Produced by David Foister;
Recorded by Allan Morrow;
Front cover design by Bill Perring;
Photography by Roger Holt;
Artwork by Denis Davidson

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar

with
Bonny Shaljean: steel strung harp [5], harmonium [11];
Ruth Morgan: treble recorder [5, 11];
David Foister: synthesiser [6]

Tracks

Side 1

1. A Week’s Work Well Done (Roud 433; Laws Q6)
2. The Scarecrow
3. Tarry Trousers (Roud 427)
4. Davy Lowston
5. The Green Linnet (Roud 1619)
6. The Devil and the Feathery Wife (Roud 12551)

Side 2

7. The Lover’s Ghost (Roud 179; Child 248)
8. The Poor Old Couple (Roud 491)
9. Fair Rosamond (Roud 3729)
10. The Quaker / Black Joker Cotswolds Morris dance tunes
11. Burd Margaret (Roud 3184)
12. Jolly Bold Robber (Roud 1464)

All tracks trad. arr. Nick Dow except
Track 2 Lal & Mike Waterson

Produced by Arthur Izzard;
Recorded by Steve Adams at Steve Adams Recording Studios, Tamworth;
Cover artwork by Matthew James;
Cover layout by Pauline Anscombe

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar

Tracks

Side 1

1. Seven Long Years (Roud 22567)
2. The Dancing Tailor (Roud 1610; TYG 49)
3. Jenny of the Moor (Roud 581; Laws N34; G/D 5:1050; Henry H107)
4. The Friar’s Britches Irish jig
5. The Death of Bill Brown (Roud 609; TYG 41)

Side 2

6. The Minstrel
7. The Fairies’ Hornpipe Irish rune
8. Wild Goose Tamed
9. The Lake of Coolphin (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176)
10. Old Admirals

All tracks trad. arr. Nick Dow except
Track 6 Graham Pratt;
Track 8 words Ralph Henning, tune trad.;
Track 10 Al Stewart

Produced by Mally Dow;
Recorded at Steve Adams Tamworth Studio, September 1983

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals;
Jill and Bernard Blackwell: Northumbrian pipes, accordion, flute, chorus vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Hearty Poacher (Roud 363) (3.05)
2. The Distant Isle (4.34)
3. The Maid and the Parson (3.47)
4. The Bonny Girl (Roud 293; G/D 6:1141; Henry H215) (2.40)
5. The Ballad of Lumley Kettlewell (2.54)
6. Another Man’s Wedding (Roud 567; Laws P31; G/D 6:1199; Henry H60ab) (5.26)

Side 2

7. The Dreams of Lovely Nancy (Roud 688; Henry H520) (5.44)
8. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (3.38)
9. The Humours of Tullachrine / The Gold Ring (3.48)
10. Limbo (Roud 969) (4.10)
11. The Mare and the Foal (Roud 1477) (3.32)
12. Scarborough’s Fair Town (Roud 185; Laws K18; G/D 1:20; TYG 7) (4.47)
13. Ripple Away (6.38)

Tracks 1, 4, 6-10, 12 trad.;
Track 2 Nick Dow;
Track 3 Bill Prince;
Track 5 Graham Pratt;
Track 11 words trad., Nick Dow, tune trad.;
Track 13 Paul Metsers

Produced by Mally Dow;
Recorded by Chris Pollington at Dragontail Studios;
Liner notes by Nick Dow;
Photography by Stephen Forward;
Cover layout by Mally Dow

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar;
Hilary Lamb: fiddle [2], chorus vocals [6];
Graham Goffee: guitar [2, 10];
Alan Brown: melodeon [2], saxophone [6], chorus vocals [6];
Janet Simpson: keyboards [6, 10], chorus vocals [6];
Chris Pollington: synthesiser [9]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Verdant Braes of Skreen (Roud 419; Henry H593) (4.52)
2. The Crockery Ware (Roud 1490) (2.53)
3. Jacky Robinson tune (1.59)
4. Sweet William’s Ghost (Roud 50; Child 77) (4.59)
5. Just Like John Barley-Corn (3.38)
6. The Hills of Isle Au Hait (4.05)

Side 2

7. The Rich Shipowner’s Daughter (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (3.56)
8. The Hostess’s Daughter (Roud 914) (3.55)
9. Writing in the Ground / The Worlds Police (7.03)
10. The Crow on the Cradle (3.30)
11. Bold Carter (Roud 811) (4.14)

All tracks trad. except
Track 5 Pete Morton;
Track 6 Gordon Bok;
Track 9a Colin Bargery, Graham Goffee;
Track 9b Leon Rosselson;
Track 10 Sydney Carter

