Julie Andrews – The Lass With The Delicate Air

Before Julie Andrews became a Broadway and Hollywood icon, she was already celebrated in Britain for her crystalline soprano and effortless musicality. The Lass With The Delicate Air presents her in that formative period, performing a selection of traditional and light‑classical pieces that emphasise her clarity of tone, youthful freshness and impeccable diction. The album, lovingly remastered, offers a vivid glimpse of the qualities that would soon carry her to international stardom.

The programme opens with As I Went A‑Roaming and London Pride, both delivered with bright, open phrasing. Andrews brings gentle charm to The Floral Dance and These Precious Things, while Where’er You Walk and If My Songs Were Only Winged reveal her early command of more classical repertoire. The title track, The Lass With The Delicate Air, sits at the heart of the album — a perfect match for her youthful timbre and elegant control.

Further highlights include Pedro, The Fisherman, Tally Ho! and the pastoral To A Wild Rose, each performed with the sincerity and lightness that defined her early recordings. The album closes with The Kerry Dance and Canterbury Fair, the latter a reminder of the distinctly English charm that made her stand out even as American audiences were embracing rock ’n’ roll.

Altogether, The Lass With The Delicate Air is a beautifully preserved snapshot of Julie Andrews before her ascent to global fame — a portrait of a young artist whose purity of tone and natural musical grace were already unmistakable.

Track Listing

1. As I Went A-Roaming
2. London Pride
3. The Floral Dance
4. These Precious Things
5. Where’ er You Walk
6. Pedro, The Fisherman
7. Tally Ho!
8. If My Songs Were Only Winged
9. The Lass With The Delicate Air
10. Canterbury Fair
11. To A Wild Rose
12. The Kerry Dance