Musicians

John Faulkner: vocals [1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14], mandolin;
Sandra Kerr: vocals [1, 3-5, 7-9, 11, 13-14], dulcimer, concertina, guitar, whistle

Tracks

Side 1

1. Song of Choice
2. The Pneumatical Drill
3. Jack Orion (Roud 145; Child 67)
4. William Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757)
5. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78)
6. The Old Drover (Roud 311; G/D 7:1463)
7. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 85)

Side 2

8. Striking Times (Roud V15590)
9. Seven Yellow Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124)
10. Grand Conversation on Napoleon (Roud 1189)
11. Three Jolly Butchers (Roud 17; Laws L4; G/D 2:186; Henry H185)
12. The Rambling Royal (Roud 982; Laws J15; G/D 1:82)
13. What’ll the Neighbours Say
14. Schooldays End

Track 1 Peggy Seeger;
Tracks 2-3, 12 trad. arr. A.L. Lloyd;
Tracks 4, 8-9, 11 trad. arr. Sandra Kerr, John Faulkner;
Tracks 5-7, 10 trad.;
Track 13 Sandra Kerr;
Track 14 Ewan MacColl

Engineered by Mike Warren;
Cover design Kathy Henderson

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals [1-15], guitar [1-2, 4, 7-8], concertina [3, 6, 8, 11-14], Appalachian dulcimer [10, 12], autoharp [5], yogurt cartons [5], spoons [5];
Leon Rosselson: vocals [1, 9, 13], guitar [1, 9, 13];
Ron Elliott: Northumbrian pipes [3, 6, 14];
Alan Prosser: vocals, guitar [2, 4-5, 11, 14-15], bass guitar [1], synthesiser [1, 9, 11];
Ian Telfer: fiddle [2-3, 11, 14-15];
Nancy Elliott, Ruth Rosselson: chorus [1]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Supermum (3.00)
2. The Swing (2.10)
3. Katie Bairdie (Roud 8945) / The Lad With the Plaidie (2.23)
4. The Factory Girl (Roud 1659) (2.44)
5. Jolly Tatter (2.45)
6. The Bonnie Pit Laddie (Roud 3487) / The Keelman Ower Land (3.52)
7. Tipsy Topsy Turvy Town (1.17)
8. Try Again (1.55)

Side 2

9. Kangaroos Like to Hop (2.30)
10. Wedding Dress Song (1.40)
11. Three Men Went A-Hunting (Roud 283; G/D 2:283) (2.40)
12. Sing Ivy (Roud 21093; TYG 23) (3.00)
13. Why Does It Have to Be Me? (2.45)
14. P Stands for Paddy (Roud 419; Henry H593) / My Darling Asleep (3.55)
15. Cherry Tree Carol (Roud 453; Child 54; G/D 2:327) (3.00)

All track trad. except
Tracks 1, 8 Sandra Kerr;
Track 2 Robert Louis Stevenson, Michael Burnett;
Track 5 Don Perrygrove;
Track 7 R.C. Scriven, Michael Burnett;
Tracks 9, 13 Leon Rosselson

Engineered by Alan Greenwood, Mike Warren, Alan Prosser;
Mixed by Alan Prosser;
Cover design Kathy Henderson;
Front cover photo: Communist Party Library

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals [1-11], English concertina [1, 6, 8-9], keyboards [1], guitar [2, 5, 10], autoharp [10], kazoo [7], chorus [7];
Ian Kearey: acoustic bass guitar [1-2, 5], electric bass guitar [4], banjo [7], chorus [7];
Alan Prosser: guitar [1, 9], lead guitar [2], electric guitar [4, 11], acoustic guitar [11], guitar synthesiser [7], kazoo [7], chorus [7];
Ian Telfer: fiddle [1, 9], Pam Bishop: duet concertina [3];
Karen Yarnell: drums [4];
Leon Rosselson: vocals [5], guitar [5];
Ian Blake: clarinet [7];
Chris Taylor: chorus [7];
Carole Robb: flute [8];
Ron Elliott: Northumbrian small pipes [9]

Tracks

Side 1

1. We Were There (3.58)
2. Underneath It All Was Me (4.14)
3. Dancing on the Gravel / Pam’s Birthday Polka (4.02)
4. Girls Can Do Anything (2.40)
5. Together in the Union (3.00)
6. Oh to Be Alone (2.45)

Side 2

7. I Could Do That (5.12)
8. Bonny Druridge Bay (2.15)
9. The First Ten Years / Sandra Kerr’s / Decima Robb (4.50)
10. The Maintenance Engineer (4.20)
11. Greenham Common (3.45)