Recorded and produced by Simon Johnson for the BBC

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar;
Nigel Canter: fiddle;
Chris Robson: button accordion

Tracks

1. The Man of Burniham (Roud 665) (3.32)
2. The Sheepshearing Song (Roud 812) (3.17)
3. The Brewer Laddie (Roud 867; G/D 4:916) (4.32)
4. The Maid in Bedlam (Roud 578) (3.53)
5. Timothy Briggs the Barber (Roud 1508) (3.42)
6. Once to the Line (Roud 5309) (3.23)
7. One Night As I Lay on My Bed (Roud 672) (2.50)
8. The Bold Fisherman (Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834) (3.01)
9. The Indian Lass (Roud 2326) (3.32)
10. The Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975) (3.30)
11. Spare Me the Life of Geordie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (3.14)

All tracks trad.

Produced by Nick Dow;
Recorded by Simon Johnson live at the Hardy Hall, Dorchester

Musicians

Nigel Canter, Molly Dow, Nick Dow, Simon Frampton, Geoff Harris, Chris Robson, John Waltham

Tracks

1. [cast, vocals SF, ND] The Tailor’s Britches (Roud 1610; TYG 49) (2.51)
2. [JW] Introduction (1.57)
3. [CR] Fair Susan I Left (Roud 1447) (3.45)
4. [SF, CR, NC] The New Rigged Ship / Drops of Brandy (3.05)
5. [GH, NC] Bonny Kate (4.04)
6. [ND, CR, NC] The Brewer Lad (Roud 867; G/D 4:916) (4.36)
7. [SF, CR, NC] Gary Owen / The Weymouth Quickstep (3.32)
8. [JW] Courting Round Dorset (4.18)
9. [cast, vocals SF] Home Boys Home (Roud 269; Laws K43; G/D 7:1429; TYG 10) (3.06)
10. [MD] If I Was a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79) (3.47)
11. [CR] I Live Not Where I Love (Roud 593) (3.07)
12. [SF, CR, NC] My Love She’s But a Lass / Soldier’s Joy / Dorset Four Hand Reel (3.18)

All tracks trad. except
Track 8 Tim Laycock

Recorded by Luke Paget

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar;
Pete Robinson: melodeon [4];
Dave Grimshaw: fiddle [10];
Alex Nearney: banjo [10];
Jim Wheeler: bass [10];
Nick Caffrey: chorus [10]

Tracks

1. Fair Susan I Left (Roud 1447) (4.36)
2. The Seasons of the Year (Roud 169) (2.57)
3. Riding Down to Portsmouth (Roud 1534) (4.03)
4. Jackie Munroe (Roud 268; Laws N7; G/D 1:171, 1:172) (3.32)
5. The Faithful Horse (4.31)
6. The Dusty Miller (Sprightly Young Damsel) (Roud 18473) (3.13)
7. The Country Carrier (Roud 1400, G/D 3:456; Henry H664) (3.04)
8. The Bell Ringing (Roud 1515) (3.21)
9. Lower Down into the Broom (Roud 1644) (3.57)
10. Blue Mountain (Roud 10861) (5.22)

All tracks trad. except
Track 5 Tom Walsh;
Track 7 Harry Clifton;
Track 10 Judge Fred Keller (ca. 1918)

Recorded by Luke Paget in October 2013

Musical Traditions review by Rod Stradling

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar

Tracks

1. Who is That? (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.47)
2. The Shepherds Song (Roud 284) (3.26)
3. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (4.42)
4. Through Bushes and Briars (Roud 1027) (5.07)
5. The Watchet Sailor (Roud 917; Laws P4) (3.57)
6. The Swaggering Blade (The Blacksmith) (Roud 1468) (2.35)
7. Her Jolly Roving Tar (Roud 913; Laws O27; Henry H670) (3.28)
8. Mary on the Well Moor (Roud 155; Laws P21; G/D 6:1175) (4.14)
9. The Nightingale (Roud 356) (3.25)
10. Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (6.21)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Luke Paget in 2015

Musical Traditions review by Rod Stradling

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals

Tracks

1. As I Walked Out (Roud 308; G/D 5:946; Henry H711) (2.50)
2. Pity a Lover (The Light Horseman) (Roud 1185; G/D 8:1584; Henry H122a) (3.25)
3. The Wonderful Crocodile (Roud 886; G/D 8:1700; Henry H231a) (4.15)
4. The Cruel Wars (Roud 8003; Henry H466) (3.37)
5. Jacky the Jolly Tar (Roud 511; Laws K40) (4.39)
6. Young Ramble Away (Roud 171; G/D 7:1485) (2.13)
7. Robin Hood and the Tanner (Roud 332; Child 126) (4.05)
8. The Hare’s Lament (Roud 3574; Henry H172) (4.14)
9. Forty Long Miles (Roud 608; G/D 5:983; TYG 36) (2.55)
10. One Night As I Lay on My Bed (Roud 672) (4.28)
11. The Factory Girl (Roud 1659) (3.35)
12. The Farmer’s Servant (Roud 792) (1.53)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Luke Paget in 2016

