Recorded by Bill Leader in Walter Pardon’s cottage in Knapton, Norfolk, on 11 May, 8 and 15 June, 3 August and 7 December 1974;
Produced by Bill Leader;
Thanks to Peter Bellamy for making this project possible;
Album designed by Janet Kerr

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Poacher’s Fate (Roud 793; Laws L14)
2. Let the Wind Blow High or Low (Roud 308; G/D 5:946; Henry H711)
3. Old Brown’s Daughter (Roud 1426)
4. The Rambling Blade (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691)
5. Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 221)

Side 2

6. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232)
7. The Trees They Do Grow High (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222)
8. A Ship to Old England Came (Roud 1424)
9. The Miller and His Sons (Roud 138; Laws Q21; G/D 3:703)
10. The British Man o’ War (Roud 372)
11. Jack Tar Ashore (Roud 919; Laws K39)

Recorded by Bill Leader in Walter Pardon’s cottage in Knapton, Norfolk, on 12 February 1977;
Produced by Bill Leader;
Thanks to Peter Bellamy for making this project possible;
Album designed by Janet Kerr

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Pretty Ploughboy (Roud 186; Laws M24; G/D 1:170; Henry H105)
2. Up to the Rigs (Roud 868; G/D 2:299)
3. I’ll Beat the Drum Again (The Female Drummer) (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497)
4. Down by the Dark Arches (Roud 1442)
5. Grace Darling (Roud 1441)

Side 2

6. Generals All (Roud 233)
7. I’ll Hang My Harp on the Willow Tree (Roud 1444; G/D 6:1203; Henry H155)
8. The Wreck of the Ramillies (Roud 523; Laws K1; G/D 1:28)
9. Jones’ Ale (Roud 139; G/D 3:561)
10. The Old Miser (Roud 3913)
11. Balaclava (Roud 1443)

Recorded by Mike Yates at Walter Pardon’s home in Knapton, Norfolk, in 1975-78;
Produced by Mike Yates and Tony Engle;
Sleeve notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Booklet notes and photographs by Mike Yates;
Design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals, melodeon

Tracks

Side 1

1. Raggle-Taggle Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (2.44)
2. Peggy Bawn (Roud 661) (3.11)
3. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (4.14)
4. One Cold Morning in December (Roud 1745) (4.22)
5. The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) (2.52)
6. An Old Man’s Advice (Roud 1482) (2.57)
7. Uncle Walter’s Tune melodeon (1.14)

Side 2

8. A Country Life (Roud 1752) (2.29)
9. Cupid the Ploughboy (Roud 986; Laws O7) (2.29)
10. The Dandy Man (Roud 15129) (4.37)
11. Jack Hall (Roud 369; Laws L5) (3.11)
12. I Wish, I Wish (Roud 495) (1.14)
13. Broomfield Hill (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (4.22)
14. The Hungry Army (Roud 1746) (3.32)

Recorded and produced by Mike Yates;
Notes and back sleeve photograph by Mike Yates;
Front sleeve photograph: Walter Pardon seated second from the left on the front row

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals, melodeon

Tracks

Side 1

1. Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold (Roud 553; Laws N17; G/D 1:176) (4.46)
2. Blow the Winds-I-O (Roud 1778; G/D 6:1102) (3.45)
3. Naughty Jemima Brown (Roud 1776) (4.47)
4. Old Joe the Boat is Going Over (Roud 1777) (1.58)
5. Come Little Leaves (Roud 1775) (0.58)
6. The Parson and the Clerk (Roud 1154) (3.40)
7. Bright Golden Store (Roud 1638) (3.23)

Side 2

8. Two Jolly Butchers (Roud 17; Laws L4; G/D 2:186; Henry H185) (3.55)
9. Thornaby Woods (Roud 222) (3.30)
10. Rakish Young Fellow (Roud 829) (2.45)
11. Uncle Walter’s March melodeon (1.18)
12. Poor Smuggler’s Boy (Roud 618) (1.56)
13. Hold the Fort (Roud 1774) (1.50)
14. Rosin-a-Beau (Roud 1192; G/D 3:698; Henry H698) (4.00)

All tracks trad.

