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Louis Killen Chronological Discography

1961

Isla Cameron, Louis Killen: The Waters of Tyne (Prestige INT 13059) Isla Cameron, Louis Killen: The Waters of Tyne: Northumbrian Songs and Ballads, LP, Prestige International INT 13059, 1961

1962

Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross: The Collier’s Rant (Topic TOP74) Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross: The Colliers’ Rant, EP, Topic TOP74

Louis Killen, Colin Ross, Johnny Handle: Northumbrian Garland Rant(Topic TOP75) Louis Killen, Colin Ross, Johnny Handle: Northumbrian Garland, EP, Topic TOP75

Revival in Britain Volume 1 (Folkways FW 8728) Various Artists: Revival in Britain, LP, Folkways FW 8728, 1962

1963

Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 1 (Decca LK 4546) Various Artists: Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 1, LP, Decca LK 4546, 1963

Hootenanny in London (Decca LK 4545) Various Artists: Hootenanny in London, LP, Decca LK 4545, 1963

The Iron Muse (Topic 12T86) The Iron Muse (Elektra EKL 279) Various Artists: The Iron Muse: A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music, CD, Topic 12t86, 1963

Sea Shanties (Decca DFE 8541) Louis Killen, Bob Davenport, Redd Sullivan: Sea Shanties: From a London Hootenanny, EP, Decca DFE 8541, 1963

1964

Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 2 (Decca LK 4563) Various Artists: Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 2, LP, Decca LK 4563, 1964

Farewell Nancy (Topic 12T110, 1964) Farewell Nancy (Topic 12T110, 197x) Various Artists: Farewell Nancy: Sea Songs and Shanties, LP, Topic 12T110, 1964

Topic Sampler No 1 (topic TPS 114) Topic Sampler No 1 (topic TPS 114) Various Artists: Folk Songs (Topic Sampler No. 1), LP, Topic TPS114, 1964

1965

Alex Campbell: Alex Campbell (Transatlantic XTRA 1014) Alex Campbell: Alex Campbell, LP, Transatlantic XTRA 1014, 1965

Louis Killen: Ballads & Broadsides (Topic 12T126) Louis Killen: Ballads & Broadsides, LP, Topic 12T126, 1965

Travelling for a Living The Watersons: Travelling for a Living, video, director Derrick Knight, 1965

Folksound of Britain (EMI/HMV CLP 1910) Various Artists: Folksound of Britain, LP, HMV CLP 1910, 1965

Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside (Topic 12T122) Louis Killen, Tom Gilfellon, Johnny Handle, Maureen Craik, Colin Ross: Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside, LP, Topic 12T122, 1965

1966

Topic Sampler No 3 (Topic TPS166) Topic Sampler No 3 (Topic TPS166) Various Artists: Men at Work (Topic Sampler No. 3), LP, Topic TPS166, 1966

1967

The Big Hewer (Argo DA 140) Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger: The Big Hewer (The Radio Ballads Vol. 3), LP, Argo DA 140, 1967

Pitter, Poon, the Rain Came Doon: Fox Hollow Festival Vol. I (Fox Hollow FH 701) Various Artists: Pitter, Poon, the Rain Came Doon: Fox Hollow Festival Vol. I, LP, Fox Hollow FH 701, 1967

1968

Louis Killen, Colin Ross, Johnny Handle: Along the Coaly Tyne (Topic 12T189) Louis Killen, Colin Ross, Johnny Handle: Along the Coaly Tyne (Topic 12T189) Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross: Along the Coaly Tyne, LP, Topic 12T189, 1968

1969

And Not One Police: Fox Hollow Festival Vol. IV (Fox Hollow FH 1969) Various Artists: And Not One Police: Fox Hollow Festival Vol. IV, LP, Fox Hollow FH 1969, 1969

1970

Louis Killen: 50 South to 50 South (Seaport Museum SPT-102) Louis Killen: 50 South to 50 South, LP, South Street Seaport Museum SPT-102, 1970

On the Edge (Argo DA 136) Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger: On the Edge (The Radio Ballads Vol. 6), LP, Argo DA 136, 1970

