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Far Over the Fell
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Far Over the Fell Sweet Folk and Country SFA 027 (LP, UK, 1975) |
Recorded at Mid-Wales Sound Studios, 17-18 February 1975;
Produced and engineered by Alan Green;
Sleeve design by Paul Adams;
Engraving: Keswick Lake seen from above Lowdore by William Westall (1781-1850)
Musicians
Paul Adams: vocals [2, 4, 6, 8, 10-11],
percussion [1];
Linda Adams: vocals [1-10, 12],
guitar [3-4, 6-7, 9-12],
piano [4];
Alan Green: bass [4]
Tracks
Side 1
- The Keswick Driver (3.30)
- Jolly Boys Song (Roud 614; TYG 53) (2.08)
- Jimmy’s Enlisted (Roud 3503) (2.10)
- The German Clockwinder (Roud 241) (2.17)
- A Brisk Young Sailor (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (1.42)
- King Dunmail (3.26)
Side 2
- The Lament of the Border Widow (Roud 199; Child 106; G/D 1:163) (1.59)
- Tarry Woo’ (Roud 1472) (1.59)
- The Sun Shines Fair on Carlisle Wall (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (3.35)
- Paul Jones (Roud 967; Laws A4) (2.56)
- Farewell to the Miner (1.56)
- The Witch of the Westmorlands (3.48)
All tracks trad. arr. Adams except
Track 1 Robbie Ellis;
Track 6 trad. arr. White, Adams;
Track 8 trad. arr. Bettinson, Adams;
Track 11 Paul Adams;
Track 12 Archie Fisher
> Folk Music > Records > Paul and Linda Adams: Country Hirings
Country Hirings
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Country Hirings Sweet Folk and Country SFA 053 (LP, UK, 1976) |
Recorded at Fellside Recordings, Workington, Cumbria, February 1976;
Engineered by Bernard Whitty;
Produced by Paul Adams;
Front cover photograph: Shepherd Isaac Cookson of Mardale
by Joseph Hardman, 1927, by courtesy of the Abbot Hall Museum, Kendal;
Sleeve design by Paul Adams
Musicians
Paul Adams: vocals [1, 3-6, 8, 10-12],
spoons [7];
Linda Adams: vocals [1-5, 7, 9-11, 13],
guitar [1-5, 7-8, 10, 12-13],
English concertina [6];
Geoff Purvis: fiddle [1, 3-4, 7, 10];
Terry Docherty: vocals [4, 10],
guitar [3-4, 7, 10],
Appalachian dulcimer [2];
Neil Bettinson: Anglo concertina [3],
melodeon [12];
Tom Allsopp: vocals [10]
Tracks
Side 1
- Country Hirings (Roud 12510)
- Wellington Disaster
- Shepherd’s Life (Roud 5124) / Lark in the Morning
- Bonnie Maisry (Roud 92; Child 217; G/D 4:838)
- Tups
- John Peel’s Lament
Side 2
- The Widow of Westmorland’s Daughter (Roud 228; G/D 7:1439) / Blackthorn Stick / Saddle the Pony
- Parton Collier’s Lament
- Beagle Inn
- Phillipson’s Curse
- Walney Cockfight (Roud 211; TYG 81)
- Eskdale & Ennerdale Hunt Song
- North Country Lass (Roud 1367; G/D 5:1058)
All tracks trad. arr. Adams except
Tracks 2, 5 Mike Lyddiard;
Track 7 trad. arr. A.L. Lloyd, Adams;
Track 10 Norman Bell
> Folk Music > Records > Paul and Linda Adams: Among the Old Familiar Mountains
Among the Old Familiar Mountains
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Among the Old Familiar Mountains Fellside Recordings FE006 (LP, UK, 1978) |
Sleeve picture: engraving of Stickle Tarn, Langdale Pikes, from a colour
reproduction by Frnk Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne;
Sleeve design by Mary Blood
Musicians
Linda Adams: vocals, guitar, concertina;
Paul Adams: vocals, flageolet, percussion;
