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The Morris On Band

The Morris On Band A collection of live and studio recordings over the years The Morris On Band Talking Elephant TECD206 (CD, UK, 2012)

Compiled by Ashley Hutchings from the Talking Elephants albums Grandson of Morris On (TECD038, 2002), Great Grandson of Morris On (TECD062, 2004), Morris On the Road (TECD083, 2005), and The Mother of all Morris (TECD118, 2007);
Design and layout by Malcolm Holmes

Musicians

Ashley Hutchings: vocals, electric bass guitar, tambourine;
Simon Care: melodeon, concertina;
Guy Fletcher: vocals, drum, fiddle;
Roger Wilson: vocals, fiddle;
Ken Nicol: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars;
P.J. Wright: vocals, guitars

with guests
The Occasional Brass;
John Shepherd: keyboards;
Lawrence Wright and Mark Rogers: melodeons;
The Outside Capering Crew;
Yorkshire Chandelier

Tracks

1. Leapfrog (3.04)
2. Saturday Night / Bobbing Joe / Beaux Badby (3.07)
3. At the May Day Celebrations (2.14)
4. Shepherd’s Hey / Orange in Bloom / The Quaker (5.22)
5. May Song (4.20)
6. The Godley Hill Set (3.31)
7. Every Year When the Wake Comes Along (3.10)
8. Princess Royal (3.29)
9. Old Tom of Oxford / Webley Twizzle (4.08)
10. Gloucester Hornpipe / Mr Trill’s Song (6.12)
11. Sulgrave Air / Shepherd’s Hey (5.04)
12. Comes the Morris Dancer In (0.22)
    From Recreation for Ingenious Head Pieces, 1667
13. Highland Mary (3.26)
14. Under the Old Myrtle Tree / Morning Star / Billy Boy / Banks of the Dee (5.28)
15. Cuckoo’s Nest (4.32)
16. Four Up (4.49)

All tracks trad. arr. the Morris On Band except
Tracks 3, 7 Ashley Hutchings, Ken Nicol;
Track 8 Ashley Hutchings, Bob Pegg;
Track 16 Barry Goodman

Probable sources:
Tracks 2, 4 are from Grandson of Morris On (TECD038, 2002);
Tracks 3, 6-7, 12-14 are from Great Grandson of Morris On (TECD062, 2004);
Tracks 5, 8, 10, 15-16 are from Morris On the Road (TECD083, 2005);
Tracks 1, 9, 11 are from The Mother of all Morris (TECD118, 2007)