Recorded by Bill Leader;
Cover picture: J.M.W. (William) Turner: Solvay Moss, Plate 52 from the Liber Studiorum series of mezzotints, 1816, British Museum

Musicians

A.L. Lloyd: vocals [1, 3, 5, 7, 9];
Ewan MacColl: vocals [2, 4, 6, 8, 10];
Alf Edwards: concertina [1, 3, 5-6, 8-9]

Tracks

Side 1

1. [ALL] Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.18)
2. [EM] The Baron of Brackley (Roud 4017; Child 203; G/D 2:234) (5.04)
3. [ALL] The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (6.39)
4. [EM] Lord Randal (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (3.31)
5. [ALL] The Bitter Withy (Roud 452) (2.42)

Side 2

6. [EM] The “Sweet Kumadie” (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (4.21)
7. [ALL] The Demon Lover (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (3.52)
8. [EM] Hughie the Graeme (Roud 84; Child 191; G/D 2:271) (4.39)
9. [ALL] The Prickly Bush (Roud 144; Child 95; G/D 2:248) (3.27)
10. [EM] The Beggar Man (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (6.07)

In 1964, Topic Records released the original version of this album with A.L. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl singing and Alf Edwards playing concertina. The CD expands that album with additional material from the Topic back catalogue of A.L. Lloyd, Anne Briggs, Louis Killen, Mike Waterson and Norman Kennedy.

Production for CD by Tony Engle;
Photograph: Collections / Robin Williams;
Design by The Art Surgery, Edinburgh;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd

Musicians

A.L. Lloyd: vocals [1, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17];
Ewan MacColl: vocals [2, 8, 12, 15, 18];
Alf Edwards: concertina [1, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17];
Dave Swarbrick: fiddle [5];
Anne Briggs: vocals [3, 11], bouzouki [11];
Johnny Moynihan: bouzouki [11];
Louis Killen: vocals [4, 14];
Mike Waterson: vocals [6];
Norman Kennedy: vocals [10, 16]

Tracks

1. [ALL] Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (3.18)
2. [EM] The Baron of Brackley (Roud 4017; Child 203; G/D 2:234) (5.04)
3. [AB] Reynardine (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (2.55)
4. [LK] The Bramble Briar (Roud 18; Laws M32) (5.01)
5. [ALL] Jack Orion (Roud 145; Child 67) (3.54)
6. [MW] The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (4.38)
7. [ALL] The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (6.39)
8. [EM] Lord Randal (Roud 10; Child 12; G/D 2:209; Henry H814) (3.31)
9. [ALL] The Bitter Withy (Roud 452) (2.42)
10. [NK] The Forester (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465) (3.54)
11. [AB] Willie O’ Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (5.27)
12. [EM] The “Sweet Kumadie” (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (4.21)
13. [ALL] The Demon Lover (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (3.52)
14. [LK] Young Edwin in the Lowlands (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (3.09)
15. [EM] Hughie the Graeme (Roud 84; Child 191; G/D 2:271) (4.39)
16. [NK] Drumdelgie (Roud 2180; G/D 3:384) (2.11)
17. [ALL] The Prickly Bush (Roud 144; Child 95; G/D 2:248) (3.27)
18. [EM] The Beggar Man (Roud 118; Child 279; G/D 2:274) (6.07)

Tracks 3, 11 from Anne Briggs, Anne Briggs (12T207, 1971);
Tracks 4, 14 from Louis Killen, Ballads & Broadsides (12T126, 1965);
Track 5 from A.L. Lloyd, First Person (12T118, 1966);
Track 6 from Mike Waterson, Mike Waterson (12T332, 1977);
Tracks 10, 16 from Norman Kennedy, Scots Songs and Ballads (12T178, 1968)