Produced and recorded by Adrian McNally;
Mixed and mastered at Panda Studios;
Sound engineer: Oliver Knight;
Illustration by Becky Unthank;
Photography by Stephen Redfearn, Adrian McNally

Musicians

Rachel Unthank: vocals [1-4, 6-9, 11-13], cello [11];
Becky Unthank: vocals [1-2, 4-7, 9-13];
Belinda O’Hooley: piano [1, 3, 7, 10];
Jackie Oates: vocals [4, 6, 11, 13], five string viola [4, 7, 11]

with
David Kosky: guitar [2, 4];
Chris Sherburn: concertina [2, 4];
Mike Hockenhull: banjo [2];
Rosie Morton: clarsach [4, 11];
Adrian McNally: guitar [6];
Bryony Griffith: fiddle [9];
Will Hampson: melodeon [9];
Julian Sutton: melodeon [10];
Redcar Sword Dancers (George Unthank, Brian Pearce, Ben Green, Kevin Hall, Colin Mather): vocals [9];
The Keelers, George Unthank, Jim Mageean, Alan Fitzsimmons, Peter Wood: vocals on intro [12];
Pat Unthank, George Unthank, Mat Unthank, June Winton, Gordon Winton, Adrian McNally, Beth Hardy: vocals [13]

Tracks

1. On a Monday Morning (3.13)
2. The January Man (3.31)
3. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (2.57)
4. Cruel Sister (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (8.41)
5. Rap Her to Bank (Roud 1786) (1.34)
6. Raven Girl (2.08)
7. Twenty Long Weeks (3.20)
8. The Fair Flower of Northumberland (Roud 25; Child 9; G/D 6:1149) (4.51)
9. The Greatham Calling-On Song (Roud 610) (5.58)
10. River Man (5.01)
11. Bonnie at Morn (Roud 3064) (4.14)
12. John Dead (3.47)
13. Troubled Waters (5.06)

All tracks (probably) trad. arr. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset except
Track 1 Cyril Tawney;
Track 2 Dave Goulder;
Track 7 Alex Glasgow;
Track 10 Nick Drake;
Track 13 Matt McGuin

Recorded and produced January-March 2007 by Adrian McNally;
Mastered by Adrian McNally and Denis Blackham at Syke Mastering;
Mixed at Blast Recording, Newcastle upon Tyne, assisted by Darren Hall;
Photography by Karen Melvin;
Design by Steven Wainwright;
Photos taken at Beamish Museum, Co Durham

Musicians

Rachel Unthank: vocals, cello [7, 12], ukulele [11], feet [5, 9];
Becky Unthank: vocals, feet [1];
Belinda O’Hooley: piano, vocals;
Niopha Keegan: fiddle, vocals

with
Neil Harland: double bass [1];
Julian Sutton: melodeon [4, 9];
String section (Iona Brown, Andre Swanepoel: violin; Michael Gerrard: viola; Rosie Biss: cello) [1]

Tracks

1. Felton Lonnin (Roud 3166) (7.23)
2. Lull I (1.23)
3. Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk (Roud 6333) (5.14)
4. I Wish (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (6.24)
5. Blue’s Gaen Oot o’ the Fashion: The Wedding o’ Blythe / When the Tide Comes in / Blue’s Gaen Oot o’ the Fashion / The Lad With the Trousers on / The Sailors Are All at the Bar (4.31)
6. Lull II: My Lad’s a Canny Lad (0.23)
7. Blackbird (2.54)
8. Lull III: A Minor Place (0.23)
9. Sea Song (6.19)
10. Whitethorn (6.04)
11. Lull IV: Can’t Stop It Raining (1.46)
12. My Donal (8.06)
13. Ma Bonny Lad (Roud 204) (1.58)
14. Fareweel Regality (6.20)
15. Newcastle Lullaby (Roud 2644) (6.23)

All tracks trad. arr. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset except
Track 1 trad. / Johnny Handle arr. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset;
Track 3 trad. / Belle Stewart arr. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset;
Tracks 7, 10 Belinda O’Hooley;
Track 8 Will Oldham;
Track 9 Robert Wyatt;
Track 11 Richard Scott;
Track 12 Owen Hand;
Track 14 Terry Conway

