Recorded at Temple Studio, Temple, Edinburgh;
Engineered by Moray Munro;
Produced by John McCusker;
Sleeve design and photography by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals [1-8, 10], guitar [1, 3, 6, 10], piano [5, 7];
Kathryn Roberts: vocals [1-4, 6-10], piano [1-2, 4, 6, 9-10], flute [3-4], clarinet [7], soprano saxophone [9];
John McCusker: violin [2, 4-5, 8], cittern [6, 10];
Alison Kinnaird: cello [4];
Robin Morton: bodhrán [8]

Tracks

1. The Recruited Collier (Roud 3503) (3.21)
2. Ned of the Hill (Roud 8136) (4.11)
3. The Lorry Ride (3.39)
4. The Queen and the Soldier (5.15)
5. Courting Is a Pleasure (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H625) (5.46)
6. The Constant Lovers (Roud 993; Laws O41; G/D 6:1093; Henry H634) (3.52)
7. Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (6.38)
8. Hunting the Hare (Roud 1181) (2.58)
9. Plains of Waterloo (Roud 960; Laws N32) (4.51)
10. Exile (4.07)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 3 trad., words Lisa Chera (Tubb);
Tracks 4 Suzanne Vega;
Track 10 Steve Knightley

Recorded at Temple Records Studio, Midlothian, Scotland;
Engineered by Moray Munro;
Mastered by Andy Seward;
Produced by John McCusker;
Design and photography by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, piano, guitar [3, 6, 9];
Ian Carr: guitar [1, 5, 7, 10];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Donald Hay: percussion;
Conrad Ivitsky: double bass;
Alison Kinnaird: cello;
John McCusker: fiddles;
Michael McGoldrick: flute, whistles;
Tony McManus: guitar [2, 8];
Alan Reid: harmony vocals [4];
Eric Rigler: uilleann pipes;
Davy Steele: harmony vocals [3, 11]

Tracks

1. Sir Eglamore (Roud 29; Child 18) (4.14)
2. As I Roved Out (Roud 3479; G/D 6:1165) (3.46)
3. Jolly Ploughboys (Roud 346; G/D 3:418) (4.10)
4. Annan Waters (Roud 6562) (5.29)
5. Stananivy / Jack & Jill (3.09)
6. A Rose in April (5.45)
7. Radio Sweethearts (3.36)
8. I Am Stretched on Your Grave (Táim sinte ar do Thuama) (Roud 41024) (3.06)
9. Old Man Time (3.51)
10. Drowned Lovers (Roud 91; Child 216; G/D 6:1231) (5.10)
11. Bold Riley (Roud 18160) (4.32)

Tracks 1-4, 10-11 trad.;
Tracks 5-6, 9 Kate Rusby;
Track 7 words John Miller, tune John McCusker;
Track 8 words trad. Irish, translated by Frank O’Connor, music Kate Rusby

[1-2] recorded at Temple Records Studio, Midlothian, Scotland;
Engineered by Moray Munro;
[3] recorded live at The Lawns Centre, Lincoln, in October 1997;
Front cover photo of Kate by Alan Williamson;
Design by Dan at Ledgard Jepson

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [3];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
John McCusker: diddley dee [1], fiddles [2-3];
Ian Carr: guitar [1-2];
Conrad Ivitsky: double bass [1-2];
James Mackintosh: drums [1];
Michael McGoldrick: whistles [1];
Davy Steele: vocals [2]

Tracks

1. Cowsong (4.41)
2. Botany Bay (Roud 3267) (4.13)
3. Wild Goose (Roud 328) (live recording) (4.21)

Track 1 Kate Rusby, tune For All the Cows by John McCusker;
Tracks 2-3 trad. / Kate Rusby

Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
except [7] recorded at Temple Records Studio, Midlothian;
Produced by John McCusker;
Engineered by Andy Seward;
Mastered by Tony Bonner

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2000: Best album

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, piano and guitar [2, 3, 7-8, 10];
Ian Carr: guitar [1, 3, 6, 9];
Conrad Ivitsky: double bass [1, 6, 9];
Roger Wilson: guitar [11], vocals [11];
Andy Seward: double bass [3, 7, 10];
Darrell Scott: guitar [7, 10];
Tim O’Brien: mandolin [7, 10], vocals [7];
Dave Burland: vocals [8];
John McCusker: fiddles, banjo;
Michael McGoldrick: whistles, flute;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Donald Hay: percussion [5];
Francis Macdonald: percussion [6]

Tracks

1. The Cobbler’s Daughter (2.38)
2. I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love This Night (Roud 858; G/D 6:1139) (4.40)
3. The Fairest of All Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (2.58)
4. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (4.38)
5. Sho Heen (4.02)
6. Sweet Bride (3.38)
7. All God’s Angels (4.12)
8. The Wild Goose (Roud 328) (4.22)
9. The Duke and the Tinker (3.42)
10. Our Town (4.43)
11. The Sleepless Sailor (3.46)

Tracks 1, 3-4, 9 trad., Kate Rusby;
Tracks 2, 8 trad.;
Tracks 5-7, 11 Kate Rusby;
Track 10 Iris Dement

Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Produced by John McCusker;
Engineered and mixed by Andy Seward and Joe Rusby;
Mastered by Chris Thorpe;
Photography by Adam nash;
Sleeve design by Dan Bedford;
Artwork by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [7, 9];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Michael McGoldrick: whistles, tenor banjo;
John McCusker: fiddles, cittern, whistle [10];
Ian Carr: guitar [1-2, 4, 6];
Ewen Vernal: double bass [1-2, 4, 6];
John Doyle: guitar [3, 5, 8, 10];
Andy Seward: double bass [3, 5, 8, 10];
Darrell Scott: guitar and harmony vocals [9];
Tim O’Brien: guitar and harmony vocals [9];
Danny Thompson: double bass [9];
Mairtin O’Connor: accordion [9];
Malcolm Stitt: bouzouki;
Alison Brown: five string banjo [4];
Keith Angel: percussion, marimba;
Eddi Reader: harmony vocals [3, 6, 10];
John Jones: harmony vocals [6]

Brass:
Alan Morrison, Richard Marshall: cornet;
Sandy Smith: E^♭ horn;
Nick Hudson: trombone;
Shaun Crowther: tuba

Tracks

Little Lights

1. Playing of Ball (Roud 1913; Laws M35; Henry H587) (3.31)
2. I Courted a Sailor (3.58)
3. Withered and Died (3.58)
4. Merry Green Broom (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (3.22)
5. Let the Cold Wind Blow (5.48)
6. Canaan’s Land (Roud 16309) (3.50)
7. Some Tyrant (Roud 587) (5.09)
8. William and Davy (4.03)
9. Who Will Sing Me Lullabies (5.20)
10. Matt Hyland (Roud 2880) (4.59)
11. My Young Man (4.05)

