Recorded live at the Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire on Tuesday 11 July 1995
and at The Sutton Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire on Sunday 29 October 1995;
Concert sound engineers: John Eeles (Grantham), Mark Greenway (Sutton-in-Ashfield);
Recorded by Ray Williams, assisted by Oliver Knight, Richard Hunt and Chris Wade;
Mixed at Panda Sound by Ray Williams;
Produced and arranged by John Kirkpatrick;
Photography by Saffron Summerfield;
CD package design by Fledg’ling, London

Musicians

John Kirkpatrick: vocals, button accordion, Anglo concertina;
Paul Burgess: vocals, fiddle, recorder, keyboards;
Graeme Taylor: guitar, mandolin, banjo;
Dave Berry: bass guitar, fretless bass, tuba;
Michael Gregory: drums, percussion

Tracks

1. Pepper in the Brandy / The Sweet-Coloured Linnet (4.28)
2. The Cheshire Rounds / The Old Lancashire Hornpipe (3.20)
3. George’s Son (4.38)
4. Medley of Four Morris Tunes: La Mouresque / The Winster Morris Reel / London Pride / Glorishears (6.10)
5. Menage à Trois (3.43)
6. White Fryer’s Hornpipe / Shreds and Patches (5.08)
7. Black Against the Snow (5.32)
8. Blue Balloon (5.20)
9. Step and Fetch Her (3.29)
10. Bread and Jam Waltzer / Mr Gubbins’ Bicycle (3.22)
11. Seventeen Come Sunday (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152) (5.20)
12. Oakham Poachers (Roud 1686) (7.26)
13. The Gas Almost Works (2.48)
14. Princess Royal (3.56)
15. The Swirling Serpent / Beast of Burden (4.10)

All tracks trad. arr. John Kirkpatrick except
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6b, 7-8, 10, 13, 15 John Kirkpatrick;
Track 11 trad. arr. Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick

Recorded at Protocol Studios, London;
Engineered by Alex Russell, assisted by Jai Williams;
Produced by the John Kirkpatrick Band;
Photography by Ron Hill;
CD package and typography by Fledg’ling, London

Musicians

John Kirkpatrick: vocals, button accordion, Anglo concertina;
Paul Burgess: fiddle, recorder, keyboards, backing vocals;
Graeme Taylor: guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals;
Dave Berry: arco bass, double bass, electric bass guitar, tuba;
Michael Gregory: drums, percussion

Tracks

1. Step Dance Tunes (6.03)
2. The Golden Grain / The Golden Cornpipe (4.43)
3. Fields of Gold (4.14)
4. Lovely Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755) (5.41)
5. Welcome to Hell (5.13)
6. Shropshire Tunes (5.22)
7. Accordion Joe (3.16)
8. On the Road to Freedom (3.22)
9. Fill ’Em Up Rosie (3.45)
10. 49003 / 55005 (6.29)

Tracks 1, 4, 6 trad. arr. Dave Berry, Paul Burgess, Michael Gregory, John Kirkpatrick, Graeme Taylor;
Tracks 2, 5, 8-10 John Kirkpatrick;
Track 3 Sting;
Track 7 Cornell Smelser, Dale Wimbrow

Musicians

John Kirkpatrick, vocals, button accordion, Anglo concertina;
Paul Burgess, vocals, fiddle, recorder, keyboards;
Graeme Taylor, guitar, mandolin, banjo;
Dave Berry, bass guitar, fretless bass, tuba;
Michael Gregory, drums, percussion

Tracks

CD 1: Force of Habit

1. Pepper in the Brandy / The Sweet-Coloured Linnet (4.28)
2. The Cheshire Rounds / The Old Lancashire Hornpipe (3.20)
3. George’s Son (4.38)
4. Medley of Four Morris Tunes: La Mouresque / The Winster Morris Reel / London Pride / Glorishears (6.10)
5. Menage à Trois (3.43)
6. White Fryer’s Hornpipe / Shreds and Patches (5.08)
7. Black Against the Snow (5.32)
8. Blue Balloon (5.20)
9. Step and Fetch Her (3.29)
10. Bread and Jam Waltzer / Mr Gubbins’ Bicycle (3.22)
11. Seventeen Come Sunday (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152) (5.20)
12. Oakham Poachers (Roud 1686) (7.26)
13. The Gas Almost Works (2.48)
14. Princess Royal (3.56)
15. The Swirling Serpent / Beast of Burden (4.10)

CD 2: Bonus track plus Welcome to Hell

16. Long Odds / Dr Cosgill’s Delight (2.40)
    from Georgia on Our Mind

17. Step Dance Tunes (6.03)
18. The Golden Grain / The Golden Cornpipe (4.43)
19. Fields of Gold (4.14)
20. Lovely Nancy (Roud 527; Laws K14; Henry H755) (5.41)
21. Welcome to Hell (5.13)
22. Shropshire Tunes (5.22)
23. Accordion Joe (3.16)
24. On the Road to Freedom (3.22)
25. Fill ’Em Up Rosie (3.45)
26. 49003 / 55005 (6.29)

All tracks trad. arr. John Kirkpatrick except
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6b, 7-8, 10, 13, 15, Tracks 18, 21, 24-16 John Kirkpatrick;
Track 11 trad. arr. Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick;
Tracks 17, 20, 22 trad. arr. Dave Berry, Paul Burgess, Michael Gregory, John Kirkpatrick, Graeme Taylor;
Track 19 Sting;
Track 23 Cornell Smelser, Dale Wimbrow