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Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts

Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts: Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts (Pure PRCD01)

Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts
Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts

Pure Records PRCD01 (CD, UK, 1995)

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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

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Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: 1.

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: 1. (I-Scream EQCD002)

1.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music EQCD002 (CD, UK, 2002)

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: 1. (I-Scream EQCD002)
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Recorded by Sean Lakeman at the Piano Kitchen, Devon, in 2001;
Mastered by Mark Ellis at Propogation House;
Photography by Sam Lakeman;
Design by Brad Waters

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, flute, clarinet;
Sean Lakeman: guitar

with
James Crocker: electric guitar;
Darren Edwards: bass;
Iain Goodall: drums;
Seth Lakeman: violin, backing vocals

Tracks

  1. Granite Mill (Roud 1823; Laws G13) (3.19)
  2. Joe Peel (5.14)
  3. Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (3.29)
  4. Once I Had a Sweetheart (Roud 170) (2.20)
  5. Georgia Lee (4.18)
  6. Spring (3.06)
  7. The Lambs on the Green Hills (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.38)
  8. The Drowned Lovers (Roud 466; Laws K17; G/D 6:1244) (2.17)
  9. Lovely Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755) (2.13)
  10. The Maid with the Bonny Brown Hair (Roud 3032; Henry H24) (3.49)

All tracks trad. arr. Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Track 2 Peter Bond;
Track 5 Tom Waits;
Track 6 Richard Shindell;
Tracks 3 and 9 were taken from The Dark Ages EP by Equation (October 2001)

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Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: 2.

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: 2. (I-Scream ISCD005)

2.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music ISCD005 (CD, UK, 2003)

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Recorded by K+S at The Piano Kitchen, West Devon 2003;
Mastered by Marc Ellis at Propogation House;
Design by Brad Waters

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, flute, clarinet;
Sean Lakeman: guitar

with
Darren Edwards: bass [1];
Iain Goodall: drums [1, 3, 5-6, 8-9];
Seth Lakeman: violin [2, 3, 6, 8], tenor guitar [6];
Ben Nicholls: bass [3, 8];
Geoff Lakeman: harmony vocals [8]

Tracks

  1. Rosie Anne (Roud 234; Child 51) (4.02)
  2. Sir Arthur (Roud 195; Laws O14; G/D 2:226) (3.05)
  3. Lifetime of Tears (4.49)
  4. The Buxom Lass (Roud 833) (3.28)
  5. The Willow Tree (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (3.10)
  6. The Red Barn (Roud 215) (3.27)
  7. 20 Million Things (3.18)
  8. Rule and Bant (4.13)
  9. The Whitby Maid (3.36)
  10. Rosie Anderson (Roud 2169; G/D 7:1462) (5.49)

All tracks trad. arr. Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman except
Track 3 Dennis Witcher, Tony Recupido;
Track 7 Jed Levy, Lowell George;
Track 8 Geoffrey Lakeman;
Track 9 John Leonard

> Folk Music > Records > Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Hidden People

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Hidden People

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Hidden People (Navigator NAVIGATOR072)

Hidden People
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

Navigator Records NAVIGATOR072 (CD, UK, 2012)
Navigator Records NAVIGATOR072P (promo CD, UK, 2012)

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Hidden People (Navigator NAVIGATOR072P, promo CD)
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Hang the Rowan (Navigator NAVIGATOR072RP, promo single)

Hang the Rowan (Spike Drake mix)
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

Navigator Records NAVIGATOR072RP (promo single, UK, 2012)

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Produced by Sean Lakeman;
Mixed by Richard Evans at The Labour Exchange;
Mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering;
Photography by Paul Heartfield;
Design by Brad Waters

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, keyboards, woodwind, percussion;
Sean Lakeman: guitar, mandolin, bass guitar, bouzouki, percussion

with
Seth Lakeman: violin [7, 9];
Ben Nicholls: bass [3-4, 6, 8-9];
Sam Lakeman: piano [9];
Iain Goodall: drums [2, 9];
Tobias May: drums [4];
Jamie Pryke: drums [8];
Caroline Herring: vocals [1, 6];
Cara Dillon, Greta Bondesson, Sadie Lobb: vocals [1];
Stu Hanna: vocals [3];
Dave Burland, Jim Moray: vocals [6];
Mark Chadwick: vocals [9]

Tracks

  1. Huldra (3.30)
  2. Oxford, N.Y. (4.05)
  3. Money or Jewels (3.56)
  4. Hang The Rowan (5.21)
  5. The Ballad of Andy Jacobs (6.44)
  6. The White Hind (4.44)
  7. Lusty Smith (Roud 10650) (2.17)
  8. The Wisdom of Standing Still (4.28)
  9. Standing at My Window (3.43)
  10. Jackie’s Song (5.14)

All tracks written by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman except
Track 7 trad.;
Track 10 Don McGlashan

