Produced by Kevin Daly;
Recorded by Ade Martins;
Cover photograph by James W. Porter

Musicians

Barry Skinner: vocals, guitar, banjo

with:
Martin Jenkins: fiddle, flute, mandolin, cello-mandolin;
John McIntosh: bass;
Andy Smith: guitar, banjo, mandolin

Tracks

Side 1

1. Turpin Hero (Roud 621; Laws L10)
2. The Tailor’s Britches (Roud 1610; TYG 49)
3. Calico Printer’s Clerk (Roud 13210; G/D 8:1900)
4. Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215)
5. Timothy Winters
6. Gaol Song (Roud 1077)
7. John Barleycorn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559)

Side 2

8. Peg and Awl (Roud 4619)
9. The Cockfight (Roud 211; TYG 81)
10. The Hills of Shiloh
11. The Treble Tailed Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124)
12. Cotton Mill Colic (Roud 6688)
13. Mother, Get Up, Unbar the Door
14. The Telephone Ring

Tracks 1-2, 6-7, 9, 11 trad. English;
Tracks 3 Harry Clifton;
Tracks 4 trad. Scottish;
Tracks 8, 12 trad. American;
Track 10 Shel Silverstein, Jim Friedman;
Tracks 5, 13 words Charles Causley, music Barry Skinner;
Track 14 Sydney Carter

Produced by Job Zomer;
Recorded by Jan Kranendonk at Fendal Sound Recording Studio, Loenen, in October 1975;
Photography by Job Zomer;
Layout by Bert Schinkel

Musicians

Barry Skinner: vocals, guitar

Tracks

Side 1

1. Lord of the Dance (2.00)
2. Peace-Egging (Roud 614; TYG 53) (1.50)
3. Joseph Baker (3.20)
4. Knocker-Up Woman (2.20)
5. Ratcliffe Highway (Roud 598) (2.10)
6. The Deserter (Roud 493; G/D 1:83) (3.50)
7. Honiton Lace (3.10)
8. Peter’s Private Army (2.35)

Side 2

9. Arthur McBride (Roud 2355; G/D 1:78) (2.05)
10. John Blunt (Roud 115; Child 275; G/D 2:321) (2.10)
11. High Germany (Roud 904; G/D 1:96) (2.30)
12. Edwin in the Lowlands Low (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (4.40)
13. Nottingham Ale (Roud V16327) (2.35)
14. Twa Corbies (Roud 5; Child 26) (3.30)
15. Totie (1.15)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Sydney Carter;
Track 3 Pete Coe;
Tracks 4, 8 Martin Graebe;
Track 7 words Martin Graebe, music trad.;
Track 15 London music hall song

Recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Recorded on 21-22 March 1978;
Artwork by Mary Blood;
Notes by Barry Skinner

Musicians

Barry Skinner: vocals, guitar;
Geoff Lakeman: duet concertina, harmony vocals, lead vocals [4, 9];
John Astle: percussion;
John McIntosh: bass;
Linda Adams: harmony vocals;
Tricia Adams: Paul Adams, chorus

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Cheerful ‘Orn (Roud 217; G/D 4:727) (3.17)
2. Bushes and Briars (Roud 1027)
3. The Dancers of Stanton Drew
4. The Buxom Lass (Roud 833)
5. Jack in the Green
6. Shepton Mallet Hornpipe / Dorset Four-Hand Reel

Side 2

7. Admiral Benbow (Roud 3141) (3.07)
8. Bread and Fishes
9. Richard of Taunton Dene (Roud 382)
10. Stone-Cracker John (Roud 18916)
11. The Sailor and the String (Roud 511; Laws K40) (2.33)
12. Bonaparte’s Lamentation (Roud 2547)
13. Wassail Song (Roud 209)

All tracks trad. except
Track 3 Muriel Holland, Jim Parker;
Track 5, 10 Martin Graebe;
Track 8 Alan Bell