Tracks 1, 10 words trad.; music Kate Rusby;
Tracks 2, 5, 8-9, 11 Kate Rusby;
Track 3 Richard Thompson;
Track 4 words trad. / Kate Rusby; music Kate Rusby;
Tracks 6-7 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, John McCusker;

Withered and Died

1. Withered and Died (4.02)
2. I Courted a Sailor (3.59)
3. Playing of Ball (Roud 1913; Laws M35; Henry H587) (3.34)

Recorded by Joe Rusby and Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
except [12, 15] recorded and mixed by Moray Munro at Temple Records Studio, Midlothian
and [10, 14] recorded live by Keith Angel;
Produced by John McCusker;
Photography and design by Adam Nash;
Artwork by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [1, 3-6, 9, 13];
Ian Carr: guitar [1-2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14];
John McCusker: fiddle [4, 9-13], viola [8], banjo [7], cittern [2, 5], piano [3], whistle [11, 14];
Andy Cutting: accordion [1, 3-6, 8-15];
Ewen Vernal: double bass [1-3, 5];
Alison Brown: banjo [2];
Francis Macdonald: snare drum [2, 7];
John Doyle: guitar [3];
Andy Seward: banjo [3], double bass [10, 13-14];
James Mackintosh: percussion [3, 12];
Michael McGoldrick: flute [4, 10], whistle [6, 12, 14];
Conrad Ivitsky: double bass [7], bass [12];
Neil Yates: brass [8];
Lester Simpson: guest vocals [8-9, 13];
Malcolm Stitt: guitar [11];
Jacke Wells: cello [11];
Davy Steele: guest vocals [15]

Tracks

1. The Recruited Collier (Roud 3503) (4.04)
2. I Wish (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (4.05)
3. Over You Now (4.46)
4. The Sleepless Sailor (4.38)
5. The Fairest of All Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (3.32)
6. I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love This Night (Roud 858; G/D 6:1139) (4.48)
7. Sweet Bride (3.40)
   from Sleepless
8. The Maid of Llanwellyn (Roud V11915) (4.19)
9. The Wild Goose (Roud 328) (4.24)
10. Sir Eglamore (Roud 29; Child 18) (3.57)
11. The Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (4.58)
    from John McCusker: Yella Hoose
12. Cowsong (4.37)
13. Botany Bay (5.30)
    both from the EP Cowsong
14. Drowned Lovers (Roud 91; Child 216; G/D 6:1231) (5.28)
15. Bold Riley (Roud 18160) (4.29)

Tracks 1, 6, 14-15 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, John McCusker;
Track 2 words trad., Kate Rusby; music Kate Rusby, John McCusker;
Tracks 3-4, 7, 12 Kate Rusby;
Track 5 words Kate Rusby, trad; tune Kate Rusby;
Track 8 words Joanna Baillie, Kate Rusby; tune Kate Rusby;
Track 9 trad., Kate Rusby;
Track 10 words trad; tune Kate Rusby;
Track 11 words trad., Kate Rusby; music John McCusker;
Track 13 words Kate Rusby, trad; tune trad.

Produced by John McCusker;
Recorded by Joe Rusby and Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Mixed by Joe Rusby, Andy Seward and John McCusker at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Mastered by Paul McGeechan at Paw Paw;
Artwork by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

John McCusker: fiddle, viola, whistles, cittern, thumb piano, banjo, piano;
Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [1, 3-6, 9, 13];
Michael McGoldrick, flute whistle;
Ian Carr: guitar;
Conrad Ivitsky: double bass [4, 12, 115];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Tim O’Brien: mandolin, yodelling;
John Doyle: guitar [3, 6-7, 12];
Neil Yates: brass;
Francis Macdonald: percussion [2];
James Mackintosh: percussion [15-16];
Lester Simpson: backing vocals [9];
Andy Seward: banjo [15];
Damien O’Donnell: double bass [9b]

Tracks

1. Colin’s Farewell (4.32)
2. Sweet Bride (3.40)
3. Weeping Crisps (3.47)
4. The Fairest of All Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (3.32)
5. I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love (4.48)
6. Leafy Moped (2.51)
7. William and Day Instrumental (1.30)
8. Drowned Lovers (5.06)
9. The Wild Goose / Frances & Michael (4.24)
10. Beer Garden (0.39)
11. I Saw That Sandra (2.19)
12. Let the Cold Wind Blow (5.20)
13. Yodelling Song (2.00)
14. The Brownies (4.06)
15. Over You Know (3.38)
16. Round the Next Corner (2.27)
17. The Sleepless Sailor (4.38)

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 10-11, 14, 16 John McCusker;
Tracks 2, 4, 7, 12, 15, 17 Kate Rusby;
Track 5 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, John McCusker;
Track 8 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 9a trad. / Kate Rusby;
Track 9b John McCusker, Kate Rusby, Damoen O’Donnell;
Track 13 Tim O’Brien;
Track 16 John McCusker, Tim O’Brien

Produced by John McCusker;
Recorded by Joe Rusby and Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Mastered by Bunt Stafford-Clark at Ton House Studios, London;
Photography and design by Adam Nash;
Digital artwork by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [3-4, 8, 10-12];
Ian Carr: guitar [1, 3-11], mandolin [2];
John McCusker: fiddle [7-8, 10-11], viola [8], cittern [1-2, 4, 6], banjo [3], mandolin [9], ukulele [12], whistle [2];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion [1-8, 10-11];
Neil Yates: trumpet [1], flugelhorn [1];
Ewen Vernal: double bass [1-8, 11];
James Mackintosh: percussion [1, 5, 7], wee bells [8];
Andy Seward: banjo [2];
Eddie Reader: guest vocals [3, 7];
Joe Rusby: guest vocals [3];
Francis Macdonald: snare drum [3];
Paul Burch: low chords guitar [3];
Simon Fowler: guest vocals [4];
Michael McGoldrick: whistles [5, 10], flute [7, 9, 11];
Olov Johannson: nyckelharpa [9];
Richard Marshall: cornet [9, 12];
Jim Fletcher: E^♭ horn [9, 12];
James Hartley: tuba [9, 12];
Robert Shires: flugelhorn [9, 12];
Michael Dodd: euphonium [9, 12]

Tracks

Underneath the Stars

1. The Good Man (Roud 114; Child 274; G/D 7:1460; Henry H21ab) (4.31)
2. The Daughter of Megan (3.53)
3. Let Me Be (3.55)
4. Cruel (Roud 5997) (4.32)
5. The Blind Harper (Roud 85; Child 192; G/D 2:270) (4.07)
6. The White Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (4.42)
7. Young James (4.49)
8. Falling (4.37)
9. Bring Me a Boat (5.29)
10. Polly (4.06)
11. Sweet William’s Ghost (Roud 50; Child 77) (5.34)
12. Underneath the Stars (3.20)

Tracks 1, 3-4, 11 words trad., Kate Rusby, music Kate Rusby;
Track 2 words John Freeman Milward Dovaston, music Kate Rusby;
Track 5 words trad., music Nic Jones;
Track 6 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, John McCusker;
Tracks 7-8, 10, 12 Kate Rusby;
Track 9 words Kate Rusby, music Phil Cunningham

