Recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Sleeve: etching and photography by Lorraine Harrison;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals, tenor banjo, English concertinas;
Martin Colledge: guitar, whistle;
Bill Hyde: five string banjo [8];
Gerry Murphy: Northumbrian small pipes, English concertina [8];
Pat Knowles: piano;
Bob Tracey: fiddle;
Nan Trench: flute

Tracks

Side 1

1. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 2853; G/D 1:152; Henry H15) (5.03)
2. Barrett’s Privateers (5.06)
3. The Red Joak (2.42)
4. The Isle of St Helena (Roud 349) / Spailpín a Rún (8.30)
5. The Flowers of Bermuda (4.21)

Side 2

6. Valentine O’Hara (Roud 1553) (4.28)
7. Farewell Dearest Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755) (3.58)
8. Saxa Vord / Da Saandie Burn Reel (3.34)
9. The Cruel Sister (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (7.58)
10. Is Your Love In Vain? (4.59)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 2, 5 Stan Rogers;
Track 8a Tom Anderson;
Track 8b Frank Jamieson;
Track 10 Bob Dylan

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals [1, 3-10], tenor-treble English concertina [1, 4, 6-8], bass concertina [10], mandolin [2, 7], guitar [2], Fylde bouzouki [3, 7, 9], Octave mandola [7],
Sara Grey: 5-string banjo [2, 7], harmony vocals [5];
Nic Jones: guitar [3, 9], fiddle [3, 7];
Ellie Ellis: harmony vocals [5];
Richard Smith: hurdy-gurdy [7];
Paul Metsers: guitar [10], harmony vocals [10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Squid Jigging Ground (3.56)
2. Salt Creek / Hare-lipped Susie / The Growling Old Man and the Cackling Old Woman (4.10)
3. Johnny Laddie (Roud 6180) (3.38)
4. Bonnie Annie (Roud 172; Child 24; G/D 6:1225) (7.06)
5. Few Days (Roud 15561) (2.66)

Side 2

6. Make and Break Harbour (4.56)
7. The Bracelet / Jack’s Getting a Wife (slip jigs) / The Skippers Wedding Song / All Hands upon Deck / Morpeth Lasses (reels) (5.41)
8. The North Sea Tug (4.24)
9. Down by the Greenwood Side (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (4.33)
10. The Keepers and the Drivers (4.32)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Arthur Reginald Scammell;
Track 6 Stan Rogers;
Track 8 Harry Robertson

Recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Sleeve: a detail from Eclogue IV by David Jones; reproduced with kind permission of the Helen Sutherland collection;
Calligraphy by Mary Blood

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals [1-3, 4-11], harmony vocals [6], English concertinas [], tenor treble concertina [1, 12], treble concertina [2, 4, 7, 11-12], bass baritone tenor concertina [5-6, 9-10], bouzouki [9], mandolin [12], tenor banjo [12], dobro tenor guitar [12];
Jim Couza: hammered dulcimer [1];
Pete Young: bass guitar [1, 4];
Cockersdale (Keith Marsden, Val Marsden, Peter Ogley): harmony vocals [3];
Tristram Robson: harpsichord [4];
Linda Adams: vocals [6], harmony vocals [6];
Martin Colledge: guitar [7, 12];
Steve Greenmantle: bass guitar [7, 12];
Martin Simpson: guitar [11], lap steel guitar [12];
Paul Adams: wood block [12]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Wounded Whale (Roud 2004) (4.42)
2. White Copper Alley (Roud 1554) (2.33)
3. Prospect Providence (5.46)
4. The Old Manchester Hornpipe (2.34)
5. Boomer’s Story (Roud 24085) (3.31)
6. The Girls of Glossop Road (6.21)

Side 2

7. The Diamantina Drover (3.37)
8. Napoleon’s Farewell to Paris (Roud 1626) (4.11)
9. The Bunch of Rushes (Roud 831) (4.00)
10. Lord Thomas of Winesbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (6.27)
11. Me and My Uncle (3.20)
12. Reels: Tamlin / Carlisle / Francis T. Robertson (4.01)

All tracks trad. except
Track 3 Keith Marsden;
Track 7 Hugh McDonald;
Track 11 John Phillips;
Track 12a Dave Arthur / Steve Turner;
Track 12b Steve Turner;
Track 12c Tom Anderson

Recorded and produced by Paul Adams, July 1986;
Sleeve design by Julie Murphy;
Photograph by Liz Sudell

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals, English concertina, mandolin, tenor guitar [7e];
George Faux: fiddle, viola, guitar [7e], chorus vocals [7d];
Dave Walters: acoustic guitar;
Steve Czwortek: electric guitar, harmony vocals [1];
Bill Martin: keyboards;
Julie Murphy: harmony vocals;
Paul Adams: percussion, chorus vocals [7d];
Linda Adams: chorus vocals [7d]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Glendy Burk (Roud V5026) / Swanee River Hornpipe (6.17)
2. The Lorry Ride (6.11)
3. Nelly Was a Lady (Roud 4273) (5.30)
4. Joe Liddy’s Reels: McKenna Country / The Red Bee / The Meteorite (5.34)