All tracks Sandra Kerr except
Track 5 words Sandra Kerr, Leon Rosselson, music Sandra Kerr;
Track 6 words anon., music Sandra Kerr;
Track 7 words Sandra Kerr, Sam Richards, music Sam Richards;
Track 9b Alan Prosser

Recorded in Elsdon, Northumberland by Micky Sweeney;
Photographs taken at The Greenhouse in Warkworth by Rik Walton;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Nancy Kerr: vocals, fiddle, viola;
Sandra Kerr: vocals, English concertina, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer

Tracks

1. Lads of Alnwick (3.30)
2. The Milkmaids (Roud 290) (2.56)
3. The Wee Weaver (Roud 3378) (3.47)
4. David Malone’s / James Fagan’s (4.44)
5. The Shoemakker (Roud 3152; G/D 3:479) (1.57)
6. The Maid on the Shore (Roud 181; Laws K27) (3.22)
7. The Welcome Home / Saucy Nancy (4.19)
8. Seven Yellow Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (2.56)
9. The Yellow-Haired Laddie / Lovely Nancy (4.34)
10. The Great Silkie (Roud 197; Child 113) (3.22)
11. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 85) (3.56)
12. Jackie Munroe (Roud 268; Laws N7; G/D 1:171, 1:172) (3.36)
13. Rusty Gully / Go to Berwick, Johnnie (3.21)
14. Sheepcrook and Black Dog (Roud 948; Henry H30a) (3.15)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 9, 11, 13-14 trad. English;
Tracks 3, 6, 8 trad. Irish;
Track 4 Nancy Kerr;
Track 7 Sandra Kerr;
Track 10 trad. Scots;
Track 12 trad.

Sung and played by Madeleine (Sandra Kerr) and Gabriel (John Faulkner) with a Chorus of Mice, and helpful comments from Professor Yaffie and a certain Saggy Old Cloth Cat.

Recorded by Paul Mulligan at Absolute Music, Kinvara, Galway except
[10, 20] recorded by Paul Adams, Fellside Recordings, Workington, Cumbria;
Mastering and compilation by Paul Adams;
Artwork by Mary Blood;
Photograph of Sandra and John by Rick Walton;
Picture and puppets by Peter and Charlotte Firmin

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, English concertina, spoons;
John Faulkner: vocals, guitar, fiddles, mandolin, bouzouki, bagpipes, shaky egg

Tracks

1. The Bony King of Nowhere (3.27)
2. Mouse Round (Here’s a Pin) (0.42)
3. The Princess Suite (2.36)
4. Weaving Song / The Laird of Drumblair (2.13)
5. Uncle Feedle (2.25)
6. Ragtime Mice (0.13)
7. Turtle Calypso (2.15)
8. Brian O’Lynn (Roud 294; Henry H480a; TYG 27) (2.09)
9. Agricultural Jigs (2.18)
10. The Town Band (1.13)
11. The Miller’s Song (3.00)
12. I Saw a Ship A-Sailing (2.31)
13. Song of the Flea (3.03)
14. Mouse Round (Mending Song) (0.25)
15. The Ear Sound (1.21)
16. Hamish McTavish (1.25)
17. The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Basket (Roud 1297) / Haste to the Wedding (2.43)
18. The Porcupine Song (2.32)
19. The Oak Tree Reel (2.27)
20. Row, Row, Row Your Boat (3.15)
21. The Prima Ballerina (2.10)

All tracks written by Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner except
Tracks 4-5, 8, 10, 12, 17, 18, 21 trad.;
Track 20 trad., Sandra Kerr, John Faulkner

Recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Photographs by Rik Walton at Warkworth;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: English concertina [1-5, 7-8, 10-11, 14], guitar [13], vocals [2-3, 5-6, 8, 11-13];
Nancy Kerr: fiddle [1, 4, 7-11, 14], viola [2], cello [3], guitar [9, 13], mandolin [5], vocals [2, 5-6, 8-9, 11-13];
James Fagan: bouzouki [1-2, 4-5, 7-11, 13-14], whistle [3], vocals [2, 5-6, 8-13]

Tracks

1. The Scalene Set: Rosie Davis the Dancer / Michaely’s Bow / Hannah May’s (4.22)
2. Canny Hobbie Elliot / The Bonny Pit Laddie (Roud 3487) (5.08)
3. The Cheviot Hills (3.17)
4. Hornpipes: Bob and Joan / Sunderland Lasses / ZenAir (5.50)
5. Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 221) (5.32)
6. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (1.41)
7. Jeanette’s Waltz (4.03)
8. Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies (Roud 451) (4.10)
9. Port ’n’ Brandy (4.05)
10. Jigs: Random Notes / The First Ten Years / Meers Brook (4.44)
11. Buy Broom Besoms (Roud 1623; G/D 3:489) / Our Cat Has Kitted (3.26)
12. Sir Walter Raleigh (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (3.35)
13. Here’s the Tender Coming (Roud 3174) (2.52)
14. Kati in die Schnee / Molly’s Jig (6.43)