Track 12 recorded by Mike Yates, 24.6.1978;
Tracks 1-2, 4, 6, 8, 14 recorded by Mike Yates, 25.6.1978;
Track 11 recorded by Mike Yates, 2.8.1978;
Track 13 recorded by Mike Yates, 2.11.1978;
Track 10 recorded by Mike Yates, 2.12.1978;
Track 9 recorded by Mike Yates, 5.12.1978;
Track 3 recorded by Mike Yates, 26.10.1979;
Track 5 recorded by Mike Yates, 18.1.1980;
Track 7 recorded by Mike Yates, 12.3.1983

Recorded live at Torquay Folk Club

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals, melodeon

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Rich Irish Lady (Roud 180; Laws P9; G/D 6:1219; Henry H72)
2. The Pretty Ploughboy (Roud 186; Laws M24; G/D 1:170; Henry H105)
3. The Rakish Young Fellow (Roud 829)
4. Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 221)
5. At Rambling Green (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691)
6. The Maid of Australia (Roud 1872)
7. The Parson and the Clerk (Roud 1154)

Side 2

8. Balaclava (Roud 1443)
9. Up to the Rigs of London Town (Roud 868; G/D 2:299)
10. I’ll Hang My Harp on a Willow Tree (Roud 1444; G/D 6:1203; Henry H155)
11. Down by the Dark Arches (Roud 1442)
12. The Reason Why (Roud 1745)
13. Old Brown’s Daughter (Roud 1426)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Bill Leader, Peter Bellamy and Reg Hall / Mike Yates / Reg Hall, Pat Mackenzie and Jim Carroll at Walter Pardon’s home in 1974-80;
Production: Tony Engle;
Researched by Reg Hall;
Notes and photography: Mike Yates;
Sleeve design by The Art Surgery

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals

Tracks

1. The Rambling Blade * (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (4.02)
2. The Lawyer (Mowing the Barley) (Roud 922) (3.16)
3. The Bold Fisherman (Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834) (4.22)
4. The Dark-Eyed Sailor * (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (4.42)
5. Talk about ownership of songs (1.40)
6. The Bush of Australia (Roud 1872) (4.55)
7. Female Drummer * (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (5.05)
8. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (4.14)
9. The Banks of Sweet Dundee (Roud 148; Laws M25; G/D 2:224) (4.21)
10. The Deserter (Roud 493; G/D 1:83) (2.03)
11. The Trees They Do Grow High * (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (4.10)
12. Two Jolly Butchers (Roud 17; Laws L4; G/D 2:186; Henry H185) (3.56)
13. The Loss of the Ramillies * (Roud 523; Laws K1; G/D 1:28) (2.14)
14. The Handsome Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13; G/D 1:181) (3.52)
15. The Pretty Ploughboy * (Roud 186; Laws M24; G/D 1:170; Henry H105) (4.40)
16. The Cunning Cobbler (Roud 174) (4.25)
17. The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) (2.52)
18. The British Man o’ War * (Roud 372) (3.17)
19. The Jolly Waggoner (Roud 1088) (2.06)
20. The Rakish Young Fellow (Roud 829) (2.46)

Tracks 1, 11, 18 recorded by Bill Leader, Peter Bellamy and Reg Hall, 11.5.1974;
Tracks 4, 6, 15 recorded by Bill Leader, Peter Bellamy and Reg Hall, 8.6.1974;
Track 3 recorded by Bill Leader, Peter Bellamy and Reg Hall, 15.6.1974;
Track 7 recorded by Bill Leader, Peter Bellamy and Reg Hall, 3.8.1974;
Track 13 recorded by Bill Leader, Peter Bellamy and Reg Hall, 7.12.1974;
Tracks 10, 12 recorded by Mike Yates, 1975;
Track 5 recorded by Pat Mackenzie and Jim Carroll, 28.8.1977;
Track 17 recorded by Mike Yates, 24.6.1978;
Track 14 recorded by Mike Yates, 25.6.1978;
Tracks 2, 8-9, 19 recorded by Mike Yates, 2.8.1978;
Track 20 recorded by Mike Yates, 2.12.1978;
Track 16 recorded by Pat Mackenzie and Jim Carroll, 24.8.1980

Songs marked with an asterisk are alternative takes of the same songs issued on Leader albums above.

