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The Green Man Collection

Steeleye Span: The Green Man Collection (Park PRK CD159)

The Green Man Collection
Steeleye Span

Park Records PRK CD159 (CD, UK, 1 December 2023)

Spiral Earth Review by Simon Jones

Musicians

Maddy Prior: vocals;
Athena Octavia: fiddle [1, 3-4, 6];
Jessie May Smart: violin, vocals [2, 5, 7-12, 14-15];
Julian Littman: guitar, mandolin, keyboards, vocals [1-12, 14-15];
Andrew ‘Spud’ Sinclair: guitar, vocals [1-12, 14-15];
Benji Kirkpatrick: bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals [5, 7, 11-12, 14-15];
Roger Carey: bass, vocals [1-7, 11-12, 14-15];
Rick Kemp: bass, vocals [8-10, 13];
Liam Genockey: drums, percussion [1-12, 14-15];
Ian Anderson: flute [7];
Bob Johnson: guitar [13];
Peter Knight: fiddle [13];
Nigel Pegrum: drums [13]

with guests
Francis Rossi: guitar, vocals [2];
Ian Anderson: flute [7]

Tracks

  1. Green Man 2023
  2. Hard Times of Old England (Roud 1206)
  3. Hey Nonny Violence
  4. Shipbuilding
  5. Jack Hall (Roud 369; Laws L5)
  6. New York Girls (Roud 486)
  7. Old Matron (Roud 3915; Child 249) (5.02)
  8. Dodgy Bastards (3.06)
  9. The Gardener (Roud 339; Child 219; G/D 4:840) (5.09)
  10. Cruel Brother (Roud 26; Child 11) (7.54)
  11. Harvest (Roud 24147) (7.31)
  12. The January Man (4.49)
  13. Green Man from around the 1980s
  14. Edward (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (Live)
  15. Sir James the Rose (Roud 2274; Child 213; G/D 2:235) (Live)

Track 1, 13 Bob Johnson;
Track 2, 5-7, 9-10 trad.;
Track 3 Maddy Prior;
Track 4 Elvis Costello, Clive Langer;
Track 8 Andrew Sinclair;
Track 11 Steeleye Span;
Track 12 Dave Goulder;

Tracks 1, 3-4, 6 newly recorded in 2023;
Track 2 recorded in 2019, additional 2023 recording of Frances Rossi;
Track 5 recorded in 2019;
Tracks 7, 11-12 from Est’d 1969 (2019);
Tracks 8-10 from Dodgy Bastards (2016);
Track 13 recorded in probably 1986/7;
Track 14-15 recorded live in Buxton Opera House 2018, from the bonus DVD of 50th Anniversary Tour (2019)