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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 7:1495) (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