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“You can’t truſt folk ſongs. They always ſneak up on you.”
Granny Weatherwax in Terry Pratchett: Witches Abroad
The Witches of Elswick: Out of Bed
Out of Bed Fellside Recordings FECD180 (CD, UK, 1 September 2003) |
Produced by Paul Adams and The Witches of Elswick;
Recorded by Paul Adams and Bob Hallard;
Artwork by Will Hampson;
Photography by Rik Walton
Musicians
Becky Stockwell, Gillian Tolfrey, Bryony Griffith, Fay Hield: vocals
Tracks
- Daddy Fox (Roud 131; G/D 3:499; Henry H38) (3.08)
- Sovai (Roud 7; Laws N21; Henry H35) (1.44)
- Lord Randal (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (3.48)
- Two Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (3.20)
- The Blue Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (5.03)
- I Once Lived in Service (4.44)
- The Scarecrow (6.28)
- Bring Us a Barrel (2.58)
- Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (3.12)
- Maids at 18 (Roud 802; G/D 7:1378; Henry H138) (2.46)
- The Tree in the Wood (Roud 129; G/D 8:1668) (4.33)
- Soldier, Soldier (7.17)
- Honey for the Bee (The False Love Won Back) (Roud 201; Child 218; G/D 5:974) (4.01)
All tracks trad. arr. The Witches of Elswick except
Track 6 Peter Bellamy;
Track 7 Lal & Mike Waterson;
Track 8 Keith Marsden;
Track 12 Rudyard Kipling, Peter Bellamy
> Folk Music > Records > The Witches of Elswick: Hell’s Belles
The Witches of Elswick: Hell’s Belles
Hell’s Belles Selwyn Music SYNMCD0006 (CD, UK, 2005) |
Recorded at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay in December 2004;
Engineered by Oliver Knight;
Produced by The Witches of Elswick and Oliver Knight;
Mixed by Oliver Knight, Bryony Griffith and Gillian Tolfrey;
Photography by James Donovan;
Make-up by Becky “Fluff” Stewart;
Artwork by Will Hampson
Musicians
Bryony Griffith, Fay Hield, Gillian Tolfrey, Becky Stockwell: vocals
Tracks
- Jan Knuckey (3.10)
- Soldiers Three (Roud 8340) (2.26)
- Our Captain Calls (Roud 602) (3.55)
- The Saucy Sailor (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49) (3.25)
- Old Molly Metcalfe (2.14)
- Must I Be Bound? (Roud 18829; Henry H218ab) (5.27)
- The Ballad of the Butcher and the Bookbinder’s Wife (3.25)
- John of Hazelgreen (Roud 250; Child 293; G/D 5:1029) (3.25)
- A Shepherd of the Downs (Roud 1215) (4.29)
- The Squire’s Daughter (2.27)
- Billy Boy (Roud 326) (4.26)
- Lullay, Lullay (The Coventry Carol) (Roud 19028) (6.10)
- The Parting Glass (Roud 3004; G/D 8:1531; Henry H769) (4.10)
All tracks trad. arr. The Witches of Elswick except
Track 5 Jake Thackray;
Track 7 Gillian Tolfrey;
Track 10 trad., Fay Hield
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Other records with the Witches of Elswick
The Witches of Elswick are no more but have moved on to other places:
The Demon Barbers: Uncut, CD, DJC DJC019, 2002
Various Artists: Roots & Wings: Holmfirth Festival 25 Years Anniversary, CD, Holmfirth Festival HFRCD25, 2 CD, 2003
Ashley Hutchings and Friends: Great Grandson of Morris On, CD, Talking Elephant TECD062, 2004
Eliza Carthy: Rough Music, CD, Topic TSCD554, 2005
The Demon Barbers: Waxed, CD, DJC DJC026, 2005
Tolfrey & Condie: Balanced Books, CD, own label, 2005
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset: Cruel Sister, CD, RabbleRouser RR005, 2005
The Demon Barbers: +24db, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS001, 2008
The Demon Barbers: The Adventures of Captain Ward, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS003, 2010
Fay Hield: Looking Glass, CD, Topic TSCD573, 2010
Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson: Lady Diamond, CD, Selwyn SYNMCD0007, 2011
Fay Hield: Orfeo, CD, Topic TSCD586, 2012
The Full English Band: The Full English, CD, Topic TSCD823, 2013
Bryony Griffith and Will Hampson: Nightshade, CD, Selwyn SYNMCD0008, 2014
The Demon Barbers: Disco at the Tavern, CD, Demon Barber Sound DBS005, 2015
Fay Hield: Old Adam, CD, Soundpost SOPO5003, 2016
Fay Hield: Wrackline, CD, Topic TSCD608, 2020