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Rosie Upton: Basket of Oysters

Rosie Upton: Basket of Oysters (Village Pump PUMP010)

Basket of Oysters
Rosie Upton

Village Pump PUMP010 (CD, UK, 2014)

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Recorded and mastered by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, May Cottage, Wherwell, Hampshire;
Cover design by Doug Bailey

Musicians

Rosie Upton: vocals;
Pete MacGregor: guitar [1-2, 4-11, 13-14];
Verity Sharp: cello, fiddle [2, 7];
Andrew Bazeley: guitar [5, 9, 14];
Stash Huckrak: electric double bass [5, 9-10, 14];
The Free Range Hens: Bryony McGinty and Lindsey Huckrak: backing vocals [4-5, 9, 14]

Tracks

  1. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (3.00)
  2. The Golden Glove (Roud 141; Laws N20; G/D 1:166; Henry H524) (4.51)
  3. The Oyster Girl (Roud 875; Laws Q13; G/D 2:304; Henry H725) (2.14)
  4. Died for Love (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (2.59)
  5. Deep and Careless Love (Roud 422) (4.52)
  6. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.41)
  7. Isle of Germany (Roud 904; G/D 1:96) (2.07)
  8. The Butcher Boy (Roud 263; Laws P35; G/D 2:200) (3.45)
  9. St James Infirmary (Roud 2; G/D 7:1404) (4.23)
  10. The Factory Girl (Roud 1659; Henry H127) (3.13)
  11. Sally My Dear / Hares on the Mountain (Roud 329) (3.01)
  12. Monday Morning (Roud 579) (2.28)
  13. The Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (3.48)
  14. Blackleg Miner (Roud 3193) / Solidarity Forever (2.47)

All tracks trad. arr. Pete MacGregor, Rosie Upton except
Track 14b Ralph Chaplin

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Rosie Upton for sending me a copy of her lovely CD.

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Rosie Upton: Threads and Yarns

Rosie Upton: Threads and Yarns (WildGoose WGS449CD)

Threads and Yarns
Rosie Upton

WildGoose Studios WGS449CD (CD, UK, 27 February 2026)

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Recorded and mastered by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, May Cottage, Wherwell, Hampshire;
Cover design by Doug Bailey

Musicians

Rosie Upton: vocals;
Jeff Gillett: guitar [1, 3, 5-6, 8, 11-14];
Steven Faux: fiddle [1, 3, 12];
Jill Redmond: cello [1, 3-4, 6, 8, 12];
Bryony McGinty: vocal harmonies [1, 3, 13-14];
Joe Sartin: guitar [9, 15]

Tracks

  1. The Shearman
  2. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236)
  3. Why
  4. The Bloody Gardener (Roud 1700)
  5. Men Bugger Off
  6. Myrtle
  7. Needle and Thread
  8. Queen of Hearts (Roud 3195)
  9. The Game of All Fours (Roud 232)
  10. Sarah Collins
  11. St. James Infirmary (Roud 2; G/D 7:1404)
  12. Banks of Green Willow (Roud 172; Child 24; G/D 6:1225)
  13. Carriden
  14. The Desert Rat
  15. Bread and Roses

Track 1 words Mick Ryan, tune trad.;
Tracks 2, 4, 8-9, 11-12 trad.,
Track 3 Mick Ryan, from The Innocent;
Tracks 5-6 Mike Danver Scott;
Track 7 Henry Clements;
Track 10 from Henderson’s Victorian Street Ballads, tune trad.;
Track 13-14 Pete MacGregor;
Track 15 James Oppenheim