Produced and mixed by Adrian McNally;
Recorded by Adam Sinclair at Blast Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne, April-June 2009;
Mixed by Darren Hall at City Road Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne, June 2009;
Mastered by Denis Blackman and Adrian McNally at Skye Mastering, Isle of Skye, July 2009,
Photography by Alex Telfer;
Design by Helen Thomas and Steven Wainwright

Musicians

Rachel Unthank: lead vocals [2, 4-5, 7-10, 12], backing vocals [1-4, 6, 8-9, 11-12], cello [8], ukulele [12], clogs [12];
Becky Unthank: lead vocals [1-3, 6-9, 11-12], backing vocals [1-6, 8-9, 11-12], feet [2], autoharp [8];
Niopha Keegan: violin [1-2, 6, 8, 12], lead vocals [2], backing vocals [1-5, 11-12], accordion [8, 12], mandolin [12];
Adrian McNally: piano [1-6, 9, 12], dampened and plucked pianos [1, 3, 12], drums [4, 6, 9], marimba [3], chime bars [1, 3, 6, 8, 12], autoharp [1], Wu-Han tam-tam [3], Chinese temple gongs [3], tubular bells [2, 3], backing vocals [4, 12];
Chris Price: guitar [3-4, 6, 9, 12], bass [2, 4, 9], ukulele [12], dulcitone [3], marimba [3], backing vocals [4, 12]

Tracks

1. Because He Was a Bonny Lad (Roud 22834) (2.36)
2. Sad February (4.36)
3. Annachie Gordon (Roud 102; Child 239; G/D 5:1021) (8.15)
4. Lucky Gilchrist (4.52)
5. The Testimony of Patience Kershaw (TYG 139) (4.05)
6. Living by the Water (6.08)
7. Where’ve Yer Bin Dick? (0.47)
8. Nobody Knew She Was There (5.53)
9. Flowers of the Town (3.06)
10. Not Much Luck in Our House (0.48)
11. At First She Starts (3.38)
12. Here’s the Tender Coming (Roud 3174) (5.28)
13. Betsy Bell (Roud 5211) (4.14)

All tracks trad. arr. The Unthanks except
Track 2 Graeme Miles;
Track 4 Adrian McNally;
Track 5 Frank Higgins / The Unthanks;
Track 6 Anne Briggs;
Track 8 Ewan MacColl;
Track 11 Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight

Musicians

Rachel Unthank: lead vocals, backing vocals;
Becky Unthank: lead vocals, backing vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, backing vocals;
Stef Conner: piano [2-3];
Adrian McNally: piano [1], drums, backing vocals;
Chris Price: guitar, bass, backing vocals

Tracks

1. Lucky Gilchrist (3.32)
   single edit of the song from Here’s the Tender Coming
2. Tar Barrel in Dale (3.53)
   performed live on Radcliffe and Maconie, BBC Radio 2, on 23 December 2008
3. Sexy Sadie (6.25)
   from MOJO Presents the White Album Recovered No. 0000002

Track 1 Adrian McNally;
Track 2 George Unthank;
Track 3 John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Musicians

see the above albums

Tracks

1. Because He Was a Bonny Lad (Roud 22834) (2.36)
2. Felton Lonnin (Roud 3166) (7.23)
3. The Testimony of Patience Kershaw (TYG 139) (4.05)
4. Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk (Roud 6333) (5.14)
5. Blue’s Gaen Oot o’ the Fashion: The Wedding o’ Blythe / When the Tide Comes in / Blue’s Gaen Oot o’ the Fashion / The Lad With the Trousers on / The Sailors Are All at the Bar (4.31)
6. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (2.57)
7. Annachie Gordon (Roud 102; Child 239; G/D 5:1021) (8.15)
8. Lucky Gilchrist (4.52)
9. Here’s the Tender Coming (Roud 3174) (5.28)
10. Bonnie at Morn (Roud 3064) (4.14)
11. Fareweel Regality (6.20)

Tracks 6, 10 are from Cruel Sister (2005);
Tracks 2, 4-5, 11 are from The Bairns (2007);
Tracks 1, 3, 7-9 are from Here’s the Tender Coming (2009)

Produced by Adrian McNally;
Sound engineered by Thom Lewis and Adrian McNally;
Recorded at home in Northumberland;
Piano on tracks 1-2, 4-5 recorded in Maltings Concert Hall in Snape, Suffolk;
Group vocals on track 1 and strings on all tracks were recorded in a village hall in Northumberland;
Mastered by Denis Blackham

