Sleeve design by Roger Watson with help from Frank Hicklin;
Sleeve Notes by Eric Winter

Musicians

Roger Watson,
Muckram Wakes (John Adams, Suzie Adams, Helen Watson, Roger Watson),
The Garden Gnome Ceilidh Band,
Members of the Western Mere School Band,
Colin Cater

Tracks

Side 1

1. [MW] May Song
2. [RW] The Pick and the Malt Shovel
3. [RW] Thomas Hanley
4. [RW] The Malt House
5. [RW acc. MW] The Christmas Hare
6. [HW acc. RW, JA] The Manager’s Daughter
7. [RW acc. GGCB, MW] Gathering Corn

Side 2

8. [RW acc. WMSB] Salvation Band
9. [SA acc. MW] Sudbury Fair
10. [RW acc. GGCB, MW] Jack Tattersall
11. [RW acc. GGCB, MW] Sligo Bettison
12. [CC] The Number Two Top Seam
13. [RW acc. HW, JA] The Hole in Our Back Yard
14. [RW acc. GGCB, MW] Turn Him Up

All tracks written by Roger Watson except
Track 1, 10 trad. / Roger Watson;
Track 7 Roger Watson / trad.;
Track 9 Roger Watson / Helen Watson;
Track 12 Roger Watson / Colin Carter

Musicians

Roger Watson: vocals, melodeons, English concertina;
…

Tracks

Side 1

1. Bourrée
2. Venezuela
3. Where, Oh Where Do I Live?
4. A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square
5. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47)
6. Song for the Derbyshire Colliers
7. Planxty Irwin

Side 2

8. Stow Brow (Roud 185; Laws K18; G/D 1:20, TYG 7)
9. Three Jovial Miners
10. The Inniskillen Dragoon (Roud 2185; Henry H98b)
11. Jeannette & Jeannot / The Lullaby of Broadway
12. Nottingham Miners
13. Shrimps on the Stove
14. Brothers, Can You Spare a Dime?

Track 4 Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin;

Recorded and produced by Doug Bailey and Roger Watson at WildGoose Studios.

Musicians

Roger Watson: vocals, two- and three-row melodeons, English concertina;
Jackie Oates: vocals, five-stringed viola;
Tim Walker: flugelhorn, cornet, vocals, side drum

Tracks

1. Gilliver (3.36)
2. Linnen Hall / The Fantocini (3.34)
3. Lovely Joan (Roud 592) (2.30)
4. Idbury Hill / Broken Dagger (4.18)
5. Peg of Derby (Roud 545; G/D 1:84) (5.17)
6. The Gobby-O (2.29)
7. Rip Van Winkle (4.28)
8. Bengal Rounds / Old Sir Simon the King (Roud 19766) (3.10)
9. Lowlands (Roud 681; Henry H469) (4.41)
10. Hunt the Squirrel / The First of August (3.35)
11. Two Brethren (Roud 202) (3.25)
12. The Manager’s Daughter (3.52)
13. Fred Pigeon’s Polka / Donkey Riding (3.49)
14. Seafarers (4.06)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 words Roger Watson, tune C. Cater;
Tracks 3, 5, 9, 11 trad. new lyrics Roger Watson;
Track 7 Bob Pegg;
Tracks 8a, 12 Roger Watson

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Joe Sartin: vocals, guitar [1, 13];
Will Sartin: mandolin [1, 13];
Sarah Matthews: vocals [2, 7, 17], fiddle [17];
Doug Eunson: vocals [2], melodeon [17], tan tan [7];
Sylvia Needham: vocals [3, 6, 11];
Keith Kendrick: vocals [3, 6], anglo concertina [3, 6], English concertina [11];
Lynne Heraud: vocals [4, 14];
Pat Turner: vocals [4, 14], guitar [4];
Sound Tradition (Linda and David Bartlett, Catherine Kendal, Moose Rosser): vocals [10, 15, 18], chorus vocals [4, 6];
Brian Peters: vocals, melodeon, guitar [5, 16];
Roger Watson: vocals, melodeon [8, 19];
Jim Causley: vocals, piano accordion [9];
Gill Redmond: cello [11, 19];
Moose Rosser: vocals [12];
Khan Pathan: tabla [17];
Mike Draper: electric guitar [19]

Tracks

1. Patakas: Tides
2. Sarah Matthews and Doug Eunson: The Manchester Angel (Roud 2741)
3. Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham: Black Cloud
4. Lynne Heraud and Pat Turner: Back to the Kitchen
5. Brian Peters: Nottingham Miners
6. Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham: John Kanaka (Roud 8238)
7. Sarah Matthews: Catherine Shaw
8. Roger Watson: The Navvy’s Tombstone
   recorded live, 1983
9. Jim Causley: When This Old Hat Was New (Roud 1693; G/D 3:540, 3:541)
10. Sound Tradition: New Oysters (Roud V20353) / Watercress-O
11. Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham: Spencer the Rover (Roud 1115; TYG 3)
12. Moose Rosser: Thomas Handley
13. Patakas: Barleycorn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559)
14. Lynn Heraud and Pat Turner: The Girl With the Blue Dress On (Roud 7498)
15. Sound Tradition: The Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783)
16. Broian Peters: Lovers’ Leap.
17. Sarah Matthews and Doug Eunson: Lay the Bent (Roud 161; Child 1)
18. Sound Tradition: The Lights of Home
19. Roger Watson and Mike Draper: Dawn Chorus
    recorded live, 1984