Let Me Be

1. Let Me Be (3.55)
2. Underneath the Stars (3.20)
3. The Good Man (Roud 114; Child 274; G/D 7:1460; Henry H21ab) (4.31)

Recorded at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall in September 2002;
Director: Janet Fraser Crook;
Producer: Mike Kaufman;
Executiver producer: John Leonard;
Music producer: John McCusker

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar;
Ian Carr: guitar;
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion,
John McCusker: fiddles, cittern;
Michael McGoldrick: whistles, flute;
Ewen Vernal: double bass

Tracks

Leeds City Varieties Concert

1. The Fairest of All Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (5.50)
2. Polly (6.15)
3. Cruel (Roud V1836) (5.08)
4. I Courted a Sailor (7.32)
5. The Yorkshire Couple (3.39)
6. The White Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (5.16)
7. Tunes: Ann Maguiere’s Silver Wedding / Waiting for Janet / Shake a Leg (8.31)
8. The Goodman (Roud 114; Child 274; G/D 7:1460; Henry H21ab) (5.02)
9. Who Will Sing Me Lullabies (5.26)
10. The Cobbler’s Daughter (3.56)
11. Let Me Be (4.42)
12. Withered and Died (5.03)
13. Sir Eglamore (Roud 29; Child 18) (5.07)
14. Canaan’s Land (Roud 16309) (4.45)
15. William & Davy (4.42)
16. Underneath the Stars (4.33)

DVD Extras

Sessions

17. The Jolly Ploughboys (Roud 346; G/D 3:418) (4.24)
18. I am Sad (3.59)
19. The Wild Goose (Roud 328) (4.28)

Interview with Andy Kershaw

20. The Wild Goose (Roud 328)
21. Songwriting

Tracks 1, 3, 8, 11, 13 words trad. / Kate Rusby, music Kate Rusby;
Tracks 2, 4, 9-10, 15-16 Kate Rusby;
Track 5 Jim Mackie;
Tracks 6, 17, 19 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Tracks 7ac John McCusker;
Track 7b Andy Cutting;
Track 12 Richard Thompson;
Track 14 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, John McCusker;
Track 18 words trad., music Kate Rusby

Recorded by Joe Rusby and Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Produced by John McCusker;
Mastered by Bunt Stafford-Clark at Town House, London;
Illustrations by Graham Coxon;
Graphics by Bryan Ledgard;
Photography by Andy Snaith

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [2-3, 5-7, 9-10, 12];
Ian Carr: guitar [1, 4-5, 7-8, 11-12], tenor guitar [6, 11];
John McCusker: tenor guitar [1, 3, 6], guitar [8], cittern [5, 10-11], fiddle/viola [4-5, 7, 12], whistle [9, 12], piano [8];
Andy Cutting: accordion [4, 7-10, 12];
Ewen Vernal: double bass [1-2, 4-6, 8, 11];
Andy Seward: double bass [3, 7, 9-10, 12];
Donald Shaw: harmonium [3, 5-6, 11];
John Doyle: tenor guitar [9];
Kris Drever: tenor guitar [2, 10];
Michael McGoldrick: flute and whistle [4, 7-8, 11];
Neil Yates: trumpet and horn [1, 4-5, 10];
Jim Fletcher: euphonium [1, 5, 11];
Matt Broadbent: tuba [1, 5, 10];
Keith Angel: snare drum [10];
Roddy Woomble: vocals [3, 10, 11];
Kellie While: vocals [10]

Strings:
Greg Lawson, Carole Howat: violin;
Steve King: viola;
Kevin McCrae: cello

Tracks

1. The Game of All Fours (Roud 232) (3.40)
2. The Lark (4.16)
3. No Names (3.28)
4. Mary Blaize (3.25)
5. A Ballad (4.50)
6. You Belong to Me (3.25)
7. Elfin Knight (4.04)
8. The Bonny House of Airlie (Roud 794; Child 199; G/D 2:233) (5.39)
9. Moon Shadow (4.23)
10. Wandering Soul (4.12)
11. Fare Thee Well (3.41)
12. Little Jack Frost (4.24)

Tracks 1, 8 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, John McCusker;
Tracks 2-3, 7, 9-12 Kate Rusby;
Track 4 poem An Elegy on the Glory of Her Sex, Mrs Mary Blaize by Oliver Goldsmith, music Kate Rusby;
Track 5 words trad., music Kate Rusby;
Track 6 Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, Chilton Price;

Produced by Kate Rusby [1-11] and Jon McCusker [12];
Engineered and mixed by Joe Rusby at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Additional engineering by Andy Seward;
Mastered by Bund Stafford-Clak at Town House;
Chris Thile recorded at Shelter Island Sound, New York, by Jason Marcucci;
Donald Shaw recorded at Park Lane Studios, Glasgow;
Strings [8, 11] recorded by Iain Hutchison;
Photography by Andy Snaith;
Illustration by Adam Savage

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [2, 5-6, 9-10, 12];
Ian Carr: guitar [1, 4, 8], ukulele [5], tenor guitar [9], electric guitar [11];
John McCusker: tenor guitar [2, 10, 12], cittern [1], fiddle [11];
Andy Cutting: accordion [1, 5, 9, 11];
Leon Hunt: banjo [1, 6];
Andy Seward: double bass [1-2, 5-6, 10-12], banjo [4, 9];
Donald Shaw: harmonium [2, 4], piano [3];
Michael McGoldrick: flute [3];
Donald Grant: 1^st violin [3];
Helena Smart: 2^nd violin [3];
Martin Saving: viola [3];
Lucy Paine: cello [3, 6];
Ewen Vernal: double bass [4, 8, 9];
Chris Thile: vocals [4], mandolin [7];
Eddie Reader: vocals [4, 10-11];
Ian Shires: cornet [4, 9];
Greg Timmins: cornet [4, 9];
Jim Fletcher: tenor horn [4, 9];
Michael Dodd: euphonium [4, 9];
Andy Duncan: tuba [4, 9];
Kris Drever: tenor guitar [5], tenor tenor guitar [7];
Joe Rusby: vocals [5];
John Doyle: guitar [7];
Greg Lawson: 1^st violin [8, 11];
Fioha Stephen: 2^nd violin [8, 11];
Jacobus Frick: viola [8, 11];
Christof Fourie: cello [8, 11];
John Hudson: vocals [11];
Mattie Foulds: drums [12]

Tracks

1. Awkward Annie (3.14)
2. The Bitter Boy (4.54)
3. John Barbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (5.42)
4. High on a Hill (4.30)
5. Farewell (Roud 376; Laws K13; G/D 1:66; Henry H543) (5.30)
6. Planets (4.10)
7. The Old Man (Roud 281; Laws Q1; Henry H702) (3.49)
8. Andrew Lammie (Roud 98; Child 233; G/D 5:1018) (3.54)
9. The Streams of Lovely Nancy (Roud 688; Henry H520) (3.57)
10. Daughter of Heaven (3.56)
11. Blooming Heather (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (4.44)
12. The Village Green Preservation Society (3.21)
    recorded for Jam and Jerusalem