Musicians

Rachel Unthank: vocals, kalimba [3];
Becky Unthank: vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, vocals [1, 5, 8];
Adrian McNally: piano, dulcitone, vocals [1, 4-5], drums [3-4, 7];
Chris Price: bass, acoustic and electric guitars, ukulele

String section:
    Niopha Keegan, Ros Stephen: violins;
    Becca Spencer: viola;
    Jo Silverston: cello

Lizzie Jones: trumpet;
Dean Ravera: double bass;
Alex Neilson: drums [1-2, 5];
Julian Sutton: melodeon

Tracks

1. Gan to the Kye (Roud 3162) (5.39)
2. The Gallowgate Lad (6.07)
3. Queen of Hearts (Roud 3195) (4.33)
4. Last (7.09)
5. Give Away Your Heart (3.50)
6. No One Known I’m Gone (2.12)
7. My Laddie Sits Ower Late Up (Roud 3181) (2.46)
8. Canny Hobbie Elliott (Roud 8986) (3.28)
9. Starless (6.00)
10. Close the Coalhouse Door (7.02)
11. Last (Reprise) (0.57)

Tracks 1, 3, 7-8 trad. arr. The Unthanks;
Track 2 words Joe Wilson, tune trad. (Sally Grey);
Tracks 4, 11 Adrian McNally;
Track 5 Jon Redfern;
Track 6 Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan;
Track 9 David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James;
Track 10 Alex Glasgow

Recorded live at the Union Chapel, Islington, London on 8-9 December 2010;
Recorded by Paul Hurt at LX3 Recordings;
Mixed and produced by Adrian McNally;
Additional engineering by Thom Lewis;
Mastered by Denis Blackham;
Illustration by Becky Unthank;
Photography by Mark Winpenny;
Design by Steven Wainwright

Musicians

Rachel Unthank: vocals, feet, dulcitone;
Becky Unthank: vocals, feet;
Adrian McNally: piano on Robert Wyatt set, drums on Antony set, harmonium, vocals;
Chris Price: drums on Robert Wyatt set, electric bass on Antony set, vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, accordion, vocals;
Ross Stephen: violin, vocals;
Becca Spencer: viola, vocals;
Jo Silverston: cello, vocals;
Lizzie Jones: trumpet, vocals;
Dean Rovera: double bass;
Jonny Kearney: piano on Antony set

Tracks

Songs by Antony & The Johnsons

1. Bird Gerhl (3.57)
2. Man Is the Baby (5.43)
3. You Are My Sister (5.56)
4. For Today I Am a Boy (4.06)
5. Paddy’s Gone (4.13)
6. Spiralling (4.41)

Songs by Robert Wyatt

7. Stay Tuned (4.43)
8. Dondestan (3.18)
9. Lullaby for Hamza (3.44)
10. Lisp Service (3.11)
11. Free Will and Testament (5.03)
12. Out of the Blue (4.11)
13. Cuckoo Madame (5.13)
14. Sea Song (6.59)
15. Forest (excerpt) (2.51)

Track 1 recorded live at The Lowry, Salford, for the BBC Folk Awards;
Tracks 2, 5-6, 9, 11 recorded live at Leeds Town Hall;
Tracks 3-4 recorded live at Derby Assembly Rooms;
Tracks 7-8, 10 recorded live at St Georges Hall, Bristol;
Produced by Adrian McNally;
Additional engineering by Thom Lewis, Rob Tomlinson and Darren Hall;
Mixed by Nigel Palmer, Lowland Masters;
Mastered by Denis Blackham;
Cover artwork by Becky Unthank;
Photography by Graham Whitmore, Ken Drew and Jeff Goldberg;
Sleeve design by Steven Wainwright

Musicians

Becky Unthank: lead vocals [1], vocals;
Rachel Unthank: lead vocals [2], vocals;
Niopha Keegan: lead vocals [4], vocals;
Chris Price: lead vocals [5], vocals, drums [7], cymbals [1];
Adrian McNally: piano, vocals, drums [1];
Jack Elliott: vocals [3.ii] (taken from the film Death of a Miner (1968));
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band: conducted by Sandy Smith

