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Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe
Upshares, Downshares - The CD
Album UK 2010 on BBC label
Soundtrack (Theme)
Faris's theme tune for "Upstairs, Downstairs", called "The Edwardians", was also used as the title music for the "Upshares, Downshares" finance slot on BBC Radio 4's "PM" news programme. Cover versions of the theme, in a variety of styles from bossa nova to heavy metal, were submitted by a number of listeners and eventually compiled into this CD, released on November 2010 in aid of the Children in Need charity appeal, for which it raised over £70,000. A message from Eddie Mair: "There is no adequate explanation for what goes on inside this CD box. "Upshares, Downshares" was a regular item on PM on BBC Radio 4 in which Nils Blythe guided us all through a credit crunch and recession. Yet the CD in here has no information on growth figures, mortgage supply or the FTSE. If you have any idea why any of this happened, please tell us. Thank you." This release has no serial number or barcode. Tracks 1-83: Available for listening and free download at http://www.updown.org.uk/multim/sounds.htm. Tracks 2-83: Listed in the order they were broadcast between May 2009 And January 2010.
Musicians
 | Alexander Faris p, 1921-2015 GB composed by, the edwardians, album by, piano, conductor, interviewee |
 | Eddie Mair voc, *1965 GB album by, interviewer, voice, performer |
 | Nils Blythe voc, *1956 GB album by, voice, voice, performer |
 | Jeremy Bentliff , performer |
 | Martin Johnson , GB performer |
 | Oliver Sheen b, voc, performer |
| Emma Vinyard , performer |
| Caroline Jackson , performer |
| Anne Duarte , performer |
| Richard Mack , performer |
| Nick Roesen , performer |
 | Janet Fulton perc, performer |
| Simon Whiteside , performer |
| Matt Williams , performer |
| Frances Butt , performer |
| Ralph Woodward And The Fairhaven Singers , performer |
 | Henry Dagg , performer |
| John Clemow , performer |
 | Led Bib , *2003 GB performer |
| Francis De Pellette , performer |
| Maurice Cheetham , performer |
| Foxymoron , performer |
 | Andrew Giddings key, acc, *1963 GB performer |
| Mark Iliff , performer |
| Paul Spanton , performer |
| David Force , performer |
| Michael Withers , performer |
| Ruth Force , performer |
| Ed Stefaniuk , performer |
| Matt Garrad , performer |
| Sue Coppard , performer |
| Annasee , performer |
| Gossipmistress , performer |
| Kate Webster , performer |
| Michael Jennings , performer |
| Anthony Calnan , performer |
| Al Wood , performer |
 | Hullabaloos , performer |
| Chris Miller , performer |
| John Tavner , performer |
| Nicholas Scott-Burt , performer |
| Graham Davies , performer |
| David Wright , performer |
| Andy Williamson , performer |
| Nic Bradford , performer |
| Bob Kearsley Bullen , performer |
| New St George Morris , performer |
 | Kit Morgan g, bvoc, performer |
| Cath Watkins , performer |
| Wickham Morris , performer |
| Ivan Baines , performer |
| The St Joseph's Junior School Recorder Club , performer |
| Symon White , performer |
| John Shield , performer |
| John Hartley , performer |
| Simon Parker , performer |
| Dr. Well Awesome And The Blues Murderers , performer |
| The Laurie Turner Ringers Of Wimborne Minster, Dorset , performer |
| Neil Meredith , performer |
| Dave Bosanquet , performer |
| David Thorne , performer |
| Joel Moors , performer |
| Roy Hudson , performer |
| Mike Addelman , performer |
 | Tom Miles h, bj, dr, performer |
| Dan Baker , performer |
| Richard Hibbs , performer |
 | Alan Gout tb, arranged by |
 | BBC Philharmonic , GB orchestra |
| John Ridgeway , performer |
| Timothy Brook , performer |
| Dominic Leitner , performer |
| Personym , performer |
| Caroline Devine , performer |
| Nicholas Webb , performer |
| Michael Godfrey , performer |
 | Sputnik Weazel voc, *1960 GB performer |
| Dominic Gannon , performer |
 | Nigel Middleton sax, performer |
| Jon Leadbeater , performer |
 | Owen Clarke , performer |
| South Somerset Youth Orchestra , performer |
| Solway Harps , performer |
Composers
| Alexander Faris |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Edwardians (Original Theme Tune Performed On Piano By Composer Sandy Faris) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:42 | |
| 2 | The Edwardians (Reggae) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:31 | |
| 3 | The Edwardians (Banjo) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:14 | |
| 4 | The Edwardians (Jazz Waltz) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:44 | |
| 5 | The Edwardians (Spaghetti Western) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:19 | |
| 6 | The Edwardians (Classical Guitar) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:26 | |
| 7 | The Edwardians (Stylophone) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:17 | |
| 8 | The Edwardians (Organ #1) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:19 | |
| 9 | The Edwardians (Virtual Wurlitzer) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:18 | |
| 10 | The Edwardians (Thrash Metal #1) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:22 | |
| 11 | The Edwardians (Vibraphone) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:43 | |
| 12 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of George Shearing) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:24 | |
| 13 | The Edwardians (Hurdy Gurdy) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:17 | |
| 14 | The Edwardians (Bossa Nova) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:44 | |
| 15 | The Edwardians (Sung Version) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:20 | |
| 16 | The Edwardians (Musical Saw And Pin Barrel Harp) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:23 | |
| 17 | The Edwardians (Steel Band) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:32 | |
| 18 | The Edwardians (Punk Jazz) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:16 | |
| 19 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of The Bee Gees) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:43 | |
| 20 | The Edwardians (Xylophone) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:17 | |
| 21 | The Edwardians (Electric Disco) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:03 | |
| 22 | The Edwardians (Accordion #1) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:41 | |
| 23 | The Edwardians (Computerised Morris Dance #1) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:32 | |
| 24 | The Edwardians (Fugue) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:42 | |
| 25 | The Edwardians (Crumhorn Trio) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:48 | |