Tracks 1-2, 4, 6, 10 Kate Rusby;
Tracks 3, 8, 11 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Tracks 5, 7, 9 words trad., music Kate Rusby;
Track 12 Ray Davies

Tracks

1. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (4.56)
2. Elfin Knight (Jam & Jerusalem Wedding Version) (3.46)

Track 1 Sandy Denny;
Track 2 trad. arr. Kate Rusby

Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Engineered by Joe Rusby;
Produced by Kate Rusby and Joe Rusby;
Mastered by Bunt Stafford Clark at Pierce Rooms Mastering;
Brass arangement by Andy Duncan;
Brass boys appear courtesy of the mighty Grimethorpe Colliery Band;
Photograph by Andy Smith;
Photo shoot Christmas dinner cooked by Ann Rusby;
Design and artwork by jammydeisgn.com

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [3, 7, 11];
Ian Carr: guitar [1-2, 4-6, 8, 10], tenor guitar [7];
Damien O’Kane: tenor guitar [3, 11];
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion;
Andy Seward: double bass [1-6, 8, 10];
Anna Massie: cittern [1-2, 8], tenor guitar [4-5, 10], fiddle [6];
Ian Shires, Greg Timmins: cornets [2, 4, 7, 10-11];
Jim Fletcher: tenor horn [2, 4, 7, 10-11];
Michael Dodds: euphonium [2, 4, 7, 10-11];
Matthew Broadbent: tuba [2, 4, 7, 10-11]

Tracks

1. Here We Come A-Wassailing (Roud 209; TYG 22) (3.09)
2. Sweet Bells (Roud 936) (3.34)
3. Poor Old Horse (Roud 513; TYG 60) (3.45)
4. Hark the Herald (Roud 8337) (4.29)
5. The Holly and the Ivy (Roud 514) (3.21)
6. Hark! Hark What News (Roud 389) (3.21)
7. Candlemas Eve (5.18)
8. Hail Chime On (Roud 936) (4.12)
9. Serving Girl’s Holiday (4.37)
10. Awake, Arise Good Christians (Roud 17709) (3.42)
11. The Miner’s Dream of Home (Roud 1749) (4.39)

All tracks trad. & Kate Rusby except
Tracks 3, 7, 11 words trad., music Kate Rusby;
Track 11 words Leo Dryden, music Kate Rusby

Produced by Kate Rusby and Joe Rusby;
Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Engineered and mixed by Joe Rusby;
Mastered by But Stafford Clark at Pierce Rooms Mastering;
Brass arangement by Andrew Duncan;
String arangement by Donald Grant;
Photography by Andy Snaith;
Design and artwork by Jammy Design

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [, 4, 6, 10-11];
Damien O’Kane: guitar [1, 3, 6, 8-9], tenor guitar [2, 5, 7, 11], electric guitar [4, 6], tenor banjo [1, 9-10], backing vocals [9];
Malcolm Stitt: bouzouki [1, 3, 5, 7-8];
Julian Sutton: diatonic accordion [1, 3, 5, 7, 9];
Kevin McGuire: double bass [1-5, 7-10];
Donald Shaw: harmonium [2, 8, 11];
Rex Preston: vibraphone [8, 11];
John Joe Kelly: bodhrán [1];
James Mackintosh: percussion [3, 5-6];
Donald Grant: 1^st violin [2, 4, 6];
Catrin Morgan: 2^nd violin [2, 6, 10];
Helena Swart: 2^nd violin [4];
Rebecca Jones: viola [2, 4, 6, 10];
Nicholas Trygstad: cello [2, 6, 10];
David Edmonds: cello [4];
Diane Clark: double bass [6, 10];
Rob Westacott: cornet [3, 9];
Andrew Holmes: flugelhorn [3, 9];
Jim Fletcher: tenor horn [3, 9];
Michael Dodd: euphonium [3, 9];
Matthew Broadbent: tuba [3, 9]

Tracks

1. The Wishing Wife (3.24)
2. The Mocking Bird (4.07)
3. Let Them Fly (4.25)
4. Only Hope (4.40)
5. Lately (4.52)
6. Shout to the Devil (4.28)
7. Green Fields (5.10)
8. Fair Weather Friend (5.13)
9. Walk the Road (4.18)
10. Nor Me (4.20)
11. Four Stars (3.45)

All tracks written by Kate Rusby

Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Engineered by Joe Rusby;
Produced by Kate Rusby and Joe Rusby;
Mastered by Nim;
Brass arangement by Andrew Duncan;
Cover painting by Marie Mills;
Graphic design by Rhiannon at Design by If

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [2, 6, 8];
Damien O’Kane: guitar [1, 3-5, 7, 9-12], tenor guitar [2, 8], electric guitar [2, 6];
Kevin McGuire: double bass [1, 6, 8, 11];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [2-5, 7, 9-10, 12];
Ed Boyd: bouzouki [1, 4, 7, 9-10, 12];
Julian Sutton: diatonic accordion [1, 3-7, 10-12];
Richard Evans: cornet [1, 3-6, 8-12];
Gary Wyatt: flugelhorn [1, 4-6, 8-12];
Nick Stones: French horn [1, 4-6, 8-12];
Mike Altree: euphonium [1, 4-6, 8-12];
Matthew Broadbent: tuba [1, 4-6, 8-12]

Tracks

1. Cranbrook (Roud 936) (3.47)
2. Home (3.47)
3. Kris Kringle (4.09)
4. Little Town of Bethlehem (Roud 24752) (5.33)
5. Joy to the World (Roud 23690) (3.17)
6. The Holmfirth Anthem (Roud 1046; TYG 55) (4.16)
7. Seven Good Joys (Roud 278) (3.48)
8. Rocking Carol (3.51)
9. Shepherds, Arise! (Roud 1207) (4.45)
10. First Tree in the Greenwood (Roud 514) (5.44)
11. Diadem (Roud 17726) (4.22)
12. The Wren (Roud 19109) (3.21)

Track 1 words Nahum Tate, tune Thomas Clark arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 2 Kate Rusby;
Track 3 William B. Bradbury arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 4 words Rector Phillips Brook, tune Lewis Redner arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 5 words Isaac Watts, tune J.F. Händel arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 6 trad. and Joe Perkins arr. Kate Rusby;
Tracks 7-10, 12 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 11 words Edward Perronet, tune James Ellor arr. Kate Rusby

Produced by Kate Rusby and Damien O’Kane;
Recorded by Andy Seward at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire;
Additional engineering by Joe Rusby;
Guest musicians records all over the world, see album liner notes;
Mixed by Andy Seward and Damien O’Kane at Pure Records Studio, Yorkshire;
Mastered by Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters, Memphis, Tennessee;
Photography by David Angel;
Graphic design by Stylorouge

