Produced by Johnny Copping and David Pickering Pick;
Recorded by David Pickering Pick at ffg Audio, near Tewkesbury, Glucestershire, in September / October 2013;
Paintings by Katherine Neilson;
Photos by Cyril Laffort and Richard Faulks;
Sleeve design by John Neilson

Musicians

Johnny Coppin: vocals, acoustic guitars, piano;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Paul Burgess: violin, recorders;
Mike Silver: harmony vocals [2, 5, 11], acoustic guitar [11];
Geoff March: cello [2];
John Neilson: accordion [12];
Kevin Harcourt: flugelhorn [8], trumpet [5];
David Pickering Pick: bass and string arrangement [4]

Tracks

1. Joseph Baker (3.09)
2. Homeward (3.38)
3. The Brazier’s Daughter (4.06)
4. Cariad Cyntaf (First Love) (3.25)
5. When the Morning’s Here (3.30)

Three songs of the First World War

6. John Condon (4.27)
7. Gloucestershire from Abroad (2.43)
8. Dream of England (4.08)

9. Moonlit Apples (3.06)
10. Mary from Dungloe (4.31)
11. Safe Home (3.02)
12. Borderland (3.21)

Track 1 Pete Coe;
Track 2 Trevor Jones;
Track 3 words trad., music Johnny Coppin;
Track 4 words Johnny Coppin, music trad. Welsh arr. Johnny Coppin;
Track 5 Johnny Coppin;
Track 6 Richard Laird, Sam Starrett, Tracey McRory;
Track 7 words F.W. Harvey, music Johnny Coppin;
Track 8 John and Caroline Anderson;
Track 9 words John Drinkwater, music Johnny Coppin;
Track 10 Padraig McComhaill;
Track 11 John Smith;
Track 12 Johnny Coppin, John Neilson

Produced by Johnny Copping and David Pickering Pick;
Recorded by David Pickering Pick at ffg Audio, near Tewkesbury, Glucestershire, in September / October 2013;
Photos by Martin Fry;
Sleeve design by John Neilson

Musicians

Johnny Coppin: vocals, piano, acoustic guitar;
Paul Burgess: violin, recorders;
Dik Cadbury: acoustic and electric guitar, bass, backing vocals;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Geoff March: cello, backing vocals;
Steve Trigg: flugelhorn, trumpet;
David Pickering Pick: percussion programming

Tracks

1. All on a Winter’s Night (2.54)
2. The Christmas Star (3.55)
3. How Far Is It to Bethlehem? (2.23)
4. Welcome in Another Year (3.49)
5. Halsway Carol (2.45)
6. Gabriel’s Message (2.35)
7. Counting the Hours to Christmas (4.22)
8. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (Roud 394) (2.45)
9. O Holy Night (4.53)
10. Snow in the Street (3.02)
11. In the Bleak Midwinter (Roud 46421) (3.10)
12. A Connemara Christmas (Mick’s Tune) (1.58)

Tracks 1, 7 Johnny Coppin;
Track 2 Kimmie Rhodes, Kevin Savigar;
Track 3 words Frances Chesterton, music Johnny Coppin;
Track 4 Zoe Mulford;
Track 5 words Iain Frisk, music Nigel Eaton;
Track 6, 8 trad. add. Johnny Coppin;
Track 9 trad. French, English words J. Dwight (1855), music A. Adam;
Track 10 words William Morris, music Johnny Coppin;
Track 11 words Christina Rossetti, music Gustav Holst;
Track 12 Mick Dolan