Tracks

1. The King of Rome (7.38)
2. Trimdon Grange Explosion (Roud 3189) (6.29)
3. The Father’s Suite
   i) George (3.26)
   ii) Jack Elliott (1.27)
   iii) The Father’s Song (5.58)
   iv) George II (4.08)
4. My Lagan Love (Roud 1418) (4.24)
5. Queen of Hearts (Roud 3195) (3.56)
6. Gan to the Kye (Roud 3162) (5.49)
7. Felton Lonnin (Roud 3166) (7.27)
8. Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk (Roud 6333) (5.41)
9. Newcastle Lullaby (Roud 2644) (6.12)
10. Gresford (The Miners Hymn) (4.30)
11. Fareweel Regality (6.13)

Track 1 Dave Sudbury;
Track 2 Tommy Armstrong;
Tracks 3ab Adrian McNally;
Tracks 3c Ewan MacColl, Adrian McNally;
Tracks 3d Max McNally, Adrian McNally;
Tracks 4-9 trad.;
Track 10 Robert Saint;
Track 11 Terry Conway

Produced and mixed by Adrian McNally;
Recorded at Vale Studios, Worcestershire, Blast Studios, Newcastle and at home in Northumberland;
Engineered by Chris D’Adda and Adrian McNally;
Mastered by Denis Blackham, Skye Mastering;
Sleeve photography by Keith Pattison, from his social documentary series, Haverton Hill, 1972

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, vocals;
Chris Price: guitar, bass, vocals;
Adrian McNally: piano, harmonium, drums, vocals

with guests
Julian Sutton: melodeon [7];
Keith Hill: vibraphone [7]

Tracks

1. The Romantic Tees (Prelude) (1.33)
2. A Great Northern River (3.40)
3. Black Trade (4.36)
4. Fairfield Crane (The Shipyard Apprentice) (1.52)
5. Big Steamers (5.19)
6. All in a Day (3.24)
7. The Romantic Tees: (9.43)
   The Romantic Tees /
   The Tyne Slides By /
   The Looking Back Song
8. Shipbuilding (3.46)
9. Monkey Dung Man (2.06)
10. Taking on Men (1.27)
11. Only Remembered (Roud 7557) (3.55)

Track 1 Adrian McNally; background sound from the film Launch;
Track 2 Graeme Miles;
Tracks 3, 9-10 Jez Lowe;
Track 4 words Archie Fisher, music Bobby Campbell;
Track 5 words Rudyard Kipling, music Peter Bellamy;
Tracks 6, 7b Alex Glasgow;
Track 7a Adrian McNally, Chris Price; words and voice of Graeme Miles; background sound from the film Launch;
Track 7c Johnny Handle;
Track 8 words Elvis Costello, music Clive Langner;
Track 11 John Tams

Commissioned by Opera North

Produced by Martin Green;
Recorded by Calum Malcolm;
Additional recording by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios;
Mixed by Adrian Utley and Martin Green at Planet245;
Mix engineer TJ Allen;
Mastered at Castlesound Studios;
Photos by David Liddell;
Design by Van Gill Media

Musicians

Martin Green: accordion, piano, toy piano;
Niklas Roswall: nyckelharpa;
Inge Thomson: vocals, log, toys, noises;
Becky Unthank: vocals, music boxes

with
Adrian Utley: guitars, bass, mellotron, percussion;
Andy Sutor: bass drum;
Ayarkhaan (Albina Degtyareva, Alisa Savvinova, Natalia Fedorov): khomus (mouth harp)

Tracks

1. Mess of Crows (6.48)
2. Lyke Wake Dirge (Roud 8194; TYG 85) (5.58)
3. Some Living (2.29)
4. I Saw the Dead (6.38)
5. Some Neither (3.13)
6. One December Morn (5.46)
7. Three Ravens (Roud 5; Child 26) (7.01)
8. Maklin’s Bridal March / Griesly Bride (7.22)
9. Some Dead (2.08)

Track 1 words trad. adapted Martin Green, Inge Thomson, music Martin Green;
Tracks 2, 7 trad.;
Track 3 Martin Green, Inge Thomson;
Track 4 Conor O’Brien (of the band Villagers);
Tracks 5, 10 Martin Green, Niklas Roswall, Inge Thomson, Becky Unthank;
Track 6 Sean Cooney (of The Young’uns);
Track 8 words John Manifold, music Tom Campbell

