Produced by Dan Webster and Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Den Webster at Paper Plane Studios in 2015 except
Drums and electric bass sessions co-produced and recorded by Nathan Greaves at Middlesbrough College,
Hammond organ recorded at Number 8 Evelyn Crescent, grand piano recorded at The Glover residence;
Mixed by Dan Webster;
Mastered by Jon Astley;
Cover art, inner gatefold art and ‘Into the Green’ lettering by Ted Nasmith;
CD rear artwork by Ruth Lacon;
Photography by Robert Mitchell;
Graphic design by Ruth Emma Fox

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, acoustic guitars, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, Yamaha grand piano, drums, Hammond T202 organ, glockenspiel, autoharp, Tibetan singing bowl, horrible cymbal noises [10], body percussion [13], Smuggler backing vocals [2];
Nathan Greaves: electric bass [8-14], electric guitar [13];
Ben Burnell: 12-string guitar [7], Smuggler and regular backing vocals [2, 7], mandolin and bouzouki [6];
Angela Gordon: flute [7-9, 11, 14], Irish whistles [12-13], low whistle [14];
Matthew Mefford: double bass [1-4, 6];
Antonio Curiale: fiddle, violoa d’amore;
Frances Sladen: vocals [1];
Liam ‘Yom’ Hardy: cajon [4];
Dan Webster: electric guitat feedback [7], Smuggler backing vocals [2];
Paul Young: melodeon [1], Smuggler backing vocals [2];
Rachel Brown: cellos

Tracks

Side 1

1. Sing for the Island (5.39)
2. The Smuggler’s Tale (7.03)
3. The Old Man and the Tree (6.30)

Side 2

4. The Winner’s Side (2.47)
5. Fair as the Heather (4.18)
6. The Search (4.30)
7. Forest Wanderer (4.23)

Side 3

8. Into the Green Part 1: The Enchanted Wood (5.17)
9. Into the Green Part 2: The Dark Wood (4.04)
10. Into the Green Part 3: The Deep (4.08)

Side 4

11. Into the Green Part 4: The Dwarf (5.12)
12. Into the Green Part 5: The Misted Valley (6.13)
13. Into the Green Part 6: The Gremlin King (3.59)
14. Into the Green Part 7: The Return (3.32)

All tracks written by Joshua Burnell

From 21 December 2016 to 13 December 2017, Joshua Burnell released an arrangement of a folk song every week. This CD is a selection of these songs; all were finally released in 2021 and again in 2022 on four limited-run, seasonally inspired albums.

Produced by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Artwork for Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn by Annie Haslam;
Background image: Spring; background image for poster: Autumn;
‘Joshua Burnell’ logo by Ted Nasmith;
Photo by Robert Mitchell

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals [1, 3-4, 6-8, 10-11, 13-14], acoustic guitars [1-8, 10, 12-14], rhythm guitar [9], electric rhythm guitar [11-12], bouzouki [5], accordion [5, 8], autoharp [12], Hammond organ [1-4, 7, 9-12, 14], piano [1-2, 10, 13], mellotron [9, 11-12], low whistle [5], whistle [5, 7, 10], drums [1-3, 5, 9, 11-14], tambourine [1-2], percussion [7];
Nathan Greaves: electric guitar [1-2], lead electric guitar [3, 11-12], bass [3, 10];
Jack Woods: mandolin [1, 9], electric guitar [9];
Matthew Mefford: bass [1, 4], double bass [6-7];
Sarah Loughran: fiddle [2];
Tim Yates: melodeon [2, 12], bass [2, 12];
France Sladen: vocals [3, 13];
Ben Burnell: additional electric guitar [3], electric guitar [4, 13], lead acoustic guitar [7], electric rhythm guitar [10], bass [10, 13];
Rachel Wilson: fiddle [5, 12];
Mark Waters: bass [5, 9, 11, 14];
Polly Bolton: mandolin [6];
Antonio Curiale: fiddle [10];
Cristina Crespo: flute [12];
Rachel Brown: cello [13];
Angela Gordon: low whistle [14]

Tracks

1. Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334) (5.07)
2. Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) tune (3.20)
3. High Germany (Roud 904; G/D 1:96) (3.09)
4. The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (6.29)
5. Behind the Haystack / Behind a Bush in the Garden / The Hole in the Hedge tunes (3.41)
6. Robin Hood and the Pedlar (Roud 333; Child 132) (4.19)
7. The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (3.09)
8. Lord Franklin (Roud 487; Laws K9; G/D 1:16; Henry H815) (2.36)
9. King of the Fairies tune (3.40)
10. Mrs McGrath (Roud 678; Henry H131) (3.56)
11. Reynardine the Werefox (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (6.00)
12. The Banshee Set: Liisa Pessi / The Banshee / Farewell to Tchernobyl tunes (4.11)
13. The Nightingale (8.26)
14. Farewell to Tarwathie (Roud 2562; G/D 1:15) (4.18)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 1 lyrics verses 1-4 trad., all other verses Joshua Burnell;
Track 13 lyrics based on trad. Danish Näktergalen (e.g. on Folk och Rackare, Rackbag), adapted by Joshua Burnell

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Joshua Burnell for sending me a copy of this CD and for his kind words and praise of Mainly Norfolk.

