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Steeleye Span: The Lark in the Morning

Steeleye Span: The Lark in the Morning (Castle CMDDD781)

The Lark in the Morning: The Early Years
Steeleye Span

Castle Music CMDDD781 (2 CD, UK, August 2003)

This is a compilation of all tracks from the first three—now deleted—Steeleye Span records, Hark! The Village Wait, Please to See the King, and Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again, with two bonus tracks, the single Rave On, and the Ten Man Mop recordings out-take General Taylor. All tracks have been remastered and the sound quality is much improved.

Tracks

CD 1

Hark! The Village Wait

Steeleye Span: Hark! The Village Wait (RCA SF 8113)
  1. A Calling-On Song (1.13)
  2. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (3.41)
  3. Fisherman’s Wife (3.12)
  4. The Blackleg Miner (Roud 3193) (2.46)
  5. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (5.59)
  6. Copshawholme Fair (Roud 9139) (2.35)
  7. All Things Are Quite Silent (Roud 2532) (2.38)
  8. The Hills of Greenmore (Roud 2883) (4.02)
  9. My Johnny Was a Shoemaker (Roud 1388; G/D 8:1848) (1.11)
  10. Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180) (6.00)
  11. Twa Corbies (Roud 5; Child 26) (2.06)
  12. One Night As I Lay on My Bed (Roud 672) (3.30)

Please to See the King

Steeleye Span: Please to See the King (Big Tree BTS 2004)
  1. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (4.49)
  2. Cold, Haily, Windy Night (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (4.37)
  3. Jigs: Bryan O’Lynn / The Hag with the Money (3.21)
  4. Prince Charlie Stuart (Roud 3099; Henry H533) (4.17)
  5. Boys of Bedlam (4.22)
  6. False Knight on the Road (Roud 20; Child 3) (2.45)

CD 2

Please to See the King

  1. The Lark in the Morning (Roud 151) (4.33)
  2. Female Drummer (Roud 226; G/D 1:182; Henry H497) (4.05)
  3. The King (Roud 32955) (1.31)
  4. Lovely on the Water (Roud 1539) (5.20)
  1. Rave On (1971 single) (1.24)

Ten Man Mop or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again

Steeleye Span: Ten Man Mop (Pegasus PEG 9)
  1. Gower Wassail (Roud 209) (5.28)
  2. Jigs: Paddy Clancy’s Jig / Willie Clancy’s Fancy (3.11)
  3. Four Nights Drunk (Roud 114; Child 274; G/D 7:1460; Henry H21ab) (3.06)
  4. When I Was on Horseback (Roud 2; Laws Q26) (6.13)
  5. Marrowbones (Roud 183; Laws Q2; G/D 2:318; Henry H174; TYG 6) (4.28)
  6. Captain Coulston (Roud 1695; Henry H562) (5.06)
  7. Reels: Dowd’s Favourite / £10 Float / The Morning Dew (3.47)
  8. Wee Weaver (Roud 3378) (2.41)
  9. Skewball (Roud 456; Laws Q22) (3.31)
  1. General Taylor (Roud 216) (recording out-take) (3.30)