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Enlist for a Soldier

Enlist for a Soldier The Soldier in Song from the English Civil War to the Falklands Various Artists Fellside Recordings FTSR3 (CD, UK, 2002)

Recorded and produced by Brian Horsfall for Traditional Sound Recordings
except tracks 5, 7-8, 14-15, 17, 21-22 recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Tracks

1. The Trugs: Dorsetshire Militia (Roud 2634) (1.34)
   from And Boldly Go to Sea (TSR 005, 1971)
2. The Wassailers: The Rochester Recruit (The Gay Fusilier) (1.34)
   from Wassailers (FE016, 1978)
3. Canny Fettle: The Bonny Light Horseman (Roud 1185; G/D 8:1584; Henry H122a) (3.46)
   from Varry Canny (TSR 023, 1975)
4. The Trugs: Peggy and the Soldier (Roud 907; Laws P13; G/D 6:1129) (2.06)
   from And Boldly Go to Sea (TSR 005, 1971)
5. Hunter McConnell & Sétanta: The Soldier’s Return (The Deadly Wars) (4.29)
   from Crossing the Borderlines (FECD88, 1993)
6. Ram’s Bottom: Old 95^th / Young May Moon (2.29)
   from The Young May Moon (TSR 038, 1981)
7. Cockersdale: Will Ye Go to Flanders? (Roud 8544) (2.20)
   from Been Around for Years (FECD101, 1994)
8. Linda Adams: Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (3.21)
   from Among the Old Familiar Mountains (FE006, 1978)
9. Martin Carter: The Rout of the Blues (Scarborough Sands) (Roud 21098) (2.42)
   recording outtake from Ups & Downs (TSR 012, 1972)
10. White Hart: The White Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (2.54)
    from In Search of Reward (TSR 033, 1979)
11. The Ripley Wayfarers: The Gentleman Soldier (Roud 178; G/D 7:1471) (2.26)
    from Five Wells (TSR 013, 1972)
12. Graham & Sheila Nelmes: Soldiers Three (Roud 8340) (1.43)
    from High Is the Tower (TSR 042, 1983)
13. The Tees-side Fettlers: Dol-li-a (Roud 2611) (1.47)
    from Ring of Iron (TSR 016, 1974)
14. Linda Adams: The Soldier’s Fancy (Roud V7586 ?) (1.50)
15. Jolly Jack: Danny Deever (5.54)
    from Rolling Down to Old Maui (FE035, 1983)
16. Roy Harris: Flowers of the Town (2.16)
    from Notts Alliance: The Cheerful ’Orn (TSR 011, 1972)
17. Cockersdale: Jamie Foyers (Roud 1941; G/D 1:106) (3.41)
    from Been Around for Years (FECD101, 1994)
18. Johnny Collins: D-Day Dodgers / When This Lousy War Is Over (6.20)
    from Johnny’s Private Army (TSR 020, 1975)
19. Ram’s Bottom: The Deadly Wars / General Monk’s Goosestep (2.37)
    from The Young May Moon (TSR 038, 1981)
20. The Tees-side Fettlers: The Shores of Old Blighty (3.19)
    from Travelling the Tees (TSR 021, 1975)
21. Woodbine Lizzie: The Soldier (6.31)
    from Woodbine Lizzie By Numbers (FE019, 1979)
22. Ian Walker: Roses in December (4.12)
    from Flying High (FE060, 1987)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 trad. / Pete Coe;
Track 5 Robert Burns;
Track 14 trad. / Linda Adams;
Track 15 Rudyard Kipling, Peter Bellamy;
Track 16 anon. / Roy Harris;
Track 17 Ewan MacColl;
Track 18a Hamish Henderson;
Track 18b anon.;
Track 20 Graeme Miles;
Track 21 Harvey Andrews;
Track 22 Ian Walker