Produced by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Nathan Greaves and Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit, double bass and guitar re-amping sessions recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed and mastered by Ed Simpson;
Photography by Elly Lucas;
Front, back and castle artwork by Randy Asplund

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, Hammond organ, drums, accordion, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, whistle, glockenspiel;
Frances Sladen: vocals;
Nathan Greaves: electric guitar;
Matthew Mefford: upright and electric bass;
Antonio Curiale: fiddle, viola d’amore, oud

with
Rachel Wilson: fiddle [6];
Ben Burnell: banjo [7]

Tracks

The Road to Horn Fair

1. Pastime with Good Company (Roud V9345) (1.25)
2. Berkshire Tragedy (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (4.34)
3. Cold Haily Windy Night (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (3.48)
4. Plane Tree / Tenpenny Bit (3.49)
5. Ah! Robin, Gentyl Robin (3.35)
6. The Knight and the Shepherdess (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465) (4.59)
7. Drowsy Maggie / Rakish Paddy (3.16)
8. Raggle Taggle Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.28)
9. Horn Fair (Roud 2482) (4.11)
10. Cam Ye O’er Frae France (Roud 5814; G/D 1:120) / The Musical Priest (4.13)

Bonus CD: The Snickelway to Horn Fair

11. The King (Roud 19109) (1.16)
12. Willie o’ Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (4.57)
13. Skylark & the Oak (5.31)
14. Midnight Wander (2.53)
15. Reynardine (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (3.15)
16. Bruton Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) (3.49)
17. The Three Ravens (Roud 5; Child 26) (3.29)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 1 Henry VIII;
Track 4a Gary Chapin;
Track 5 William Cornysh;
Tracks 13-14 Joshua Burnell

Produced by Joshua Burnell;
Photography by Elly Lucas

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: piano

Tracks

1. The Enchanted Wood (4.36)
2. Spira, Spera (3.59)
3. Skylark and the Oak (3.49)
4. Cold, Haily, Windy Night (2.22)
5. Powehi (2.56)
6. Dance of the Pixies (2.30)
7. Smuggler’s Tale (3.33)
8. Erlking (4.40)
9. High Germany (2.32)
10. Condor Keep (3.02)
11. Miracle Trees (5.21)
12. Roads Go Ever On (3.03)
13. Curtain Call (4.16)

Produced by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Ed Simpson at Moon Glue Studios, Poppleton, by Spencer Cozens at Steinway Recording, Fulbeck,
and by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York, in between September 2019 and February 2020;
Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed by Ed Simpson and Joshua Burnell;
Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound;
Cover art by Hari & Deepti;
Photography and graphic design by Elly Lucas

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, backing vocals [1-2, 7], acoustic guitars [1-5, 7-9], Steinway grand piano [1-2, 4-7, 9-10], Hammond organ [1-2, 5-6, 9-10], accordion [1-2, 6-7, 10], mellotron [5, 9], synthesisers [1, 4, 9-10], sequencers [1, 9-10], stylophone [9], tambourine and guitar percussion [4], string section programming [2], drums and percussion programming [1-2, 4-6, 9-10]

with guests:
Frances Sladen: lead vocals [2, 4], backing vocals [1-3, 7], whispers [6];
Katriona Gilmore: fiddle [1, 4], mandolin [3, 9], backing vocals [1], additional strings [2];
Paul Young: melodeon [8];
Olvier Whitehouse: electric bass [5];
Tom Mason: electric bass [1-4, 6, 9], upright bass [4, 6-7, 10];
Edward Simpson: gang vocals [3], bass drum and shaker programming [3, 8]

Tracks

1. Labels (3.23)
2. Le Fay (4.33)
3. The Ballad of Mark Jeffrey (4.07)
4. Invisible Wings (3.29)
5. Run With Me (5.00)
6. Let Me Fall Down (3.41)
7. Outside (2.24)
8. Joan of the Greenwood (4.16)
9. Look at Us Now (4.10)
10. Two Stars (4.43)

All tracks written by Joshua Burnell

From 21 December 2016 to 13 December 2017, Joshua Burnell released an arrangement of a folk song every week. These songs were released in 2021 and again in 2022 on four limited-run, seasonally inspired albums.

