islanders
3. LET THE GRASS GROW [and Reprise] Potter, Mutch, Lord Paul and Island Men
4. NOTHING BUT SEA AND SKY Geraldine and Islanders
5. THE BOAT’S IN The Islanders
6. FREE TO SING Albert and Geraldine
7. A MAN FROM THE MAINLAND Molly, Bindweed and Gregory
8. FREE TO SING Act One [Reprise] Mutch, Geraldine and Islanders
9. NOTHING BUT SEA AND SKY [Reprise] Geraldine and Albert
10. DAILY ECHO Ivy, Jack and Jersey Island Girls
11. HER MUMMY DOESN’T LIKE ME ANYMORE Jack and Jersey Island Girls
12. THE BOAT’S IN [Reprise] Lord Paul, Ivy and Jack
13. THE GIRL FROM LONDON The Company
14. A MAN FROM THE MAINLAND [Reprise] Molly, Jack and Island Girls
15. I'D LIKE TO BE LIKE YOU Albert and Geraldine
16. TESTUDO Mutch, Molly, Bindweed and Islanders
17. I'VE GOT MY FEET ON THE GROUND Jack and Molly
18. HOLIDAY ISLAND Ivy, Geraldine, Jack, Albert and Islanders
19. GERALDINE Reporters
20. FREE TO SING Act Two [Reprise] Mutch, Geraldine, Albert, Miss Catamole, Potter, Lord Paul, Jack and Molly
21. WE’RE HOLDING HANDS Miss Catamole and Potter
22. TERHOU Molly and The Company
23. FINALE The Company
24. CURTAIN CALL The Company
25. I’VE GOT MY FEET ON THE GROUND (Alternative Version) Jack and Molly