> Folk Music > Records > Tim Lyons: The Green Linnet
Tim Lyons: The Green Linnet
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The Green Linnet Trailer Records LER 3036 (LP, UK, 1972) |
Recorded and produced by Dave Bland;
Production master by Seamus Ewens, Leader Sound;
Notes by Tony Foxworthy;
Photographs by Bill Leader;
Sleeve design by Janet Kerr
Musicians
Tim Lyons: vocals, melodeon
Tracks
Side 1
- You Rambling Boys of Pleasure (Roud 386)
- The Lake of Coolfin (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176)
- Skillet Pot (Roud 3036)
- The Green Fields of Canada (Roud 2290)
- The Green Linnet (Roud 1619)
Side 2
- The Limerick Rake (Roud 3018)
- Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 221)
- Stick to the Crater
- iAn Bunan Buide (The Yellow Bittern) (Roud 5332; Henry H830)
- An Droimin Don Dilis (The Sweet Brown Cow)
> Folk Music > Records > John Lyons: The May Morning Dew
John Lyons: The May Morning Dew
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The May Morning Dew Topic Records 12TS248 (LP, UK, 1974) |
Recorded and produced by Tony Engle;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd and Sandra Kerr;
Photographs by John Faulkner;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle
Musicians
John Lyons: vocals, accordion
Tracks
Side 1
- The Maid on the Shore (Roud 181; Laws K27)
- The May Morning Dew (Roud 5405)
- Morrison’s Jig / The Pipe on the Hob jigs
- The Tailor Bawn (Roud 9667)
- After Aughrim (Roud 16907)
- The Boys of Barna-shraide (Roud 24291)
Side 2
- Erin’s Lovely Lea (Roud 5327)
- The Blackthorn / Unnamed Reel reels
- Farmer Michael Hayes (Roud 5226)
- The Lambs on the Green Hills (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198)
- Fiac an Madrarua
- Kitty’s Wedding
- Farewell, Lovely Mary (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755)
All tracks trad. except
Track 5 Patrick Augustine Sheehan (1852-1913)
> Folk Music > Records > Tim Lyons: Easter Snow
Tim Lyons: Easter Snow
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Easter Snow Green Linnet SIF 1014 (LP, USA, 1978) |
Produced by Patrick Sky;
Executive Producer: Lisa Null;
Recorded in the field by Patrick Sky;
Tapes Edited and mastered at Golden East Recording Studios, New Canaan, Connecticut;
Photograph by Patrick Sky,
Cover drawing and design by Carla Williams
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Tim Lyons discography at Nick Guida’s The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Tim Lyons: vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- The Bantry Girls’ Lament (Roud 2999) (4.10)
- The Humours of Whiskey (Roud 3079) (3.39)
- Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (5.35)
- Miss Walsh lilted jig (1.20)
- Easter Snow (Roud 2122; Henry H66) (3.02)
- Bill’s Gander (Roud 5328) (2.35)
- The Peeler and the Goat (Roud 1458) (3.15)
Side 2
- The Waterford Boys (Roud 3107) (3.07)
- The Streets of Derry (Roud 896; Laws L11; Henry H705) (3.10)
- Family Ointment (Roud 5326) (2.51)
- The Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180) (4.57)
- Mike Sullivan’s Clock (Roud 32246) (3.19)
- The City of Mullingar (RoudBS B301668) (4.09)
> Folk Music > Records > John & Tim Lyons: Easy & Bold
John & Tim Lyons: Easy & Bold
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Easy & Bold Veteran VT158CD (CD, UK, 2012) |
Recorded, produced and designed by John Howson;
Songs recorded in February 2012 at the house of Mark Davis in Moymore, near Ennistymon, Co. Clare;
Tunes recorded at John Lyons’ house near Newmarket-on-Fergus;
Cover photo: John and Tim on the banks of the Blackwater River
Musicians
John Lyons: vocals, accordion [1-2, 4-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14-15];
Tim Lyons: vocals [1, 3, 6-7, 10, 13, 15];
Aisling Lyons: concertina [4, 8, 11, 14];
Sean Lyons: tin whistle [8]
Tracks
- The Limerick Rake (Roud 3018) (4.16)
- After Aughrim (Roud 16907) (5.10)
- Anach Cuain (4.22)
- Con Cassidy’s / MulQueeny’s (slides) (2.33)
- Goodbye (O Máire Bán) (3.13)
- Kilnamartyra Exile (Roud 32278) (6.29)
- The Bold Tenant Farmer (Roud 5164) (3.35)
- The Honeymoon / Humours of Tulla (reels) (2.20)
- The May Morning Dew (Roud 5405) (2.58)
- Droighnean Donn (The Blackthorn Tree) (Roud 2363; Henry H206) (6.15)
- Crossroads Ceili / McGonigal’s (barndances) (2.19)
- Lie Like a Frog (Roud 8144) (3.20)
- The Green Linnet (Roud 1619) (7.37)
- The Knocknaboul Polkas (2.58)
- Bold Thady Quill (Roud 23572) (3.19)
All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Patrick Augustine Sheehan (1852-1913);
Track 6 John Brown
> Folk Music > Records > John and Tim Lyons
Other records with John and Tim Lyons
The Exiles:
The Hale and the Hanged,
LP, Topic 12T164, 1967
Various Artists:
The Breeze From Erin,
LP, Topic 12T184, 1969
Various Artists:
Our Folk Music Heritage,
LP, Trailer LETSAM 2087, 1975
Various Artists:
Irish Voices,
CD, Topic TSCD702, 1996
Various Artists:
King's Head Folk Club,
Traditional Performers at this London Folk Club 1968-1970,
2 CD, Musical Traditions MTCD356/7, 2012



