Produced by John Edgar Mann, Gordon Mignot and Andy Jackson;
Recorded by Tony Robinson in September 1973;
Title photo py Wuby Williams;
Photo of Dr. Gardiner by permission of the EFDSS;
Singers’ photos by Ruby Williams and Ted Schofield;
Notes by John Edgar Mann

Musicians

Steve Jordan: vocals [1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14];
Geoff Jerram: vocals [1, 6, 8, 15], guitar [8, 15];
Tim Radford: vocals [2, 4, 13, 15];
Cheryl Jordan: vocals [3, 12];
Dave Williams: vocals [10, 16];
All singers: chorus [1, 9, 16];
George Skipper: accordion [7, 9];
Clive Skipper: drums [9]

Tracks

Side 1

1. [SJ, GJ] Serious Tom (Roud 1608)
2. [TR] The Country Carrier (Roud 1400; G/D 3:456; Henry H664)
3. [CJ] Bedlam (Roud 605; G/D 6:1079)
4. [TR] Nancy (Roud 1646)
5. [SJ] Avington Pond (Roud 1654)
6. [GJ] The Streams of Lovely Nancy (Roud 688; Henry H520)
7. [SJ] A Week’s Work Well Done (Roud 433; Laws Q6)
8. [GJ] The Broken Token (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471, H818)

Side 2

9. [SJ] The Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497)
10. [DW] The Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping (Roud 363)
11. [SJ] Robin Hood and the Tanner (Roud 332; Child 126)
12. [CJ] Polly Vaughan (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114)
13. [TR] The Factory Girl (Roud 1659; Henry H127)
14. [GJ, SJ] The London Man o’ War (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560)
15. [TR] Long Looked for Come at Last (Roud 1643)
16. [DW] The Owslebury Lads (Roud 17212)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Harry Clifton

Produced by Vic Wilton and John Edgar Mann;
Recorded by Andy Jackson in November 1974;
Front cover of Bulbarrow, Dorset, by Dave Hurley;
Notes by Frank Purslow

Musicians

Commoner’s Muck (Jonathan Witcher: lead vocals; Pete Harris: guitar, mandolin; Chris Mitchell: mandolin, guitar): [1, 16];
Sylvia Rogers: vocals [2, 11];
Steve Jordan: vocals [3, 6, 12, 14];
Bill Rogers: vocals [11], guitar [2];
Tim Radford: vocals [4, 9, 15];
Cheryl Jordan: vocals [5, 8];
Geoff Jerram: vocals [6-7, 10, 13], guitar [5];
All singers: chorus [8]

Tracks

Side 1

1. [CM] The Poor Old Couple (Roud 491)
2. [SR] I Live Not Where I Love (Roud 593)
3. [SJ] The Boy and the Highwayman (Roud 2637; Laws L1; G/D 2:266; Henry H51; TYG 78)
4. [TR] The Saucy Sailor Boy (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49)
5. [CJ] The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78)
6. [GJ, SJ] Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105)
7. [GJ] The Grey Hawk (Roud 293)

Side 2

8. [CJ] Nellie, the Milkmaid (Roud 1606)
9. [TR] The Winter’s Gone and Past (Roud 583; G/D 6:1104)
10. [GJ] The Sailor Deceived (Roud 152; Laws M1; G/D 1:51)
11. [S&BR] The Sheep-Shearing Song (Roud 812)
12. [SJ] The Three Butchers (Roud 17; Laws L4; G/D 2:186; Henry H185)
13. [GJ] Farewell Dearest Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755)
14. [SJ] Ye Mar’ners All (Roud 1191)
15. [TR] Green Bushes (Roud 1040; Laws P2; Henry H143)
16. [CM] The Astrologer (Roud 1598)

All tracks trad.

Originally released by Forest Tracks in 1974 and 1975; this re-issue includes 19 “extra” tracks (and replaces the wife-beating song A Week’s Work Well Done from the first LP) and extended notes in a 32 pages booklet.

Folk Songs From Hampshire:
Produced by John Edgar Mann, Gordon Mignot and Andy Jackson;
Recorded by Tony Robinson in September 1973;
Title photo py Wuby Williams;
Photo of Dr. Gardiner by permission of the EFDSS;
Singers’ photos by Ruby Williams and Ted Schofield;
Notes by John Edgar Mann

Folk Songs From Dorset:
Produced by Vic Wilton and John Edgar Mann;
Recorded by Andy Jackson in November 1974;
Front cover of Bulbarrow, Dorset, by Dave Hurley;
Notes by Frank Purslow