Terry Docherty: guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, chorus;
John Reay: bouzouki, mandolin, chorus;
Geoff Purvis: fiddle;
Tony Renney: bass;
Olwyn Reay, Neil Bettinson: additional chorus
Tracks
Side 1
- The Witch of the Westmorlands
- The Fall of the Leaf (Roud 848)
- A Fine Hunting Day (Roud 1172)
- The Banks of Red Roses (Roud 603; G/D 7:1444)
- Copshawholme Fair (Roud 9139) / Keswick Bonnie Lassies
- Rosie Nell (Roud 2870)
- Long Meg & Her Daughters (3.32)
Side 2
- The Horn of the Hunter (Roud 1859)
- The Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (3.21)
- The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215)
- Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold (Roud 553; Laws N17; G/D 1:176) (4.05)
- Swarthfell Rocks (Roud 1578)
- My Miner Lad (Roud 2599)
- Farewell to the Fells
All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Archie Fisher;
Track 7 Stuart Lawrence;
Track 8 Jackson Gillbanks;
Track 14 Mike Lyddiard
> Folk Music > Records > Paul and Linda Adams
Other records with Paul and Linda Adams
Various Artists:
The Best of BBC Radio Carlisle’s Folk Workshop,
LP, Fellside FE002, 1976
Dave Walters:
Comes Sailing In,
LP, Fellside FE004, 1977
Barry Skinner with Geoff Lakeman:
Bushes & Briars,
LP, Fellside FE011, 1978
Linda Adams, Robbie Ellis, Angi Marchent, Derwent Pickering, Hodgett's Barnstormers:
Canny Cumberland: Songs and Tales in Cumbrian Dialect,
LP, Fellside FE013, 1979
Sara Grey & Ellie Ellis:
A Breath of Fresh Air,
LP, Fellside FE031, 1982
Bobby Eaglesham:
Weather the Storm,
LP, Fellside FE033, 1982
Richard Grainger:
Herbs on the Heart,
LP, Fellside FE038, 1984
Sara Grey & Ellie Ellis:
Making the Air Resound,
LP, Fellside FE039, 1984
Steve Turner:
Eclogue,
LP, Fellside FE042, 1984
Roy Harris:
Utter Simplicity,
LP, Fellside FE044, 1985
Various Artists:
A Selection From the Penguin Book of English Folk Songs,
LP, Fellside FE047, 1986 /
CD, Fellside FECD47, 1994
Various Artists:
Flash Company: A Celebration of the First 10 Years of Fellside Records,
LP, Fellside FE050, 1986
Iain MacGillivray:
Rolling Home,
LP, Fellside FE053, 1986
Swan Arcade:
Diving for Pearls,
LP, Fellside FE054, 1986
Steve Turner:
Braiding,
LP, Fellside FE058, 1987
Ken Campbell:
Going Solo,
LP, Fellside FE063, 1988
Marilyn Middleton Pollock:
Nobody Knows You,
LP, Fellside FE064, 1988
Ian Walker:
Shadows in Time,
LP, Fellside FE073, 1989
Bram Taylor:
Taylor Made,
LP, Fellside FE075, 1989
Martin Hall:
Ringing the Changes,
cassette, Fellside FSC7, 1992
Martyn Wyndham-Read:
Mussels on a Tree,
CD, Fellside FECD84, 1992
Marilyn Middleton Pollock:
A Doll’s House,
CD, Fellside FECD86, 1992
Various Artists:
Voices: English Traditional Songs,
CD, Fellside FECD87, 1992
Edgerton Layhe:
Rough & Tumble,
CD, Fellside FECD96, 1993
John Wright:
Ride the Rolling Sky,
CD, Fellside FECD97, 1993
Heather Innes:
Coineadh: Songs From the Heart,
CD, Fellside FECD99, 1994
Various Artists:
Banklands: The Story of Fellside Records,
CD, Fellside FECB100, 1994
Martyn Wyndham-Read:
Sunlit Plains,
CD, Fellside FECD102, 1995
The John Wright Band:
The Things We’ve Handed Down,
CD, Fellside FECD106, 1996
Various Artists:
Ballads,
CD, Fellside FECD110, 1997
The Rufus Crisp Experience:
Chickens Are A-Crowing,