Recorded and produced by Adrian McNally, August 2012 - October 2012 in the Unthanks’ Northumberland studio;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Artwork by Natalie Rae Reid;
Photography by Sarah Mason;
Sleeve design by Steven Wainwright

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals;
Adrian McNally: piano, vocals, celeste, kalimba, Fender Rhodes, chord organ, glock, Indian harmonium, percussion;
Niopha Keegan: Quartet violin, all solo ‘fiddle’ parts, vocals;
Chris Price: electric bass, guitar, piano tinkles [7];
Lizzie Jones: trumpet, flugelhorn;
Becca Spencer: viola;
Martin Douglas: drums, percussion;
Dan Rogers: double bass;
Tom Arthurs: trumpet [1];
Kathleen Ord, James Boyle: violins;
Gabriel Wait, Nick Byrne: cellos;
Eilidh Gillespie: flute;
Esther Swift: harp

Tracks

Side 1

1. Mount the Air (Roud 578) (10.34)
2. Madam (Roud 542; G/D 8:1588) (4.55)
3. Died for Love (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (3.49)
4. Flutter (3.38)
5. Magpie (5.07)
6. Foundling (10.52)
7. Last Lullaby (5.57)

Side 2

8. Hawthorn (4.23)
9. For Dad (4.41)
10. The Poor Stranger (Roud 414) (4.05)
11. Waiting (3.00)

Track 1 music Adrian McNally, first verse based on I’ll Mount the Air on Swallows Wings, other words Adrian McNally, Becky Unthank;
Tracks 2-3 trad. arr. Adrian McNally;
Track 4 words Becky Unthank, music Becky Unthank, Adrian McNally;
Track 5 David Dodds;
Track 6 Adrian McNally;
Track 7 contains Golden Slumbers (Roud V18438), additional words Rachel Unthank; music trad.;
Track 8 Charles Causley, Becky Unthank, Adrian McNally;
Track 9 Niopha Keegan;
Track 10 trad. arr. Adrian McNally, Rachel Unthank;
Track 11 Chris Price, Adrian McNally

Videos

Compiled and produced by Adrian McNally, Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Front cover illustration by Natalie Rae Reid;
Art direction and design by Cally

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals, feet;
Stef Conner: piano [2-4, 9, 11];
Adrian McNally: piano [1, 5-8, 12-13], drums [11, 13], rhodes, celeste, sleigh bells [1], vocals [1];
Niopha Keegan: violin [1, 4-8, 10-11, 13], vocals [2-3, 9, 13], accordion [3], mandolin [10];
Chris Price: electric bass [11, 13], drums [6, 8], guitar [12, 13], vocals [12]

Gabriel Waite: cello [1];
Ed Cross: violin [1];
Chrissie Slater: viola [1];
Becca Spencer: viola [5-6, 8];
Lizzie Jones: trumpet [5-8, 12];
Dean Ravera: double bass [6-8];
Jo Silverston: cello [6, 8], saw [5];
Anna Jenkins: violin [6, 8];
Alex Neilson: drums [7];
Neil Harland: double bass [10];
Julian Sutton: melodeon [10];
Adam Sinclair: drums [10];
Ian McMillan: spoken voice [12];
Annie Whitehead: trombone [12];
George Unthank: vocals [14];
Matthew Unthank: violin [14]

Tracks

1. 2000 Miles (2.04)
   Christmas single 2015
2. On a Monday Morning (4.48)
   live from TFF Rudolstadt, Germany 2009
3. I Wish, I Wish (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (6.54)
   live from Melbourne, Australia 2008
4. Blue Bleezing Blind Drunk (Roud 6333) (5.25)
   live from Holywell Music Room 2008
5. Close the Coalhouse Door (7.55)
   live from The Tyne Theatre, Newcastle 2011
6. Alifib/Alifie (9.27)
   live from Brighton Dome 2012
7. The Gallowgate Lad (5.53)
   live from The Tyne Theatre, Newcastle 2011
8. Felton Lonnin (Roud 3166) (5.08)
   BBC Radio 1 Rob Da Bank Session
9. Tar Barrel in Dale (3.53)
   performed live on Radcliffe and Maconie, BBC Radio 2, on 23 December 2008
10. Queen of Hearts (Roud 3195) (5.27)
    alternative demo 2009
11. Sexy Sadie (6.27)
    from MOJO Presents the White Album Recovered No. 0000002 (MOJO 179, 2008)
12. A Dream of a Tree in a Spanish Graveyard (3.02)
    from Harbour of Songs (The Stables CD001, 2012)
13. Oak, Ash & Thorn (6.18)
    from the Oak Ash Thorn tribute album (Folk Police FPR003, 2011)
14. The Unthank Family Band (3.59)
    Recorded at Hartlepool Folk Club 2000

