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Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: The Queen’s Lover
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The Queen’s Lover Fellside Recordings FECD251 (CD, UK, 27 August 2012) |
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Produced and mastered by Paul Adams;
Recorded by Paul Adams and James Sibbitt;
Artwork by Mary Blood;
Cover illustration by Jess Shirley
Musicians
Greg Russell: guitar, bouzouki, banjo, vocals;
Ciaran Algar: fiddle, bodhrán, guitar, bouzouki,
harmony vocals [15];
Linda Adams: harmony vocals, concertina
Tracks
- The Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334) (4.05)
- The Clumsy Lover Set: Trip to Windsor / The Ash Plant / Clumsy Lover / Contradiction Reel (3.37)
- The Queen’s Lover (3.51)
- The Hills of the West (5.31)
- Love Is Life (3.56)
- The Dancing (4.38)
- Chasing Chinchillas Set: Chasing Chinchillas / The Highest Hill in Sligo (3.37)
- Ashokan Farewell to Trampas Woodbine (5.13)
- Hard Up (Roud 4621) (2.53)
- On Raglan Road (2.53)
- Greg’s Set: The Roaring Barmaid / Dr Gilbert’s / Greg’s Pipes (3.09)
- Icarus (4.27)
- Davy (5.14)
- The Green Fields of Canada (Roud 2290) (3.25)
- The New Railroad (Roud 17886) (5.38)
All tracks trad. except
Track 1 trad. arr. Jonny Dyer;
Track 2a MacDonald;
Tracks 2bd trad. arr. Greg Russell, Ciaran Algar;
Track 2c Dickie;
Track 3 Greg Russell;
Track 4 Algar (Ciaran Algar’s dad);
Track 5 Mick Ryan;
Track 6 Andy Shanks, James Russell;
Track 7a Ian Jones;
Track 7b John Carty;
Track 8a Jay Ungar;
Track 8b Nick Mitchell, Mark Woolley;
Track 9 trad. / Roy Clinging;
Track 10 words Patrick Kavanah, tune trad.;
Track 11a Sullivan;
Track 12 Anne Lister;
Track 13 Bernie Parry
> Folk Music > Records > Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: The Call
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: The Call
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The Call Fellside Recordings FECD262 (CD, UK, 7 July 2014) |
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Produced, mixed and mastered by Paul Adams;
Recorded by Paul Adams and George Hunter-Brown;
Artwork by Elly Lucas
Musicians
Greg Russell: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, English concertina;
Ciaran Algar: fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán, tenor banjo, harmony vocals
with
Elly Lucas: harmony vocals [3-4, 9, 11];
Dave Russell: bass guitar [11];
Cumbrian Two Chaps Choir (Robert Hallard, Andy Hughes): harmony vocals [5-6, 8];
Jeana Leslie: piano [5]
Tracks
- Roses Three (4.16)
- The Silent Jigs: The Silent Jig / The Cat’s Meow / Overboard (3.51)
- Royal Comrade (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176) (4.53)
- The Workhouse (3.36)
- Rose in June (Roud 1202) (6.29)
- The Cockfight (Roud 211; TYG 81) (3.38)
- Absent Friends: Planxty Dermot Grogan / Absent Friends (4.45)
- Away From the Pits (3.43)
- The Call and Answer (4.44)
- Cold Missouri Waters (4.32)
- George’s: Miss Rowan Davies / The Harp and the Shamrock / Catharsis / Crooked Road to Dublin (6.16)
- A Season in Your Arms (4.15)
Track 1 trad. arr. Jonny Dyer;
Tracks 2a, 8, 12 Ciaran Algar;
Track 2b Joanie Madden;
Track 2c Aine McGeeney;
Track 3 trad. arr. Greg Russell, Ciaran Algar;
Track 4 Mick Ryan, originally from the folk opera The Pauper’s Path;
Track 5 trad. arr. Greg Russell, Jeana Leslie;
Track 6 trad. arr. Greg Russell;
Track 7a Holly Geraghty;
Track 7b Kevin Crawford;
Track 9 Phil Colclough;
Track 10 James Keelaghan;
Track 11a Phil Cunningham;
Tracks 11bd trad.;
Track 11c Amy Cann
> Folk Music > Records > Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar in Concert
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar in Concert
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Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar in Concert Fellside Recordings FEDV001 (CD, UK, 2 March 2015) |
