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Vikki Clayton: Midsummer Cushion

Vikki Clayton: Midsummer Cushion (Prestige CDSGP008)

Midsummer Cushion
A Tribute to John Clare
Vikki Clayton

Prestige CDSGP008 (CD, UK, 1991)

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Produced by Gordon Giltrap;
Recorded by Paul White at Malvern Hills Studios, Worcester;
Sleeve design concept by Ian Taylor King;
Front sleeve photography by Paolo Niero;
Sleeve insert photographs of Vikki Clayton by John Hemmings;
Midsummer cushion flowers by Sahah Waterkeyn

Musicians

Vikki Clayton: vocals, guitar;
Tony Moore: additional guitar [6];
Gordon Giltrap: 2nd guitar [8], guitar [9]

Tracks

  1. The Gardener’s Bonnie Daughter (3.34)
  2. Mad Meg (4.21)
  3. Dolly’s Mistake (5.10)
  4. Wanton Mary (3.39)
  5. Lucy’s Lament (5.10)
  6. Singing Jenny (5.40)
  7. Proud Betsy (Our Ship Is Sailing) (4.11)
  8. I Love Thee (4.04)
  9. The Badger (5.50)

All tracks John Clare, trad., arr. Vikki Clayton except
Track 4 trad. arr. Vikki Clayton;
Track 7 Adaption from trad. Clare poem by Maartin Allcock, arr. Maartin Allcock

See also these John Clare tribute albums:
George Deacon: Dream Not of Love (2002),
Innocent Hare: The Windings of Their Wandering Song (2025)

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Vikki Clayton: It Suits Me Well

Vikki Clayton: It Suits Me Well (Terrapin Trucking TruckCD 021)

It Suits Me Well
The Songs of Sandy Denny
Vikki Clayton

Terrapin Trucking TruckCD 021 (CD, UK, 1994)
HTD Records HTDCD 83 (CD, UK, 1998)

Vikki Clayton: It Suits Me Well (HTD HTDCD 83)
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Produced by Vikki Clayton;
Recorded by Tim Matyear at Woodworm Studios;
Bonus tracks recorded by Mark Tucker at Woodworm Studios;
Origianlly mastered for CD by Don Walker at Crossfade;
Digitally re-mastered by Andrew Thompson, Sound Generation;
HTD cover photo by James Keary;
Booklet re-design and layout by Malcolm Holmes

Musicians

Vikki Clayton: vocals, 6-string acoustic guitar [1, 4-6, 9, 12-14], 12-string acoustic guitar [7, 10];
Rick Sanders: violin [1-4, 10-11];
Fred ‘Thelonius’ Baker: Stratocaster [2-4], fretless acoustic bass [1-3, 7], Fender fretless bass [10-11], bass percussion [11];
Chris Leslie: violin [12-13], mandolin [13-14];
Dave Pegg: bass [12-13]

Tracks

Original CD

  1. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (6.23)
  2. It Suits Me Well (4.12)
  3. No End (6.08)
  4. Fotheringay (3.27)
  5. Tomorrow Is a Long Time (3.22)
  6. A Sailor’s Life (5.19)
  7. I’m a Dreamer (4.05)
  8. Rising for the Moon (2.39)
  9. Banks of the Nile (6.52)
  10. White Dress (4.04)
  11. John the Gun (5.22)

HTD CD Bonus Track

  1. One Way Donkey Ride (5.53)
  2. Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (3.41)
  3. The Sea (4.49)