Recorded live at The Ring o’ Bells, Middleton; Manchester Sports Guild; Wood St. Social Club, Middleton; Crumpsall Cocoa Temperance Rooms; and Old Bluebell, Warrington;
Recorded and produced by Bill Leader;
Sleeve by Humphrey Weightman;
Photography by Dick Gaughan

Musicians

Mike Harding: vocals, banjo, mandolin, guitar, tenor concertina;
Bernard Wrigley: piano, bass and tenor concertinas

Tracks

Side 1

1. The German Clockwinder (Roud 241)
2. The Walls of Jericho
3. The Lancashire Lads (Roud 588; G/D 1:89)
4. Three Ha’pence a Foot
5. The Hand Weaver and the Factory Maid (Roud 17771)
6. The Keyhole in the Door (Roud 2099)

Side 2

7. The Number 81 Bus
8. The Cock and the Ass
9. Sodom and Gomorrah
10. July Wakes
11. The Hattersley Lament

Tracks 1, 3, 5-6, 8 trad. arr. Mike Harding;
Tracks 2, 7, 9, 11 Mike Harding;
Track 4 Marriott Edgar;
Track 10 trad. arr. Stan Ellison

Produced by Geoff Heslop;
Recorded by Mickey Sweeney;
Recorded by Impulse Studio Mobile at Preston, Crewe, Sheffield and Swinton;
Sleeve photo by Dougie McCalman

Musicians

Mike Harding: vocals, concertina

Tracks

Side 1

1. Crabs & Lobsters (Introduction)
2. Medley: Why Don’t Women Like Me? / The Pig Got Up And Slowly Walked Away (Roud 7322) / Side By Side / Silver Threads Among the Gold (Roud 6403)
3. The Extra Eye
4. Lobster Song
5. The Parrot
6. Whitsuntide Clothes

Side 2

7. When I Drink, Everybody Drinks
8. Boozing, Bloody Well Boozing (Roud 30064)
9. The Lord Gives and the Lord Takes Away
10. Bide Awhile

All tracks written by Mike Harding except
Track 2a Bud Bennett / George Formby / Jack Cottrell;
Track 2b Benjamin Hapgood Burt;
Track 2c Harry MacGregor Woods;
Track 2d trad.;
Track 6 trad. arr. Mike Harding;
Track 10 T. Yates

Songs

The songs are referenced by page numbers.

See also the Mudcat Café thread Songbook - Folk Songs Of Lancashire.

8. A Beggin’ I Will Go (Roud 286; G/D 3:488)
10. Ashton Famine Song (Roud V23535)
12. The Boggart
14. Bowton’s Yard (Roud 5313)
16. Brian O’Lynn (Roud 294; Henry H480a; TYG 27)
18. The Calico Printer’s Clerk [Harry Clifton] (Roud 13210; G/D 8:1900)
20. Coal Pickin’ [Gary and Vera Aspey]
22. The Cockerham Devil [Roger and Prow Edwards]
24. The Cockfight (Roud 211; TYG 81)
26. The Cock Pecked Wife [Thomas Brierley]
28. The Collier Lass (Roud V7863)
30. The Devil and Little Mike (Roud 1696)
32. From the North [Cicely Fox Smith]
34. Gossip Joan (Roud 1039; TYG 54)
36. Johnny Sands (Roud 184; Laws Q3; G/D 2:319)
38. John o’ Grinfilt’s Ramble (Roud 1460)
40. July Wakes [Richard Pomfret, Stan Ellison]
42. King Cotton [Mike Harding]
44. The Lancashire Lads (Roud 588; G/D 1:89)
46. The Lancashire Miller (Roud 138; Laws Q21; G/D 3:703)
49. The Little Piecer [Gordon Allen North, Dave Brooks]
50. The Manchester Angel (Roud 2741)
52. The Manchester Chambermaid (Roud 3204; TYG 40)
54. The Manchester Molecatcher (Roud 1052)
56. Middleton Junction Band
58. My Owd Wife (Roud 1263)
60. Nancy (At Eight O’Clock)
62. Owd Johnny Bugger (Roud 1329)
64. Owd Johnny Walker
66. Owd Ned’s A Rare Stong Chap (Roud 31231)
68. Ramblin’ Robin (Roud V5416)
70. Rawtenstall Annual Fair [R.W. Weston, Bert Lee] (Roud 23927)
73. Ribbins O’Robbins (Roud 236)
74. The Rochdale Mashers
76. Sammy Shuttleworth’s Party (Roud 31167)
78. In the Shade of the Old ’Arris Mill
80. Sledburn Fair (Roud 2543)
82. Ten Per Cent [Mary Thomason]
84. Three Crows (Roud 5; Child 26)
86. Three Jolly Huntsmen (Roud 283; G/D 2:283)
88. Tommy the Pedlar [Milton Allan]
89. Turpin Hero (Roud 621; Laws L10)
90. Turton Fair
92. Waiting For Me Pay Day [Mike Harding]
95. The Wassail Song (Roud 209; TYG 22)
95. The Watter Rattle (Roud 140; Laws P14; TYG 34)
96. The Wayver of Wellbrook (Roud V35149)
98. When th’Owd Fowks Weren’t In (Roud 24777)
100. With His Owd Grey Beard New Shaven (Roud 362; G/D 4:815)