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As I Carelessly Did Stray
As I Carelessly Did Stray Underlay Music UMCD001 (CD, UK, 2009) |
Recorded at Brian and Jacey Bedford’s Park Head Studios;
Cover design by Jerry Bird
Musicians
James Findlay: vocals, guitar, fiddle
Tracks
- No, Sir, No (Roud 146) (3.22)
- The Brisk Lad (Roud 1667) (2.27)
- British Man-o-War (Roud 372) (3.49)
- Essequibo River (3.18)
- Lady Margaret (Roud 50; Child 77) (5.52)
- The Demon Lover (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (3.31)
- Tommy O (Roud 326) (3.57)
- Mary and the Ship’s Carpenter (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (3.53)
- High Germany (Roud 904; G/D 1:96) (3.24)
- Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53L; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (4.46)
- Lord Thomas and Fair Ellenor (Roud 4; Child 73; G/D 2:212) (6.40)
- Shepherd’s Song (Roud 284) (2.22)
All tracks trad. arr. James Findlay
> Folk Music > Records > James Findlay: Sport and Play
Sport and Play
Sport and Play Fellside Recordings FECD238 (CD, UK, 2011) |
Produced and recorded by Paul Adams;
Artwork by Mary Blood;
Photography by Kevin Wilson
Musicians
James Findlay: vocals, guitar, fiddle
with
Alex Cumming: accordion;
Lucy Findlay: harmony vocals
Tracks
- Jolly Joe the Collier’s Son (Roud 1129) (2.36)
- Black Hills of Mendip (3.50)
- Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) (9.02)
- George Collins (Roud 147; Child 85) (2.57)
- Sorry the Day I Was Married (Roud 1561) (2.24)
- Dives and Lazarus (Roud 477; Child 56) (4.53)
- I Am a Rover (Roud 1112) (4.26)
- When a Man’s in Love (Roud 990; Laws O20; Henry H211) (4.37)
- Fair Maid of Wallington (Roud 59; Child 91) (9.02)
- The White Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (3.42)
- Lakes of Shilin (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176) (4.54)
- Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1496) (4.59)
All tracks trad. arr. James Findlay except
Track 2 Jerry Bird
> Folk Music > Records > James Findlay: Another Day Another Story
Another Day Another Story
Another Day Another Story Fellside Recordings FECD252 (CD, UK, 24 September 2012) |
Produced by Paul Adams and James Sibbit;
Recorded by Paul Adams and James Findlay;
Artwork by Pete Sturgeon
Musicians
James Findlay: vocals, guitar, fiddle
with
Alex Cumming: accordion;
Beth Orrell: harmony vocals;
Linda Adams: harmony vocals [1]
Tracks
- Rounding the Horn (Roud 4706; Henry H539) (3.21)
- Crystal Spring (Roud 1391) (2.44)
- Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.52)
- The Ox Plough Song (Roud 686) (3.00)
- The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (3.24)
- The Brisk Young Widow (Roud 2438) (2.03)
- Long Lamkin (Roud 6; Child 93; G/D 2:187; Henry H735) (4.52)
- The Trawling Trade (3.02)
- The Victory (Roud 2278) (3.10)
- The Rosebuds in June (Roud 812) (3.03)
- The Beggar (Roud 1573) (3.40)
- The Watchet Sailor (Roud 917; Laws P4) (3.18)
- Down in Your Mine (2.56)
- Geordie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (4.05)
- Death and the Lady (Roud 1031) (2.20)
All tracks trad. arr. James Findlay except
Track 8 John Conolly;
Track 13 Colin Wilkie
> Folk Music > Records > James Findlay: The Where and the When
The Where and the When
The Where and the When James Findlay (CD, UK, 2019) |
Recorded live ar Calstock Arts, Conwall, in April 2014;
Recorded and mixed by Sean Lakeman and Jamie Pryke;
Album design by Richard Shepherd;
Album artwork by Rosanna Tasker
Musicians
James Findlay: vocals, fiddle, guitar;
Jon Dyer: double bass, vocals;
Alfie Giley: guitar, mandolin, vocals;
Beth Orrell: vocals;
Ollie King: melodeon
Tracks
- Lovely Joan (Roud 592) (2.25)
- April’s Morning (Roud 1546) (3.48)
- Glastonbury Town (Roud 1484) (2.34)
- Little Musgrave (Roud 52; Child 81) (7.50)
- Up in the North (Roud 582; Laws P3; G/D 4:895) (2.32)
- Gaol Song (Roud 1077) (4.36)
- Searching for Lambs (Roud 576; Henry H548) (2.53)
- Mount Hills (3.04)
- Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (5.15)
- William Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757) (3.34)
- Suffer the Children (2.35)
- Hi Lo (Roud 513) (2.26)
- The Dogs Party (Roud 5474) (2.17)
All tracks trad. except
Track 8 trad. tune from the Playford collection;
Track 11 Graham Moore;
Track 13 anon., tune Samuel John Stone (1839-1900), arr. James Findlay
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Groups and Projects featuring James Findlay
James Findlay, Bella Hardy, Brian Peters, Lucy Ward, The Liberty to Choose: A Selection of Songs From The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs, CD, Fellside FECD257, 2013
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Other records with James Findlay
Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK10, 2010
David Gibb, Letters Through Your Door, CD, Hairpin HAIRPIN005, 2014
Ollie King, Gambit, CD, RootBeat RBRCD22, 2014
Ange Hardy, The Lament of the Black Sheep, CD, Story STREC1653, 2014
Ange Hardy, The Little Holly Tree, CD EP, Story STREC1655, 2014
Sam Kelly, Spokes, CD, Hairpin HAIRPIN006, 2015
Various Artists, The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40, 3 CD, Fellside FECD272, 2016
Various Artists, Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label, 3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018