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Stroll On / Stroll On Revisited

Steve Ashley: Stroll On (Gull GULP 1003)

Stroll On
Steve Ashley

Gull Records GULP 1003 (LP, UK, 1974)

Stroll On Revisited
Steve Ashley

Market Square MSMCD104 (CD, UK, 1999)

Steve Ashley: Stroll On Revisited (Market Square MSMCD104)

Musicians

Steve Ashley: vocals, guitar, harmonica, whistle;
Richard Byers: electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals;
B.J. Cole: pedal steel guitar;
Brian Diprose, Thom Friedlein: bass guitar;
Dave Pegg: bass, mandolin;
Daryl Runswick, Danny Thompson: bass;
Barry Dransfield: fiddle;
Lea Nicholson: concertina;
Redd McReady: harpsichord;
Dave Mattacks: drums;
Chris Karan: tablas;
Claire Dawson: backing vocals;
Robert Kirby: string arrangement;
Albion Country Band Mk1 1972 (Ashley Hutchings, Royston Wood, Steve Ashley, Simon Nicol, Sue Draheim & Dave Mattacks) on Lord Bateman;
Tinderbox (Steve Ashley, Dave Menday, Tristam Fry) on Spirit of Christmas;
Steve Ashley, Jerry Donahue, Lea Nicholson, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg and Dave Swarbrick on Old Rock ’n’ Roll.

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. Fire and Wine (4.33)
  2. Finite Time (3.48)
  3. Silly Summer Games (4.49)
  4. Springsong (3.25)
  5. Monkey Puzzle Tree (2.55)
  6. Farwell Green Leaves (4.24)

LP Side 2

  1. Morris Minor (1.31)
  2. Candlemas Carol (2.50)
  3. John Donne Song (5.20)
  4. Lord Bateman (8.41)
  5. Follow On (3.24)

All tracks Steve Ashley except
Track 2 words Steve Ashley, music Dave Menday;
Track 9, 10 trad. arr. Steve Ashley

CD Stroll On Revisited

This 1999 reissue has three bonus tracks (no. 7, 11 and 12). Spirit of Christmas and Love in a Funny Way are out-takes from the Stroll On recording sessions; the former was already made available on the Electric Muse anthology in 1975. Old Rock ’n’ Roll was previously published as Steve Ashley’s first single with the B-side Fire and Wine.

  1. Fire and Wine (4.33)
  2. Finite Time (3.48)
  3. Silly Summer Games (4.49)
  4. Springsong (3.25)
  5. Monkey Puzzle Tree (2.55)
  6. Farwell Green Leaves (4.24)
  7. Spirit of Christmas (2.42)
  8. Morris Minor (1.31)
  9. Candlemas Carol (2.50)
  10. John Donne Song (5.20)
  11. Old Rock ’n’ Roll (2.55)
  12. Love in a Funny Way (3.14)
  13. Lord Bateman (8.41)
  14. Follow On (3.24)

All tracks Steve Ashley except
Track 2 words Steve Ashley, music Dave Menday;
Track 10, 13 trad. arr. Steve Ashley