Album booklet

Musicians

Steve Jordan: vocals [1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 28, 31, 37, 39];
Geoff Jerram: vocals [1, 6, 8, 15, 31-32, 35, 38, 43], guitar [8, 15, 30];
Tim Radford: vocals [2, 4, 13, 15, 18, 20, 29, 34, 40];
Cheryl Jordan: vocals [3, 12, 31, 33];
Dave Williams: vocals [10, 16];
Alton Community Choir: musical director Carolyn Robson [17];
Broughton Village Choir: musical director Sarah Morgan [17];
The Andover Museum Loft Singers, musical director Paul Sartin [17, 25];
Paul Sartin: vocals [25];
Sarah Morgan: vocals [19, 22];
Gwylim Davies: vocals [23, 44, 47];
Carol Davies: vocals [23, 45, 47];
Commoner’s Muck (Jonathan Witcher: lead vocals; Pete Harris: guitar, mandolin; Chris Mitchell: mandolin, guitar): [26, 41];
Sylvia Rogers: vocals [27, 36];
Bill Rogers: vocals [36], guitar [27];
Helen Woodall: vocals [42, 49, 51];
The Old Push & Pull Band [42, 51];
Ron Coe: vocals [46, 50];
Paul Marsh: vocals [48];
All singers: chorus [1, 9, 16, 33];
George Skipper: accordion [7, 9];
Clive Skipper: drums [9]

Tracks

CD 1: Folk Songs From Hampshire

1. [SJ, GJ] Serious Tom (Roud 1608) (1.56)
2. [TR] The Country Carrier (Roud 1400; G/D 3:456; Henry H664) (2.34)
3. [CJ] Bedlam (Roud 605; G/D 6:1079) (4.26)
4. [TR] Nancy (Roud 1646) (2.23)
5. [SJ] Avington Pond (Roud 1654) (1.41)
6. [GJ] The Streams of Lovely Nancy (Roud 688; Henry H520) (1.53)
7. [SJ] I Am a Brisk Young Sailor (Roud 1042) (2.41)
8. [GJ] The Broken Token (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471, H818) (4.18)
9. [SJ] The Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (2.47)
10. [DW] The Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping (Roud 363) (1.13)
11. [SJ] Robin Hood and the Tanner (Roud 332; Child 126) (3.27)
12. [CJ] Polly Vaughan (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114) (2.59)
13. [TR] The Factory Girl (Roud 1659; Henry H127) (2.01)
14. [GJ, SJ] The London Man o’ War (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560) (3.13)
15. [TR] Long Looked for Come at Last (Roud 1643) (3.42)
16. [DW] The Owslebury Lads (Roud 17212) (2.24)

CD 1: Extra Tracks

17. [ACC, BVC, AMLS] When This Old Hat Was New (Roud 1693; G/D 3:540, 3:541) (2.33)
18. [TR] The Flower of Serving Men (Roud 199; Child 106; G/D 1:163) (5.26)
19. [SM] Tom Barbary (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (4.52)
20. [TR] Here’s Adieu to All Judges and Juries (Roud 300) (3.05)
21. [SJ] The Faithful Plough (Roud 355; G/D 3:448) (2.08)
22. [SM] The Sprig of Thyme (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (3.56)
23. [G&CD] Swansea Town (Roud 1416) (3.54)
24. [SJ] The Female Highwayman (Roud 7; Laws N21; Henry H35) (2.45)
25. [AMLS, PS] The Wild Rover (Roud 1173; G/D 7:1480) (4.01)

CD 2: Folk Songs From Dorset

26. [CM] The Poor Old Couple (Roud 491) (3.09)
27. [SR] I Live Not Where I Love (Roud 593) (3.34)
28. [SJ] The Boy and the Highwayman (Roud 2637; Laws L1; G/D 2:266; Henry H51; TYG 78) (2.50)
29. [TR] The Saucy Sailor Boy (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49) (1.43)
30. [CJ] The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (3.37)
31. [GJ, SJ] Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (3.38)
32. [GJ] The Grey Hawk (Roud 293) (3.40)
33. [CJ] Nellie, the Milkmaid (Roud 1606) (2.27)
34. [TR] The Winter’s Gone and Past (Roud 583; G/D 6:1104) (2.07)
35. [GJ] The Sailor Deceived (Roud 152; Laws M1; G/D 1:51) (1.59)
36. [S&BR] The Sheep-Shearing Song (Roud 812) (2.44)
37. [SJ] The Three Butchers (Roud 17; Laws L4; G/D 2:186; Henry H185) (2.19)
38. [GJ] Farewell Dearest Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755) (3.42)
39. [SJ] Ye Mar’ners All (Roud 1191) (1.55)
40. [TR] Green Bushes (Roud 1040; Laws P2; Henry H143) (2.43)
41. [CM] The Astrologer (Roud 1598) (2.08)

CD 2: Extra Tracks

42. [HW, OP&PB] The Bonny Labouring Boy (Roud 1162; Laws M14; Henry H576) (2.40)
43. [GJ] I Sowed Some Seeds (Roud 914) (1.22)
44. [GD] John Barleycorn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559) (3.15)
45. [CD] The Sheep Stealer (Roud 1667) (3.25)
46. [RC] The Death of Queen Jane (Roud 77; Child 170; G/D 3:693) (3.26)
47. [G&CD] John Blunt (Roud 115; Child 275; G/D 2:321) (2.06)
48. [PM] The Shoemaker’s Kiss (Roud 3807; G/D 1:50) (3.35)
49. [HW] The Nightingales Sing (Roud 140; Laws P14; TYG 34) (2.34)
50. [RC] The Banks of Green Willow (Roud 172; Child 24; G/D 6:1225) (3.26)
51. [HW, OP&PB] The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (3.05)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Harry Clifton

Acknowledgemehts

Thank you very much to Tim Radford for a copy and details of the CDs