Recorded by Mike Yates;
Cover photo by Sylvia Pitcher

Musical Traditions booklet notes by Rod Stradling and Mike Yates;

Musicians

Walter Pardon: vocals, melodeon

Tracks

CD 1

1. Cupid the Ploughboy (Roud 986; Laws O7) (4.01)
2. A Country Life (Eggs for Breakfast) (Roud 1752) (2.33)
3. The Poor Smuggler’s Boy (Roud 618) (3.15)
4. I’m Yorkshire Though in London (Roud 1640) (5.28)
5. Seventeen Come Sunday (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152) (2.52)
6. The Parson and the Clerk (Roud 1154) (3.34)
7. Blow the Winds I-O (Roud 1778; G/D 6:1102) (3.49)
8. Hold the Fort (Roud 1774) (1.53)
9. All Among the Barley (Roud 1283) (2.19)
10. Black-Eyed Susan (Roud 560; Laws O28) (4.39)
11. Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold (Roud 553; Laws N17; G/D 1:176) (4.50)
12. Lord Lovel (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232) (4.10)
13. The Skipper and his Boy (Roud 2680) (2.33)
14. Thornaby Woods (Roud 222) (3.50)
15. An Old Man’s Advice (Roud 1482) (2.59)
16. If I Were a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79) (3.52)
17. The Bonny Bunch of Roses-O (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155) (3.52)
18. The Green Bushes (Roud 1040; Laws P2; Henry H143) (2.27)
19. Polly Vaughan (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114) (1.09)
20. The Saucy Sailor (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49) (1.31)
21. Little Ball of Yarn (Roud 1404) (2.17)
22. The Huntsman (Tally Ho, Hark Away) (Roud 1182) (2.32)

CD 2

1. Put a Bit of Powder on it, Father (Roud 10671) (3.55)
2. The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (0.58)
3. Old Joe the Boat is Going Over (Roud 1777) (2.00)
4. Cock-a-Doodle-Do (Roud 3464) (2.49)
5. The Harland Road (Roud 13654) / Wheel Your P’rambulator (Roud 1496) (fragments) (1.02)
6. Ben Bolt (Roud 2653) (2.10)
7. Uncle Walter’s Tune melodeon (1.18)
8. Two Lovely Black Eyes (Roud 13631) (2.26)
9. Alice Grey (Roud 13755) (2.10)
10. Rosin-a-Beau (Roud 1192; G/D 3:698; Henry H698) (4.06)
11. Not for Joseph, Not for Joe (Roud 13681) (0.19)
12. The Old Armchair (Roud 1195; G/D 3:705) (3.17)
13. The Marble Arch (Roud 13635) (3.42)
14. Wake Up Johnny (Roud 13646) / When the Cock begins to Crow (Roud 12895) / Saving Them All for Mary (Roud 15130) / Down by the Old Abbey Ruins (Roud 13629) (fragments) (1.39)
15. The Mistletoe Bough (Roud 2336) (3.08)
16. On a See-Saw melodeon (1.17)
17. Your Faithful Sailor Boy (Roud 376; Laws K13; G/D 1:66; Henry H543) (3.24)
18. Here’s to the Grog (Roud 475; G/D 3:580) (2.34)
19. Nancy Lee (Roud 5014) (3.13)
20. Up the Chimney Pot (Roud 240) / Slave Driving Farmers (Roud 13645) / Bound to Emigrate to New Zealand (Roud 13637) (fragments) (2.04)
21. Husband Taming (Roud 13627) (5.04)
22. Uncle Walter’s March melodeon (1.18)
23. If I Ever Get Drunk Again (Roud 15131) (3.45)
24. Naughty Jemima Brown (Roud 1776) (5.03)
25. The Dandy Man (Roud 15129) (4.40)
26. For Me, For Me (Roud 5393) (2.56)
27. While Shepherds Watched (Roud 936) (2.23)