Tracks

1. Andrew Cronshaw: Maid in Bedlam (Roud 578) (1.40)
   recorded for this project 27 March 1990
2. Clive Gregson & Christine Collister: Standing in Your Shadow [Clive Gregson] (4.07)
   recorded at Ideal Sound Recorders, May 1989, previously released in the US only
3. Swan Arcade: Coal Not Dole [Sutcliffe] (2.48)
   recorded for this project 26 April 1990
4. Julian Dawson: Shrink [Julian Dawson] (3.54)
   demo recorded at Pathway Studios, September 1989
5. Albion Band ’90: Horseshoe Hornpipe / Chasing the Jack [Simon Care / Phil Beer] (4.40)
   Albion Band ’90: Phil Beer, fiddle and guitar; Simon Care, melodeon; Trevor Foster, drums; Ashley Hutchings, electric bass; John Shepherd, keyboards
   recorded for this project at Ideal Sound Recorders, March 1990
6. Ian Matthews: Reno, Nevada [Richard Fariña] (4.16)
   recorded live at the Bottom Line, New York, 12 May 1998
7. Fairport Convention: Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (6.36)
   Fairport Convention: Maartin Allcock: guitar; Simon Nicol: guitar; Dave Mattacks: keyboards; Ric Sanders: violin; Dave Pegg: bass; with Julieanne Regan: vocals; Tim Bircheno: acoustic guitar; Gerry Conway: drums;
   recorded live at the Cropredy Festival, 19 August 1989
8. Adams, French, Kaiser & West: The Madness of Love [Richard Thompson] (5.24)
   recorded at Mobius, San Francisco
9. Stephen Fearing: Echoes [Stephen Fearing] (3.58)
   recorded at Ideal Sound Recorders, February 1990, this is an out-take from the album Blue Line.
10. Keith Hancock: The Purple Pas De Deux [Keith Hancock] (3.29)
    recorded for this project at Synergy Studios
11. John B. Spencer: Will This House Be Blessed? [John B. Spencer] (2.42)
    recorded at Ideal Sound Recorders, from the unreleased album Judas.
12. June Tabor: Love Henry / The Cherokee Shuffle (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.36)
    a demo recorded at Wytherston Studios, March 1990
13. Linda Thompson: Her Father Was a Sailor [Linda Thompson / Betsy Cook] (2.47)
    a demo recorded at Birdland Studios in 1985
14. Danny Thompson: For Jan [Danny Thompson] (4.53)
    recorded for this project at Ideal Sound Recorders, 27 April 1990
15. Sandy Denny: The King and Queen of England [Sandy Denny] (3.52)
    Sandy Denny: piano and vocals
    a demo recorded at Byfield 1976, previously issued on the Island Life box set.
16. Richard Thompson: The May Day Psalter [Richard Thompson] (4.05)
    recorded for this project at Ideal Sound Recorders, 2 May 1990
17. John Tams: I’ll Fly Away [trad. & John Tams] (5.29)
    recorded for this project at Meadow Farm Studio, Lower Hartshay, Derbyshire, April 1990
18. Andrew Cronshaw: Maid in Bedlam (Roud 578) (1.38)
    recorded for this project 27 March 1990

This is the second cassette / CD put together by “Hokey Pokey—the newsletter of Richard Thompson and friends”, released in 1991. It contains several items of interest to the Sandy / Richard / Fairport genre; the songs are all either unreleased, specially recorded for this project, or live versions of known songs.