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Produced and directed by Ed Cooper for Marked Film Productions;
Executive producer for Fellside Recordings: Paul Adams;
Soundtrack recording by George Hunter-Brown;
Soundtrack mixing and venue sound by Paul Adams;
Filmed at The Theatre Royal, Workington, Cumbria, UK, on 25 June 2014;
Artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Greg Russell: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, English concertina;
Ciaran Algar: fiddle, vocals, guitar, bouzouki
with
Giles Deacon: keyboards;
The Cumbrian All Chaps Choir (Stuart Evans, Bob Hallard, Graham Hawley,
Andy Hughes, Tony McGee, Dan White)
Tracks
- The Clumsy Lover Set: Trip to Windsor / The Ash Plant / Clumsy Lover / Contradiction Reel
- The New Railroad
- Roses Three
- Marshall Riley’s Army
- Cold Missouri Waters
- The Dancing / Miss Lindsay Barker
- The Queen’s Lover
- The Rose in June (Roud 1202)
- The Silent Jigs: The Silent Jig / The Cat’s Meow / Overboard
- The Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334)
- Royal Comrade (Roud 189; Laws Q33; G/D 2:228; Henry H176)
- The Call and Answer
- Love Is Life
- Away From the Pits
- George’s Set: Miss Rowan Davies / The Harp and the Shamrock / Catharsis / Crooked Road to Dublin
- Davy
Bonus Features
- A Conversation with Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
- Not the Warm-Up Act: A Word from our Sponsor
Track 1a MacDonald;
Tracks 1bd, 2, 8, 11, 15bd trad. arr. Greg Russell, Ciaran Algar;
Track 1c Dickie;
Track 3 Vicki Swan, Jonny Dyer;
Track 4 Hull;
Track 5 James Keelaghan;
Track 6a Greg Russell, Andy Shanks;
Track 6b Andy Cutting;
Track 7 Greg Russell;
Tracks 9a, 14 Ciaran Algar;
Track 9b Joanie Madden;
Track 9c O’Meachair, McGeeney, O’Kane, Harvey, Phelan, Goitse;
Track 10 trad. / A.L. Lloyd, Vicki Swan, Jonny Dyer;
Track 12 Phil Colclough;
Track 13 Mick Ryan;
Track 15a Phil Cunningham;
Track 15c Amy Cann;
Track 16 Bernie Parry
> Folk Music > Records > Ciaran Algar: The Final Waltz
Ciaran Algar: The Final Waltz
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The Final Waltz Fellside Recordings FECD270 (CD, UK, 8 January 2016) |
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Produced, mixed and mastered by Paul Adams;
Recorded by Paul Adams and George Hunter-Brown;
Photography and artwork by Elly Lucas
Musicians
Ciaran Algar: fiddle,
vocals [8],
banjo, guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, percussion;
Toby Shaer: flute, whistles, fiddle, guitar;
Eden Longson: drums;
Giles Deacon: keyboard;
Sam Kelly: vocals, guitar
with guests
Kitty Macfarlane: vocals;
Jamie Francis: banjo [4]
Tracks
- Popcorn Behaviour / Leddy from Cavan / The Red Bee (5.07)
- The Final Waltz (6.40)
- Morrison’s / Killarney Boys of Pleasure / MacArthur Road (6.02)
- Our Home Now (6.55)
- The Luck Penny / Josh’s Ship (3.53)
- Until We Meet Again (6.31)
- Sunny Banks / Cobbler’s Hornpipe / Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie / Sheila Coyles (6.39)
- Locks (6.28)
- The Wild Geese (5.39)
Track 1a Jay Ungar;
Track 1b Ed Reavy;
Track 1c Joe Liddy;
Tracks 2, 4, 8 Ciaran Algar;
Tracks 3ab, 5a, 7acd, 9 trad;
Track 3c Dave Richardson;
Track 5b Toby Shaer;
Track 6 Mike Fleming, Ashley Hutchings, Ciaran Algar;
Track 7b Patrick O’Leary
> Folk Music > Records > Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: The Silent Majority
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: The Silent Majority
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The Silent Majority Fellside Recordings FECD275 (CD, UK, 18 March 2016) |
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Produced, mixed and mastered by Paul Adams;
Recorded by George Hunter-Brown and Paul Adams;
Percussion recorded by Tom Wright;
Mixed and mastered by Paul Adams;
Photography by Rob Bridge;
Artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Greg Russell: vocals, guitar, bouzouki;
Ciaran Algar: violin, vocals, bouzouki, banjo
with
Laurence Blackadder: double bass;
Ali Levack: Highland pipes, Border pipes, whistle;
Hannah Martin: vocals;
Tom Wright: percussion
Tracks
- Prologue (1.46)
- The Silent Majority (6.08)
- George (3.55)
- The Intruder: Fearghal O’Gara’s / Intruder / Rookery Lane (7.04)
- We Must Be Contented (4.49)
- Did You Like the Battle, Sir? (4.00)
- The Tide (6.25)
- Limbo (Roud 969) (4.20)
- Brisk Young Man (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (2.45)
- Swipe Right: The Last Pint / The Luck Penny / Morven’s (7.01)
- Rolling Down the Ryburn (4.44)
Track 2 Lionel McClelland;
Track 3 Napier, Turner;
Tracks 4a, 10ab trad.;
Tracks 4bc, 7 Ciaran Algar;
Track 5 trad. / Flalagan;
Track 6 Bev Pegg / John Richards;
Tracks 8-9 trad. arr. Greg Russell;
Track 10c Labhruidh;
Track 11 Pete Coe
> Folk Music > Records > Greg Russell: Inclined to Be Red
Greg Russell: Inclined to Be Red
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Inclined to Be Red Fellside Recordings FECD281 (CD, UK, 21 July 2017) |
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Produced by Greg Russell and Paul Adams;
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Paul Adams;
Photograph by James Fagan;
Cover illustration by Ning-Ning Li;
Artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Greg Russell: vocals, acoustic guitar, 5-string banjo;
Archie Churchill-Moss: diatonic accordion;
Tim Yates: double bass
Tracks
- E.G.A. (2.57)
- Farewell (Roud 376; Laws K13; G/D 1:66; Henry H543) (3.35)
- Road to Dorchester (3.41)
- Joe Bowers (Roud 2806; Laws B14) (3.17)
- Travelling Onwards (2.45)
- Race to Burn (4.31)
- Crooked Jack (3.45)
- Bold Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (4.34)
- Willy-Ole Lad (3.28)
- Tomorrow You’re Gone (3.50)
- What You Do With What You’ve Got (3.16)
- Storylines (3.07)
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Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: Utopia and Wasteland
Utopia and Wasteland RootBeat Records RBRCD40 (CD, UK, 6 April 2018)
Produced by Mark Tucker with Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar; Greg Russell: vocals, acoustic guitar; with
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Danny Pedler & Greg Russell: Field and Dyke
Field and Dyke Danny Pedler PEDL0012 (CD, UK, 9 May 2019) The Field and Dyke project has produced contemporary folk songs that give
voice to the current social themes of an England that is experiencing real
change. The recognisable themes of community, immigrations and environment are
told through the fenland district of South Holland, Lincolnshire; interpreting
the stories of its people, to the rhythms of its machines. Produced by Tom Wright, Powered Flight Music; Greg Russell: vocals, guitars;
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Bella Hardy, Findlay Napier & Greg Russell: War & Peace
War & Peace Bella Hardy, Findlay Napier & Greg Russell (DL, UK, 29 October 2019) In the centenary year of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and the Peace celebrations that followed in Doncaster and across the country, this project remembers the stories of those who fought, those who refused to fight, and those left behind. Belly Hardy, Findlay Napier and Greg Russell present an intimate evening of storytelling and song, inspired by stories from the archives, and those collected from Doncaster people through 1914-18. The first performance in May 2019 was a special Museums at Night show at Cusworth Hall in Doncaster where the work was presented with projections from visual art specialist Wayne Sables, bringing to life the personal stories and original objects which inspired the songs. This show was followed in June with a short run of dates in Doncaster, Shrewsbury and London.
