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Swan Arcade
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Swan Arcade Trailer Records LER 2032 (LP, UK, 1973) |
Recorded by Bill Leader at Haworth, Yorkshire, and Leader Sound Studios, London;
Produced by Bill Leader;
Sleeve photo by Denis Flatt;
Sleeve design by Janet Kerr
Musicians
Dave Brady, Heather Brady: vocals;
Jim Boyes: vocals,
rhythm guitar [10]
with
Alasdair Cameron,
Dave Farrer,
Jimmy Hutchison,
Frank Toward: vocals [5];
Dave Burland: vocals [5],
guitar [10];
Rab Noakes: lead guitar [10];
Dixie Kidd: bass [10]
Tracks
Side 1 | Side 2 |
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All tracks trad. arr. Swan Arcade except
Track 8 words William Gray;
Track 9 words Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhaff; music Rudi Goguel adapt. Hanns Eisler, Ernst Busch
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade: Matchless
Swan Arcade: Matchless
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Matchless Stoof Records MU 7428 (LP, NL, 1976) |
Recorded at Fendal Studio, Loenen, and Leader Sound, Greetland in September 1976;
Engineered by Jan Kranendonk;
Brass engineered by Bill Leader;
Produced by Job Zomer;
Sleeve design by Linda and Tony Swindale
Musicians
Jim Boyes: vocals, guitar;
Heather Brady: vocals;
Dave Brady: vocals, concertina, synthesiser
with
Jack French: guitar, vocals;
Kevin Hingston: bass, vocals;
René Zwakhoven: percussion, vocals;
Elly Zwakhoven: vocals;
Jan van Peer: fiddle, vocals;
Job Zomer: clarinet;
David Brock, Murray Slater, Tony Brock: cornet;
Rodney Kirkham: horn;
Maurice Hunt: trombone;
Alf Willemann: euphonium;
Brian Earl: tuba;
Brass directed by Stan Roocroft
Tracks
Side 1 | Side 2 |
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All tracks trad. arr. Swan Arcade except
Track 2 Richard Thompson;
Track 8 Janis Joplin;
Track 12 Tommy Armstrong
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade: Together Forever
Swan Arcade: Together Forever
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Together Forever Fellside Recordings FE037 (LP, UK, 1984) |
Recorded and produced by Paul Adams in October 1983.
Sleeve photograph by Chris Steele;
Artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Jim Boyes: vocals, guitar [5, 11];
Dave Brady, Heather Brady: vocals
with
Paul Adams: percussion [2]
Tracks
Side 1 | Side 2 |
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All tracks trad. arr. Swan Arcade except
Track 1 Jimmie Rodgers;
Track 2 Richard Thompson;
Track 4 John Lennon, Paul McCartney;
Track 5 Bruce “Utah” Philips;
Track 8 Rab Noakes;
Track 9 Ray Davies;
Track 11 B. Nelson
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade: Diving for Pearls
Swan Arcade: Diving for Pearls
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Diving for dear life when we could be … Fellside Recordings FE054 (LP, UK, 1986) |
All tracks recorded and produced by Paul Adams.
Musicians
Dave Brady, Heather Brady, Jim Boyes: vocals;
Paul Adams: percussion [7];
Sam Smith: electric guitar [4, 7, 12];
Michael Chapman: electric guitar [12];
Rick Kemp: bass [7, 12];
Maddy Prior, Linda Adams, Georgina Boyes, Colin Davidson: vocals [6, 12];
Gordon Snaith: soprano sax [7];
Tommy Telford: C-melody sax [7];
Tommy Tweedle: banjo [7]
Tracks
Side 1 | Side 2 |
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All tracks trad. arr. Swan Arcade except
Track 1 John Tams;
Track 2 Sting;
Track 5 Tommy Makem;
Track 6 Charles Austin Miles (1911);
Track 7 Frederick Cotton (1886);
Track 8 Clive Langer, Elvis Costello;
Track 10 Elvis Costello;
Track 11 words Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhaff; music Rudi Goguel adapt. Hanns Eisler, Ernst Busch;
Track 12 Horatius Bonar, Ira D. Sankey
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade: … Nothing Blue
Swan Arcade: … Nothing Blue
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… Nothing Blue Sygnet Records SY01 (cass., UK, 1988) |
Recorded May 1988 at Starling Studios
Musicians
Dave Brady, Heather Brady, Jim Boyes: vocals
Tracks
- Babylon (Roud 13968)
- Children's Crusade
- Bitter Fruit
- Roll Alabama Roll (Roud 4710)
- Little Maiden (Roud 899; G/D 7:1493)
- The Bright Shining Morning (Roud 21097)
- Foster's Mill (TYG 63)
- Rolling Home (Roud 4766)