> Folk Music > Records > Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Tomorrow Will Follow Today

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Tomorrow Will Follow Today

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Tomorrow Will Follow Today (I-Scream ISCD14)

Tomorrow Will Follow Today
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music ISCD14 (CD, UK, 10 February 2015)

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Produced and recorded by Sean Lakeman
Mastered by Andy Miles at Super Audio Mastering;
Photography by Nikki Bidgood;
Design by Brad Waters

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, flute, clarinet;
Sean Lakeman: guitar

with
Pete Thomas: accordion [5]

Tracks

  1. Child Owlet (Roud 3883; Child 291) (3.21)
  2. 52 Hertz (4.11)
  3. A Song to Live By (3.11)
  4. Tomorrow Will Follow Today (5.23)
  5. La Moneca (Queen of the Island of Dolls) (4.50)
  6. Down, Dog! (2.34)
  7. Rusalka (5.45)
  8. The Banishing Book (2.27)
  9. The Robber Bridegroom (Roud 17769) (3.29)
  10. Soft the Morning Sun (4.08)

All tracks written by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman except
Tracks 1, 9 trad. arr. Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman

> Folk Music > Records > Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Saved for a Rainy Day

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Saved for a Rainy Day

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Saved for a Rainy Day (I-Scream ISCD15)

Saved for a Rainy Day
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music ISCD15 (EP, UK, 12 June 2016)

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Produced and recorded by Sean Lakeman
Recorded and mixed at Round the Bend Recording;
Photography by Matt Austin

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, flute, clarinet;
Sean Lakeman: guitar

with
Pete Thomas: accordion [5]

Tracks

  1. Evening Star (3.30)
  2. Matamoros Banks (4.42)
  3. For My Next Trick (I’ll Need a Volunteer) (2.54)
  4. Down, Down, Down (3.30)
  5. Darling Isabella (2.22)
  6. My Piano and I (3.14)
  7. Safe in Your Arms (3.28)
  8. Smile and Shine (2.25)

Track 1 words Les Barker, music Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Track 2 Bruce Springsteen;
Track 3 Warren Zevon;
Track 4 Maura Kennedy;
Tracks 5-6, 8 Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Track 7 Tim O’Brien, Chris Stapleton

> Folk Music > Records > Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Personae

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Personae

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Personae (I-Scream ISCD16)

Personae
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music ISCD16 (CD, UK, 9 March 2018)

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Produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Lakeman
Mastered by Andy Miles at Stardelta Mastering;
Design by Levi Rees-Williams;
Photography and cover by Nikki Bidgood

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, flute, clarinet;
Sean Lakeman: guitar

with
Sam Kelly: vocals [1];
Seth Lakeman: fiddle [9]

Tracks

  1. The Knight’s Ghost (Roud 3889; Child 265) (4.17)
  2. Independence (4.45)
  3. Tribute of Hands (3.51)
  4. Solo (3.43)
  5. The Poison Club (2.34)
  6. Seasons (3.49)
  7. The Street of the Cats Who Dance (3.42)
  8. Boney’s Defeat (Roud 349) (2.36)
  9. Old, Old, Old (4.10)
  10. Goddess Made Flesh (3.26)

Track 1 words trad., music Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Tracks 2-3, 5-7, 9-10 Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Track 4 Sandy Denny;
Track 10 trad.

> Folk Music > Records > Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: On Reflection

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: On Reflection

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: On Reflection (I-Scream ISCD17)

On Reflection
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music ISCD17 (CD, UK, 28 January 2020)

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Produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Lakeman
Recorded at Round the Bend Recording, Dartmoor;
Photography and cover by Nikki Bidgood

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, flute, clarinet;
Sean Lakeman: guitar

Tracks

  1. Mother and Child (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176) (4.17)
  2. Lovely Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755) (3.56)
  3. Cry Wolf (3.56)
  4. Willow Tree (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (3.16)
  5. Sailor Boy (Roud 273; Laws K12; G/D 6:1245) (3.35)
  6. Golden Bird (Roud 179; Child 248) (3.49)
  7. Oxford N.Y. (3.26)
  8. 52 Hertz (4.54)
  9. The Cows of Mystery (2.00)
  10. Gryla (3.11)

Tracks 1, 5-6 trad. arr. Equation;
Track 3 Reggie Brown, Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Tracks 2, 4 trad. arr. Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Tracks 7-10 Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman

Track 1 originally recorded for Equation: The Lucky Few (1999);
Track 2 originally recorded for 1. (2002);
Track 3 originally recorded for Equation: First Name Terms (2002);
Track 4 originally recorded for 2. (2003);
Track 5 originally recorded for Equation: The Dark Ages (2001);
Track 6 originally recorded for Equation: Return to Me (2003);
Track 7 originally recorded for Hidden People (2012);
Track 8 originally recorded for Tomorrow Will Follow Today (2015)

