Produced and recorded by Bill Leader, London 1968;
Cover drawing and design by Peter Bellamy

Musicians

Peter Bellamy: unaccompanied vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. The German Musicianer (Roud 17774) (2.53)
2. Georgie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (2.38)
3. Lovely Joan (Roud 592) (1.41)
4. The Fourteenth of February (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (2.34)
5. The Shooting of His Dear (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114) (2.03)
6. The Saucy Sailor (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49) (1.48)

Side 2

7. Yarmouth Town (2.31)
8. Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (2.43)
9. Fakenham Fair (2.01)
10. The Lofty Tall Ship (Roud 104; Child 250) (2.34)
11. Butter and Cheese and All (Roud 510; G/D 4:914) (2.31)
12. The Turtle Dove (Roud 422) (2.12)

All tracks trad. arr. Peter Bellamy

Review

Sydney Carter’s review is from Gramophone, June 1968:

One example of the re-emergence of folk song in the Folk Revival is Mainly Norfolk, Transatlantic XTRA1060, on which Peter Bellamy (aged 23) sings songs from the repertoire of such staunchly traditional singers as Harry Cox and Sam Larner, in much the same way as they must themselves have sung half a century ago. Like a true folk singer (as distinct from a folk scholar) he flings in a song like The German Musicianer for sheer fun. This is the kind of un-folk song the old folk-singers liked to sing before collectors robbed them of their innocence. (Not that it stopped them, even then.) A good record.

Produced and recorded by Bill Leader, London 1968;
Cover drawing: Heywood Hall, Diss, Norfolk, from the papers of the Norfolk Archaeological Society 1848

The album title is from the song The Good Luck Ship.

Musicians

Peter Bellamy: vocals, Anglo concertina [6, 12]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Young Roger, Esq. (Roud 680; Laws P8; G/D 4:761; Henry H90) (1.42)
2. Fanny Blair (Roud 1393) (2.42)
3. Long Pegging Awl (Roud 2126) (1.25)
4. The Good Luck Ship (Roud 951; G/D 1:40) (2.41)
5. The Green Bed (Roud 276; Laws K36; G/D 1:48; Henry H779) (2.38)
6. All Around My Hat (Roud 22518) (2.05)

Side 2

7. The Dockyard Gate (Roud 1739) (1.51)
8. The Prentice Boy (Roud 263; Laws P35; G/D 2:200) (3.25)
9. The Dogger Bank (Roud 18836) (1.58)
10. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (1.54)
11. You Gentlemen of England (Roud 18526) (1.37)
12. The Jolly Roving Tar (Roud 2807) (2.51)

All tracks trad. arr. Peter Bellamy except
Track 12 Edward Green ‘Ned’ Harrigan (1844-1911)

The cover picture and title track of this album are from Randolph Caldecott’s picture book The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (1883).

Recorded at City of London Studios, 1969;
Produced by A.L. Lloyd

Musicians

Peter Bellamy: vocals, Anglo concertina [1, 14];
Barry Dransfield: fiddle [7-8];
Chris Birch: harmony vocals [4, 10]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Spotted Cow (Roud 956) (2.34)
2. Two Pretty Boys (The Two Brothers) (Roud 38; Child 49) (2.19)
3. Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (3.41)
4. Here’s Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (Roud 165) (2.28)
5. The Ghost Song (The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter) (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (3.25)
6. The Carnal and the Crane (Roud 306; Child 55) (1.55)
7. The Little Black Horse (The Penny Wager) (Roud 393) (2.51)

Side 2

8. The Barley and the Rye (Roud 23268) (1.56)
9. The Turkish Lady (Roud 8124; Laws O26) (3.43)
10. Warlike Seamen (The Irish Captain) (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560) (2.45)
11. The Blackberry Fold (Roud 559; Laws O10) (4.12)
12. Saint Stephen (Roud 8331) (3.40)
13. The Rigs of London Town (Roud 868; G/D 2:299) (2.40)
14. The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (Roud 217; G/D 4:727) (2.31)

All tracks trad. arr. Peter Bellamy

Tracks

CD 1: Mainly Norfolk

1. The German Musicianer (Roud 17774) (2.53)
2. Georgie (Roud 90; Child 209; G/D 2:249) (2.38)
3. Lovely Joan (Roud 592) (1.41)
4. The Fourteenth of February (Roud 528; Laws K29; G/D 1:47) (2.34)
5. The Shooting of His Dear (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114) (2.03)
6. The Saucy Sailor (Roud 531; Laws K38; G/D 1:49) (1.48)
7. Yarmouth Town (2.28)
8. Just As the Tide Was Flowing (Roud 1105) (2.42)
9. Fakenham Fair (2.00)
10. The Lofty Tall Ship (Roud 104; Child 250) (2.32)
11. Butter and Cheese and All (Roud 510; G/D 4:914) (2.30)
12. The Turtle Dove (Roud 422) (2.11)

CD 1: Fair England’s Shore

13. Young Roger, Esq. (Roud 680; Laws P8; G/D 4:761; Henry H90) (1.42)
14. Fanny Blair (Roud 1393) (2.42)
15. Long Pegging Awl (Roud 2126) (1.25)
16. The Good Luck Ship (Roud 951; G/D 1:40) (2.41)
17. The Green Bed (Roud 276; Laws K36; G/D 1:48; Henry H779) (2.38)
18. All Around My Hat (Roud 22518) (2.05)
19. The Dockyard Gate (Roud 1739) (1.51)
20. The Prentice Boy (Roud 263; Laws P35; G/D 2:200) (3.25)
21. The Dogger Bank (Roud 18836) (1.58)
22. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (1.54)
23. You Gentlemen of England (Roud 18526) (1.37)
24. The Jolly Roving Tar (Roud 2807) (2.51)

CD 2: The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate

1. The Spotted Cow (Roud 956) (2.34)
2. Two Pretty Boys (The Two Brothers) (Roud 38; Child 49) (2.19)
3. Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (3.41)
4. Here’s Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (Roud 165) (2.28)
5. The Ghost Song (The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter) (Roud 15; Laws P36A; G/D 2:201, 2:202) (3.25)
6. The Carnal and the Crane (Roud 306; Child 55) (1.55)
7. The Little Black Horse (The Penny Wager) (Roud 393) (2.51)
8. The Barley and the Rye (Roud 23268) (1.56)
9. The Turkish Lady (Roud 8124; Laws O26) (3.43)
10. Warlike Seamen (The Irish Captain) (Roud 690; G/D 1:41; Henry H560) (2.45)
11. The Blackberry Fold (Roud 559; Laws O10) (4.12)
12. Saint Stephen (Roud 8331) (3.40)
13. The Rigs of London Town (Roud 868; G/D 2:299) (2.40)
14. The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate (Roud 217; G/D 4:727) (2.31)