- Palms of Victory
- The Rainbow (Roud 492; Laws N4; G/D 1:180)
- The Grey Funnel Line
- Last Valentine's Day (Roud 6475)
- Further Along
- The Battle of Sowerby Bridge
- Mercedes Benz
Track 2 Sting;
Track 11 Cyril Tawney;
Track 15 Janis Joplin
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade: Full Circle
Swan Arcade: Full Circle
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Full Circle Sygnet Records SY02 (CD, UK, 1990) |
Recorded by Stewart Field and Jo Meakin
at Meadow Farm Studio, Lower Hartshay, Derbyshire in January 1990;
Produced by Rick Kemp;
Artwork by Ian Holmes and John Rudkin
Musicians
Jim Boyes: guitar, vocals;
Dave Brady, Heather Brady: vocals
Tracks
- The Verdant Braes of Skreen (Roud 419; Henry H593) (3.16)
- A Sailor's Life (Roud 273; Laws K12; G/D 6:1245) (2.33)
- Shule Agra (Roud 911) (3.31)
- William Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H231, H757) (2.38)
- The Banks of the Roses (Roud 603; G/D 7:1444) (2.39)
- The Old Triangle (2.40)
- Sliav Gallion Braes (Roud 1420) (2.44)
- Four Loom Weaver (Roud 937) (3.06)
- The Doffing Mistress (Roud 2133) (1.40)
- Lowlands Away (Roud 681; Henry H469) (2.41)
- Blood Red Roses (Roud 931) (3.42)
- Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (3.19)
All tracks trad. arr. Swan Arcade except
Track 6 Dick Shannon
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade: Round Again
Swan Arcade: Round Again
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Round Again Fellside Recordings FECD160 (CD, UK, 2001) |
This is a compilation of Swan Arcade's Fellside recordings.
All tracks recorded and produced by Paul Adams.
Musicians
Jim Boyes: vocals, guitar [5, 11];
Dave Brady, Heather Brady: vocals
with
Paul Adams: percussion [2, 17];
Sam Smith: electric guitar [17, 23];
Michael Chapman: electric guitar [23];
Rick Kemp: bass [17, 23];
Maddy Prior, Linda Adams, Georgina Boyes, Colin Davidson: vocals [16, 23];
Gordon Snaith: soprano sax [17];
Tommy Telford: C-melody sax [17];
Tommy Tweedle: banjo [17]
Tracks
from Together Forever | from Diving for Pearls and Square Roots |
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All tracks trad. arr. Swan Arcade except
Track 1 Jimmie Rodgers;
Track 2 Richard Thompson;
Track 4 John Lennon, Paul McCartney;
Track 5 Bruce “Utah” Philips;
Track 8 Rab Noakes;
Track 9 Ray Davies;
Track 11 B. Nelson;
Track 12 John Tams;
Track 13, 22 Sting;
Track 15 Tommy Makem;
Track 16 Charles Austin Miles (1911);
Track 18 Clive Langer, Elvis Costello;
Track 20 Elvis Costello;
Track 21 words Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhaff; music Rudi Goguel adapt. Hanns Eisler, Ernst Busch;
Track 23 Horatius Bonar, Ira D. Sankey
Tracks 1-11 are from Together Forever;
Tracks 12-21 and 23 are all but one track from Diving for Pearls;
Track 22 is from Square Roots (1987),
a compilation LP for Folk Roots Magazine.
> Folk Music > Records > Swan Arcade
Other records with Swan Arcade
Various Artists,
Flash Company: A Celebration of the First 10 Years of Fellside Records,
LP, Fellside FE050, 1986
Various Artists,
Square Roots: An Unlikely Selection from the Pages of Folk Roots Magazine,
LP, Folk Roots FROOT 001, 1987
Albion Band '89,
Give Me a Saddle, I'll Trade You a Car,
CD, Topic TSCD454, 1989
Various Artists,
Circle Dance: The Hokey Pokey Charity Compilation,
CD, Hokey Pokey ConeD, 1990
Various Artists,
Voices: English Traditional Songs,
CD, Fellside FECD87, 1992
Various Artists,
Banklands: The Story of Fellside Records,
CD, Fellside FECB100, 1994
Martin Carthy,
The Carthy Chronicles,
4 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 60, 2001
Various Artists,
Flash Company: A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Records (1976-2001),
2 CD, Fellside FECD156, 2001
Various Artists,
Voices in Harmony: English Traditional Songs,
CD, Fellside FECD158, 2001
Various Artists,
The Acoustic Folk Box,
4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002
The Watersons,
Mighty River of Songs,
4 CD, Topic TSFCD4002, 2004
Various Artists,
Landmarks: 25 Years of a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD203, 2006
Various Artists,
The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40,
3 CD, Fellside FECD272, 2016
Various Artists,
Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018