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The Sallyangie - Children Of The Sun (1969)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Strangers 1:17
  2. Lady Mary 3:44
  3. Children Of The Sun 5:06
  4. A Lover For All Seasons 3:43
  5. River Song 3:41
  6. Banquet On The Water 4:51
  7. Balloons 5:29
  8. Midsummer Night's Happening 4:13
  9. Love In Ice Crystals 3:06
  10. Changing Colors 0:25
  11. Chameleon 2:26
  12. Milk Bottle 0:35
  13. Murder Of The Children Of San Fransicso 4:02
  14. Strangers 1:17
CD2
  1. Children Of The Sun 4:05
  2. Mrs Moon And The Thatched Shop 6:19
  3. Branches 6:53
  4. A Sad Song For Rosie 2:16
  5. Colour Of The Worlf 2:32
  6. Two Ships 3:21
  7. Colour Of The World 2:36
  8. Song Of The Healer 3:06

Notes

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The Sallyangie were a 1960s folk duo consisting of siblings Mike and Sally Oldfield. In 1969 they released their first and only album Children of the Sun. The duo split in the fall of 1969 after limited success and a national tour. Both members have released albums since to great success.

The duo's name is reputed to be an amalgamation of "Sally" (Oldfield's name) and "Angie", the name of a guitar instrumental, written by Davey Graham.

The Sallyangie's Children of the Sun album has its charm, but it wouldn't be nearly as interesting to collectors as it is had it not marked the first appearance on record of Mike Oldfield and Sally Oldfield. Even by the standards of the late '60s, it's fey, naïve British folk with touches of pop in Ray Warleigh's flute, Terry Cox's percussion, and David Palmer's arrangements. A fairy tale ambience suffused Mike and Sally's original songs, on which Sally Oldfield's high, trilling vocals overshadow brother Mike's guitar playing and less-prominent singing.

The Sallyangie, the British folk duo of Sally Oldfield and her brother Michael, were signed upon the recommendation of guitarist John Renbourn of the Pentangle. Sally was 21 years old, and Michael a mere 16, at the time of their late-'60s album Children of the Sun. Not surprisingly, the result was crystalline, gentle contemporary British folk with similarities to Pentangle, but considerably more low-key. The Oldfields collaborated on the writing of all of the material on their sole outing. Mike Oldfield went on to join Kevin Ayers' band and achieve stardom as a progressive rock guitarist and composer with Tubular Bells, while Sally recorded less successful but equally ambitious art-rock albums as a solo act.