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Lovebird Recording Studio, Rotherham,
2-7 September 2019, Bella Hardy: vocals [1, 4, 7],
backing vocals [2-3, 5-6],
fiddle [1-2, 6],
harmonium [4-5, 8];
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Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
Track 3 Graham Moore, Mick Ryan;
Tracks 2, 4, 8 Greg Russell / trad.;
Track 7 Dominic Behan / trad.;
Track 9 Keith Marsden;
Track 10 Allie Levin;
Track 11 Si Kahn;
Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar: Utopia and Wasteland

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Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Tucker at The Green Room Studio, Devon;
Photography and artwork design by Rob Bridge at Redwood Photography;
Illustrations by Ning-Ning LiMusicians
Ciaran Algar: violin, tenor banjo, electric tenor guitar, bodhrán, vocals
Mark Tucker: percussion, bass, backing vocalsTracks
Tracks 2a, 6, 11a Ciaran Algar;
Track 2b Addie Harper;
Tracks 2c, 5b trad.;
Track 3 Stan Rogers;
Track 5a Ed Reavy;
Track 7 anon. / Greg Russell;
Track 9 Doug Flett / Guy Fletcher;
Track 11b unknownDanny Pedler & Greg Russell: Field and Dyke

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Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photos by Elly Lucas;
Illustrations and design by Neil Baker, Electric EggMusicians
Danny Pedler: accordion, hurdy-gurdyTracks
Track 2 trad. / Danny Pedler;
Tracks 3, 11 Danny Pedler, Greg Russell;
Tracks 6-7 Greg RussellBella Hardy, Findlay Napier & Greg Russell: War & Peace

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Findlay Napier &
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This recording was made possible as part of Doncaster 1914-18 through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund;
Photography by Elly LucasMusicians
Findlay Naper: vocals [2, 8, 10],
backing vocals [1, 3, 5-6],
acoustic guitar [1-2, 5-6, 10];
Greg Russell: vocals [3, 5-6, 9],
backing vocals [1-2],
guitar [1, 4, 6-7],
acoustic guitar [2-3, 5, 8];
Thomas Dibb: piano [2],
electric and baritone guitar [9]Tracks
Tracks 2, 8, 10 Findlay Napier;
Track 3 Children of Bentley High Street Primary School, Children of Bawtry Mayflower Primary School, Janet Wood, Greg Russell;
Track 4, 7 Bella Hardy;
Tracks 5-6, 9 Greg RussellOther records with Greg Russell and/or Ciaran Algar
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2013,
3 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK14, 2013
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK15, 2014
Mick Ryan:
A Day’s Work,
CD, WildGoose WGS403CD, 2014
Sam Kelly:
The Lost Boys,
CD, TCR TRCM75082, 2015
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2015,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK16, 2015
Ange Hardy & Lukas Drinkwater:
Findings,
CD, Story STREC1662, 2016
Ray Hearne:
Umpteen,
CD, No Masters NMCD46, 2016
Kitty Macfarlane:
Tide & Time,
EP, TCR TRC75102, 2016
Various Artists:
The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40,
3 CD, Fellside FECD272, 2016
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys:
Pretty Peggy,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR102, 2017
Various Artists:
Shake the Chains,
CD, Quercus QRCD003, 2017
The Transports:
The Transports 2017,
CD/LP, Hudson HUD007CD/LP, 2018
Various Artists:
Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018
The Band of Love:
Folk Fever,
CD, Island 6708551, 2018
Talisk:
Beyond,
CD, Talisk TALISK02CD, 2018
The Tweed Project:
The Tweed Project,
EP, Haystack HAYCD013, 2019
Various Artists:
Lyrical,
CD, Grimm & Co GCO001CD, 2019





