Produced by Gerard O’Farrell and The Barely Works;
Recorded at The Yard, Southall, London;
Engineered by Gerard O’Farrell;
Sequenced by Duncan at The Digital Editing Studio;
Cut by Noel Summerville at Utopia

Musicians

Sarah Allen: accordion, flutes, whistle;
Richard Avison: trombone, vocals;
Mat Fox: hammered dulcimer, percussion, vocals;
Alison Jones: fiddle, vocals;
Keith Moore: tuba;
Chris Thompson: banjo, vocals;
Tim Walmsley: drums

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. The White Cockade / Bonaparte’s Retreat / Flop-Eared Mule (4.36)
2. Byker Hill (Roud 3488) (5.06)
3. Big Old Road (3.29)
4. Let’s Go and Have a Good Time (3.43)
5. The Inventor (4.14)

LP Side 2

6. It’s Not That Bad Anymore (4.21)
7. As a Thoiseach (Keep It Up) (5.07)
8. Tropical Hot-Dog Night (4.51)
9. Growling Old Man and Old Woman (5.21)

CD

1. The White Cockade / Bonaparte’s Retreat / Flop-Eared Mule (4.36)
2. Byker Hill (Roud 3488) (5.06)
3. Big Old Road (3.29)
4. Let’s Go and Have a Good Time (3.43)
5. Liberty / Blackberry Blossom / The Cuckoo’s Next (6.07)
6. It’s Not That Bad Anymore (4.21)
7. The Inventor (4.14)
8. As a Thoiseach (Keep It Up) (5.07)
9. Tropical Hot-Dog Night (4.51)
10. Growling Old Man and Old Woman (5.21)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 8, 10 trad.;
Tracks 3, 6 Chris Thompson;
Track 4 Chris Thompson, Alison Jones;
Track 7 Richard Avison;
Track 9 Don van Vliet

Recorded by Jon Wilkinson at the Steamrooms Recording Studio, London;
Produced by Chris Thompson, The Barely Works, and Jon Wilkinson

Musicians

Sarah Allen: accordion, flutes, whistles;
Richard Avison: trombone, vocals;
Mat Fox: hammered dulcimer, percussion, vocals;
Alison Jones: fiddle, vocals;
Keith Moore: tuba;
Chris Thompson: banjo, charango, vocals;
Tim Walmsley: drums

Tracks

1. Something’ll Have to Change (3.50)
2. Staten Island / No Place Two Step / My Love Is But a Lassie Yet (8.00)
3. Bread and Water (7.03)
4. This Fire (3.35)
5. The Kindled Flame (5.00)
6. Back to the Mountains (4.34)
7. Petronella / Banbury Breakdown / Mississippi Sawyer (5.05)
8. Old Joe Clarke (4.05)
9. The Flowers of Edinburgh / Miss McCleod’s Reel / The ‘Groove Is So Mighty’ Reel (6.50)
10. Stand Together (5.02)

Tracks 1,4, 6, 10 Chris Thompson;
Tracks 2ac, 7ac, 8, 9ab trad.;
Tracks 2b, 7b, 9c The Barely Works;
Track 3 Sarah Allen, Chris Thompson;
Track 5 Sarah Allen

Produced by The Barely Works;
Recorded at The Greenhouse Recording Studios, London;
Engineered by Finn Steel;
Photography by Julian Boss;
Insert design by Cactus

Musicians

Sarah Allen: accordion, flutes, whistle;
Richard Avison: trombone, vocals;
Alison Jones: fiddle, vocals;
Alice Kinloch: tuba;
Chris Thompson: banjo, charango, vocals;
Tim Walmsley: drums, backing vocals

Tracks

1. Riddle Me Wry (3.31)
2. Run Out of Loving (4.00)
3. Swinging on a Gate / Hornpipe for Snappy (5.24)
4. Big River (4.54)
5. Maybe I’m a Fool / June (4.34)
6. Pull Me Up (4.46)
7. The Bell (4.26)
8. The Moving Cloud / Cliff / Treen Beach (6.20)
9. Sitting Out The Back There (4.38)

Tracks 1-2, 5, 9 Chris Thompson;
Tracks 3b, 8bc Sarah Allen;
Tracks 4, 7 Richard Avison;
Track 6 Alison Jones;
Tracks 3a, 8a trad.

