> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James & Sam Sweeney: Catches & Glees
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney: Catches & Glees
Catches & Glees RootBeat Records RBRCD07 (CD, UK, August 2009) |
Produced by Andy Bell, Sam Sweeney and Hannah James;
Engineered and mixed by Andy Bell at Leeders Farm Studios;
Recorded and mixed by Andy Bell at Cold As a Frog;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Artwork by Andy Tudor
Musicians
Sam Sweeney: fiddle, viola, octave violin, English bagpipes, nyckelharpa;
Hannah James: vocals, piano accordion, clogs
Tracks
- Gaol Song (Roud 1077) (4.11)
- Ploughboy’s Dream (Roud 1545) (5.05)
- You Are the One (3.54)
- Dick’s Maggot / Dog Leap Stairs hornpipes (3.44)
- Died for Love (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170) (1.23)
- Flaxley Green Dance / The Old Wife of Coverdale English Country Dance tunes (3.23)
- Wee Weaver (Roud 3378) (3.08)
- Catches and Glees / Comical Thought jigs (3.33)
- Three Ravens (Roud 5; Child 26) (4.44)
- Polska (3.53)
- The Young and Single Sailor (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201) (4.20)
All tracks trad. arr. Hannah James and Sam Sweeney except
Track 3 Andy Letcher;
Track 4b Alistair Anderson;
Track 8 William Winter;
Track 10 Viktor Gabrielsson
> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James & Sam Sweeney: State and Ancientry
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney: State and Ancientry
State and Ancientry RootBeat Records RBRCD13 (CD, UK, 2 April 2012) |
Engineered and produced by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Andy Seward;
Artwork and photography by Elly Lucas
Musicians
Hannah James: vocals, piano accordion, clogs, foot percussion;
Sam Sweeney: fiddle, viola, nyckelharpa, Hardanger fiddle, English bagpipes
Tracks
- Hole in the Wall 3/2 hornpipe (3.30)
- Parson Upon Dorothy / Dolly (Roud 2611) (4.17)
- William Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757) (3.15)
- How Do You Do? / Gallons of Cognac (5.27)
- On Yonder Hill There Sits a Hare (Roud 5173) (4.27)
- The Battered Hake Polka / Jack’s Maggot (4.08)
- There Was a Lady Lived in the West (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (4.29)
- The Farmer’s Cursed Wife (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) (4.00)
- Wallaby / Harry’s Flowers (4.54)
- The Bonny Miller / Strike a Bell (4.56)
- The Golden Glove (Roud 141; Laws N20; G/D 1:166; Henry H524) (6.24)
All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Henry Purcell;
Track 3 words trad., music Hannah James;
Track 4b Sam Sweeney;
Track 6a Colin Cotter;
Track 9 Hannah James
> Folk Music > Records > Tuulikki Bartosik & Hannah James: Chatterbox
Tuulikki Bartosik & Hannah James: Chatterbox
Chatterbox RootBeat Records RBRCD25 (CD, UK, 25 May 2015) |
Produced by Tuulikki Bartosik & Hannah James and Dylan Fowler;
Recorded and mixed by Dylan Fowler;
Mastered by Minerva Pappi;
Artwork by Krööt Kukkur (Coucou)
Musicians
Hannah James: accordion, vocals, Welsh drum;
Tuulikki Bartosik: free-bass accordion, vocals, metallophone
with
Dylan Fowler: guitar, Welsh drum
Tracks
- Mias Polska (3.35)
- Cave—Calm (1.07)
- Lonesome Woods (Roud 3461) (3.47)
- Josefins vaggvisa (5.08)
- Polska från Väster-Dalarna / Grue kirke brenner (4.29)
- Cave—Walk of the Naughty Accordions (2.32)
- Karelian (5.29)
- Cave—Pentatonic (3.43)
- Ellin polkka (3.10)
- Cave—Playful (2.17)
- Leksands brudmarsch (3.30)
- Johanna valss (5.14)
Track 1-2, 6, 8, 10 Hannah James, Tuulikki Bartosik;
track 3 trad.;
Tracks 4, 12 Tuulikki Bartosik;
track 5 trad. Sweden;
tracks 7, 9, 11 trad. Finland
All tracks arr. Hannah James, Tuulikki Bartosik except
Tracks 3, 9, 12 arr. Hannah James, Tuulikki Bartosik, Dylan Fowler
> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James: JigDoll
Hannah James: JigDoll
JigDoll RootBeat Records RBRCD30 (CD, UK, 2 September 2016) |
Produced by Hannah James and Dylan Fowler;
Recorded by Dylan Fowler;
Mixed by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Minerva Pappi at Chartmakers;
Photography by Elly Lucas;
Artwork by Alan James at Oakleaf Graphics
On the DVD, Hannah James performs her JigDoll solo show at Barnard Castle.