Track 1 Chrisse Hynde;
Track 2 Cyril Tawney;
Tracks 3-4, 8, 10 trad.;
Track 5 Alex Glasgow;
Track 6 Robert Wyatt;
Track 7 words Joe Wilson, tune trad. Sally Grey;
Track 9 George Unthank;
Track 11 John Lennon, Paul McCartney;
Track 12 words Ian McMillan, music Adrian McNally;
Track 13 words Rudyard Kipling, music Peter Bellamy

Recorded, produced and mixed by Adrian McNally in Northumberland;
Poetry recorded by Gavin Bush with production from Cally;
Mastered by Denis Blackham, Isle of Skye;
Photos of The Unthanks by Nigel John, Sarah Mason;
Images of Molly Drake © 2ß17 Bryter Music;
Sleeve design by Steven Wainwright

Musicians

Gabrielle Drake: spoken word [Extras CD 1, 3, 5, 7];
Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals;
Adrian McNally: piano, vocals;
Chris Price: double bass, guitar, vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, viola, vocals

with
Faye McCalman: clarinet, tenor saxophone;
Martin Douglas: cymbals [5];
Faye McCalman: clarinet [Extras CD]

Tracks

Regular CD

1. What Can a Song Do to You? (4.52)
2. Dream Your Dreams (2.06)
3. Martha (0.59)
4. How Wild the Wind Blows (2.50)
5. Little Weaver Bird (4.16)
6. Bird In the Blue (3.25)
7. The Road to the Stars (3.23)
8. Set Me Free (4.09)
9. Woods in May (1.59)
10. I Remember (4.03)
11. Never Pine for an Old Love (4.32)
12. The Shell (0.58)
13. Soft Shelled Crabs (2.44)
14. Do You Ever Remember? (3.09)
15. The First Day (7.10)

Extras CD

1. Dog on the Wheel (0.23)
2. Happiness (2.31)
3. Two Worlds (1.51)
4. Night Is My Friend (2.30)
5. Primary Colour (0.19)
6. Poor Mum (1.56)
7. Well It Is Finished (1.56)
8. Love Isn’t a Right (2.26)

All songs and poems written by Molly Drake

CD 1 recorded by David Watts at The Chairworks, Castleford and by Adrian McNally at The Unthanks’ studio in Northumberland;
CD 3 written and performed on Emily Brontë’s original piano in her former hoe, The Parsonage in Haworth, West Yorkshire;
Mixed by Adrian McNally;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Cover illustration by Natalie Rae Reid;
Sleeve design by Cally

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals;
Adrian McNally: piano, Fender Rhodes, vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, harmonium, vocals [CD 1-2];
Chris Price: double bass, electric bass, lap steel guitar, vocals [CD 1-2];
Martin Douglas: drums [CD 1-2];
Sam Lee: vocals [CD 2:1];
Tim Dalling: vocals [CD 2:2];
Ben Lee: violin [CD 2];
Chrissie Slater: viola [CD 2];
Gemma Kost: cello [CD 2];

Tracks

Lines Part One: Lillian Bilocca

1. Lillian (Prelude) (0.49)
2. A Whistling Woman (5.59)
3. The Sea Is a Woman (5.54)
4. Lonesome Cowboy (4.48)
5. Lillian II (The Banqueting Hall Scene) (4.40)

Lines Part Two: World War One

1. Roland and Vera (7.07)
2. Everyone Sang (3.04)
3. War Film (2.33)
4. Breakfast (2.06)
5. Suicide in the Trenches (2.33)
6. Socks (3.39)