Musicians

Sarah Allen: accordion, flutes, whistle;
Richard Avison: trombone, vocals;
Alison Jones: fiddle, vocals;
Chris Thompson: banjo, vocals;
Tim Walmsley: drums;
Mat Fox: hammered dulcimer, percussion, vocals [1-2, 8, 11, 13];
Keith Moore: tuba [1-2, 8, 11, 13];
Alice Kinloch: tuba [3-7, 9-10, 12]

Tracks

1. Byker Hill (Roud 3488) (5.06)
2. As a Thoiseach (Keep It Up) (5.07)
3. This Fire (3.35)
4. Liberty / Blackberry Blossom / The Cuckoo’s Next (6.07)
5. Big River (4.54)
6. Bread and Water (7.03)
7. Maybe I’m a Fool / June (4.34)
8. Back to the Mountains (4.34)
9. The Moving Cloud / Cliff / Treen Beach (6.20)
10. Pull Me Up (4.46)
11. Old Joe Clarke (4.05)
12. Riddle Me Wry (3.31)
13. Stand Together (5.02)

Tracks 3-4, 6 mixed and recorded live at York Arts Centre on 21 December 1993 by Gerard O’Farrell;
Tracks 1-2 are from The Big Beat;
Tracks 8, 11, 13 are from Don’t Mind Walking;
Tracks 5, 7, 9-10, 12 are from Glow;

Tracks 1-2, 4, 9a, 11 trad.;
Tracks 3, 7, 8, 12-13 Chris Thompson;
Track 5 Richard Avison;
Track 6 Sarah Allen, Chris Thompson;
Tracks 9bc Sarah Allen;
Tracks 10 Alison Jones

Recorded at Sonica, London;
Engineered by Bill Carey;
Produced by Chris Thompson and Big Jig

Musicians

Sarah Allen: flutes, whistle, accordion;
Chris Thompson: banjo, charango, acoustic guitar, vocals;
Iain Ross: fretless bass, acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals;
Johnny Lathangue: drums, percussion

Tracks

1. Feets Keep Walking (4.06)
2. B-Lash (5.29)
3. One Short Day (5.30)
4. The Krang (3.06)
5. Man to Monkey (4.46)
6. Oyster Waltz (5.30)
7. Iain Packs His Bags / Early Morning Call / Meet You at the Waterfall / Rolling in the Ryegrass (5.31)
8. Empty Air (4.26)
9. Brenner Pass (5.02)
10. A Concert for a Trabant (3.42)
11. Field of Stones (6.39)

Tracks 1-2, 5 Chris Thompson, Sarah Allen;
Tracks 3, 6, 7a, 8, 11 Chris Thompson;
Track 10 Sarah Allen, Chris Thompson;
Tracks 4, 7bc, 9 Sarah Allen;
Track 7d trad. arr. Chris Thopmson, Sarah Allen

Recorded at Angelshare Studios, Ewloe, North Wales;
Engineered by Chris Masterson;
Produced by D.S. Rado;
Photography by Julian Boss;
Design by Guy Jackson

Musicians

Sarah Allen: flutes, whistle, accordion;
Chris Thompson: banjo, charango, acoustic guitar, dobro, vocals;
Iain Ross: fretless bass, vocals, additional percussion [2a];
Miggy Barradas: drums, shakers

With
Sally Barker: backing vocals;
Guy Jackson: keyboards and sound manipulation

Tracks

1. It’s All About Love, Chris (4.13)
2. John’s Reel / Fighting Fit (5.25)
3. Too Late (4.43)
4. Whistle On (4.27)
5. Time and a Feeling (5.17)
6. The Harbour (4.31)
7. Angelique (3.39)
8. Off the Shelf (5.08)
9. Three Bottle Man (4.49)
10. Today We Drive (5.43)

Tracks 1, 3, 7, 9-10 Chris Thompson;
Track 2a trad.;
Tracks 2b, 4, 8 Sarah Allen;
Tracks 5-6 Sarah Allen, Chris Thompson