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The Wings of Butterflies - Songs by Les Barker

The Wings of Butterflies Songs by Les Barker Mrs Ackroyd Records DOG 013 (CD, UK, 1999)

Norma Waterson’s version of Earth recorded by Oliver Knight;
Soldier recorded at Sight and Sound;
Two Per Cent recorded and mixed by Phil Beer;
Choral tracks recorded at the Wesleyan chapel, Birdsedge by Steve Rusby;
All others recorded at Cock Robin Studio by Chris Harvey;
All except Two Per Cent mixed at Cock Robin Studio by Chris Harvey

Musicians

Phil Beer: vocals, instruments;
Dave Burland: vocals, guitar;
Martin Carthy: guitar;
Coope, Boyes & Simpson: vocals;
Lesley Davies: vocals;
Chris Harvey: keyboards, piano;
Pete Morton: vocals, guitar;
Fiona Simpson: vocals;
Hilary Spencer: vocals;
June Tabor: vocals;
Steve Tilston: vocals, guitar;
Norma Waterson: vocals;
Alison Younger: vocals;
The choir (conducted by Chris Harvey): Brian Bedford, Jim Boyes, Maggie Boyle, John Ellison, Lynda Hardcastle, Alan Rose, Janet Russell, Lester Simpson, Hilary Spencer, Alison Younger

Tracks

1. Chaos (3.45)
   Pete Morton: vocals, guitar
2. Earth (2.56)
   Norma Waterson: vocals; Martin Carthy: guitar
3. Cortez (5.38)
   Fiona Simpson: vocals; Chris Harvey: piano
4. The Child
   June Tabor: vocals; Chris Harvey: piano
   Lead Kindly Light (4.28)
   The choir
5. Two Per Cent (5.45)
   Phil Beer: vocals and instruments
6. They Make the Laws (4.20)
   Hilary Spencer: vocals; Chris Harvey: keyboards
7. Spheres of Influence (5.26)
   The choir
8. Safe Haven (2.20)
   Dave Burland: vocals, guitar
9. Unnecessary People (4.45)
   The choir
10. I Have Blown It All Away (5.42)
    Lesley Davies: lead vocals; Alison Younger: backing vocals; Chris Harvey: keyboards
11. Soldier (4.15)
    Coope, Boyes and Simpson
12. War Horse Town (3.32)
    Steve Tilston: vocals, guitar; Fiona Simpson, backing vocals
13. All One Nation
    Alison Younger and the choir: vocals; Chris Harvey: keyboards
    The Flowers of the Field
    Chris Harvey: keyboards
    Earth (7.58)
    The choir: vocals

All tracks: words by Les Barker

Track 1 Les Barker / Pete Morton
Track 2 Les Barker / Trad. arr. Martin Carthy
Track 3 Les Barker / Claude Debussy / Chris Harvey
Track 4 Les Barker / Purday arr. Chris Harvey
Track 5 Les Barker / Phil Beer
Tracks 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 Les Barker / Chris Harvey
Track 8 Les Barker / Dave Burland
Track 12 Les Barker / Steve Tilston
Track 13a, 13c Les Barker / Trad. arr. Chris Harvey
Track 13b Chris Harvey