Tracks 1a, 3, 4c, 7, 10b, 14b Sandra Kerr;
Tracks 1b, 9, 14a Nancy Kerr;
Tracks 1c James Fagan;
Tracks 2, 4ab, 13 trad. North East English;
Tracks 5, 12 trad. English;
Tracks 6, 8, 10a, 11 trad.;
Track 10c Vincent Letreau

Compiled and remastered by Paul Adams;
Track 1 string quartet arranged and recorded by Keith Morris in March 2000;
Tracks 1 (vocals), 2, 15 recorded by Paul Adams, Fellside Recordings, in March 2000;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals [1-15], guitar [2-4, 8, 10, 12], auto-harp [6], dulcimer [7, 14], concertina [9, 11, 13, 15-16], keyboard [13];
Nancy Kerr: fiddle [1], viola [1], cello [], guitar [], mandolin [], vocals [];
Penny Callow: cello [1];
Keith Morris: electric bass [5, 8];
Carole Robb: flute [11];
Ian Kearey: acoustic bass [12-13];
Aan Prosser: guitar [12-13];
Ian Telfer: fiddle [13];
John Faulkner: vocals, guitar, fiddle [14];
Linda Adams: vocals [15];
James Fagan: bouzouki [16]

Tracks

1. Yellow, Red and Gold (3.14)
2. Big Knicker Blues (3.13)
3. Mrs Joan Lias (5.26)
4. The Frog Song (2.45)
5. No Going Back (3.24)
6. Emily Davison (5.03)
7. Up the Wooden Hill (2.05)
8. The Bible According to Eve (4.44)
9. Oh to Be Alone (2.38)
10. The Dunne’s Store Strike (2.51)
11. Bonny Druridge Bay (2.18)
12. Underneath It All Was Me (4.19)
13. We Were There (4.07)
14. The Miller’s Song (3.03)
15. What’ll the Neighbours Say (1.55)
16. Jeanette’s Waltz (4.03)

All tracks written by Sandra Kerr except
track 9 words anon., music Sandra Kerr

Track 3 from Sisters Unlimited: No Bed of Roses (Fellside FECD104, 1995);
Tracks 4-8, 10 from Sandra Kerr: Bringing in the Summer (Summit Records SUM101, 1993);
Track 9 from Liliana Bertolo, Evelyne Girardon, Sandra Kerr: Voice Union (Fellside FECD119, 1997);
Tracks 11-13 from Sandra Kerr: We Were There (Pukka YOP 08, 1987);
Track 14 from Sandra Kerr, John Faulkner: Bagpuss (Fellside / Small Folk SMF1, 1999);
Track 16 from Sandra Kerr, Nancy Kerr, James Fagan: Scalene (Fellside FECD137, 1999)

Recorded by Paul Adams;
Produced by Paul Adams and Sandra Kerr;
Illustration by Robyn Kinsman-Blake;
Design by Lillias Kinsman-Blake

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals, guitar [2], English concertina, autoharp, Appalachian dulcimer, spoons;
Dave Newey: chorus [4, 10], guitar;
Christi Andropolis: vocals [3], chorus [4, 10], fiddle;
Dan Walsh: chorus [4, 10], banjo;
Rachel Newton: vocals [13], chorus [4, 10], harp;
Emily Portman: vocals [1, 3, 8, 13], chorus [4, 10];
Linda Adams: chorus [4, 10]

Tracks

1. ’Hi!’ Said the Elephant (2.40)
2. Uncle Joe, the Scarecrow (2.25)
3. My Blackbird (2.41)
4. Quillabung (3.18)
5. The Herring’s Head (Roud 128; TYG 31) (3.03)
6. The Dancing Bear (2.41)
7. The Bear Dance (instrumental) (4.17)
8. The Friendly Beasts (3.00)
9. Five Purple Elephants (2.57)
10. The Frog and the Mouse (Roud 16; G/D 8:1669) (3.55)
11. The Mouse’s Song (Roud 2612) (3.37)
12. Meggie’s Foot (instrumental) (3.40)
13. The Highland Lullaby (3.56)
14. Why, Oh, Why? (2.39)

Tracks 1-2 Sandra Kerr;
Track 3 trad. French;
Track 4 cante-fable from USA;
Track 5 trad. English;
Track 6 words Charles Causley, music Sandra Kerr;
Tracks 7-8 trad.;
Track 9 Leon Rosselson;
Track 10 trad. Yorkshire;
Tracks 11-12 trad. Northumberland;
Track 13 trad. Scots;
Track 14 Woody Guthrie

Sung and played by Madeleine (Sandra Kerr) and Gabriel (John Faulkner) with a Chorus of Mice, and helpful comments from Professor Yaffie and a certain Saggy Old Cloth Cat.