Tracks

1. Graeme Taylor: The Approach [Graeme Taylor] (2.01)
2. Jay Turner: The First Day of Spring [Jay Turner] (5.00)
3. Martin Carthy: Christ Made a Trance (Roud 2112) (2.07)
   Martin Carthy: vocals and acoustic guitar;
   recorded 24 June 1991 at Ideal Sound, London
4. Sue Harris & John Kirkpatrick: The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (3.31)
   Sue Harris: vocals and keyboards; John Kirkpatrick: accordion;
   recorded 9 September 1991 at Lanes End Studio, Farlow, Shropshire
5. Pete Morton: Mahatma Gandhi and Jesus [Pete Morton] (4.22)
6. Home Service: The Encounter [Graeme Taylor] (3.14)
7. Bill Caddick’s Urban Legend: Summer Is A-Comin’ In [Bill Caddick] (2.32)
8. Beryl Marriott: Gathering Peascods / Jenny Pluck Pears [trad.] (2.57)
9. Steve Ashley: Down By the Old Embankment [Steve Ashley] (3.55)
   Steve Ashley: vocals and jew’s harp; Dik Cadbury: drums, bass and keyboard programmes; Steve Harper: trumpet; Chris Leslie: fiddle; Jim Sallis: cornet; Lawrence Wright: melodeon;
   recorded at Moorend Studios, Cheltenham, July 1991. Theme music for the Anglia TV series “Allotments: The Gentle Art of Husbandry”.
10. John Tams: Cider With Rosie [John Tams] (4.21)
11. Graeme Taylor: The Retreat [Graeme Taylor] (2.39)
12. Ray Fisher: Now Westlin Winds (Roud 6936) (4.32)
    Ray Fisher: vocals; Martin Carthy: guitar;
    recorded at Valley Recordings, Littleton-on-Severn; out-take from Traditional Songs of Scotland
13. Jim Boyes: Bringing in the Sheaves [Jim Boyes] (4.19)
14. Boo Hewerdine & Neill MacColl: September Rose [Boo Hewerdine, Darden Smith] (2.58)
15. Fairport Convention: Late November [Sandy Denny] (4.55)
    Fairport Convention: Simon Nicol: acoustic guitar; Maartin Allcock: keyboards; Ric Sanders: violin; Dave Pegg: bass; Dave Mattacks: drums; with Vikky Clayton: vocals; Jerry Donahue: electric guitar; Richard Thompson: electric guitar;
    recorded live at the Cropredy Festival 17 August 1991
16. Home Service: The Turning-Point [Graeme Taylor] (3.33)
17. Polly Bolton: Down in Yon Forest (Roud 1523) (3.22)
18. The Mele Kalikimaka Serenaders: Po La’i E [Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Stephen Desha] (2.58)
19. Roy Bailey: The Day Before the War [Robb Johnson] (3.39)
20. Maddy Prior & Rick Kemp: Bewcastle [Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp] (4.09)
    Maddy Prior: vocals; Rick Kemp: guitar and electric bass; Nick Holland: keyboards; Richard Lee: acoustic bass
    recorded at VM Studios, 1990. This 7" edited single version is previously unreleased.

This is the third cassette / CD put together by “Hokey Pokey—the newsletter of Richard Thompson and friends”, released in 1993. It contains cover versions of Richard Thompson songs; they are all specially recorded for this project.

Tracks

1. The Hokey Pokey Strings:The Knife Edge (2.01)
2. The House Band: Pharaoh (3.11)
   Ged Foley: vocals, guitar; Chris Parkinson: accordion, vocals; John Skelton: low whistle, bombarde
3. Christine Collister: How Will I Ever Be Simple Again (3.57)
4. Marvin Etzioni: I Don’t Cost Much (4.33)
5. Martin & Jessica Simpson: Down Where the Drunkards Roll (4.54)
6. Ian Kearey & Ivor Cutler: Wheely Down (4.23)
7. Victoria Williams: Reckless Kind (3.56)
8. Tom Robinson: The End of the Rainbow (3.20)
9. Ron Kavana: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (5.40)
10. Men & Volts: Love Is Bad for Business (2.40)
11. Gregson, Hewerdine & Reader: Dimming of the Day (3.52)
12. Keith Hancock Band: Waltzing’s for Dreamers (4.38)
    Keith Hancock: vocals, melodeon; Martin Carthy: guitar, vocals; Dave Swarbrick: fiddle, vocals; Ruari McFarlane: bass guitar, vocals
13. Richard & Linda Thompson: The World Is a Wonderful Place (3.31)
14. Full Moon Fair: Night Comes In (9.30)
15. The Fraser Sisters: Sisters (4.35)
16. Peter Blegvad: For Shame of Doing Wrong (3.24)
17. Sally Barker: I Misunderstood (4.30)
    Sally Barker: vocals, acoustic guitar; Boris Carlin: bass guitar; Martin Ansell: acoustic lead guitar; Karen Tweed: piano accordion; Les Sampson: drums
18. Plainsong: From Galway to Graceland (2.40)
    Iain Matthews, Andy Roberts, Julian Dawson, Mark Griffiths: vocals

Track 13, the title track of the album, is not shown in the sleeve notes.
Tracks 15 and 16 are joined together to one track, at least on my Hypertension CD copy.

All songs by Richard Thompson
except track 4 by Richard Thompson / Marvin Etzioni

This is the fourth cassette / CD put together by “Hokey Pokey—the newsletter of Richard Thompson and friends”, released in 1994. It is a tribute to the music of Bahamaian musicians Joseph Spence (3 August 1910 - 18 March 1984) and the Pinder Family (Edith Pinder 10 November 1905 - 25 August 1980).

