> Folk Music > Records > Hannah James & Sam Sweeney: Catches & Glees
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney: Catches & Glees
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   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
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   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
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   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
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   JigDoll RootBeat Records RBRCD30 (CD, UK, 2 September 2016)  | 
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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
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   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
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   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
Circus Envy:
A New Dawn,
EP, Circus Envy, 2010
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