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals [1-10, 12-21], guitar [3, 5, 7, 18-20];
Chris Thile: guest vocals [1], guest mandolin [1, 14];
Paul Weller: guest vocals [3];
Damien O’Kane: guest vocals [10], guitar [1-2, 6, 8, 14-17], electric guitar [18-19], tenor guitar [2-4, 6, 12-13, 16, 19], tenor banjo [17];
Julian Sutton: diatonic accordion [1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16-17, 19];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [1-4, 6-8, 12, 14-19];
Aaron Jones: bouzouki [1, 8, 17];
John Joe Kelly: bodhrán [1, 12, 17];
Aoife O’Donovan: guest vocals [2];
Michael McGoldrick: whistles [2, 12, 17], flute [4, 15, 18, 21];
String quartet (Donald Grant, Catrin Morgan: violins, Tom Hankey: viola, David Edmonds: cello) [2, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 18];
Gregor Liszt: guest banjo [3];
James Mackintosh: percussion [3, 5, 16, 19];
Neil Yates: trumpet [3];
Nic Jones: guest vocals [4];
John Doyle: guitar [4], bouzouki [12];
Sarah Jarosz: guest vocals [5];
Ian Carr: tenor guitar [5];
Andy Seward: dobule bass [5, 9], banjo [5];
String quartet (Donald Grant, Catrin Morgan: violins, Felix Tanner: viola, Lucy Payne: cello) [5];
Eddi Reader: guest vocals [6, 9];
Dick Gaughan: guest vocals [6, 8];
Ron Block: guest banjo [6, 9];
Richard Thompson: guest vocals [7], electric guitar [7];
Philip Selway: guest percussion [7, 9];
Brass quintet (Roger Webster: cornet, Andy Holmes: flugel horn, Jim Fletcher, tenor horn: Chris Gomersall: trombone, Ben Dixon: tuba) [8];
Jerry Douglas: guest dobro [9, 14];
Donald Shaw: piano [10, 21];
Daisy Rusby-O’Kane: vocals [11];
Jim Causley: guest vocals [12, 19];
Sara Watkins: guest vocals [13];
Noam Pikelny: guest banjo [13];
Kevin McGuire: double bass [13];
Joe Rusby: guest vocals [14];
Bob Fox: guest vocals [15];
Paul Brady: guest vocals [16];
Dave Burland: guest vocals [17];
Stephen Fretwell: guest vocals [18];
Mary Chapin Carpenter: guest vocals [19];
Grimethorpe Colliery Band [20];
Declan O’Rourke: guest vocals [21]

Tracks

CD 1

1. Awkward Annie (3.36)
2. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (4.34)
3. Sun Grazers (3.45)
4. The Lark (5.50)
5. Planets (3.30)
6. Wandering Soul (4.39)
7. Who Will Sing Me Lullabies (4.19)
8. Jolly Ploughboys (Roud 346; G/D 3:418) (5.36)
9. Sho Heen (4.19)
10. Bitter Boy (5.10)

CD 2

11. Baa Baa Black Sheep (Roud 4439) (0.26)
12. I Courted a Sailor (4.42)
13. Mocking Bird (3.25)
14. The Goodman (Roud 114; Child 274; G/D 7:1460; Henry H21ab) (4.09)
15. Annan Waters (Roud 6562) (5.35)
16. All God’s Angels (5.14)
17. Elfin Knight (3.48)
18. The Wild Goose (Roud 328) (5.12)
19. Home (3.50)
20. Underneath the Stars (3.42)
21. Bring Me a Boat (5.31)

All tracks by Kate Rusby except
Tracks 8, 15 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Track 11 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 21 words Kate Rusby, music Phil Cunningham

Recorded live at Royal Hall, Harrogate, on 8 December 2012;
Engineered by Joe Rusby;
Produced by Kate Rusby and Joe Rusby;
Mastered by Nim;
Brass arangement by Andrew Duncan

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar;
Damien O’Kane: guitars, banjo;
Duncan Lyall: double bass;
Julian Sutton: diatonic accordion;
Ed Boyd: bouzouki, electric and acoustic guitar;
Richard Evans: cornet;
Gary Wyatt: flugelhorn;
Nick Stones: French horn;
Mike Altree: euphonium;
Michael Levis: tuba

Tracks

1. Cranbrook (Roud 936)
2. First Tree in the Greenwood (Roud 514)
3. Hark! Hark What News (Roud 389)
4. The Holly and the Ivy (Roud 514)
5. Home
6. Kris Kringle
7. Walk the Road
8. Little Town of Bethlehem (Roud 24752)
9. Here We Come A-Wassailing (Roud 209; TYG 22)
10. Poor Old Horse (Roud 513; TYG 60)
11. Seven Good Joys (Roud 278)
12. Joy to the World (Roud 23690)
13. Sweet Bells (Roud 936)
14. Hail Chime On (Roud 936)
15. The Wren (Roud 19109)

Produced by Kate Rusby and Joe Rusby;
Recorded at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Engineered and mixed by Joe Rusby;
Rex Preston and Leon Hunt recorded by Leon Hunt at Brown Ratio Studio, Bath;
Mastered by Nick Cooke at Extreme Music, London;
Photography by David Angel;
Graphic design by Rhiannon at Design by If

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, guitar [4], piano [12];
Damien O’Kane: guitar [1-3, 5, 7-8, 10-11], tenor guitar [6, 9], banjo [11];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [1, 3-5, 7-11];
Steven Byrnes: bouzouki [1, 3, 7], tenor guitar [6];
Julian Sutton: diatonic accordion [1, 3, 7];
Steven Eveson: electric guitar [1-4, 8, 10];
Donald Grant, Rakhi Sing: violins [1, 4-5, 8];
Triona Milne: viola [1, 4-5, 8];
Ben Trigg: cello [1, 4-5];
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion [2, 8-11];
Ron Block: banjo [2-3];
Michael McGoldrick: flutes [3-4], whistles [10-11];
Rex Preston: mandolin [5];
Leon Hunt: banjo [5];
John Doyle: electric guitar [9]

Tracks

1. The Outlandish Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (4.56)
2. The Youthful Boy (Roud 3720) (5.44)
3. We Will Sing (4.11)
4. The Bonnie Bairns (5.44)
5. Three Jolly Fishermen (Roud 3496; TYG 82) (3.40)
6. I Am Sad (5.07)
7. Martin Said (Roud 473; G/D 8:1703) (4.18)
8. After This (4.50)
9. The Magic Penny (Roud 393) (4.49)
10. The Night Visit (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (5.42)
11. Silly Old Man (Roud 2640; Child 283; G/D 2:267) (5.08)
12. Ghost (5.47)

Tracks 1, 5, 7 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Tracks 2, 4, 9, 11 words trad., Kate Rusby, music Kate Rusby;
Tracks 3, 8, 12 Kate Rusby;
Track 6 words trad., music Kate Rusby;
Track 10 words trad., music Tony Cuffe

