> Leon Rosselson > Records > The Galliards
The Galliards
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The Galliards Decca / Beltona SEP 90 (7" EP, UK, 1960) |
Musicians
Robin Hall: vocals;
Jimmie Macgregor: vocals, guitar, mandolin;
Shirley Bland: vocals;
Leon Rosselson: vocals, guitar, banjo
Tracks
Side 1
- Cumbaya
- MacPherson’s Rant (Roud 2160; G/D 3:697)
Side 2
- Zamar Noded
- Doodle Let Me Go (Yellow Girls) (Roud 3221)
Track 1 trad. African;
Tracks 2, 4 trad. arr. Galliards;
Track 3 Naomi Shemer arr. Leon Rosselson
> Leon Rosselson > Records > The Galliards: Black and White / Bahnuah
The Galliards: Black and White / Bahnuah
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Black and White / Bahnuah Topic Records STOP101 (single, UK, 1960) |
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Musicians
Robin Hall: vocals;
Jimmie Macgregor: vocals, guitar, mandolin;
Shirley Bland: vocals;
Leon Rosselson: vocals, guitar, banjo
Tracks
Side 1
- Black and White
Side 2
- Bahnuah
Track 1 David Arkin, Earl Robinson;
Track 2 trad. arr. Leon Rosselson
> Leon Rosselson > Records > Robin Hall: Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads
Robin Hall: Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads
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Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads Collector JFS 4002 (10" LP, UK, 1960) |
Recorded by Bernard Mattimore in 1960;
Supervised and produced by Paul Carter;
Cover photo by Fred G. Sykes
The album title of course refers to Greig / Keith: Last Leaves of Traditional Ballads and Ballad Airs.
Musicians
Robin Hall: vocals;
Leon Rosselson: guitar, banjo
Tracks
Side 1
- The Three Gipsy Laddies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124)
- Mary Mild (Roud 79; Child 173; G/D 2:195)
- The Wee Cooper of Fife (Roud 117; Child 277; G/D 1282)
- The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73)
Side 2
- Bawbie Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236)
- Lord Lovel (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232)
- Inverey (Roud 4017; Child 203; G/D 2:234)
- The Trooper and the Maid (Roud 162; Child 299; G/D 7:1470)
> Leon Rosselson > Records > Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor: Scottish Choice
Scottish Choice
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Scottish Choice Decca Ace of Clubs ACL 1065 (LP, UK, 1961) |
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Decca Readers Digest RDS 7056 (LP, UK, 1971) (without track 2) |
Musicians
Robin Hall: vocals [1-5, 7-14], guitar [1];
Jimmie Macgregor: vocals [1-8, 10-14], guitar [1-10, 12-14], mandolin [7];
Shirley Bland: vocals [3, 6-8, 10-11, 13];
Leon Rosselson: vocals [3, 7-8, 10-11, 13], banjo [3, 9], guitar [8, 10-14]
Tracks
Side 1
- Tramps and Hawkers (Roud 1874; G/D 3:487)
- Brochan Lom, Tana Lom, and Bodachan A’Mhirein
- The Day We Went to Rothesay (Roud 2142)
- The Craw Killed the Pussie (Roud 9221; G/D 8:1678)
- The Stoutest Man in the Forty-Twa (Roud 1877; G/D 1:70)
- Highland Fairy Lullaby
- My Love, She’s But a Lassie Yet (Roud 8879?)
Side 2
- Mingulay Boat Song
- Nicky Tams (Roud 1875)
- The Piper o’ Dundee
- The Bonny Earl o’ Moray (Roud 334; Child 181)
- Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142)
- Coulter’s Candy (Roud 19019)
- The Rovin’ Ploughboy (Roud 2138; G/D 3:547)
Track 1 Stewart, arr. McBeath;
Track 2 trad. arr. Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor;
Track 3, 8, 10-11 trad. arr. Leon Rosselson;
Track 4, 9, 12 trad. arr. Jimmie Macgregor;
Track 5 trad. arr. Leon Rosselson, Jimmie Macgregor;
Track 6 trad. Trans. Lauchlan, MacBead; Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor;
Track 7 trad. arr. Leon Rosselson; Robert Burns;
Track 13 adapt. Robin Hall, Leon Rosselson;
Track 14 Henderson, MacDonald
> Leon Rosselson > Records > Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor: A Rovin’
A Rovin’
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A Rovin’ Decca Ace of Clubs ACL 1100 (LP, UK, 1962) |
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Musicians
Robin Hall: vocals [1-5, 7-11, 13-15], guitar [3, 15];
Jimmie Macgregor: vocals [1-3, 5, 7-15], guitar [1-3, 7-13, 15], mandolin [4];
Shirley Bland: vocals [1-2, 5-9, 11, 14];
Leon Rosselson: vocals [1-2, 5, 7-9, 11, 14], guitar [2, 4, 6-8, 11, 14], banjo [1, 9];
John Jobson: bass [1-3, 7-13, 15]
Tracks
Side 1
- Dig My Grave (Roud 15633) [Bahamas]
- Villancico [Spain]
- Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Roud 3346) [USA]
- My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose (Roud 12946) [Scotland]
- Asikatali [South Africa]
- A Bold Young Farmer (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) [England]
- When I First Came to This Land (Roud 16813) [USA]
Side 2
- Johnny, I Hardly Knew You (Roud 3137) [Ireland]
- Lamidbar [Israel]
- Up Among the Heather (Roud 1506) [Scotland]
- Ksekina Mia Psarapoula [Greece]
- A Bucketful of Mountain Dew (Roud 938) [Ireland]
- The Overgate (Roud 866) [Scotland]
- Lowlands (Roud 681; Henry H469) [England]
- Time for Man Go Home [Trinidad]
All tracks trad. except
Track 1-2, 7-8, 11, 14 trad. arr. Leon Rosselson;
Track 3, 10, 13, 15 trad. arr. Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor;
Track 4 trad. arr. Robin Hall; Robert Burns;
Track 5 trad. arr. Galliards;
Track 6 trad. arr. Shirley Bland;
Track 9 Argov;
Track 12 trad. arr. Jimmie Macgregor
> Leon Rosselson > Records > Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor: Two Heids Are Better Than Yin!