Produced, arranged and performed by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed by Edward Simpson and Joshua Burnell;
Photography by Luke Wiggs;
Artwork by Annie Haslam

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, guitars, Hammond organ, drums and all other instruments except
Ben Burnell: electric bass [1, 3, 5, 8, 11-12], mandolin [5], bouzouki [8], acoustic guitar [7], lead acoustic guitar [10], electric guitar [12];
Polly Bolton: mandolin [2];
Matthew Medford: upright bass [2, 10];
Danielle Rees: flute [4];
Frances Sladen: vocals [5, 8, 12-13];
Jack Woods: electric guitar [11];
Rachel Brown: cello [12];
Greg Palmer: vocals [13]

Tracks

1. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Roud 394) (2.42)
2. The Official Brawle (2.36)
3. Gower Wassail (Roud 209) (3.19)
4. Apples in Winter (4.01)
5. In the Month of January (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176) / Lavolto (3.34)
6. Lord Franklin (Roud 487; Laws K9; G/D 1:16; Henry H815) (2.37)
7. Bear Dance (3.18)
8. Boys of Bedlam (Roud V53999) (3.55)
9. Spellbound (2.26)
10. The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (3.11)
11. The Snow and Frost Are All Over (3.41)
12. The Nightingale (8.14)
13. Drive the Cold Winter Away (Roud V9375) (5.37)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 2 music Thoinot Arbeau;
Track 8 words Thomas D˚Urfey, music Nic Jones, Dave Moran;
Track 9 words Emily Brontë, music Pérotin;
Track 12 lyrics based on trad. Danish Näktergalen (e.g. on Folk och Rackare, Rackbag), adapted by Joshua Burnell;
Track 13 music trad., lyrics trad., additional verse by Joshua Burnell

Produced, arranged and performed by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed by Edward Simpson and Joshua Burnell;
Photography by Luke Wiggs;
Artwork by Annie Haslam

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, guitars, Hammond organ, drums and all other instruments except
Frances Sladen: vocals [14], lead vocals [16-17, 25], backing vocals [19];
Nathan Greaves: electric bass [14-17, 20-21, 24, 26], electric guitar [14];
Angela Gordon: low whistle [15, 22], whistle [22];
Sarah Loughran: fiddle [15, 22];
Matthew Medford: upright bass [16, 19];
Ben Burnell: electric guitar [17, 20-21];
Antonio Curiale: fiddle [19-21];
Rachel Brown: cellos [20, 25];
Greg Palmer: backing vocals [21];
Paul Young: melodeon [23-24];
Catriona Cannon: harp [25]

Tracks

14. High Germany (Roud 904; G/D 1:96) (3.12)
15. Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (3.02)
16. At the Harbour (3.39)
17. Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180) (3.40)
18. The Foggy Dew (Roud 973) (5.57)
19. Black Is the Colour (Roud 3103) (Version A) (2.58)
20. May Song (Roud 305) (3.34)
21. Mrs McGrath (Roud 678; Henry H131) (3.57)
22. Trip to Durrow (3.45)
23. Leave Her Johnny (Roud 354; Henry H53b) (3.13)
24. Barrack Street (Roud 1902; Laws K42) (4.16)
25. Black Is the Colour (Roud 3103) (Version b) (3.00)
26. Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (4.00)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 15 Ruaidri Dàll Ó Cathàin c.1603 (possibly);
Track 16 Michael Dunford, Betty Thatcher of Renaissance;
Track 18 lyrics Charles O’Neill, tune trad.;
Track 24 lyrics trad., tune Nic Jones;
Track 26 Francis McPeake

Produced, arranged and performed by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed by Edward Simpson and Joshua Burnell;
Photography by Luke Wiggs;
Artwork by Annie Haslam

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, guitars, Hammond organ, drums and all other instruments except
Rachel Wilson: fiddle [27-28];
Angela Gordon: low whistle [27, 39], flute [31, 35];
Mark Waters: electric bass [27];
Evie Rapson: vocals [28];
Tom Gill: accordion [28];
Alex James: clarinet [28], saxophones [28, 33-34];
Katie Joynes: flute [28];
Matthew Medford: upright bass [28-29, 31, 34-36];
Polly Bolton: mandolin [29, 35];
Catriona Cannon: harp [31];
Rachel Brown: cello [31];
Frances Sladen: vocals [33, 36];
Mark Waters: electric bass [33, 37, 39];
Nathan Greaves: electric guitar [33, 37];
Jack Woods: mandolin [34, 37], Edward Simpson: cajon [35]