Lines Part Three: Emily Brontë

1. The Parsonage (0.43)
2. Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee (3.37)
3. High Waving Heather (2.07)
4. She Dried Her Tears and They Did Smile (1.48)
5. The Night Is Darkening Round Me (5.38)
6. Deep Deep Down in the Silent Grave (2.43)
7. Lines (7.01)
8. Remembrance (4.34)
9. O Evening Why (3.41)
10. I’m Happiest When Most Away (1.20)

Tracks 1:1, 1:5 Adrian McNally;
Track 1:2 words Maxine Peake, music Adrian McNally, Becky Unthank;
Track 1:3 words Maxine Peake, music Adrian McNally;
Track 1:4 Claude Bolling, Jack Fishman;
Track 2:1 Sam Lee, Nico Brown, Cosmo Sheldrake, Gwendolen Chatfield, Adrian McNally;
Track 2:2 Tim Dalling;
Track 2:3 words Teresa Hooley, music Adrian McNally;
Track 2:4 words Wilfred Wilson Gibson, music Adrian McNally;
Track 2:5 words Siegfried Sassoon, music Adrian McNally;
Track 2:6 words Jessie Pope, music Adrian McNally;
Tracks 3:1-7, 3:9-10 words Emily Brontë, music Adrian McNally;
Track 3:8 words Emily Brontë, music Rachel Unthank Adrian McNally, based on a trad. tune

Produced and mixed by Adrian MacNally;
Recorded over thirty-one live shows in the UK and Ireland in April/May 2019;
The performances on this record were selected from shows in Newcastle, Dublin, London, Brighton, Durham, Bellaghy and Belfast;
Sound recorded by Joel Borkin;
Mastered by Denis Blackham

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank, Niopha Keegan: vocals

Tracks

1. One By One (2.55)
2. Magpie (5.01)
3. I’m Weary of Lying Alone (Roud 9384) (3.16)
4. Geordie Wedding Set: We’ll Aal Be Wed in Our Auld Claiths / Hi Canny Man (2.43)
5. Griesly Bride (3.55)
6. Bees: Honeybee / The Bee-Boy’s Song (4.31)
7. Guard Yer Man Weel (4.35)
8. Poor Mum (2.05)
9. Where’ve Yer Bin Dick (1.08)
10. We Picked Apples in a Graveyard Freshly Mowed (4.54)
11. Bread and Roses (3.27)
12. Caught in a Storm (4.46)
13. Farewell Shanty (2.16)

Tracks 1, 6a Connie Converse;
Track 2 Dave Dodds;
Tracks 3-4, 13 trad. arr. The Unthanks;
Track 5 words John Manifold, music Tom Campbell;
Track 6b words Rudyard Kipling, music Peter Bellamy;
Track 7 Johnny Handle, The Unthanks;
Track 8 Molly Drake;
Track 9 Lee Nicholson;
Track 10 Richard Dawson;
Track 11 James Oppenheim, Mimi Fariña;
Track 12 Graeme Miles

Recorded at Unthanks HQ, Northumberland;
Directed, produced, recorded and mixed by Adrian McNally;
Additional recording and editing by Chris Price and Mark Broughton;
Mastered by Seán Mac Erlaine;
Photography by Sarah Mason;
Sleeve artwork by Dale Maloney, inspired by Japanese firework illunstrations, compiled and typeset by Kathryn Preston

Folk Radio UK review by Lila Tristram

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals;
Adrian McNally: piano, vocals, organ, harmonium;
Chris Price: guitars, basses, vocals;
Niopha Keegan: violin, vocals;
Martin Douglas: drums;
Lizzie Jones: trumpet

with
Ed Cross, Sarah Roberts: violins;
Chrissie Slater: viola;
Ele Leckie, Katie Tertell: cellos

Tracks

1. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (Roud 197; Child 113) (7.45)
2. Sandgate Dandling Song (Roud B24532) (8.49)
3. The Old News (3.56)
4. The Royal Blackbird (Roud 2375) (4.02)
5. The Isabella Colliery Coke Ovens (4.05)
6. The Bay of Fundy (4.28)
7. The Month of January (Uncle Rat) (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176) (4.38)
8. My Singing Bird (Roud V43884) (7.05)
9. The Waters of Tyne (Roud 1364) (2.58)
10. Sorrows Away (Love Is Kind) (Roud 1220) (9.11)

