> Folk Music > Records > Fay Hield: Looking Glass
Fay Hield: Looking Glass
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Looking Glass Topic Records TSCD573 (CD, UK, September 6, 2010) Looking Glass Advance EP Topic Records TSCD7005 (EP, UK, 2010) |
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Recorded by Keith Angel at Wavelength Studios;
Additional recording by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Produced by Fay Hield and Jon Boden;
Photograph by David Angel;
Design by David Suff
Musicians
Fay Hield, vocals;
Jess Arrowsmith, vocals [1-2, 9, 11],
bells [2];
Jon Boden, fiddle [1, 3, 11],
percussion [1],
concertina [2, 4, 9],
guitar [7],
feet [11];
Sam Sweeney, fiddle [1-2, 4, 7, 11],
viola [3, 9],
nyckelharpa [5-6, 8];
Keith Angel, percussion [3];
Hannah James, clogs [11]
Tracks
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All tracks trad. adapted and arranged by Fay Hield and Jon Boden;
additional arrangement by Sam Sweeney, except
Track 2 tune Jon Boden;
Track 4 text Rudyard Kipling, tune Peter Bellamy;
Track 5 Trevor Peacock
> Folk Music > Records > Fay Hield: Orfeo
Fay Hield: Orfeo
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Orfeo Topic Records, TSCD586 (CD, UK, May 28, 2012) |
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Produced by Fay Hield, Jon Boden and Andy Bell;
Recorded by Andy Bell at Underbank Studios, Sheffield;
Mastering by Andy Seward;
Photography by David Angel;
Design by David Suff
Musicians
Fay Hield, vocals;
Jon Boden, fiddle, guitar, percussion, double bass, mandolin, additional banjo, vocals;
Andy Cutting, button accordion, melodeon;
Robert Harbron, English concertina, fiddle, vocals;
Sam Sweeney, fiddle, viola, cello, nyckelharpa, vocals;
with
Martin Simpson, banjo, guitar
Tracks
- The Lover's Ghost (Roud 179; Child 248) (4.15)
- The Wicked Serpent (Roud 431; Laws G16) (2.46)
- The Parson's Gate (Roud 217; G/D 4:727) (2.26)
- The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (5.44)
- Pretty Nancy (Roud 407) (3.01)
- Sir Orfeo (Roud 136; Child 19) (7.28)
- The Old 'Arris Mill (2.46)
- The Weaver's Daughter (Roud 1277; TYG 48) (3.26)
- Tarry Trousers (Roud 427) (2.20)
- Henry (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (4.45)
- Naughty Baby (Roud 20649) (4.36)
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 9 trad.;
Tracks 2, 8 trad., Jon Boden;
Track 3 trad., Mrs. Bellamy, Rob Harbron;
Tracks 5-6 trad., Fay Hield, Jon Boden;
Tracks 10-11 trad., Fay Hield
Promo Video
Reviews
- Propermusic review (April 6, by Sofi)
- Spiral Earth review (May 14, by Iain Hazlewood)
- Folk Radio review (May 18, by Mike Wilson)
- The Guardian review (May 27, by Neil Spencer)
- Bright Young Folk review (May 28, by Mark Dishman)
- BBC review (June 7, by Jeannette Leech)
- Propermusic.com Podcast 39: Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party (June 11, by Sofi)
- De krenten uit de pop review (June 16, by Erwin Zijleman, The Netherlands)
- The Telegraph review (June 24, by Martin Chilton)
> Folk Music > Records > The Full English
The Full English
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The Full English Topic Records TSCD823 (CD, UK, October 7, 2013) | ![]() |
The Full English is a groundbreaking project sponsored by the English Folk Dance and Song Society that draws together for the first time the early 20th century folksong collections of Harry Albino, Lucy Broadwood, Clive Carey, Percy Grainger, Maud Karpeles, Frank Kidson, Thomas Fairman Ordish, Cecil Sharp, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Alfred Williams. The result is the most comprehensive searchable database of British folk songs, tunes, dances and customs in the world.
And to mark the launch of the project, folksong scholar and acclaimed singer Fay Hield has assembled The Full English Tour, pulling together half a dozen of the top talents on the English folk music circuit for an evening of songs drawn from these unique collections, and for this CD.