Produced by Damien O’Kane and Kate Rusby;
Engineered and mixed by Joe Rusby at Pure Records Studio, Mortimer Heights, Yorkshire;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photography by David Angel;
Graphic design by Design By If

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, bell;
Damien O’Kane: guitar, tenor guitar, banjo;
Duncan Lyall: double bass;
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion;
Aaron Jones: bouzouki;
Steven Iveson: electric guitar;
Cormac Byrne: drumkit and percussion;
Richard Evans: flugel horn;
Gary Wyatt: cornet;
Sam Pearce: French horn;
Michael Altree: euphonium;
Michael Levis: tuba;
Andrew Duncan: brass arrangements

Tracks

1. Bradfield (4.14)
2. Cornish Wassailing (Roud 209) (5.07)
3. Sunny Bank (Roud 700) (3.53)
4. Winter Wonderland (3.40)
5. Little Bilberry (Roud 8337) (4.40)
6. Dilly Carol (Roud 133) (5.15)
7. Cold Winter (Roud V9375) (5.27)
8. The Christmas Goose (Roud 3204; TYG 40) (5.05)
9. Yorkshire Merry Christmas (Roud 9681) (4.13)
10. Mount Lyngham (Roud 936) (3.47)
11. The Frost Is All Over (3.59)

Tracks 1, 8-9 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Track 2 words trad., music Kate Rusby;
Tracks 3, 5-7, 10 trad., Kate Rusby;
Track 4 words Richard B. Smith, music Felix Bernard;
Track 11 Kate Rusby

Produced by Damien O’Kane;
Additional production by Kate Rusby;
Recorded by Joe Rusby at Pure Records Studio, South Yorkshire;
Additional engineering by Andy Seward;
Mixed by Josh Clark;
Additional mixing by Damien O’Kane;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
String arrangements by Donald Grant;
Brass arrangements by Andrew Duncan;
Photography by David Angel;
Album cover design and Big Brave Bill design and branding by Mat Lazenby;
Album packaging design by Tom Pitts;
Sleeve world image painted by David Baumforth

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Damien O’Kane: guitar [1, 3, 6-8, 12], electric tenor guitar [2, 4, 9-10], tenor guitar [5];
Duncan Lyall: bass [1], double bass [2-10, 12], Moog [2, 5, 8-9, 11];
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion [1, 3-6, 8, 12];
Steven Byrnes: bouzouki [1, 3], tenor guitar [8];
Steven Ivenson: electric guitar [1, 4, 6-7, 11];
Josh Clark: percussion, drum programming [1-5, 7, 10, 12];
Donald Grant, Magnus Johnston: fiddles [1-3, 10-11];
Triona Milne: viola [1-3, 10-11];
Laura Anstee: cello [1-3, 10-11];
Ron Block: banjo [3, 5, 7];
Anthony Davis: keyboards [4, 6], pads [4, 6], synthesiser [4], piano [6];
Dan Tyminski: guest vocals [5, 7];
Michael McGoldrick: whistles [5, 8], flute [8];
Gary Wyatt: cornet [12];
Richard Evans: flugelhorn [12];
Sam Pearce: French horn [12];
Michael Altree: euphonium [12];
Michael Levis: tuba [12]

Tracks

1. Benjamin Bowmaneer (Roud 1514) (3.49)
2. Hunter Moon (5.01)
3. The Ardent Shepherdess (3.47)
4. Life in a Paper Boat (4.40)
5. Only Desire What You Have (4.07)
6. Hundred Hearts (4.14)
7. The Mermaid (4.30)
8. Pace-Egging Song (Roud 614; TYG 53) (3.40)
9. The Witch of the Westmorland (6.34)
10. I’ll be Wise (5.06)
11. Night Lament (5.08)
12. Big Brave Bill (3.42)

Tracks 1, 8 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Tracks 2, 4-5, 7, 10, 12 Kate Rusby;
Tracks 3, 6, 11 words trad. / Kate Rusby, music Kate Rusby;
Track 9 Archie Fisher

Produced by Damien O’Kane;
Additional production by Kate Rusby;
Recorded and mixed by Josh Clark at Pure Records Studios, South Yorkshire;
Additional mixing by Damien O’Kane;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Brass arrangements by Andrew Duncan;
Photography by David Angel;
Design by Tom Pitts at Hand Drawn Pixels

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Damien O’Kane: guitar [1-3, 5, 7, 9, 13], electric tenor guitar [3, 6, 8, 12], tenor guitar [1, 4-5, 7, 11], banjo [4, 10];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 11, 13], Moog [3, 5-6, 9, 12];
Ron Block: banjo [1, 11];
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 13];
Josh Clark: percussion [1-3, 5-6, 8-9, 11-13], programming [3, 5-6, 8-9, 11-12], glock [5, 8, 11];
Steven Ivenson: electric guitar [2, 9, 12];
Aaron Jones: bouzouki [8-9];
Sierra Hull: mandolin [11];
Anton Davis: piano [12];
Gary Wyatt: cornet [1-2, 5-5, 8-9, 12-13];
Richard Evans: flugelhorn [1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 12-13];
Sam Pearce: French horn [1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 12-13];
Robin Taylor: euphonium [1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 12-13];
Michael Levis: tuba [1-2, 5-6, 8-9, 12-13]

Tracks

1. Hark Hark (Roud 389) (3.49)
2. Let It Snow (3.31)
3. Paradise (Roud 1523) (4.56)
4. The Ivy and the Holly (3.46)
5. Sweet Chiming Bells (Roud 936) (4.19)
6. See Amid the Winter’s Snow (Roud 27069) (5.20)
7. Rolling Downward (Roud 24728) (4.49)
8. Deck the Halls (Roud 26301) (3.20)
9. We’ll Sing Hallelujah (4.13)
10. Banjo Banjo (0.08)
11. Santa Never Brings Me a Banjo (4.46)
12. Let the Bells Ring (5.40)
13. Big Brave Bill Saves Christmas (3.50)

Tracks 1, 3, 8 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Track 2 Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne;
Track 4 Chris Sugden;
Tracks 5, 7 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 6 Edward Caswall, John Goss;
Track 9 Richard Thompson;
Track 10 Damien O’Lane & Daisy Rusby;
Track 11 David Myles;
Track 12-13 Kate Rusby

Produced by Damien O’Kane;
Additional production by Kate Rusby;
Track 11 additional production by Anthony Davis;
Recorded by Josh Clark and Damien O’Kane at Pure Records Studio, South Yorkshire;
Sam Kelly recorded at Get Real Audio, Bath;
Mixed by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio, Bath;
Track 11 mixed by Damien O’Kane;
Mastered by Nick Cooke at Nick Cooke Mastering;
Photography by David Angel;
Graphic design by Tom Pitts ar Hand Drawn Pixels

