> Folk Music > Records > Roger Nicholson: Nonesuch for Dulcimer
Nonesuch for Dulcimer
Nonesuch for Dulcimer Trailer Records LER 3034 (LP, UK, 1972) |
Produced and recorded by Bill Leader;
Sleeve design and artwork by Peter Wisbey;
Photographs by Tony Barrett
Musicians
Roger Nicholson: dulcimers;
Robert Johnson: guitar and vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- Nonesuch
- Medieval Garden
- In Good King Arthur’s Days (Roud 130; G/D 3:704)
- Gavotte in D
- Newlyn Town (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691)
- Howie’s Tune
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Fantasy
Side 2
- Scots Medley: Bonny Lass o’ Fyvvio / MacPherson’s Rant / O’er the River Charlie
- Fugue for Dulcimer
- The Laily Worm and the Mackerel of the Sea (Roud 3968; Child 36)
- Spring Season (Requiem for Richard Fariña)
- Appalachian Two-Step
- The Sheep Stealer (Roud 1667)
- Shady Grove Variations
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13 trad. arr. Roger Nicholson, Bob Johnson;
Tracks 2, 6, 9, 11-12, 14 Roger Nicholson;
Track 4 J.S. Bach (Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012, 5th movement) arr. Roger Nicholson;
Track 7 trad. arr. Roger Nicholson;
> Folk Music > Records > Roger Nicholson, Jake Walton, Andrew Cronshaw: Times and Traditions for Dulcimer
Times and Traditions for Dulcimer
Times and Traditions for Dulcimer Trailer Records LER 2094 (LP, UK, 1976) |
Produced and recorded at Leader Sound by Bill Leader;
Sleeve design by Janet Kerr
Musicians
Roger Nicholson: dulcimers [1-4, 6-13],
Jake Walton: vocals [2, 5, 7, 9, 12],
dulcimer [5, 12],
lute-guitar [1-2, 6],
guitar [7, 9],
hurdy-gurdy [3, 6, 7, 13],
percussion [6];
Andrew Cronshaw: hammered dulcimer [10],
fife [5],
chord-harp [5-6],
whistle [6, 7],
flute [6]
Tracks
Side 1
- Mistress Winter’s Jumpe / Dowland’s Midnight / Mrs Whyte’s Nothing
- The Rolling of the Stones (Roud 38; Child 49)
- Planxty Power
- O’Carolan’s Concerto
- Follow the Plough
- Mr Sharp’s Fancy
Side 2
- The Gypsy’s Wedding (Roud 229; Laws O4) / Haste to the Wedding
- Almaine
- Bogie’s Bonnie Belle (Roud 2155; G/D 7:1396)
- The Devil Amongst the Tailors
- Donal Óg (Roud 3379) / Si Bheag, Si Mor
- The Song of Wandering Aengus
- Nonesuch [revisited]
Tracks 1ab John Dowland arr. Roger Nicholson;
Track 1c John Dowland arr. Roger Nicholson, Jake Walton;
Tracks 2, 9 trad. arr. Roger Nicholson, Jake Walton;
Tracks 3, 4 Turlough O’Carolan arr. Roger Nicholson, Jake Walton;
Track 5 poem St. Eval by Elizabeth J. Coatsworth, music Jake Walton;
Tracks 6, 7b trad. arr. Roger Nicholson, Jake Walton, Andrew Cronshaw;
Track 7a trad. arr. Jake Walton;
Track 8 Bartholomew Penkil arr. Roger Nicholson;
Track 10 trad. arr. Roger Nicholson, Andrew Cronshaw;
Track 11a trad. arr. Roger Nicholson;
Track 11b Turlough O’Carolan arr. Roger Nicholson;
Track 12 W.B. Yeats, Richard Dyer-Bennett
> Folk Music > Records > The Dulcimer Players
The Dulcimer Players
The Dulcimer Players Transatlantic The Leader Tradition LTRA 502 (LP, UK, 1978) |
Recorded at Leader Sound by Bill Leader;
Produced by Roger Nicholson and Bill Leader;
Sleeve photography by Janet Kerr;
Sleeve design by Sue Dransfield
Musicians
Roger Nicholson: dulcimer [1-5];
Jake Walton: hurdy-gurdy [1],
vocals [3],
guitar [3];
Stefan Sobell: dulcimer [6],
cittern [7];
Steve Morrison: vocals [6],
guitar [6];
Liz Sobell: dulcimer [7-9];
Pete Coe: dulcimer [10-12];
Chris Coe: hammered dulcimer [10],
vocals [11];
Holly Tannen: dulcimer [1, 13-15],
vocals [13];
Martin Simpson: resonator guitar [13],
guitar [14]
Tracks
Side 1
Roger Nicholson
- The South Wind / Sellinger’s Round
- The King of the Fairies
- Who Liveth So Merry
- Greensleeves
- Lillibulero (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320)
Stefan Sobell
- Love Minus Zero
Liz Sobell
- Hardiman the Fiddler / Another Jig Will Do
- Killarney Boys of Pleasure / The Swallow’s Tail Reel
- The Hag’s Reel / The Sailor’s Bonnet
Side 2
Pete Coe
- Rozemarientjesdans / Krebbel
- La Belle de Charenton
- Michael Turner’s Waltz
Holly Tannen
- Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender (Roud 4; Child 73; G/D 2:212)
- Mike Tickell’s Favourite
- Copas de la Montagne
All tracks trad. except
Track 1a Donal McNamara;
Track 6 Bob Dylan