> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris: The Bitter and the Sweet
Roy Harris: The Bitter and the Sweet
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The Bitter and the Sweet Topic Records 12TS217 (LP, UK, 1972) |
Recorded in Nottingham in 1971 by Dick Swettenham;
Sleeve notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Sleeve design by Humphrey Weightman;
Illustration by Elizabeth Taggert
Musicians
Roy Harris: vocals, guitar [4];
Muckram Wakes: Roger Watson, Helen Wainwright and John Tams:
concertina, dulcimer, fiddle, bouzouki, whistle, drum
[2, 7-8];
Roger Watson: dulcimer [10],
concertina [12];
Notts Alliance: Ian Stewart, Roger Grimes and Laurence Platt:
melodeon, piano accordion, concertina, guitar, whistle, tambourine
[1, 6, 8, 10, 12]
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris: Champions of Folly
Roy Harris: Champions of Folly
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Champions of Folly Topic Records 12TS256 (LP, UK, 1975) |
Recorded at Livingstone Studios, Barnet, November 1974
Produced by Tony Engle
Notes by A.L. Lloyd
Sleeve design by Tony Russell
Photograph: postcard from the collection of Tony Engle
Musicians
Roy Harris: vocals;
Martin Carthy: guitar [1, 7, 8, 10, 14], dulcimer [9];
Bobby Campbell: fiddle [1, 4, 7, 10, 14], mandola [8];
Vic Gammon: melodeon [7, 10, 14], concertina [12]
Tracks
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> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris: By Sandbank Fields
Roy Harris: By Sandbank Fields
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By Sandbank Fields Topic Records 12TS327 (LP, UK, 1977) |
Recorded by Alan Bailey (301 Productions) November-December 1976;
Produced by Tony Engle;
Notes by Roy Harris;
Sleeve design by Tony Russell
Musicians
Roy Harris: vocals;
Roger Watson: English concertina [4, 7, 12],
melodeon [1];
Helen Watson: harmonium [1, 12];
John Adams: trombone [1],
fiddle [4];
Sue Adams: triangle [1];
Neil Harris: dulcimer [9]
Tracks
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris: The Rambling Soldier
Roy Harris: The Rambling Soldier
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The Rambling Soldier Fellside Recordings FE017 (LP, UK, 1979) |
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The original album was published as a companion to Roy Palmer, The Rambling Soldier, Penguin Books, 1977.
Produced by Paul Adams;
Recording engineers: John Gill and Paul Adams;
Recorded at Leader Sound, Halifax and Fellside Recordings, Workington,
February and April 1979
except instrumental tracks [CD 1, 5, 9, 13] recorded March 1997;
Notes to songs: Roy Palmer;
Sleeve design: Mary Blood;
Cover painting: The Girl I Left Behind Me by Charles Green (1840-1898)
Musicians
Roy Harris: vocals;
Roger Watson: English concertina, melodeons, tuba, whistle, chorus;
Peader Long: flute, piccolo, whistle, chorus;
John Astle: percussion;
Paul Adams: chorus
Musicians for the instrumental tracks (on the CD only):
Paul Witty: fiddle [CD 1, 5, 9, 13];
Mike Breese: melodeon [CD 1, 5, 9, 13]
Tracks
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CD Tracks
- British Grenadiers / The Rogues March instrumental (2.08)
- Balaclava (Roud 1443) (3.27)
- McCafferty (Roud 1148) (3.33)
- Muddley Barracks (Roud 1735) (2.13)
- The Girl I Left Behind Me (Brighton Camp) / White Cockade instrumental (3.36)
- The Rambling Soldier (Roud 518; G/D 7:1477) (3.37)
- I Would That the Wars Were All Done (Roud 2036) (2.00)
- The Young Recruit; or, Thirteen Pence a Day (Roud V4289) (3.45)
- Lillibulero (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) / Garryowen instrumental (3.33)
- The Scarlet and the Blue (Roud 163; TYG 32) (3.33)
- Lass of Swansea Town (Roud 1416) (4.07)
- The Drum Major (Roud 1678; G/D 1:184; Henry H797) (2.15)
- Clare's Dragoons / Major Mackie instrumental (1.45)
- The Hungry Army (Roud 1746) (2.49)
- Banks of the Nile (Roud 950; Laws N9; G/D 1:99; Henry H238a) (4.05)
- Chelsea Quarters (Roud V346) (2.27)
All track trad. except
Track 10 John J. Blockley
> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris: Utter Simplicity
Roy Harris: Utter Simplicity
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Utter Simplicity Fellside Recordings FE044 (LP, UK, 1985) |
Recorded and produced by Paul Adams, January and June 1985;
Sleeve artwork by Mary Blood;
Photography by Jon Lloyd
Musicians
Roy Harris: vocals;
Bernard Blackwell: melodeon [1, 10],
concertina [3, 8],
accordion [6],
Northumbrian small-pipes [12],
chorus [10];
Jill Blackwell: flute [1, 3],
chorus [6, 10];
Ann Dickinson: flute [3, 8],
guitar [6],
chorus [6];
Steve Hicks: guitar [3-4, 6, 8, 10, 12];
Linda Adams: chorus [6]
Tracks
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All track trad. except
Track 5 Alasdair Clayre;
Track 6 Jerry Rasmussen;
Track 8 Dennis O'Neill;
Track 10 Tom Brown;
Track 12 Steve Rothero
> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris: Live at The Lion
Roy Harris: Live at The Lion
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Live at The Lion WildGoose Studios WGS297CD (CD, UK, 1999) |
Recorded live in 1997 at The White Lion folk club in Wherwell, Hampshire;
Recorded and produced by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, Wherwell, Hampshire;
Sleeve notes by Roy Harris
Musicians
Roy Harris: vocals;
audience: chorus vocals
Tracks
- Doodle Let Me Go (Roud 3221) (3.51)
- The Pear Tree (Roud 1713; TYG 38) (2.24)
- The Lion's Den (Roud 396; Laws O25; G/D 5:1056; Henry H474) (4.15)
- Blow the Man Down (Roud 2624) (3.27)
- The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1496) (3.27)
- Tommy's Gone (Roud 481; Henry H53d) (2.21)
- Johnny Come Down to Hilo (Roud 650) (2.17)
- The Lazy Farmer (story) (3.00)
- Nodding at the Wall (4.23)
- Blue Haired Jimmy (Roud 1411) (1.46)
- The Maid's Longing (2.04)
- The Two Brothers (Roud 6360) (4.36)
- When the Coal Comes from the Rhondda (4.36)
- Millworkers Children (3.36)
- Cambric Shirt (Flim-a-lim-a-lee) (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (3.07)
- Swell My Net Full (Roud 16874) (3.26)
All track trad. except
Track 9 Brian Dawson;
Track 11 words anon., music Roy Harris;
Track 13 words coalminers from Tonypandy, music trad.;
Track 14 Roy Harris
> Folk Music > Records > Roy Harris
Other records with Roy Harris
Notts Alliance,
The Cheerful 'Orn,
LP, Traditional Sound TSR 011, 1972
Various Artists,
English Garland
(Topic Sampler No 8),
LP, Topic TPSS221, 1972
Frankie Armstrong, Roy Harris, A.L. Lloyd, Martyn Wyndham-Read,
The Valiant Sailor: Songs & Ballads of Nelson's Navy,
LP, Topic 12TS232, 1973
Roy Harris, A.L. Lloyd, Ian Manuel, Bernard Wrigley, Martyn Wyndham-Read,
Sea Shanties,
LP, Topic 12TS234, 1974
Various Artists,
The Tale of Ale,
2 LP, Free Reed FRRD 023/024, 1976
Various Artists,
Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais,
2 LP, Le Chasse-Marée SCM 005, 1984
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
Various Artists,
Voices: English Traditional Songs,
CD, Fellside FECD87, 1992
Various Artists,
Banklands: The Story of Fellside Records,
CD, Fellside FECB100, 1994
Various Artists,
Bold Sportsmen All: Gamblers and Sporting Blades,
CD, Topic TSCD495, 1998
Various Artists,
Round Cape Horn,
CD, Topic TSCD499, 1998
Various Artists,
The Folk Collection,
2 CD, Topic TSCD707/8, 1999
Various Artists,
And We'll All Have Tea… English Folk Anthology,
2 CD, Proper / Retro R2CD 40-106, 2000
Various Artists,
Flash Company: A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Records (1976-2001),
2 CD, Fellside FECD156, 2001
Various Artists,
The Acoustic Folk Box,
4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002
Various Artists,
Beware of the Press-Gang!!,
2 CD, Lancashire Maritime Festival LMFCD-04-1, 2004
Various Artists,
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival,
2 CD, Gott Disks GOTTBOX 011, 2004
Various Artists,
Sailors' Songs & Sea Shanties,
CD, Highpoint HPO6007, 2004
Various Artists,
Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records,
7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009
Various Artists,
Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018