| 26 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of Stockhausen's Electronic Study II) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:30 | |
| 27 | The Edwardians (Thrash Metal #2) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:30 | |
| 28 | The Edwardians (Accordion #2) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:32 | |
| 29 | The Edwardians (Harp) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:31 | |
| 30 | The Edwardians (Ukulele #1) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:18 | |
| 31 | The Edwardians (Accordion #3) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:34 | |
| 32 | The Edwardians (Marimba) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:36 | |
| 33 | The Edwardians (Ukulele #2) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:52 | |
| 34 | The Edwardians (Barbershop Quartet) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:51 | |
| 35 | The Edwardians (Acid House) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:13 | |
| 36 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of Russ Conway) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:53 | |
| 37 | The Edwardians (Organ #2) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:41 | |
| 38 | The Edwardians (Tango) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:35 | |
| 39 | The Edwardians (Swing) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:36 | |
| 40 | The Edwardians (Melancholy) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:59 | |
| 41 | The Edwardians (Theremin) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:44 | |
| 42 | The Edwardians (Morris Dance #2) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:26 | |
| 43 | The Edwardians (Flamenco) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:36 | |
| 44 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of The Addams Family) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:17 | |
| 45 | The Edwardians (Morris Dance #3) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:25 | |
| 46 | The Edwardians (Heavy Rock) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:32 | |
| 47 | The Edwardians (Retro Arcade Game) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:29 | |
| 48 | The Edwardians (Delta Blues) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:53 | |
| 49 | The Edwardians (Recorder) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:02 | |
| 50 | The Edwardians (Theremin And Mini-Moog) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:01 | |
| 51 | The Edwardians (Hillbilly) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:37 | |
| 52 | The Edwardians (Rag) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:48 | |
| 53 | The Edwardians (Dance) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:50 | |
| 54 | The Edwardians (Awesome) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:05 | |
| 55 | The Edwardians (Hand-Bell) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:44 | |
| 56 | The Edwardians (Christmas) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:07 | |
| 57 | The Edwardians (Theremin In The Style Of The BBC Radiophonic Workshop) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:40 | |
| 58 | The Edwardians (Toe-Tapping) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:36 | |
| 59 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of Bach) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:34 | |
| 60 | The Edwardians (New Orleans Brass Band) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:29 | |
| 61 | The Edwardians (Irish Bazouki) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:40 | |
| 62 | The Edwardians (Mediterranean, In The Style Of Zorba The Greek) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:58 | |
| 63 | The Edwardians (Gypsy) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:39 | |
| 64 | The Edwardians (Genteel Retro, In The Style Of Bach) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 2:00 | |
| 65 | The Edwardians (Alternative Rendition Performed On Piano By Composer Sandy Faris) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:20 | |
| 66 | The Edwardians (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:04 | |
| 67 | The Edwardians (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra - Extended Version) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 3:19 | |
| 68 | The Edwardians (Carillon Version) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:44 | |
| 69 | The Edwardians (Blown Bottles, Mallets, Shakuhachi, Kalimba, Penny Whistle And A Koto) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:53 | |
| 70 | The Edwardians (Tribute To Henry Mancini) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:41 | |
| 71 | The Edwardians (Electro-Dance Version) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:46 | |
| 72 | The Edwardians (In The Style Of A Tchaikovsky Ballet) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:48 | |
| 73 | The Edwardians (To Commemorate Elvis' 75th Birthday) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:55 | |
| 74 | The Edwardians (Loony Tunes) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:28 | |
| 75 | The Edwardians (The Godfather) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:30 | |
| 76 | The Edwardians (News-Pips) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:31 | |
| 77 | The Edwardians (Upsitars, Downsitars) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:51 | |
| 78 | The Edwardians (A Capella) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:45 | |
| 79 | The Edwardians (Country) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:41 | |
| 80 | The Edwardians (Latin-American) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:23 | |
| 81 | The Edwardians (Wind Trio, In The Style Of A Classical Minuet) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:28 | |
| 82 | The Edwardians (Circus) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:37 | |
| 83 | The Edwardians (Spanish Guitar And Tabla) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 0:26 | |
| 84 | Bonus Tracks | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | ||
| 85 | The Edwardians (South Somerset Youth Orchestra) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 2:35 | |
| 86 | The Edwardians (Solway Harps) | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:08 | |
| 87 | Eddie Mair Interviews Sandy Faris | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 6:37 | |
| 88 | Best Of Nils Blythe | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 1:08 | |
| 89 | Eddie & Nils Talk About 'Upshares, Downshares' & Perform Their Own Version Of The Theme | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 5:47 | |
| 90 | Upshares Montage | Alexander Faris / Eddie Mair / Nils Blythe | 4:16 |
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