Topic Sampler No 6 (Ttopic TPS201) Topic Sampler No 6 (Ttopic TPS201) Various Artists: Folk Songs: A Collection of Ballads & Broadsides (Topic Sampler No 6), LP, Topic TPS201, 1970

1971

Topic Sampler No 7 (Topic TPS205) Topic Sampler No 7 (Topic TPS205) Various Artists: Sea Songs and Shanties (Topic Sampler No 7), LP, Topic TPS205, 1971

1972

Peter Bellamy with Louis Killen: Won’t You Go My Way? (Argo ZFB 37) Peter Bellamy with Louis Killen: Won’t You Go My Way?, LP, Argo ZFB 37, 1972

The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Show Me the Way (Audio Fidelity AFSD 6252) The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Show Me the Way, LP, Audio Fidelity AFSD 6252, 1972

The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Save the Land (Audio Fidelity AFSD 6255) The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Save the Land, LP, Audio Fidelity AFSD 6255, 1972

Welcome to Caffe Lena (Biograph BLP-12046) Various Artists: Welcome to Caffe Lena, LP, Biograph BLP-12046, 1972

1973

The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Live on St. Patrick’s Day (Audio Fidelity AFSD 6256) The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Live on St. Patrick’s Day, LP, Audio Fidelity AFSD 6256, 1973

The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Greatest Hits (Vanguard VSD 53/54) The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Greatest Hits, 2 LP, Vanguard VSD 53/54, 1973

Judy Collins: True Stories (Elektra K 42132) Judy Collins: True Stories, LP, Elektra EKS 75053, 1973

Louis Killen: Sea Chanteys (ESP 1085) Louis Killen: Sea Chanteys, LP, ESP-Disk ESP 1085, 1973

Songs & Sounds of the Sea (National Geographic 705) Various Artists: Songs & Sounds of the Sea, LP, National Geographic Society 705, 1973

1974

Pete Seeget et al.: Clearwater (Sound House SHR 1001) Pete Seeger et al.: Clearwater, LP, Sound House SHR 1001, 1974

1975

Louis & Sally Killen: Bright Shining Morning (Front Hall FHR-006) Louis & Sally Killen: Bright Shining Morning, LP, Front Hall FHR-006, 1975

Pitter, Poon, the Rain Came Doon: Fox Hollow Festival Vol. I (Fox Hollow FH 701) Various Artists: A Place to Be: Fox Hollow Festival 10th Anniversary Album, LP, Biograph BLP 12051, 1975

1976

Various Artists: The Audience Pleased (Century Advent Recording Club OCF-42-756) Various Artists: The Audience Pleased, Oberlin College Folk Music Club Live Recordings 1959-1975, LP, Oberlin College Folk Music Club OCF-42-756, 1976

Folk Festival (Transatlantic TRA 324) Various Artists: Folk Festival, 2 LP, Transatlantic TRA(D) 324, 1976

The Second Folk Review Record (Folksound FS 107) Various Artists: The Second Folk Review Record, LP, Folksound FS 107, 1976

1977

Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, Gerret Warner, Fud Benson: Steady As She Goes (Collector COLL 1928) Louis Killen, Jeff Warner, Gerret Warner, Fud Benson: Steady As She Goes, LP, Collector COLL01928, 1977

Pete Seeget et al.: Clearwater II (Sound House SHR 1022) Pete Seeger et al.: Clearwater II, LP, Sound House SHR 1022, 1977

1978

Louis Killen: Old Songs, Old Friends (Front Hall FHR-012) Louis Killen: Old Songs, Old Friends, LP, Front Hall FHR-012, 1978

Robin Williamson: American Stonehenge (Criminal STEAL4) Robin Williamson & His Merry Band: American Stonehenge, LP, Criminal Records, STEAL4, 1978

Philadelphia Folk Festival 1977 (Flying Fish FF-064) Various Artists: Philadelphia Folk Festival 1977, LP, Flying Fish FF-064, 1978

1979

Peter Bellamy: Both Sides Then (Topic 12TS400) Peter Bellamy: Both Sides Then, LP, Topic 12TS400, 1979

