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Gnus and Roses

Gnus and Roses The Mrs Ackroyd Band Mrs Ackroyd Records DOG 010 (cassette/CD, UK, 1994)

Recorded at CRM Studios by Chris Harvey;
Engineered by Chris Harvey;
(except Born Under a Road Sign recorded at Preston College);
Food by Alison Younger, Les Barker made most of the tea;
June Tabor appears by permission of her dogs, who appear by permission of June Tabor;
Drawings by Rob Armstrong, who appears by permission of Jess

Musicians

Lesley Davies, Alison Younger, Les Barker, Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy, June Tabor, Martin Carthy: vocals;
Chris Harvey: keyboards, sheep monitor, hedgehog, scraper;
Dachshunds: dachshunds;
Maartin Allcock: guitar;
Nick Fairclough: drums;

Tracks

1. Down With the Sausage Roll (3.25)
   Lesley, Alison, Les, Norma, Eliza, June: vocals; Maartin Allcock: guitar; Chris: keyboards
2. The Seven Years’ Franco-Prussian War of the Spanish Succession (4.02)
   Les: lead vocals; Lesley, Alison, Norma, Eliza, June: backing vocals; Chris: keyboards, sheep monitor
3. My Husband’s Got No Porridge in Him (3.41)
   Norma: vocals
4. Johnny, You’re So Peculiar (4.30)
   Lesley, Alison, Norma, Eliza: vocals
5. The Schwarzenegging Song (2.54)
   Lesley, Alison, Norma, Eliza, Martin: vocals
6. Send in the Cones (3.23)
   Lesley: vocals; Chris: keyboards
7. Ilkley D’Amour (3.15)
   Alison, Les: lead vocals; Lesley, Eliza, Norma; Chris: keyboards
8. Leader of the Treens (3.56)
   Lesley, Alison, Les: vocals; Chris: keyboards
9. The January June (2.29)
   June: vocals
10. Dachshunds With Erections Can’t Climb Stairs (3.11)
    Les, Lesley, Alison: vocals; Chris: keyboards; Dachshunds: Dachshunds
11. Across the Plains of Africa (3.52)
    Les, Norma, Eliza, Lesley, Alison: vocals; Chris: keyboards
12. Belle’s Bonnie Bogey (3.19)
    Alison: vocals
13. Nobody Hugs a Hedgehog (3.00)
    Les, Lesley, Alison, Norma, Eliza, June: vocals; Chris: hedgehog, scraper, keyboards
14. Born Under a Road Sign (3.03)
    Les: vocals; Maartin Allcock: guitar; Nick Fairclough: drums
15. Tam Lin (8.03)
    Lesley: vocals
16. Blessed Are the Peacemakers (4.05)
    Les, Lesley, Alison, Norma, Eliza, June: vocals; Chris: orchestra

Track 1 Richard Thompson / parody lyrics Les Barker pub Warlock Music
Track 2 Tyler / parody lyrics Les Barker pub Warlock Music
Tracks 3, 4, 5, 12, 15 Trad. / Les Barker pub Mrs Ackroyd Music
Track 6 Sondheim / parody lyrics Les Barker pub Beautiful Music / Revelation Music
Track 7 Les Barker / Martini arr. Pollington pub Mrs Ackroyd Music / Cock Robin Music
Track 8 Morton / Greenwich / Barry / parody lyrics Les Barker pub Tender Tunes Music
Track 9 Goulder / parody lyrics Les Barker pub Robbins Music
Tracks 10, 11 Barker / Pollington pub Mrs Ackroyd Music / Cock Robin Music
Track 13 Les Barker / Gibbons arr. Pollington pub Mrs Ackroyd Music / Cock Robin Music
Track 14 Barker / Gibbons / parody lyrics Les Barker pub Warner Chappell Music
Track 16 Les Barker / Tchaikowsky arr. Pollington pub Mrs Ackroyd Music / Cock Robin Music