Musicians
Hannah James: vocals, accordion, clogs, percussion
Tracks
- First Lullaby (3.06)
- Woodsman (2.53)
- Coppicing Song (3.33)
- Barefoot Waltz (3.18)
- Clog Song (1.27)
- Clog Jig (2.31)
- Tuulikki’s Tune (5.53)
- Yodeling (4.31)
- Refugee Song (1.09)
- Treasures (5.16)
- The Carpenter (5.45)
- Maggie’s March (2.55)
- Karen’s (5.35)
- Last Lullaby (2.51)
All tracks composed, arranged and performed by Hannah James
> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James and the JigDoll Ensemble: The Woman and Her Words
Hannah James and the JigDoll Ensemble: The Woman and Her Words
The Woman and Her Words JigDoll Records JDR002 (CD, UK, 4 October 2019) |
Produced by Hannah James and Marti Tärn;
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Viktor Szabó at the Budapest Music Centre;
Creation and photography of ‘The Woman’ by Katanari;
Album design by Tim Morris;
Group photo by Lajos Somogyi
Folk Radio UK review by Thomas Blake
Musicians
Hannah James: accordion, vocals, step dance, foot percussion;
Kate Young (Scotland): fiddle, vocals;
Marti Tärn (Estonia): bass guitar;
András Des (Hungary): percussion
with special guest
Toby Kuhn (France): cello
Tracks
- Canal Song (4.42)
- Dayspring (5.15)
- Dancing Out of Sight (4.01)
- What the Hell Was That? (3.50)
- Will We Dance? (5.28)
- Hush Now (4.27)
- The Woman and Her Words (9.56)
- Meet with Me (2.09)
- Tuulikki’s Tune (5.37)
- Shield’s Time (3.18)
> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James & Toby Kuhn: Sleeping Spirals
Hannah James & Toby Kuhn: Sleeping Spirals
Sleeping Spirals JigDoll Records JDR003 (CD, UK, 19 November 2021) |
Produced and edited by Leander Meuris and Toby Kuhn;
Recorded in January and February 2020 at Room13 Studio, Gent (Belgium) by Leander Meuris (YPIA);
Tracks 8-10 recorded in Ocotober 2020 at Matita Home Studio, Kozarišče (Slovenia) by Toby Kuhn;
Mixed by Adam Pietrykowski;
Mastered by Minerva Pappi (Waudio);
Artwork by Peter Gaber;
Design by Alan James;
Photo by Matija Solce, edited by Elly Lucas
Folk Radio UK review by Thomas Blake
Musicians
Hannah James: accordion, kalimba, vocals, step dance, foot percussion;
Toby Kuhn: cello
Tracks
- In the Gloaming (Roud 18343) (4.37)
- The Giant (4.37)
- The Three Ravens (Roud 5; Child 26) (4.37)
- January (4.04)
- Jealousy (3.42)
- The Ragged Woman (4.16)
- Too Far for You to See (3.12)
- Sheila’s Tune (5.13)
- Jezerka (4.35)
- Vine Dance (3.02)
- Under Sea (5.36)
- The Faint and Weary Traveller (3.15)
Tracks 1, 3 trad.;
Tracks 2, 5-7, 9 words Hannah James, music Hannah James, Toby Kuhn;
Tracks 4, 8 words and music Hannah James;
Tracks 10-11 words Hannah James, music Toby Kuhn
> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James
Groups and Projects featuring Hannah James
Besides being with Kerfuffle, Lady Maisery, and her former duo with Sam Sweeney (see above), Hannah James played on these albums:
The Demon Barbers, The Adventures of Captain Ward, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS003, 2010
Maddy Prior with Hannah James and Giles Lewin, 3 for Joy, CD, Park PRK CD123, 2012
Maddy Prior with Hannah James and Giles Lewin, The Collier Lad, DL single, Park, 2014
Various Artists, The Elizabethan Session, CD, Quercus QRCD001, 2014
Maddy Prior with Hannah James and Giles Lewin, Shortwinger, CD, Park PRK CD153, 2017
Claudia Schwab, Attic Mornings, CD, own label, 2017
> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James
Other records with Hannah James
Rosie Doonan, Pot of Gold, CD, Silvertop SRCD03, 2010
Fay Hield, Looking Glass, CD, Topic TSCD573, 2010
Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK10, 2010
Des Horsfall's Kuschty Rye, The Good Gentleman's Tonic, CD, Valve VAR CD 001, 2011
Sarah Hayes, Mainspring, CD EP, Night Vad NV001, 2013
Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK14, 2013
Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK15, 2014
Various Artists, Resound: A Musical Tribute to Alan Surtees, CD, Alan Surtees Trust, 2017
O’Hooley & Tidow, Cloudheads, CD, No Masters NMCD57, 2023