Louis Killen, Stan Hugill, The X Seamen’s Institute and Friends: Sea Songs Seattle (Folkways FW37311) Louis Killen, Stan Hugill, The X-Seamen’s Institute: Sea Songs Seattle, LP, Folkways FTS 37311, 1979

1980

Louis Killen: Gallant Lads Are We (Collector COLL 1932) Louis Killen: Gallant Lads Are We, LP, Collector COLL 1932, 1980

Jim Post: Shipshape (Fying Fish FF-240) Jim Post: Shipshape, LP, Flying Fish FF-240, 1980

Pete Seeger: Singalong Sanders Theatre, 1980 (Smithsonian Folkways SF 40027/8) Pete Seeger: Singalong Sanders Theatre, 1980, 2 CD, Smithsonian Folkways SF 40027/8, 1992

Sea Music of Many Lands: The Pacific Heritage (Folkways FSS 38405) Various Artists: Sea Music of Many Lands: The Pacific Heritage, LP, Folkways FW38405, 1980

1984

John O’Connor: Songs for Our Times (Flying Fish FF 331) John O’Connor: Songs for Our Times, LP, Flying Fish FF 331, 1984

John Roberts & Tony Barrand: An Evening at the English Music Hall (Front Hall FHR-030) John Roberts & Tony Barrand: An Evening at the English Music Hall, LP, Front Hall FHR-030, 1984

Chants de Marins IV (Le Chasse-Marée 005) Various Artists: Chants de Marins IV: Ballads, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, 2 LP, Le Chasse-Marée SCM 005, 1984

1987

Joe Glazer and Friends: Old Folks Ain’t all the Same (Collector COLL 1942) Joe Glazer and Friends: Old Folks Ain’t All the Same, LP, Collector COLL 1942, 1987

1989

Louis Killen: The Rose in June (KnockOut! KO-01) Louis Killen: The Rose in June, cassette, KnockOut! KO-01, 1989

1992

Peter Bellamy: Both Sides Then (Fledg’ling FLE 1002) Peter Bellamy: Both Sides Then, CD, Fledg’ling FLE 1002, 1992

1993

Louis Killen: A Bonny Bunch (KnockOut! KO-02) Louis Killen: A Bonny Bunch, CD, KnockOut! KO-02, 1993

Blow the Man Down (Topic TSCD464) Various Artists: Blow the Man Down: A Collection of Sea Songs and Shanties, CD, Topic TSCD464, 1993

The Iron Muse (Topic TSCD465) Various Artists: The Iron Muse: A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music, CD, Topic TSCD465, 1993

1994

Louis Killen: Sea Chanteys (Zyx ESP 1085-2) Louis Killen: Sea Chanteys, LP, Zyx ESP 1085-2, 1994

1995

Louis Killen: Sailors, Ships & Chanteys (KnockOut! KO-03) Louis Killen: Sailors, Ships & Chanteys, CD, KnockOut! KO-03, 1995

1996

The Bird in the Bush (Topic TSCD479) Various Artists: The Bird in the Bush: Traditional Songs of Love and Lust, CD, Topic TSCD479, 1996

English and Scottish Folk Ballads (Topic 12T103) Various Artists: English and Scottish Folk Ballads, CD, Topic TSCD480, 1996

1997

Louis Killen: A Seaman’s Garland (KnockOut! KO-04) Louis Killen: A Seaman’s Garland: Sailors, Ships & Chanteys Vol. 2, CD, KnockOut! KO-04, 1997

1998

Dan Milner: Irish Ballads & Songs of the Sea (Folk-Legacy CD-124) Dan Milner: Irish Ballads & Songs of the Sea, CD, Folk-Legacy CD-124, 1998

Round Cape Horn (Topic TSCD499) Various Artists: Round Cape Horn: Traditional Songs of Sailors, Ships and the Sea, CD, Topic TSCD499, 1998

1999

Peter Bellamy: Wake the Vaulted Echoes (Free Reed FRTCD 14) Peter Bellamy: Wake the Vaulted Echoes, 3 CD, Free Reed FRTCD 14, 1999

Song of a Road (Topic TSCD802) Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger: Song of a Road (The Radio Ballads Vol. 2), CD, Topic TSCD802, 1999

