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Sweet William’s Ghost
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Sweet William’s Ghost Transatlantic Records XTRA 1130 (LP, UK, 1973) |
Produced by George Deacon and John Whitehead;
Recorded by Adam Skeaping, Margaret Hadley and Nick Glenny-Smith at Riverside Recordings;
Photography by Roger Perry;
Sleeve design by Barry Salter;
Co-ordination by John Whitehead and Laurence Aston
Musicians
George Deacon: vocals, guitar [1, 3, 5, 8, 11];
Marion Ross: collapsible harmonium [1-2, 4, 6, 8-10],
harpsichord [7],
bowed psaltery [3, 11],
chorus [11];
Clive Woolf: guitar [3, 11];
Adam Skeaping: violone [10];
Margaret Hadley: tenor viol [10];
Filigree (Roger, Christine, Pat and Pete), Barbara O’Meara, David Oberle: chorus
Tracks
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All tracks trad. arr. Marion Ross, George Deacon except
Track 3 Pete Gaskill;
Track 4 trad. arr. Marion Ross;
Track 5 trad. arr. George Deacon;
Track 7 trad. arr. Thomas Ravenscroft;
Track 11 words Peter Bellamy, tune trad. arr. Marion Ross, George Deacon
> Folk Music > Records > George Deacon: Dream Not of Love
Dream Not of Love
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Dream Not of Love George Deacon GDCD001 (CD, UK, 2002) George Deacon: |
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Musicians
George Deacon: vocals, guitar;
Isobel Deacon: harmonium;
Christine Hodgkinson: violin
Tracks
- Here’s a Health Unto Thee Bonnie Lassie O (2.16)
- The Week Before Easter (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (5.53)
- A Brisk Young Shepherd (Roud 495) (2.44)
- A Faithless Shepherd (5.59)
- Mary Neil (Roud 6963) (3.28)
- O Would I Were the Little Bird (3.35)
- The True Lovers Farewell (Roud 422) (3.00)
- The Constant Sailor’s Return (3.39)
- O Silly Love (1.59)
- Bushes and Briars (Roud 1027) (4.04)
- The Maid of the Hall (2.39)
- Dream Not of Love (3.35)
- The Banks of Inverary (Roud 1415; G/D 6:1263) (2.11)
- The Winter It Is Past (Roud 583; G/D 6:1104) (3.29)
- Here’s As Sad Goodbye (4.20)
- Bushes and Briars (Roud 1027) (5.04)
- The Maiden’s Welcome (2.04)
Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11, 15-17 John Clare;
Tracks 2-3, 5, 7, 10, 12-14 trad