Two Heids Are Better Than Yin!
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Two Heids Are Better Than Yin! Monitor MFS 365 (LP, USA, 1962) Tonight and Every Night His Master’s Voice CLP 1646 (LP, UK, 1962) |
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Scotland My Scotland Pegasus PEG CD 069 (CD, UK, 1997) |
This album was released in the USA and the UK with different names and on different labels.
Musicians
Robin Hall: solo vocals [3, 15], vocals;
Jimmie Macgregor: solo vocals [5, 11], vocals, guitar, mandolin;
Leon Rosselson: vocals, banjo, accordion;
John Jobson: bass
Tracks
Side 1
- Johnnie Lad (Roud 2587; G/D 4:755) (2.15)
- Hares on the Mountain (Roud 329) (2.01)
- Inverey (Roud 4017; Child 203; G/D 2:234) (3.25)
- Scottish Medley: The 42nd (Roud 13073) / My Love She’s But a Lassie Yet (Roud 8879?) /
- Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142) (1.49)
- Twa Heids Are Better Than Yin (Roud 4848) (2.09)
- Cuttie’s Waddin’ (Roud 3357; G/D 3:608) (1.09)
- Ye Banks and Braes (Roud 13889) (2.12)
- Glasgow Street Song Medley: There Is a Happy Land Down in Duke Street Gaol / You Cannae Shove Your Grannie off a Bus / The World Must Be Coming to an End (2.06)
Side 2
- Mick Maguire (Roud 4249) (1.59)
- Davy Faa (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (3.52)
- The Recruiting Sergeant (RoudBS B310396) (1.42)
- The Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (2.53)
- Gin I Were Where the Gaudie Rins (2.17)
- The Old Triangle (2.51)
- Ca’ the Ewes to the Knowes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (2.35)
- Three Craws (Roud 4581) (0.56)
Track 1 trad. arr. Jordan;
Track 2, 3, 4a, 8a, 10 trad.;
Tracks 4b, 15 trad. / Robert Burns arr. Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor;
Tracks 4c, 6, 8b, 9, 13 trad. arr. Robin Hall, Jimmie Macgregor;
Tracks 5, 8c, 16 trad. arr. Jimmie Macgregor;
Track 7 trad. / Robert Burns;
Track 11 trad. arr. McLean;
Track 12 Jimmy McPeake;
Track 14 trad. / Brendan Behan
> Leon Rosselson > Records > The Galliards: England’s Great Folk Group
England’s Great Folk Group
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England’s Great Folk Group Monitor MF/MFS 407 (LP, USA, 1963) The Next Tonight Will Be With … His Master’s Voice CLP 1715 (LP, UK, 1963) |
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This album was released in the USA and the UK with different names and on different labels.
Musicians
Robin Hall: vocals [1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 14], percussion [4];
Jimmie Macgregor: vocals [1-8, 10-12, 14], guitar [1-8, 10-11, 12, 14];
Shirley Bland: vocals [1-5, 7-11];
Leon Rosselson: vocals [1-3, 5, 7-8, 10-11], guitar [1, 3-5, 8-9, 11, 13], banjo [2, 7, 10];
Bill Sutcliffe: bass [2, 3, 5, 8, 10];
Brian Brocklehurst: bass [1, 4, 7, 12];
Pete Turner: percussion [4]
Tracks
Side 1
- Drill Ye Tarriers Drill (Roud 4401) (2.12)
- New York Girls (Roud 486) (1.45)
- Johnny Todd (Roud 1102; G/D 8:1583) (1.56)
- Linstead Market (Roud 16397) (2.32)
- The Jug of Punch (Roud 1808; Henry H490) (1.55)
- A Sailor Courted a Farmer’s Daughter (Roud 993; Laws O41; G/D 6:1093; Henry H634) (1.32)
- The Wild Colonial Boy (Roud 677; Laws L20; Henry H750) (3.50)
Side 2
- Hinei Ma Tov (1.56)
- Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180) (2.52)
- The Quality of Mersey (1.38)
- Derriere Chez Nous (2.55)
- The Barnyards o’ Delgaty (Roud 2136; G/D 3:347) (2.33)
- North Country Maid (Roud 1367; G/D 5:1058) (2.05)
- Birlinn Ghoraidh Chrobhain (2.36)
All tracks trad.
Acknowledgements
I found a lot of the information on and some pictures of the Galliards’ records at Nic Kelly’s fantastic The Balladeers website as I only have nine of the twelve shown albums. Thanks to Alistair Banfield for the picture of the single Black and White.