The Big Hewer (Topic TSCD804) Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger: The Big Hewer (The Radio Ballads Vol. 4), CD, Topic TSCD804, 1999

On the Edge (Topic TSCD806) Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker, Peggy Seeger: On the Edge (The Radio Ballads Vol. 6), CD, Topic TSCD806, 1999

English Originals (Topic TSCD706) Various Artists: English Originals: A Defining Collection of English Folk Song, CD, Topic TSCD706, 1999

2000

The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Best of the Vanguard Years (Vanguard 79551-2) The Clancy Brothers with Louis Killen: Best of the Vanguard Years, CD, Vanguard 79551-2, 2000

And We'll All Have Tea (Proper / Retro R2CD 40-106) Various Artists: And We'll All Have Tea… English Folk Anthology, 2 CD, Proper / Retro R2CD 40-106, 2000

Bob Webb: Bank Trollers (Richmond Webb RWA 0206) Bob Webb: Bank Trollers, CD, Richmond Webb RWA 0206, 2000

2001

Louis Killen: The Rose in June (Old & New Tradition ONTCD 2005) Louis Killen: The Rose in June, CD reissue w/ bonus tracks, Old & New Tradition ONTCD 2005, 2001

22nd Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport Various Artists: 22nd Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport, CD, Mystic Seaport, 2001

2002

The Revels: Homeward Bound (Revels CD2002) The Revels: Homeward Bound, CD, Revels CD2002, 2002

The Acoustic Folk Box (Topic TSFCD 4001) Various Artists: The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002

This Label Is Not Removable (Free Reed FRTCD 25) Various Artists: This Label is Not Removable, 3 CD, Free Reed FRTCD 25, 2002

2003

Irish Songs From Old New England (Folk-Legacy CD-132) Various Artists: Irish Songs From Old New England, CD, Folk-Legacy CD-132, 2003

Song Links (Fellside FECD176D) Various Artists: Song Links: A Celebration of English Traditional Songs and Their Australian Variants, 2 CD, Fellside FECD176D, 2003

2004

Beware of the Press-Gang!! (Lancaster Maritime Festival LMFCD-04-1) Various Artists: Beware of the Press-Gang!!, 2 CD, Lancashire Maritime Festival LMFCD-04-1, 2004

Classic Maritime Music (Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40053) Various Artists: Classic Maritime Music, CD, Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40053, 2004

25th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport Various Artists: 25th Annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport, CD, Mystic Seaport, 2004

2006

For Friendship and for Harmony (Autumn Harvest AH 003) Various Artists: For Friendship and for Harmony (Old Songs & Bothy Ballads Volume 2), CD, Autumn Harvest AH 003, 2006

2008

50 Years of Folk Music in Newcastle (LM-0006966) Various Artists: 50 Years of Folk Music in Newcastle, 2 CD, private issue, LM-0006966, 2008

2009

Peter Bellamy: Both Sides Then (Topic TSCD582) Peter Bellamy: Both Sides Then, CD, Topic TSCD582, 2009

Louis Killen: Ballads & Broadsides (Topic TSCD126) Louis Killen: Ballads & Broadsides, CD, Topic TSCD126, 2009

Three Score and Ten (Topic TOPIC70) Various Artists: Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009

2010

Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies: Wotcheor! (Tantobie TTRCD111) Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies: Wotcheor!, CD, Tantobie TTR111, 2010

2015

Peter Bellamy with Louis Killen: Won’t You Go My Way? (Talking Elephant TECD283) Peter Bellamy with Louis Killen: Won’t You Go My Way?, LP, Talking Elephant TECD283, 2015

2018

Peter Bellamy: The Maritime Suite (Fellside FECD284) Peter Bellamy: The Maritime Suite, CD reissue w/ bonus tracks, Fellside FECD284, 2018

Destination: Fellside Recordings 1976-2018 (Fellside FECD282) Various Artists: Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label, 3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018

Notes

On some records Louis Killen is listed as Lou Killen but in this discography I have always used the proper name. In her last years she changed her name to Louisa Jo Killen but, as all of her recordings were before that, I chose to stick to her former name in this discography.