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar

Tracks

1. True Lover John (Roud 179; Child 248; Henry H699) (4.32)
2. The Bos’n and the Tailor (Roud 570; Laws Q8; G/D 7:1432; Henry H604) (4.09)
3. Her Mantle So Green (Roud 714; Laws N38; G/D 5:1033; Henry H76) (4.04)
4. Geordie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (4.21)
5. The Bonny Labouring Boy (Roud 1162; Laws M14; Henry H576) (3.41)
6. The Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (4.49)
7. Down By the Tanyard Side (Roud 1021; Laws M28; Henry H52b) (3.41)
8. Oxen Ploughing (Roud 686) (4.37)
9. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.08)
10. The Rosebud in June (Roud 812) (4.49)
11. All Jolly Fellows (Roud 346; G/D 3:418) (4.08)
12. Ye Lovers All (4.05)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Luke Paget in 2017;
Photography by Mally Dow

Musical Traditions review by Rod Stradling

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals

Tracks

1. Jacket So Blue (Roud 819; G/D 5:992; Henry H644; TYG 80) (3.36)
2. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (4.33)
3. Down By the Seaside (Roud 1712) (4.31)
4. The Dark-Eyed Gypsy (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (4.07)
5. The Wreck of the ‘Northfleet’ (Roud 1174) (5.30)
6. Jenny of the Moor (Roud 581; Laws N34; G/D 5:1050; Henry H107) (4.56)
7. Prince Heathen (Roud 3336; Child 104; G/D 7:1497) (7.13)
8. The Wild Croppy Tailor (Roud 311; G/D 7:1463) (4.28)
9. Another Man’s Wedding (Roud 567; Laws P31; G/D 6:1199; Henry H60ab) (6.13)
10. The Nightingale (Roud 32290; Henry H75b) (3.09)
11. Live All Alone (Roud 1059) (2.18)
12. The Royal Oak (Roud 951; G/D 1:40) (2.25)
13. Searching for Lambs (Roud 576; Henry H548) (3.28)
14. The Sun Being Set (Roud 1269) (4.07)

All tracks trad. except
Track 6 words trad., tune Nick Dow

Recorded by Luke Paget in 2019

Living Tradition review by Paul Mansfield

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar

Tracks

1. The Hostess’s Daughter (Roud 914) (3.39)
2. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1495) (4.23)
3. The Navvy Boy (Roud 360; Henry H760) (4.19)
4. The Bonny Boat (Roud 87; Child 204) (3.53)
5. The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (3.02)
6. The Riddle Song (Roud 330) (4.51)
7. The Turtle Dove (Roud 422) (4.16)
8. Love Is Kind (3.44)
9. Loving Hannah (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H615, H625) (4.27)
10. The Wedding Song (Roud 381; G/D 5:980) (3.42)

All tracks trad. except
Track 6 words trad. / Jon Raven

Recorded and produced by Simon Johnson for the BBC in 1989;
Re-mastered by Luke Paget;
Photo of Nick Dow by Derek Catley

Musicians

Nick Dow: vocals, guitar;
Nigel Canter: fiddle;
Chris Robson: button accordion

Tracks

1. The Brewer Lad (Roud 867; G/D 4:916) (4.34)
2. The Maid in Bedlam (Roud 578) (3.55)
3. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.07)
4. Once to the Line (Roud 5309) (3.24)
5. The Sheepshearing Song (Roud 812) (3.19)
6. Timothy Briggs the Barber (Roud 1508) (3.44)
7. The Man You Don’t Meet Every Day (Roud 975) (3.32)
8. The Broomfield Hill (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (2.55)
9. The Bold Fisherman (Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834) (4.40)
10. The Indian Lass (Roud 2326) (3.02)
11. Catch Me If You Can (Roud 1028) (4.29)
12. Spare Me the Life of Georgie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (3.16)
13. The Trees They Grow So High (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (5.16)
14. The Man of Burningham Town (Roud 665) (3.31)

Tracks 1, 3-4, 6, 10, 14 trad. arr. Nick Dow, Nigel Canter, Chris Robson;
Tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 11-13 trad. arr. Nick Dow;
Track 8 trad. arr. Nick Dow, Nigel Canter