Tracks

27. Behind the Haystack / Behind a Bush in the Garden / The Hole in the Hedge tunes (3.42)
28. The Maid and the Palmer (Roud 2335; Child 21) (5.56)
29. Robin Hood and the Pedlar (Roud 333; Child 132) (4.22)
30. The Trees They Do Grow High (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (5.50)
31. Nobody’s Jig (2.21)
32. Davy Lowston (3.06)
33. Prickly Bush (Roud 144; Child 95; G/D 2:248) (3.28)
34. Raggle Taggle Gipsy O (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.03)
35. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (3.26)
36. The Mermaid’s Prophecy (6.06)
37. Sir Bosmer in Elfland (5.57)
38. Bridget O’Malley (3.29)
39. Farewell to Tarwathie (Roud 2562; G/D 1:15) (4.14)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 31 John Playford;
Track 36 tune Maddy Prior, lyrics trad. translated by Richard Chandler Alexander prior, adapted by Joshua Burnell;
Track 37 music trad., lyrics trad. translated by Richard Chandler Alexander prior, adapted by Joshua Burnell;

Produced, arranged and performed by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed by Edward Simpson and Joshua Burnell;
Photography by Luke Wiggs;
Artwork by Annie Haslam

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, guitars, Hammond organ, drums and all other instruments except
Nathan Greaves: electric guitar [40-41, 43-45, 50];
Tim Yates: electric bass [40, 50], melodeon [40, 50];
Rachel Wilson: fiddle [40-41, 52];
Cristina Crespo: flute [40];
Matthew Medford: double bass [41], electric bass [44-45, 49, 52];
Jack Woods: mandolin [41-42, 44-45], electric guitar [42];
Mark Waters: electric bass [42-43, 48];
Frances Sladen: vocals [44, 52];
Ben Burnell: electric guitar [46, 49, 52], acoustic guitar [46];
Dan Webster: electric guitar solo [46];
Antonio Curiale: fiddle [47];
Tim Burnell: vocals [48];
Sarah Loughran: fiddle [50]

Tracks

40. The Autumn Overture: Liisa Pessi 62v / The Banshee / Farewell to Chernobyl / Charlie Is My Darling (6.13)
41. Ballad of the Riddle Rhymer (6.06)
42. King of the Fairies (3.40)
43. Reynardine the Werefox (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (6.00)
44. Tri Martolod (Three Sailors) (5.23)
45. Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334) (5.05)
46. Guy Fawkes Prince of Sinister (3.32)
47. Witch of the Westmorlands (5.24)
48. The Curse of Hoxne Bridge (4.02)
49. The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (6.32)
50. Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) tune (3.19)
51. Scarborough Fair (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (2.59)
52. She Moved Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141) / The Seasons Finale (8.00)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 40c Michel Ferry;
Track 41 music trad., lyrics by Joshua Burnell, based on vaious traditional ballads;
Track 44 music trad., lyrics by Joshua Burnell inspired by the Breton original;
Track 45 lyrics verses 1-4 trad., all other verses Joshua Burnell;
Track 46 lyrics trad., music Joshua Burnell;
Track 47 Archie Fisher;
Track 50 music Davey Arthur;
Track 52b Joshua Burnell

Produced, arranged and performed by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded and mixed by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York;
Mastered by Jon Astley;
Artwork by Elly Lucas

Musicians

Joshua Burnell: vocals, acoustic guitar [1-6, 8-10], bass guitar [2, 5, 7, 10], mellotron bass [4], autoharp [10], piano [2, 4-10], Hammond organ [1, 3, 5-10], synthesisers [3, 10], synthesiser solo [5], mellotron [8], drums [2], percussion [1, 6], glass percussion [5], drum programming [4-5, 7], synthesised glass [2, 8], string machine [4, 6, 9], music box [6]
Nathan Greaves: electric guitar [1, 4-10], backing vocals [3-4, 6-7, 9-10];
Frances Sladen: backing vocals [3, 6-10];
Oliver Whitehouse: bass guitar [1, 3, 6, 8];
Ed Simpson: drums [1, 6, 8-9], backing vocals [6];
Kathleen Ord, Elizabeth Heyes-Lundie: violins [1, 4, 7- 9-10];
Ellen Brookes, Rhiannon Fallows: violas [1, 4, 7- 9-10];
Greg Morton, Ele Leckie: cellos [1, 4, 7- 9-10]

Tracks

1. Where Planets Collide (4.19)
2. Out of These Worlds (3.09)
3. Last Rain (4.21)
4. Played My Part (4.47)
5. Glass Knight (4.50)
6. Looking Glass (4.48)
7. Don’t Lose Your Faith (4.25)
8. Lucy (5.32)
9. Why the Raven Cries (4.43)
10. Moonlighter’s Child (5.44)

All tracks written and arranged by Joshua Burnell