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《Blow The Wind Southerly - British Songs》 was released in 1992.Ferriers voice is not "showfantastic" but wholesome and wide in its calm, dark and fantastic homogeneous sound. Her voice can be magnificently happy or worldending sad. On this CD she sings a collection of short songs ranging from arrangements of British folksongs to art songs by Roger Quilter. Particularly fine is her performance of Quilter's setting of 'Over the Mountains'. Her unaccompanied singing of 'Blow the Wind Southerly' is masterly and is so fine that no-one has since attempted the same! Perhaps it is invidious to single out these particular items; every one of the 21 songs is a real joy to hear. When Ferrier died at the age of 41 the musical world was robbed of an exceptional talent the like of which has not been heard since. This CD is an excellent introduction for anyone unlucky enough not to have heard her magnificent voice before.