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“You can’t truſt folk ſongs. They always ſneak up on you.”
Granny Weatherwax in Terry Pratchett: Witches Abroad
The Witches of Elswick: Out of Bed
Out of Bed Fellside Recordings FECD180 (CD, UK, 1 September 2003) |
Produced by Paul Adams and The Witches of Elswick;
Recorded by Paul Adams and Bob Hallard;
Artwork by Will Hampson;
Photography by Rik Walton
Musicians
Becky Stockwell, Gillian Tolfrey, Bryony Griffith, Fay Hield: vocals
Tracks
- Daddy Fox (Roud 131; G/D 3:499; Henry H38) (3.08)
- Sovai (Roud 7; Laws N21; Henry H35) (1.44)
- Lord Randal (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (3.48)
- Two Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (3.20)
- The Blue Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (5.03)
- I Once Lived in Service (4.44)
- The Scarecrow (6.28)
- Bring Us a Barrel (2.58)
- Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (3.12)
- Maids at 18 (Roud 802; G/D 7:1378; Henry H138) (2.46)
- The Tree in the Wood (Roud 129; G/D 8:1668) (4.33)
- Soldier, Soldier (7.17)
- Honey for the Bee (The False Love Won Back) (Roud 201; Child 218; G/D 5:974) (4.01)
All tracks trad. arr. The Witches of Elswick except
Track 6 Peter Bellamy;
Track 7 Lal & Mike Waterson;
Track 8 Keith Marsden;
Track 12 Rudyard Kipling, Peter Bellamy
> Folk Music > Records > The Witches of Elswick: Hell’s Belles
The Witches of Elswick: Hell’s Belles
Hell’s Belles Selwyn Music SYNMCD0006 (CD, UK, 2005) |
Recorded at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay in December 2004;
Engineered by Oliver Knight;
Produced by The Witches of Elswick and Oliver Knight;
Mixed by Oliver Knight, Bryony Griffith and Gillian Tolfrey;
Photography by James Donovan;
Make-up by Becky “Fluff” Stewart;
Artwork by Will Hampson
Musicians
Bryony Griffith, Fay Hield, Gillian Tolfrey, Becky Stockwell: vocals
Tracks
- Jan Knuckey (3.10)
- Soldiers Three (Roud 8340) (2.26)
- Our Captain Calls (Roud 602) (3.55)
- The Saucy Sailor (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49) (3.25)
- Old Molly Metcalfe (2.14)
- Must I Be Bound? (Roud 18829; Henry H218ab) (5.27)
- The Ballad of the Butcher and the Bookbinder’s Wife (3.25)
- John of Hazelgreen (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (3.25)
- A Shepherd of the Downs (Roud 1215) (4.29)
- The Squire’s Daughter (2.27)
- Billy Boy (Roud 326) (4.26)
- Lullay, Lullay (The Coventry Carol) (Roud 19028) (6.10)
- The Parting Glass (Roud 3004; G/D 8:1531; Henry H769) (4.10)
All tracks trad. arr. The Witches of Elswick except
Track 5 Jake Thackray;
Track 7 Gillian Tolfrey;
Track 10 trad., Fay Hield
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Other records with the Witches of Elswick
The Witches of Elswick are no more but have moved on to other places:
The Demon Barbers, Uncut, CD, DJC DJC019, 2002
Various Artists: Roots & Wings: Holmfirth Festival 25 Years Anniversary, CD, Holmfirth Festival HFRCD25, 2 CD, 2003
Ashley Hutchings and Friends: Great Grandson of Morris On, CD, Talking Elephant TECD062, 2004
Eliza Carthy, Rough Music, CD, Topic TSCD554, 2005
The Demon Barbers, Waxed, CD, DJC DJC026, 2005
Tolfrey & Condie, Balanced Books, CD, own label, 2005
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, Cruel Sister, CD, RabbleRouser RR005, 2005
The Demon Barbers, +24db, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS001, 2008
The Demon Barbers, The Adventures of Captain Ward, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS003, 2010
Fay Hield: Looking Glass, CD, Topic TSCD573, 2010
Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson, Lady Diamond, CD, Selwyn SYNMCD0007, 2011
Fay Hield: Orfeo, CD, Topic TSCD586, 2012
The Full English Band: The Full English, CD, Topic TSCD823, 2013
Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson, Nightshade, CD, Selwyn SYNMCD0008, 2014
The Demon Barbers, Disco at the Tavern, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS005, 2015
Fay Hield: Old Adam, CD, Soundpost SOPO5003, 2016
Fay Hield: Wrackline, CD, Topic TSCD608, 2020