Video

This video shows Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman singing The Cows of Mystery at Riverhouse Barn in Walton on 30 March 2019:

> Folk Music > Records > Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Almost a Sunset

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Almost a Sunset

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman: Almost a Sunset (I-Scream ISCD20)

Almost a Sunset
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

I-Scream Music ISCD20 (CD, UK, 17 March 2023)

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Produced, recorded and mixed by Sean Lakeman
Recorded at Round the Bend Recording, Dartmoor;
Photography by Lily Lakeman;
Design by Jennifer Gainsford

Folking.com review by Dai Jeffries

Musicians

Kathryn Roberts: vocals, piano, woodwind;
Sean Lakeman: guitar, bass, percussion

with
Poppy Lakeman: vocals [1];
Jake Rowlinson: vocals [5];
Seth Lakeman: violin [6]

Tracks

  1. Eavesdropper (3.49)
  2. Pew Tor (4.50)
  3. Ropedancer (4.13)
  4. Fear Not the Mountain (4.50)
  5. Call My Name (3.12)
  6. Fall of the Lion Queen (2.30)
  7. Red Rose White Lily Part I (3.33)
  8. Red Rose White Lily Part II (3.25)
  9. Night Visiting (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.38)
  10. Bound to Stone (4.04)
  11. Year Without a Summer (4.07)

Track 1 Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman, inspired by What Will Become of England? (Roud 1779);
Tracks 2-6, 10-11 Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman;
Tracks 7-8 trad., Kathryn Roberts, Sean Lakeman, based on Rose the Red and Whilte Lily (Roud 3335; Child 103);
Track 9 trad.

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Other records with Kathryn Roberts and/or Sean Lakeman

Deighton, Deighton, Matthews, Roberts, Rusby, Shaw: Intuition (Fat Cat FATCD002) Intuition, Intuition, CD, Fat Cat FATCD002, 1993

Equation: In Session (Crapstone CRMCD 11) Equation, In Session, promo EP, Crapstone CRMCD 11, 1995

Various Artists: Evolving Tradition (Mrs Casey MCRCD5991) Various Artists, Evolving Tradition, CD, Mrs Casey MCRCD5991, 1995

Equation: The Dark Ages (I-Scream EQEP001) Equation, The Dark Ages, EP, IScream EQEP001, 2001

Ashley Hutchings et al: Street Cries (Topic TSCD535) Ashley Hutchings, Street Cries, CD, Topic TSCD535, 2001

Equation: Return to Me (Rough Trade RTRADECD083) Equation, Return to Me, CD, Rough Trade RTRADECD083, 2003

Roots & Wings (Holmfirth Festival HFRCD25) Various Artists, Roots & Wings: Holmfirth Festival 25 Years Anniversary, CD, Holmfirth Festival HFRCD25, 2 CD, 2003

Seth Lakeman: Freedom Fields (IScream ISCD007) Seth Lakeman, Freedom Fields, CD, IScream ISCD007, 2006

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts: Shadows & Half Light (GR! GRR003) Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts, Shadows and Half Light, CD, GR! GRR003, 2008

Seth Lakeman: Hearts & Minds (Virgin 471084-2) Seth Lakeman, Hearts & Minds, CD, Virgin 471084-2, 2010

Cecil Sharp Project 2011 (Shrewsbury Folk Festival SFFCD02) Steve Knightley, Jackie Oates et al., Cecil Sharp Project 2011, CD, Shrewsbury Folk Festival SFFCD02, 2011

Caroline Herring: Camilla (Signature SIG 2050) Caroline Herring, Camilla, CD, Signature SIG 2050, 2012

This Is Proper Folk Too!! (PROPERFOLK13) Various Artists, This Is Proper Folk Too!!, CD, Proper PROPERFOLK13, 2012

Folk Awards 2013 (Proper PROPERFOLK14) Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013, 3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK14, 2013

Seth Lakeman: Word of Mouth (Cooking Vinyl COOKCD535) Seth Lakeman, Word of Mouth, CD, Honour Oak / Cooking Vinyl COOKCD535, 2014

Jim Causley: Forgotten Kingdom (Hands On Music HMCD41) Jim Causley, Forgotten Kingdom, CD, Hands On Music HMCD41, 2016

Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater: Findings (Story STREC1662) Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater, Findings, CD, Story STREC1662, 2016

Geoff Lakeman: After All These Years (Geoff Lakeman GLAK-01) Geoff Lakeman, After All These Years, CD, Geoff Lakeman GLAK-01, 2016

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016 (Proper PROPERFOLK17) Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2016, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK17, 2016

Seth Lakeman: The Well Worn Path (Cooking Vinyl COOKCD709) Seth Lakeman, The Well Worn Path, CD, Cooking Vinyl COOKCD709, 2018