Digital compilation by Ian Lynn at Chaldon Heath Steam Railway;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Porky’s Mastering, London;
This compilation produced by Hokey, Pokey & Kaiser

Tracks

1. Van Dyke Parks: On the Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak to Me (2.25)
   Van Dyke Parks: keyboards & vocal
   Previously released as the B-side of Warner Bros. single WB 7409 (1972)
2. Jody Stecher, Kate Brislin & Larry Hanks: Kneelin’ Down Inside the Gate (4.24)
   Jody Stecher: lead vocal; Kate Brislin: treble vocal; Larry Hanks: bass vocal
   Recorded 21 May 1993 at Bay Records, Berkeley, California.
3. David Lindley: Afindrafindrao (2.20)
   David Lindley: bouzouki
   Recorded by Nathaniel Kunkel, assisted by Kevin Scott, at The Site, Marin County, California USA
4. Ron Kavana: Sloop John B. (Roud 15634) (4.00)
   Ron Kavana: all vocals, instruments
   Recorded at home in London on the ALIAS Mobile.
5. Taj Mahal: Blow Wind Blow (3.08)
   Taj Mahal: guitar & vocals
   Recorded by Joe Podlesny in Bernardston, Mass., USA
6. Tarika Sammy: Tsiaro (4.54)
   Hanitrarivo Rasoanaivo: vocals, korintsana; Tina Norosoa Raharimalala: vocals; Samoela Andriamalalaharijaona: guitar, marovany; Solomon Ratianarinaivo: valiha
   Recorded in London by Adam Askew and Ralph Jordan.
7. David Grisman & Marc Silber: People Get Ready (3.10)
   David Grisman: mandolin; Marc Silber: guitar
   Recorded at Dawg Studios, San Rafael, California by David Dennison
8. Victoria Williams: Although the Lord Be High Above (2.55)
   Victoria Williams: vocals, background vocals and guitar; Tammy Rogers: violin and viola; Greg Leisz: pedal steel; Don Falzone: upright bass; Don Heffington: bass drum; Andrew Williams: background Vocals
   Recorded by David Vaught at Big Mono, Los Angeles, California.
   Although the Lord Be High Above written by Don Heffington is based upon Psalms I 38 & 139.
9. Rossy, Paul & Pana: Tsy Fotoana Mahafinarita Ve Izao? / I Ain’t Got Long To Stay on This Island (4.37)
   Rossy: valiha; Paul Hostetter: acoustic guitar, kabosy and baritone guitar; Panayotis Dourantonis: percussion
   Recorded at Dockside Studio, Milton, Louisiana
10. Wavy Gravy, Henry Kaiser & Steve Kimock: The Crow (3.34)
    Wavy Gravy: vocals; Henry Kaiser: bass guitar; Steve Kimock: guitar
    Recorded at Studio F, Sebastopol, California, USA by Ken Eberhard
11. Michael Chapman: Great Dreams From Heaven (3.15)
    Michael Chapman: electric guitar
    Recorded by Richard Thompson at Hi-Level Recording, Newcastle upon Tyne
12. 3 Mustaphas 3: A Chilling Tale: Harcourt Drowned / Troublesome Water (4.30)
    Kemo Mustapha: accordion and baroque string; Hijaz; Mustapha: bouzoukis and chorus; Uncle Patrel Mustapha: narrator, cumbus, bass and land-drums; Hajtuo Mustapha: sea-drums, creaks and bubbles
    Recorder and mixed, Hajtuo Mustapha in the Sound Studio, EEC, December 1993
13. Tom Constanten: Don’t Let Nobody Burn Down Burma Road (3.52)
    Tom Constanten: keyboards
    Recorded by Terry Ryan at Terry Ryan Studios, Las Vegas, California
14. Ralph McTell: Stealin’ (2.39)
    Ralph McTell: guitar & vocal
    Recorded at Raezor Studios, London
15. Mitch Greenhill & Mayne Smith: Carmen Goes to Bimini (3.34)
    Mitch Greenhill: guitar; Mayne Smith: guitar
16. Niles Hokkanen: Good Morning Mr. Walker / Wait Until Tomorrow (4.48)
    Niles Hokkanen: lead vocal, mandolin, maraccas; Ron Goad: drums, guiro; Eric Dove: electric bass; Debbie Hokkanen: vocals
    Recorded at Sound Plus, Leesburg, Virginia
17. Japheth Dean: Goodnight Irene (Roud 11681) (2.55)
    Japheth Dean: guitar and vocal
    Recorded by Guy Droussart on location in the Bahamas
18. Jim Dickinson: Out on the Rolling Sea (4.53)
    James Luther Dickinson: piano, vocal, french harp, pump organ and fotdella; Luther Dickinson: guitar and sitar; Cody Dickinson: drums; “T-Bone” Tommy Burroughs: violin; Jim Spake: saxophone and squeeze box; Al “Fish” Herring: trumpet; Larry Nager: mandella and mando-cello; Jimmy Crosthwait: washboard
    Recorded and mixed 8 August 1993 by Eric Flettrich at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
19. Blue Murder: I Bid You Goodnight (Roud 15632) (3.07)
    Eliza Carthy: lead vocals; Lal Waterson, Norma Waterson, Jim Boyes, Martin Carthy, Barry Coope, Lester Simpson & Mike Waterson: vocals
    Recorded at Panda Sound, North Dalton. Engineered by Jim Boyes.