CD, Fellside FECD113, 1997
Rick Kemp:
Escape,
CD, Fellside FECD114, 1996
Martyn Wyndham-Read & No Man’s Band:
Beneath a Southern Sky,
CD, Fellside FECD115, 1997
Bram Taylor:
Pick of the Grinner,
CD, Fellside FECD120, 1997
John Kirkpatrick et al.:
Wassail! A Traditional Celebration of an English Midwinter,
CD, Fellside FECD125, 1998
Various Artists:
Fyre & Sworde: Songs of the Border Reivers,
CD, Fellside FECD131, 1998
John Conolly & Pete Sumner:
Trawlertown: The Singing of the Fishing,
CD, Fellside FECD135, 1998
Jolly Jack & Friends:
Rolling Down to Old Maui: Shanties and Songs of the Sea,
CD, Fellside FECD140, 1999
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan:
Steely Water,
CD, Fellside FECD145, 1999
Martyn Wyndham-Read & No Man’s Band:
Beyond the Red Horizon,
CD, Fellside FECD146, 1999
Hughie Jones:
Seascape,
CD, Fellside FECD147, 1999
Sandra Kerr:
Yellow, Red & Gold,
CD, Fellside FECD152, 2000
Various Artists:
Flash Company: A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Records (1976-2001),
2 CD, Fellside FECD156, 2001
Martyn Wyndham-Read & No Man’s Band:
Where Ravens Feed,
CD, Fellside FECD157, 2001
Various Artists:
Voices in Harmony: English Traditional Songs,
CD, Fellside FECD158, 2001
Bram Taylor:
Fragile Peace,
CD, Fellside FECD159, 2001
Swan Arcade:
Round Again,
CD, Fellside FECD160, 2001
Various Artists:
Enlist for a Soldier: The Soldier in Song From the English Civil War to the Falklands,
CD, Fellside FTSR3, 2002
Various Artists:
Seasons, Ceremonies & Rituals: The Calendar in Traditional Song,
CD, Fellside FTSR5, 2002
Bram Taylor:
The Night Is Young,
CD, Fellside FECD183, 2004
Madddie Southorn:
The Pilgrim Soul,
CD, Fellside FECD193, 2005
Kieron Means:
Far As My Eyes Can See,
CD, Fellside FECD195, 2005
Sara Grey:
A Long Way From Home,
CD, Fellside FECD196, 2005
Martyn Wyndham-Read & No Man’s Band:
Oceans in the Sky,
CD, Fellside FECD197, 2005
Hughie Jones and Friends:
Liverpool Connexions,
CD, Fellside FECD198, 2005
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan:
Strands of Gold,
CD, Fellside FECD199, 2005
Various Artists:
Landmarks: 25 Years of a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD203, 2006
Bram Taylor:
Song Singer,
CD, Fellside FECD206, 2007
Grace Notes:
Northern Tide,
CD, Fellside FECD209, 2007
Phil Hulse:
Unpredicted Storm,
CD, Fellside FECD217, 2008
Sara Grey:
Sandy Boys,
CD, Fellside FECD225, 2009
Sandra Kerr and Friends:
’Hi!’ Said the Elephant,
CD, Smallfolk SMF2, 2009
Wendy Weatherby:
A Shirt of Silk or Snow,
CD, Fellside FECD230, 2010
Bram Taylor:
Jokers & Rogues,
CD, Fellside FECD246, 2012
James Findlay:
Another Day Another Story,
CD, Fellside FECD252, 2012
James Findlay, Bella Hardy, Brian Peters, Lucy Ward:
The Liberty to Choose: A Selection of Songs From The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs,
CD, Fellside FECD257, 2013
Pete Morton:
The Frappin’ and Ramblin’ Pete Morton,
CD, Fellside FECD261, 2014
Pete Morton:
The Land of Time,
CD, Fellside FECD269, 2015
Various Artists:
The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40,
3 CD, Fellside FECD272, 2016
Various Artists:
Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018
Jez Lowe:
The Jez Lowe Fellside Collection,
5 CD, Fellside FECD286, 2020