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Strange Folk: Unhand Me, You Bearded Loon!

Unhand Me, You Bearded Loon! Strange Folk Fellside Recordings FE069 (LP, UK, 1988)

Recorded and produced by Paul Adams in March 1988;
Artwork, design and notes by Mike Gavin and Mike Willoughby;
Photography by David Pearson

Musicians

Mike Gavin: vocals, Japanese harp, bowed & plucked tea-chest bass;
Mike Willoughby: vocals, harmonicas, guitar, whistle, kitchen-staves, drum

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Jolly Hamgman / Shoot the Hippy
2. The Badger and the Bird
3. Meg Murphy’s Sons
4. Midnight in Preston
5. The Potting Shed Polka / Polka Piquée
6. The Rats of the 40
7. Bitts Park Polka

Side 2

8. The Frozen Ponds
9. The Langdale Gang
10. The Upland Geese / Benbecula Hornpipe
11. The Fields and the Glen
12. Whitewater Dash
13. Face the Day / The Wynlass Jig

All tracks written by Strange Folk except
Track 2 Strange Folk, Rob March;
Track 5 trad.;
Track 6 Strange Folk, trad.