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Damien O’Kane: guest vocals [1, 4], acoustic guitar [1, 3-5, 9], electric guitar [1, 3-5, 9], electric tenor guitar [2, 6, 8, 12], guitar [7, 11], tenor guitar [7, 10];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [1, 3, 7-9, 12], moog [2, 4-5, 9-10, 12];
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion [1, 3, 7, 9];
Michael McGoldrick: flute [1], whistles [7, 9];
Ron Block: banjo [1, 3, 11];
Josh Clark: percussion [1, 3-5, 8-10], programming [5];
Gary Wyatt: cornet [1, 11-12];
Rich Evans: flugelhorn [1, 11-12];
Ross Ainslie: whistles [2, 5];
Anthony Davis: piano [4], keyboards [4, 8], synthesisers [8], programming [11];
Sam Kelly: guest vocals [10];
Chas MacKenzie: electric guitar [10];
Barnsley Youth Choir: guest vocals [12];
Sam Pearce: French Horn [12];
Robin Taylor: euphonium [12];
Mike Levis: tuba [12]

Tracks

1. Jenny (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.38)
2. Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396) (4.25)
3. Philosophers, Poets and Kings (4.27)
4. Until Morning (4.27)
5. Crazy Man Michael (4.57)
6. Don’t Go Away (4.13)
7. The Squire and the Parson (3.41)
8. The Wanderer (3.39)
9. The Farmer’s Toast (Roud 1603) (4.24)
10. As the Lights Go Out (3.45)
11. Jenny (Ordinary Remix) (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.31)
12. Halt the Wagons (4.52)

Tracks 1, 3, 11 words trad. / Kate Rusby, music Kate Rusby;
Tracks 2, 9 trad. arr Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Tracks 4, 8, 10, 12 Kate Rusby;
Track 5 Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick;
Track 6 Noel Gallagher;
Track 7 Kate Rusby, Steve Rusby

Video

Kate Rusby sings Jenny:

Produced by Damien O’Kane;
Additional production by Kate Rusby;
Recorded by Josh Clark and Damien O’Kane at Pure Records Studio, South Yorkshire;
Mixed by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photography by David Lindsay;
Crowns made by Zosia Berketia-Lewis;
Cover concept and design by Tom Pitts

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Damien O’Kane: guitars, tenor guitars, electric guitars;
Duncan Lyall: double bass, moog;
Josh Clark: percussion, programming;
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion

Gary Wyatt: cornet;
Rich Evans: flugelhorn;
Sam Pearce: French horn;
Robin Taylor: euphonium;
Mike Levis: tuba

Tracks

1. Salute the Morn (Roud 8334) (4.01)
2. Christmas Is Merry (4.33)
3. The Holly King (4.52)
4. Hippo for Christmas (3.30)
5. Yorkshire Three Ships (Roud 700) (3.51)
6. Lu Lay (Roud 19028) (4.26)
7. While Shepherds Watched (Roud 936) (3.53)
8. The Mistletoe Bough (Roud 2336) (5.00)
9. Bleak Midwinter (Roud 46421) (Yorkshire) (5.08)
10. Celestial Hearts (Roud 17724) (3.53)
11. I Am Christmas (5.18)
12. B.B.B.B (3.53)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 10 trad., Kate Rusby;
Tracks 3, 12 Kate Rusby;
Track 4 John Rox;
Track 6 trad., Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Track 8 Thomas Haynes Bayly;
Track 9 Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst;
Track 11 Bill Meek, John Conolly

Yorkshire folkie Kate Rusby moves away from tradition with a lock-down album of stripped-back pop and rock from her childhood and beyond.

Produced and recorded by Damien O’Kane;
Additional production by Kate Rusby;
Mixed by Josh Clark;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Illustration by Tom Pitts

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Damien O’Kane: banjo, choir, drum programming, guitar, tenor guitar, backing vocals [1, 4, 8, 12], choir;
Daisy Rusby-O’Kane: backing vocals [1, 12], choir;
Phoebe Rusby-O’Kane: backing vocals, choir;
Ann Rusby, Emma Rusby-Holling, Fee Fitzsimmons-Holling, Jake Rusby-Holling, Jamie Holling, Steve Rusby: choir;
Ron Block: banjo [5, 9];
Duncan Lyall: synthesiser;
Josh Clark: percussion

Tracks

1. Manic Monday (4.37)
2. Everglow (4.16)
3. Days (4.19)
4. If I Had a Boat (4.24)
5. Maybe Tomorrow (4.33)
6. The Show (4.04)
7. Shake It Off (4.08)
8. True Colours (4.31)
9. Carolina On My Mind (4.45)
10. Love of the Common People (3.43)
11. Friday I’m in Love (4.22)
12. Three Little Birds (4.00)

Track 1 written by Prince and a hit for The Bangles in 1986;
Track 2 Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Will Champion (Coldplay, 2016);
Track 3 Ray Davies (The Kinks / sung by Kirsty MacColl, 1988);
Track 4 Lyle Lovett (1987);
Track 5 John Crossen, Terry Bush (from The Littlest Hobo, a Canadian TV series, performed by Terry Bush), 1978;
Track 6 Willy Russell (Connie TV series theme song, performed by Rebecca Storm, 1985);
Track 7 Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback (2014);
Track 8 Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly (sung by Cindi Lauper, 1986);
Track 9 James Taylor (1969);
Track 10 John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins (sung by Paul Young, 1982);
Track 11 Boris Williams, Perry Bamonte, Porl Thompson, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup (sung by The Cure, 1992);
Track 12 Bob Marley (1977)

Yorkshire folkie Kate Rusby moves away from tradition with a lock-down album of stripped-back pop and rock from her childhood and beyond.

Musical director Damien O’Kane;
Recorded live at Cast, Doncaster, in December 2020;
Mixed by Josh Clark;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photography by Tom Pitts;
Graphic design by Tom Pitts

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Damien O’Kane: guitar, tenor guitar, electric tenor guitar, banjo;
Duncan Lyall: double bass, Moog, keyboards;
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion, floor tom;
Aaron Jones: cittern, electric guitar;
Josh Clark: drums and percussion;
Rich Evans: flugelhorn;
Sam Pearce: French horn;
Mike Levis: tuba;
Robin Taylor: euphonium;
Gary Wyatt: cornet

CD Tracks

1. Hark Hark (Roud 389, 3210) (4.03)
2. Sweet Bells (Roud 936) (4.39)
3. Here We Come A-Wassailing (Roud 209; TYG 22) (3.23)
4. Paradise (Roud 1523) (5.09)
5. Sunny Bank (Roud 700) (4.05)
6. Hippo for Christmas (3.37)
7. Little Town of Bethlehem (Roud 24752) (5.36)
8. Kris Kringle (5.18)
9. Holly King (4.57)
10. Christmas Is Merry (4.36)
11. Let the Bells Ring (5.30)
12. Winter Wonderland (3.52)
13. Sweet Chiming Bells (Roud 936) (4.25)

