Produced, recorded and mixed by Luke Cawthra at Alma Vale Studios, Bristol, UK, in 2016;
Mastered by Pete Maher Mastering;
Photo by Keiron Lee;
Artwork by Ian Moore

Musicians

Robert Jackson: guitar, vocals;
Isaac Collier: cello;
Alicia Best: violin, vocals

with
Andrew Hughes, Lewis Creaven, Ruth Royall, Jonny Bruce, Matthew Jones, and Luke Cawthra

Tracks

1. Big Crane (3.21)
2. A Wayward Sun (3.29)
3. Happy Man (2.54)
4. The Same Cloth (2.35)
5. Home From Home (2.53)

All songs and lyrics written by Robert Jackson

Produced, recorded and mixed by Luke Cawthra at Alma Vale Studios, Bristol, UK, in 2016;
Mastered by Pete Maher Mastering;
Photo by Rich Spencer;
Artwork by Ian Moore

Musicians

Robert Jackson: guitar, vocals;
Isaac Collier: cello;
Alicia Best: violin, vocals

with
Jade Lelohe, Jamie White

Tracks

1. Cherry Tree (3.54)
2. Long in the Tooth (3.39)
3. Sweet Elizabeth (3.17)
4. High Time (3.05)
5. Banjo Tune (1.38)

All tracks written by Robert Jackson, Isaac Collier and Alicia Best

Video

A Different Thread sing Cherry Tree:

Recorded and mixed by Jeff Crawford at Arbor Ridge Studios, Chapel Hill, NC, except
Track 3 recorded live at Ivy Lane Studios in Dartmouth, UK;
Cello by Isaac Collier, recorded by Matt Pink and Dan Hughes, mixed by Luke Cawthra;
Special thanks to Simon Phelps and Alan Luvell;
Photography by Chloe Noblit and Rich Spencer;
Art direction: Rich Spencer and Yael Zivan

Musicians

Robert Jackson: guitar, vocals;
Isaac Collier: cello;
Alicia Best: violin, vocals

with
Birdie Baird: backing vocals;
Alan Best: accordion, mandolin;
Jeff Crawford: bass, backing vocals, keys;
Rob Davis: percussion;
Matthew Greenslade: keys;
Pippa Hoover: cello;
Omar Ruis-Lopez: violin and viola;
Rusty Smith: trumpet, flugelhorn

Tracks

1. On a Whim (3.23)
2. Hold Me Down (2.48)
3. Potter’s Field (4.19)
4. Rosa Rosa (2.50)
5. The Prickly Bush (Roud 144; Child 95; G/D 2:248) (3.50)
6. Honey and Fire (3.32)
7. Chairs Instead (4.16)
8. Carolina Song (4.18)
9. The Farmer’s Mistress (2.52)
10. High Time (2.53)
11. Charlotte (4.27)
12. Not Good With Words (2.22)

All tracks written by Robert Jackson and Alicia Best except
Track 5 trad. arr. Robert Jackson

Video

A Different Thread sing Hold Me Down:

Produced by A Different Thread and Luke Cawthra;
Engineered and mixed by Luke Cawthra (prev. of Phantom Limb);
Recorded at Alma Vale Studio, Bristol, England in 2019;
Mastered by Pete Maher;
Photographs by Chloe Noblit on location at Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Musicians

Alicia Best: vocals, fiddle, percussion;
Robert Jackson: vocals, guitar, harmonica;
Richard Allen: upright bass

Tracks

1. Red is the Rose (Roud 22560) (3.58)
2. Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (5.15)
3. Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (3.58)
4. Long Black Veil (Roud 18510) (3.23)
5. The Blackest Crow (Roud 422) (5.08)

All tracks trad. arr. A Different Thread

Video

A Different Thread sing Pretty Polly (official video):

Recorded by Luke Cawthra at Alma Vale Studios, Bristol

Musicians

Alicia Best: vocals, fiddle, percussion;
Robert Jackson: vocals, guitar, harmonica

with
Mike Seal: bass;
Caitlin Jones: backing vocals, flutes, whistles;
Chris Elliott: backing Vocals, fiddle, bouzouki

Tracks

1. Didn’t Wanna Go (3.55)
2. Cradle to the Grave (3.36)
3. Call of the Road (3.41)
4. Change (4.54)
5. The Chase (4.27)
6. Get Close (4.09)
7. Behind the Curtain (3.49)
8. Try to Ask You (3.24)
9. Ode to the Leaving of Liverpool (4.47)
10. The Devil You Don’t (3.27)
11. Linda’s Crossing (2.27)

Tracks 1, 7 Robert Jackson;
Tracks 2, 5, 10, 11 Alicia Best, Robert Jackson;
Tracks 3, 6, 9 Alicia Best;
Tracks 4, 8 Robert Jackson, Alicia Best

Produced by A Different Thread;
Recorded by Ali Blois, Luke Cawthra, and A Different Thread;
Recorded by Ali Blois at Betty’s Studio, by A Different Thread at Tiny Home Studio, both Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and by Luke Cawthra at Alma Vale Studio, Bristol;
Mixed by Luke Cawthra at Alma Vale Studio, Bristol;
Mastered by Stephen Kerrison at Weird Jungle, UK

Musicians

Alicia Best: vocals, drums [1-7, 9];
Robert Jackson: vocals, guitar, harmonica [1-7], organ [7], keys [9-10], celeste [9], dobro [11]

with
Mike Seal: double bass [1-6, 8-10], acoustic bass [11];
Jennifer Curtis: violin [1, 4, 7-8], cello [8];
Alan Best: mandolin [1, 4];
Ana La Mare, Shannon D O’Connor: backing vocals [1, 4, 7];
Ed Witkin: piano [5-6];
Farefeld (Chris Elliott and Caitlin Jones): backing vocals [5, 11];
Caitlin Jones: flute [11];
Luke Cawthra: bass [7]

Tracks

1. Over Again (4.25)
2. Sorrow Brings Me Joy (3.17)
3. The Prophet (5.00)
4. Sweet and the Burn (3.48)
5. Always Leaving (3.21)
6. Come On Home Molly (3.16)
7. Goodbye Muddy Waters (3.50)
8. Columbine (3.35)
9. Amaranth (3.40)
10. Deep Water Fish (4.11)
11. Leon (3.30)

All tracks written by Alicia Best and Robert Jackson