This album was planned for but never released on the Topic label. It was offered in 2000 as a bootleg CD on Larkspur. This was mentioned in the Mudcat Café thread New Hedy West CDs.

Musicians

Hedy West, Ian Manuel: vocals

Tracks

1. [HW] Young Emily and Edmund (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (2.42)
2. [IM] Young Emily and Edmund (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (2.39)
3. [HW] John Murphy (2.07)
4. [IM] John Murphy (2.05)
5. [IM] Eamon (2.58)
6. [HW] Rosanna (4.35)
7. [IM] The Soldier’s Lament (2.07)
8. [HW] The Whore’s Lament (Roud 8153) (2.56)
9. [IM] Waterloo (4.06)
10. [HW] Waterloo (2.15)

Recorded in Hampstead in 1972
Produced by A.L. Lloyd;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Cover photograph by Johanna Hudson;
Sleeve design by Humphrey Weithgman

Musicians

Ian Manuel: vocals;

The band: [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 10, 12, 14]
Bobby Campbell: fiddle [+ 13];
Alistair Anderson: concertina [+ 2];
Jim Eldon: whistle

Tracks

Side 1

1. Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384)
2. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396)
3. The Tarves Rant (Roud 4847; G/D 3:576)
4. The Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180)
5. Sleepytoon (Roud 3775; G/D 3:356)
6. The Moss o Burreldale (Roud 1876)
7. The Bonnie Lads That Handle the Ploo (Roud 2170; G/D 3:449)

Side 2

8. The Guise o’ Tough (Roud 3800; G/D 3:378)
9. The Scrankly Black Farmer (Roud 2872; G/D 3:357)
10. The Muckin’ o’ Geordie’s Byre (Roud 2137; G/D 7:1303)
11. The Braes o’ Strathblane (Roud 1096; G/D 6:1132)
12. The Tinkler’s Weddin’ (Roud 5408; G/D 3:609)
13. The Toon o’ Dalry (Roud 5205)
14. Erin Go Bragh (Roud 1627; Laws Q20; G/D 2:236)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Tony Engle in April and June 1976;
Produced by Tony Engle;
Liner notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Cover photograph: “St. Kilda’s Parliament, c. 1880”, by courtesy of Edinburgh City Libraries;
Sleeve design by Tony Russell

Musicians

Ian Manuel: vocals

with [1, 4, 6, 8, 10-11, 13]:
Jim Eldon: flute, piccolo, whistle;
Don Mackay, Martin Clarke: melodeon;
Peta Webb: fiddle

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Haughs o’ Cromdale (Roud 5147; G/D 1:113) (2.22)
2. Are Ye Sleeping, Maggie? (Roud 4897) (3.24)
3. Young Beichan (Roud 40; Child 53; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (6.07)
4. Monymusk Lads (Roud 5568; G/D 3:375) (2.17)
5. Jamie Raeburn (Roud 600; G/D 8:1535; Henry H151) (3.29)
6. The Gallant Forty-Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70) (2.22)

Side 2

7. Bonnie Bessie Logan (Roud 21824) (1.28)
8. The Merchant’s Son and the Beggar Wench (Roud 2153; G/D 2:303; TYG 65) (3.00)
9. MacCrimmon’s Lament (Roud 5134) (3.04)
10. The Sweet Kumadie (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (3.38)
11. The Overgate (Roud 866) (2.21)
12. Let Me in This Ae Night (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (3.05)
13. The Lothian Hairst (Roud 2165; G/D 3:404) (2.24)
14. The Lass of Loch Royal (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (4.24)

All tracks trad. except
Track 7 Alexander Anderson