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014: Best Album, Best Group
Produced by Andy Bell and The Full English;
Recorded and mixed by Andy Bell at Real World Studios, Bath, and Underbank Studios, Sheffield;
Mastered by Dean Honert;
Photography by Elly Lucas;
Graphic design by Jamie McClennan and White Fall Design
Musicians
Seth Lakeman, vocals, fiddle, viola, bouzouki;
Martin Simpson, vocals, guitar;
Fay Hield, vocals;
Nancy Kerr, vocals, fiddle, viola;
Ben Nicholls, vocals, double bass, concertina;
Rob Harbron, vocals, concertina, fiddle;
Sam Sweeney, vocals, fiddle, cello, nyckelharpa, percussion;
Tracks
- Awake Awake (Roud 22620; Laws M4) (3.11)
- Stand By Your Guns (Roud V396) (3.32)
- William and Nancy Cotswold Morris tune (3.34)
- Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.37)
- Arthur O'Bradley (Roud 365) (3.57)
- Portrait of My Wife (Roud V14031) (3.51)
- Fol the Day-O (3.54)
- Brigg Fair (Roud 1083) (3.42)
- Rounding the Horn (Roud 4706; Henry H539) (4.26)
- The Servant Man (Roud 539; Laws M15; G/D 5:1003; Henry H668) (3.52)
- Man in the Moon (Roud 21397) (4.05)
- Linden Lea (RoudBS B104645) (4.19)
All tracks trad. except
Track 1 words and music trad. / Fay Hield;
Tracks 2, 6 words trad. / Seth Lakeman; music Seth Lakeman;
Track 7 Nancy Kerr;
Track 10 words trad., music Nancy Kerr;
Track 12 words William Barnes, music Ralph Vaughan Williams
Videos
Fay Hield introduces the Full English:
Two videos from October 31, 2013 at Cecil Sharp House: Willow Glen (Roud V1634), a song not on the CD:
I Sowed the Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180), another song not on the CD:
The Full English Quartet at the AHRC Connected Communities Festival 2014 on July 2, 2014 at St David's Hotel, Cardiff:
Reviews
- The Guardian preview (July 25, 2013, by Alexis Petridis)
- The Guardian review (October 25, 2013, by Alfred Hickling)
- Folk Radio UK review (October 7, 2013, by Simon Holland)
- Review by Raul Rawcliffe (October 8, 2013)
- Mudkiss Fanzine review by Mike Ainscoe (October 2013, by Mike Ainscoe)
> Folk Music > Records > Fay Hield: Old Adam
Fay Hield: Old Adam
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Old Adam Soundpost Records SOPO5003 (CD, UK, February 12, 2016) Old Adam Advance EP Soundpost Records SOPO5002 (EP, UK, October, 2015) |
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Green Gravel /
Willow Glen Soundpost Records (digital single, UK, October 30, 2015) |
Produced by Andy Bell;
Recorded at Real World Studios except
[6] recorded at Old Pig Farm Studios;
Mastered by Dean Honer;
Photography by Sally Lockey and James Lockey;
Illustrations by Nick Hayes;
Design by Robin Beatty
Musicians
Fay Hield, vocals;
Sam Sweeney, fiddle;
Rob Harbron, English concertina;
Roger Wilson, guitar, fiddle;
Ben Nicholls, bass;
Toby Kearney, percussion
with
Jon Boden, guitar, fiddle;
Martin Simpson, guitar
Tracks
CD | Advance EP |
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Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 words trad., music Fay Hield; |
Tracks 1 words trad., music Fay Hield; |
Videos
Old Adam album sampler:
Fay Hield discusses Old Adam:
Fay Hield sings Green Gravel:
Reviews
- Folkradio UK review (February 1, 2016, by Helen Gregory)
Acknowledgements
Thank you very much to Fay for a copy of the Old Adam Advance EP.
> Folk Music > Records > Fay Hield
Groups and Projects featuring Fay Hield
The Witches of Elswick,
Out of Bed,
CD, Fellside FECD180, 2003
The Witches of Elswick,
Hell's Belles,
CD, Selwyn SYNMCD0006, 2005
> Folk Music > Records > Fay Hield
Other records with Fay Hield
BACCApella,
The Haworth Set,
CD, private release, 1999
Eliza Carthy,
Rough Music,
CD, Topic TSCD554, 2005
Jon Boden,
Painted Lady,
CD, Soundpost SOPO5001, 2006
Sharron Kraus,
Right Wantonly A-Mumming,
CD, Bo'Weavil 25CD, 2007
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith,
Off We Go!,
CD, Hallamshire Tradings HATRACD005, 2010
Jon Boden,
A Folk Song a Day: September,
digital download, Navigator, 2010
Jon Boden,
A Folk Song a Day: October,
digital download, Navigator, 2010
Jon Boden,
A Folk Song a Day: November,
digital download, Navigator, 2010
Jon Boden,
A Folk Song a Day: December,
digital download, Navigator, 2010
Jon Boden,
A Folk Song a Day: June,
digital download, Navigator, 2011
Martin Simpson,
Purpose and Grace,
CD, Topic TSCD584, 2011
Spiers & Boden,
The Works,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR046, 2011
Various Artists,
Oak Ash Thorn,
CD, Folk Police FPR003, 2011
The Woodbine & Ivy Band,
The Woodbine & Ivy Band,
CD, Folk Police FPR004, 2011
The Woodbine & Ivy Band,
Spencer the Rover,
digital download single, Folk Police FPR901, 2011
Various Artists,
This Is Proper Folk Too!!,
CD, Proper PROPERFOLK13, 2012
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith,
Off We Go Again,
CD, Arrowsmith Music ARRCD02, 2014
Ollie King,
Gambit,
CD, RootBeat RBRCD22, 2014
Various Artists,
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK15, 2014
Stick in the Wheel present:
From Here: English Folk Field Recordings,
CD, From Here SITW005, 2017
Various Artists,
Resound: A Musical Tribute to Alan Surtees,
CD, Alan Surtees Trust, 2017
Various Artists,
Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music,
2 CD, Topic TICD001, 2017
Folk Musicians Support Southend YMCA,
A Place to Dwell,
CD, Southend YMCA, 2018
> Folk Music > Records > Fay Hield
Links
- @fayhield
- YouTube Topic videos
- Dr Fay Hield (University of Sheffield)
- My work/life balance: Fay Hield (University of Sheffield)
- Fay Hield Commission to Create New Work from the Full English Archive (EFDSS)