Produced by Alex Patterson;
Recorded at Home Farm Barns, St Cross South Elmham;
Mastered by Stu Hanna;
Photography by Tony Bell;
Artwork by Christina Alden

Musicians

Christina Alden: vocals, guitar;
Alex Patterson: violin, mandolin;
Noel Dashwood: dobro, vocals

Tracks

1. Call Me Home (4.19)
2. Sweet and Low (Roud V441) (2.23)
3. The Riddle Song (Roud 330) / Bina’s Jig (4.24)
4. By the Sea (3.29)
5. Water Song (4.06)
6. Ferryman’s Court (3.03)
7. The Moon Song (4.07)
8. The Old Priory (1.56)
9. Mole in the Ground (Roud 4957) (3.13)

All tracks written by Alden Patterson and Dashwood except
Tracks 2, 3a, 9 trad. arr Alden Patterson and Dashwood

Produced by Alex Patterson;
Recorded at Liz and Richard Patterson’s house, St Cross South Elmham, in between October 2017 and January 2018;
Mixed in the Folk Cellar, King Street, Norwich, in February 2018;
Mastered by Hett Galindo;
Photo by KB Photography;
Artwork by Christina Alden

Musicians

Christina Alden: vocals, guitar;
Alex Patterson: violin, mandolin;
Noel Dashwood: dobro, vocals

Tracks

1. The Time Song (3.27)
2. By the Night (4.30)
3. Bonnie Blue Eyes (Roud 762?) (3.01)
4. Red Rocking Chair (Roud 7695) (2.31)
5. The Cobbler’s Daughter (4.01)
6. Blow the Wind (Roud 2619) (2.35)
7. (Working on the New) Railroad (Roud 17886) (3.55)
8. Kingfish (4.03)
9. The Nerves (2.02)
10. Ten Thousand Miles (Roud 422) (3.13)

All tracks written by Alden Patterson and Dashwood except
Tracks 3, 6, 10 words trad. arr Alden Patterson and Dashwood, music Alden Patterson and Dashwood;
Tracks 4, 7 trad. arr Alden Patterson and Dashwood

Produced by Alex Patterson;
Recorded and mixed by Owen Turner at Sick Room Studios in Norfolk in ten hours on a wintry day in December 2019;
Mastered by Stu Hanna;
Photography by Rec Preston except top right photo;
Artwork by Christina Alden

Folk Radio UK review by David Kidman

Musicians

Christina Alden: vocals, guitar;
Alex Patterson: fiddle, vocals, shruti box;
Noel Dashwood: dobro, vocals

Tracks

1. Seven Years (4.01)
2. The Old Priory (2.20)
3. Winter Came (4.25)
4. Waterbound (Roud S438997) (1.56)
5. The Broads in December (2.54)
6. Little Red Canoe (3.42)
7. The Dyeing Room (2.14)
8. Starry Crown (Roud 17638) (1.46)
9. Blow Boys Blow (Roud 703; G/D 1:2) (2.58)

Track 1 Christina Alden, Alex Patterson arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Tracks 2, 7 Alex Patterson arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Track 3 lyrics Christina Alden, music and arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Track 4 trad., learned from Good Ol’ Persons, arr. Alden Patterson and Dashwood;
Track 5 Noel Dashwood arr. Alden Patterson and Dashwood;
Track 6 some lyrics trad. (The Gumtree Canoe, Roud 759), music and arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Tracks 8-9 trad. arr. Alden, Patterson and Dashwood

Video

Alden Patterson and Dashwood performed Seven Years in Gower, Wales, in February 2020:

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Christina Alden for a copy of the CD.

Musicians

Christina Alden: vocals, guitar;
Alex Patterson: violin, mandolin;
Noel Dashwood: dobro, vocals;
Georgia Shackleton: fiddle, vocals;
Aaren Bennett: guitar;
Nic Zuppardi: mandolin

Tracks

1. Mandy Lynn (4.05)
2. Bonnie Blue Eyes (Roud 762?) (3.04)
3. Mary And Joe’s (2.06)
4. The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) (3.18)
5. Starry Crown (Roud 17638) (2.11)
6. Travelling Soldier (5.01)
7. Tom Dooley (Roud 4192; Laws F36A) (3.30)

Track 1 Nic Zuppardi arr. The Shackleton Trio;
Track 2 trad. arr. and music Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Track 3 Alex Patterson arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Track 4 trad. arr. The Shackleton Trio;
Track 5 trad. arr. Alden Patterson and Dashwood, verses 4-6 Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Track 6 Bruce Robinson arr. The Shackleton Trio;
Track 7 trad. arr. Noel Dashwood

Recorded and produced by Alex Patterson in The Folk Cellar;
Mastered by Josh Clark;
Photography by ben Alden;
Design and artwork by Christina Alden

Folk Radio UK review by Johnny Whalley

Musicians

Christina Alden: guitar, vocals, banjo;
Alex Patterson: fiddle, vocals, viola, cello, tenor guitar, shruti box

Tracks

1. Hunter (4.15)
2. My Boy (4.13)
3. New Year Waltz (3.08)
4. Brooklyn (4.17)
5. My Flower, My Companion and Me (Roud 16555) (3.19)
6. The Fox Song (4.35)
7. March (1.47)
8. Land Corridors (3.15)
9. The Greenland Shark (2.50)
10. Reed Cutting (4.55)

Tracks 1-2 lyrics Christina Alden, music and arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Tracks 3-4, 6-7, 10 Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Track 5 trad. arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Tracks 8-9 lyrics and music Christina Alden, arr. Christina Alden, Alex Patterson

Video

Christina Alden and Alex Patterson sing Hunter at home in March 2020:

Recorded and mixed by Aaren Bennett and Alex Patterson;
Mastered by Owen Turner;
Artwork by Christina Alden

Folking.com review by Bill Golembeski

Musicians

Christina Alden: guitar, banjo, vocals;
Aaren Bennett: guitar, vocals;
Alex Patterson: fiddle, tenor guitar, vocals;
Georgia Shackleton: fiddle, vocals;
Nic Zuppardi: mandolin, banjo, vocals

Tracks

1. Island / Pull Down Your Vest (3.08)
2. The Greenland Shark (2.50)
3. Holy Mackerel (3.17)
4. Five Thousand Miles (3.37)
5. Winder Slide (2.40)
6. A Tune for the Girls / Tune for the Gulls (3.38)
7. Handsome Molly (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H615, H625) (4.08)
8. Buffy / Mary and Joe’s (3.34)
9. Bird’s Nest Bound (3.35)
10. Dig Away (4.47)

Tracks 1a, 4, 6b Georgia Shackleton;
Tracks 1b, 7 trad.;
Track 2 Christina Alden;
Track 3 Nic Zuppardi;
Track 5 Joe Larose;
Track 6a Liz Carroll;
Track 7 trad., Christina Alden, Alex Patterson;
Tracks 8ab Alex Patterson;
Track 9 Charley Patton, Georgia Shackleton;
Track 10 Christina Alden, Alex Patterson

Video

Kitewing play Handsome Molly at Canopy Theatre in Hungate Church, Beccles in February 2023:

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Georgia for an early digital copy of this beautiful album and to Christina and Alex for a copy of the CD at their concert in Elmshorn, Germany.