Side 2

5. Emily Jane (5.16)
6. Hard Times (Roud 2659) (4.56)
7. 1812
   a) Napoleon’s Dream (Roud 1538) (4.23)
   b) Napoleon’s Grand March (1.50)
   c) Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (2.23)
   d) A New Song: Bonaparte’s Escape from Russia (Roud V17408) (6.68)
   e) Bonaparte’s Retreat (2.16)

Tracks 1, 3, 6 Stephen Collins Foster;
Track 2 words Liza Chera (Tubb), Irish tune Casadh an tSúgáin;
Track 4 Joe Liddy;
Track 5 Arthur Wakefield

Recorded by Oliver Knight at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay;
Produced by Oliver Knight and Steve Turner;
Front cover concept: Mary Brettel; layout: John Slavin; photography: Pete Heywood

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals [1-11], English concertina [1-2, 4, 6-11], piccolo concertina [10], cittern [3], tenor banjo [10];
Martin Carthy: guitar [5, 9];
Nancy Kerr: fiddle [3, 6], harmony vocals [6, 10];
James Fagan: harmony vocals [6, 10];
Oliver Knight: guitar [3, 6];
Kevin Brown: slide guitar [2, 6];
Miranda Sykes: double bass [2-3, 6, 10];
Gill Redmond: cello [3, 4];
Riki Gerardy: cello [11];
Pete Flood: drums [6, 10]

Tracks

1. The Isle of St Helena (Roud 349) (4.35)
2. The Dry Cardrona / One Bad Link in the Chain (6.10)
3. The Poor and Single Sailor (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471) (4.30)
4. Bonnie George Campbell (Roud 338; Child 210) (3.04)
5. The Rambling Beauty (Roud 563; Laws P12; G/D 6:1213) (4.35)
6. The Glendy Burk (Roud V5026) (4.00)
7. Young Waters (Roud 2860; Child 94) (5.30)
8. The Gold Watch (Roud 1554) (2.27)
9. Sir Colvin (Roud 479; Child 61) (4.38)
10. The Brave Dudley Boys (Roud 1131) (3.35)
11. Where E’er You Walk (4.02)

All tracks trad. adapted/arranged by Steve Turner except
Track 2a James K. Baxter arr. Steve Turner;
Track 2b Kevin Brown arr. Steve Turner;
Track 6 Stephen Collins Foster arr. Steve Turner;
Track 7 words trad., tune Steve Turner, arr. Steve Turner;
Track 10 tune Pam Bishop arr. Steve Turner;
Track 11 Georg Friedrich Händel arr. Steve Turner

Recorded by Oliver Knight;
Produced by Oliver Knight and Steve Turner;
Sleeve notes by Pete Heywood and Steve Turner;
Front cover concept: Mary Brettel; layout: John Slavin; photography: Trevor King

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals [1-11], harmony vocals [1, 8], English concertina [1, 3-4, 6-9, 11], cittern [8];
Moira Craig: harmony vocals [1, 3, 8, 10];
Martin Carthy: guitar [1, 4, 10];
Riki Gerardy: cello [1, 10];
Oliver Knight: electric guitar [2, 6], vocals [6];
Pete Flood: percussion [2], drums [6, 8]

Tracks

1. Jordan (Roud 2103) (4.36)
2. William Glenn (Roud 478; Laws K22; G/D 2:191) (5.05)
3. Peace Descends (3.58)
4. Lass of the Moorland Hill (Roud 228; G/D 7:1439) (5.29)
5. Flowers of Manchester (3.12)
6. Boomer’s Story (Roud 24085) (3.16)
7. Thomas of Yonderdale (Roud 3890; Child 253) (5.56)
8. Follow the Drum (Roud 1076) / Captain Popkin’s Fancy (3.01)
9. The Crows They Crow (4.48)
10. Claudy Banks (Roud 266; Laws N40; G/D 5:1036; Henry H5, H693) (4.05)
11. Napoleon’s Farewell to Paris (Roud 1626) (5.29)

All tracks trad. arr. Steve Turner except
Track 1 trad. arr Steve Turner, tune arr. A. Burns;
Tracks 3, 9 Paul Metsers;
Track 5 words E. Winter, tune arr. Steve Turner;
Tracks 7, 10 trad. arr. Steve Turner, tune Steve Turner;
Track 11 trad. arr. Steve Turner, Oliver Knight

Sleeve notes by Steve Turner;
Photography by Liz Turner;
Sleeve design by Pete Heywood

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals [1-12], harmony vocals [6, 12], English concertina [1-9, 11-12], cittern [2], tenor banjo [2];
The Wilsons: chorus [2, 6, 12];
Riki Gerardy: cello [3, 5, 7]