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals, guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, English concertina, spoons;
John Faulkner: vocals, guitar, fiddles, mandolin, bouzouki, bagpipes, shaky egg

Tracks

Side 1

1. Opening (0.53)
2. We Will Wash It (0.28)
3. I Saw a Ship A-Sailing (1.58)
4. We Will Rub It (0.17)
5. The Bony King of Nowhere (2.43)
6. Cat and Bird Tone Phone (1.36)
7. The Princess Suite (2.41)
8. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (0.34)
9. Row Your Boat (3.30)
10. We Will Lace It (0.23)
11. Ballerina Music Box (0.32)
12. Porcupine Song (2.08)
13. Here’s a Pin (0.39)
14. We Will Fix It (0.17)
15. Turtle Calypso (1.31)

Side 2

16. The Elephant’s Fable (3.48)
17. The Miller’s Song (2.46)
18. We Will Find It (0.24)
19. The Town Band (0.57)
20. The Song of the Flea (3.12)
21. We Will Do It (0.16)
22. The Weaving Song (1.14)
23. Charliemouse Weaving (0.39)
24. Bucket’s Burning (0.18)
25. Brian O’Lynn (Roud 294; Henry H480a; TYG 27) (2.03)
26. Lullaby for Cabbages (1.16)
27. We Will Do It (Go Through It) (0.18)
28. The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Basket (Roud 1297) (2.25)
29. Mouse Ragtime (0.11)
30. We Will Fold It (0.18)
31. Uncle Feedle (1.59)
32. Closing (0.17)

Additional download tracks

33. Opening Words (Outtake) (1.40)
34. Introducing The Characters (Outtake) (0.52)
35. Characters Waking Up (Outtake) (5.22)
36. Bagpuss Soundcheck (1.48)
37. I Saw a Ship A-Sailing (1.04)
38. Mermaid Song (0.34)
39. Captain Bagpuss Poem (2.29)
40. Owls of Athens Story (4.12)
41. Birdsong (1.17)
42. Princess Suite (Outtake) (0.42)
43. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (Outtake) (0.38)
44. Porcupine Song (Outtake) (1.58)
45. Bagpipes (1.00)
46. Brian O’Lynn (Roud 294; Henry H480a; TYG 27) (Outtake) (2.27)
47. Agricultural Jig (1.52)
48. Percy Pratt Poem (1.19)
49. End Music (Outtake) (1.22)

All tracks written by Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner except
Tracks 3, 11-12, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 37, 44, 46 trad.;
Track 9 trad., Sandra Kerr, John Faulkner

Recorded by Paul Adams;
Recorded and mixed by Tom A. Wright at Powered Flight Music, Sheffield;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photographs by David Malone;
Sleeve design by Rosie Hood

Folk Radio UK review by David Kidman

Musicians

Sandra Kerr: vocals, guitar [9], English concertina;
Nancy Kerr: vocals [1, 9], fiddle [2, 4-6, 10];
James Fagan: bouzouki [4, 6, 9], guitar [1, 6, 10, 12], keyboard [2, 10];
Will Pound: harmonica [9, 12];
Tim Yates: double bass [1-2, 9, 12];
Tom A. Wright: snare drum [9], dobro [12];
Rosie Hood: harmony vocals [1, 9]

Tracks

1. Young Girl upon the Road (4.52)
2. Solace (3.37)
3. Must I Be Bound? (Roud 18829; Henry H218ab) (2.41)
4. Me Mother’s Jig / Sting in the Tale (3.34)
5. Whittingham Fair (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329) (3.31)
6. Geld Him Lassies, Geld Him / The Broken-Legged Chicken / Stones Away! (3.24)
7. Five Lives of a Bucket (3.47)
8. The Bonny Pit Laddie (Roud 3487) / The Keelman Ower Land (4.01)
9. Women Having a Hard Time Round Here (3.47)
10. My Complex Valentine (2.23)
11. Anne Frank’s Sister (3.13)
12. Louisiana 1927 (4.21)
13. Low Down in the Broom (Roud 1644) (2.42)

Tracks 1-2, 7, 9 13 Sandra Kerr;
Track 3, 4a, 5 trad.;
Tracks 4b, 6c James Fagan;
Tracks 6ab trad. Northumbrian;
Tracks 8ab trad. North England;
Track 10 Nancy Kerr, James Fagan;
Track 11 Robb Johnson;
Track 12 Randy Newman