Tracks 1-2, 4, 7-10 trad;
Track 2 Robert Nunn;
Track 3 Becky Unthank, Adrian McNally;
Track 5 Rachel Unthank;
Track 6 Gordon Bok

Prudiced by Paul Smith and Rachel Unthank;
Recorded by David Brewis at Field Music HQ, Sunderland in winter 2018/19;
Mixed and mastered by David Brewis in spring/summer 2019 and early 2020

Folk Radio UK review by Hannah Webber

Musicians

Paul Smith: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars;
Rachel Unthank: vocals, harmonium, cello;
Faye MacCalman: clarinet;
Alex Neilson: drums and percussion;
David Brewis: bass guitar [2, 8], electric piano [4]

Tracks

1. Captain Bover (Roud 3147) (3.32)
2. The Natural Urge (5.53)
3. Seven Tears (3.36)
4. O Mary, Will You Go? (7.47)
5. What Maks Makems (2.28)
6. Red Wine Promises (2.24)
7. Robert Kay (3.00)
8. Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53L; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (6.33)
9. Horumarye (4.46)
10. The King (Roud 32955) (1.51)

Tracks 1, 10 trad. arr. Paul Smith, Rachel Unthank;
Tracks 2, 7 Paul Smith;
Track 3 Rachel Unthank;
Track 4 words Richard Watson, music Paul Smith;
Track 5 words Tom Pickard, music Paul Smith;
Track 6 Lal Waterson;
Track 8 trad. arr. Paul Smith, Rachel Unthank, Chris Wood;
Track 9 Graeme Miles

Directed, produced and strings arrangements by Adrian McNally;
Recorded by Ruxandra Dedu at Ayriel Studios, North York Moors;
Mixed at Blast Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne by Adrian McNally with additional editing by Andy Bell;
Mastered by Denis Blackham, Skye Mastering;
Sleeve artwork by May Farrell;
Sleeve design by Kathryn Prestset and Steven Wainwright;
Photography by Topher McGrills and Ainslie Henderson

Folking.com review by Mike Davies;
KLOF Magazine review by Bob Fish

Musicians

Rachel Unthank, Becky Unthank: vocals;
Adrian McNally: pianos, harmonium, vocals, lead vocals [16], drums [3-4, 10];
Niopha Keegan: violin, viola [2], vocals;
Chris Price: guitars, vocals, double bass [12], electric bass [19];
Dan Rogers: double bass [except 12], electric bass [2], celeste [12], vocals [6, 17];
Faye MacCalman: saxophone, clarinet, vocals [6, 17];
Will Hammond: vibraphone, jingle bells, drums [2, 7, 19], harmonium [16], celeste [5, 7], vocals [6, 17];
String Quartet (Jane Nossek, Niopha Keegan: violins; Chrissie Slater: viola; Gabriel Waite: cello) [12, 16, 10]

Tracks

CD 1

1. In Winter’s Night (2.16)
2. O Tannenbaum (4.01)
3. Dark December (4.40)
4. Gower Wassail (Roud 209) (5.13)
5. The Holly and the Ivy (Roud 514) (2.22)
6. O Come All Ye Faithful (Roud 24755) (3.03)
7. Carol of the Birds (3.07)
8. Carol of the Beasts (3.52)
9. The Cherry Tree Carol (Roud 453; Child 54; G/D 2:327) (4.14)
10. Bleary Winter (3.43)

CD 2

11. In the Bleak Midwinter (Roud 46421) (1.47)
12. The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (4.45)
13. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Roud 394) (2.27)
14. Coventry Carol (Roud 19028) (3.15)
15. River River (4.44)
16. Nurse Emmanuel (3.48)
17. Tar Barrel in Dale (4.21)
18. Greatham (Roud 610) (5.34)
19. Dear Companions (4.05)

Track 1 Adrian McNally;
Tracks 2, 4-6, 9, 12-14, 18 trad. arr. The Unthanks;
Track 3 Graeme Miles;
Track 7 trad. Catalan arr. The Unthanks;
Track 8 Bernard de la Monnoye;
Track 10 words Hugh Lupton, music Chris Wood:
Track 11 Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst;
Track 15, 19 Becky Unthank, Ainslie Henderson;
Tracks 16 Vanessa Lampert, Adrian McNally;
Track 17 George Unthank