Tracks

1. The Green Mossy Banks of the Lea (Roud 987; Laws O15) (4.02)
2. Blow ye Winds (Roud 2012) (3.45)
3. Lampedusa (4.09)
4. Loose Every Sail (Roud 2016) (3.16)
5. The Maid of Erin (Roud 2059) (3.05)
6. Old Maui (Roud 2005) (4.02)
7. Gentle Lena Clare (Roud V25773) (3.35)
8. Highland Soldier (Roud 2496; G/D 1:91; Henry H782) (3.44)
9. Wholly and Fairly (Roud 5654; G/D 3:584) (2.49)
10. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 1922; Laws J3; G/D 1:152) (8.08)
11. Done with Bonaparte (3.41)
12. When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder (Roud 10985) (2.17)

Track 3 Paul Metsers;
Track 7 Stephen Foster;
Track 11 Mark Knopfler, Steve Turner;
Track 12 James M. Black arr. Steve Turner

Produced by Simon Dumpleton and Steve Turner;
Recorded by Simon Dumpleton and Thomas Lebioda at The Laundry Rooms Studio 3, Sheffield;
Additional recording by Simon Dumpleton at St Andrews Psalter Lane Church, Sheffield, and in Robin Hood’s Bay;
Additional recording by Paul Adams at Fellside, Cumbria;
Edited by Simon Dumpleton;
Mixed and mastered by Martin Smith at MU Studios, Sheffield;
Sleeve notes by Steve Turner and Pete Heywood;
Photographs by James Fagan

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals [1-12], harmony vocals [2], English concertina [1, 4-12];
Sam Carter: guitar [1-2, 4-6, 9-10, 12], harmony vocals [5, 9, 12];
Eliza Carthy: harmony vocals [2-3, 5, 9, 12];
Martin Simpson: five-string banjo [2];
Gina le Faux: fiddle [2, 11];
Simon Dumpleton: keyboard [3, 8], keyboard bass [12];
Rick Gerardy: cello [3, 11];
Tim Yates: double bass [2];
Bob Hallard: harmony vocals [5, 12]

Tracks

1. Lily of the West (Roud 957; Laws P29; Henry H578) (3.53)
2. Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow (Roud 16534) (4.14)
3. Sullivan’s Farewell (4.38)
4. On the Road to Tipperary (4.18)
5. Babylon is Fallen (Roud 24534) (3.30)
6. Palestine (3.10)
7. Evening Love Song (3.12)
8. Is Your Love in Vain? (3.39)
9. The Two Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (5.38)
10. The Rambling Sailor (Roud 1901; Laws K41) (3.14)
11. Mary of Argyle (Roud 12904) (3.22)
12. Bide a While (4.08)

All tracks trad. arr. Steve Turner except
Track 3 Major Sullivan Balou, a US Confederate soldier killed in the Battle of Bull Run at the age of 32;
Track 5 Henry Clay Work;
Track 6 words Paul Metsers, music Steve Turner;
Track 7 Sam Richards (1978);
Track 8 Bob Dylan;
Track 11 Robert Burns;
Track 12 Tom Yates

Produced by Rob van Sante and Steve Turner;
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Rob van Sante at Falcon Audio Visual Arts, Whitby;
Sleeve notes by Steve Turner;
Photographs by Pete Heywood and James Fagan;
Tradition Bearers series director Pete Heywood

Musicians

Steve Turner: vocals, English concertina, harmony vocals [11];
Martin Carthy: guitar [1-2, 4-5, 9];
Moira Craig: harmony vocals [2-3, 5, 12];
Riki Gerady: cello [4, 8, 13];
Rob van Sante: baritone guitar [11], synthesizer [2, 11], harmony vocals [3, 7];
Liz Turner: harmony vocals [7];
Alan Rose: harmony vocals [7]

Tracks

1. When Ladies Go A-Thieving (Roud V28087) (2.57)
2. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (3.40)
3. Sail On (2.49)
4. Fare You Well My Dearest Dear (Roud 1035) (4.11)
5. Little Fishie / When the Boat Comes In (Roud 2439; G/D 8:1562) (2.56)
6. Bonnie Brid (2.38)
7. Come Come My Brave Boys (Roud 17782) (3.09)
8. The Snowy-Breasted Pearl (Roud 22450) (3.34)
9. With Wellington We’ll Go (Roud 5824; G/D 1:153) (4.18)
10. In Rochester City (Roud 1158) (3.21)
11. Cane on the Brazos (Roud 10063) (4.06)
12. The Vacant Chair (Roud 7714) (3.29)
13. Tom Bowling (Roud 1984; TYG 84) (3.28)

Track 1 words trad., music Dave Moran, Steve Turner;
Tracks 2, 4, 7-8, 10-12 trad. arr. Steve Turner;
Track 3 Yvonne Lyon, David Lyon, arr. Steve Turner;
Track 5 trad. arr. Gerry Murphy, Steve Turner;
Track 6 Sam Laycock, arr. Steve Turner;
Track 9 words trad., music Nic Jones, Dave Moran;
Track 13 Charles Dibdin, arr. Steve Turner