DVD Tracks

1. Hark Hark (Roud 389, 3210)
2. Deck the Halls (Roud 26301)
3. Sweet Bells (Roud 936)
4. Here We Come A-Wassailing (Roud 209; TYG 22)
5. Paradise (Roud 1523)
6. Sunny Bank (Roud 700)
7. Hippo for Christmas
8. Little Town of Bethlehem (Roud 24752)
9. Holly King
10. Christmas Is Merry
11. Kris Kringle
12. Let the Bells Ring
13. Boys Tunes (Cut and Shut / Brown Eyes / Frantic Inspiration)
14. Joy to the World (Roud 23690)
15. Winter Wonderland

Encores

16. Sweet Chiming Bells (Roud 936)
17. Yorkshire Merry Christmas

Tracks 1-2, 5, 17 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Tracks 3-4, 6, 10, 16 trad. arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 7 John Rox;
Track 8 Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner arr. Kate Rusby;
Tracks 9, 12 Kate Rusby;
Track 11 William B. Bradbury arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 13a Cooke, Crumb;
Tracks 13bc Damien O’Kane;
Track 14 Isaac Watts, Georg Friedrich Händel arr. Kate Rusby;
Track 15 words Richard B. Smith, music Felix Bernard

Produced and recorded by Damien O’Kane;
Additional production by Kate Rusby;
Additional recording by Josh Clark;
Mixed by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Recorded at Chairworks Studio, Castleford, West Yorkshire;
Sarah Jarosz recorded by Gary Paczosa;
Darlingside recorded by themselves;
Ladysmith Black Mambazo recorded by Sibosiso Dusk Nkosi at United Rhythm Studios, South Africa;
KT Turnstall recorded by Colin Studybaker;
Beth Nielsen Chapman recorded by herself;
String arrangements by Donald Grant;
Bass arrangements by Andrew Duncan;
Cover photo by David Angel;
Back photo by Phil Carter;
Graphic design by Tom Pitts

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals;
Ladysmith Black Mambazo: vocals [1];
Richard Harvey: vocals [2];
Darlingside: vocals [4];
KT Turnstall: vocals [5];
Sarah Jarosz: vocals [7];
Sam Kelly: vocals [8, 15];
Dan Tyminski: vocals [9];
Beth Nielsen Chapman: vocals [11];
Damien O’Kane: vocals [12-14], electric, acoustic & tenor guitars, tenor banjo [7], drum programming;
Duncan Lyall: Moog, synthesisers, double bass;
Jock Clark: drums, additional programming [6, 8, 12];
Ron Block: banjo [9, 14-15];
Chas MacKenzie: electric guitar [15];
Gary Watt: cornet [3, 14];
Rich Evans: flugelhorn [3, 14];
Nick Cooke: accordion [8-9];
Michael McGoldrick: whistles [9];
Anton Davis: keyboards, piano [13, 15], additional programming [14];
Donald Grant, Magnus Johnston: fiddles [12];
Triona Milne: viola [12];
Laura Anstee: cello [12];
Royal Northern Sinfonia [16]

Tracks

1. We Will Sing with Ladysmith Black Mambazo (4.05)
2. No Names with Richard Hawley (4.27)
3. The Fairest of All Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (3.49)
4. Cruel (Roud V1836) with Darlingside (4.37)
5. Let Me Be with KT Tunstall (3.40)
6. Ghost (5.01)
7. High on a Hill with Sarah Jarosz (4.22)
8. Blooming Heather (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) with Sam Kelly (4.12)
9. Only Desire What You Have with Dan Tyminski (new version) (4.14)
10. Underneath the Stars (3.34)
11. Walk the Road with Beth Nielsen Chapman (3.49)
12. Hunter Moon with Damien O’Kane (new version) (5.02)

Remixes from Philosophers, Poets & Kings

13. Until Morning with Damien O’Kane (4.26)
14. Jenny (Ordinary Remix) (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) with Damien O’Kane (4.28)
15. As the Lights Go Out with Sam Kelly (3.47)

CD bonus track (not on digital release)

16. Secret Keeper with Royal Northern Sinfonia (7.28)

All tracks by Kate Rusby except
Tracks 3-4, 14 words trad. & Kate Rusby; tune Kate Rusby;
Track 8 trad. arr. Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane

Track 3 originally on Sleepless (1999);
Tracks 4-5, 10 originally on Underneath the Stars (2003);
Track 2 originally on The Girl Who Couldn’t Fly (2005);
Tracks 7-8 originally on Awkward Annie (2007);
Track 11 originally on Make the Light (2010);
Tracks 1, 6 originally on Ghost (2014);
Tracks 9, 12 originally on Life in a Paper Boat (2016);
Tracks 13-15 remixes from Philosophers, Poets & Kings (2019)

Produced and recorded by Damien O’Kane;
Recorded at Singy Songy Studios, South Yorkshire;
Additional recording by Josh Clark;
Mixed by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio;
Mastered by Nick Cooke at Nick Cooke Mastering;
Brass arrangements by Andrew Duncan;
Alison Krauss recorded by Neal Cappellino at The Doghouse Studio, Nashville;
Ron Block recorded by Ron Block;
Photography by David Angel;
Design and artwork by Martin Rowsell, Simply Marvellous Music

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Kate Rusby: vocals, glockenspiel [9];
Damien O’Kane: vocals [1, 9], banjo [4], guitar [3, 6], tenor guitar [11], acoustic guitar [1, 4], electric guitar [1-3, 6-10], electric tenor guitar [5], glockenspiel [11], percussion [1], drum programming [2-3, 5-9];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [1, 4, 6, 8, 10], Moog [2-3, 5, 7, 9], Rhodes piano [2, 7], synthesiser [5, 7, 9];
Josh Clark: drums [1, 4, 10], percussion [2-5, 7], glockenspiel [5];
Nick Cooke: diatonic accordion [1, 3-4, 8, 10];
Gary Wyatt: cornet [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10];
Lee Clayson: flugelhorn [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10];
Christopher Howlings: French horn [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10];
Robin Taylor: euphonium [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10];
Nick Etheridge: tuba [1, 3-4, 6-7, 10];
Alison Krauss: vocals [5];
Ron Block: vocals [5], 5-string banjo [5]

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. Spean (Roud 5743) (4.20)
2. Glorious (5.10)
3. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (3.26)

LP Side 2

4. Rusby Shephards (4.41)
5. The Moon Shines Bright (Roud 702) (4.30)
6. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree / Sleigh Ride (4.09)

LP Side 3

7. Nowell, Nowell (Roud 682) (5.32)
8. Arrest These Merry Gentlemen (3.24)
9. A Spaceman Came Travelling (4.38)

LP Side 4

10. Nothin’ for Christmas (3.48)
11. Joseph (4.17)

Tracks 1, 4-5, 11 trad., Kate Rusby;
Track 2 Kate Rusby;
Track 3 Edward Pola, George Whyle;
Track 6 Johnny Marks, Lynn Anderson;
Track 7 trad., Kate Rusby, Damien O’Kane;
Track 8 Chris Sugden;
Track 9 Chris De Burgh;
Track 10 Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett