FECD254

IN YOUR OWN TIME
HADRIAN'S UNION
Stew Simpson has spent the last 10 years developing his art as a songwriter. He saw fiddle player Danny Hart play a Showcase spot at Bramton Live and that resulted in the birth of a duo. For recordings and the occasional 'live' gig they are joined by fretless bassist, Mike France. The songs are ‘contemporary folk songs’ about the world we live in today based on traditional subjects like politics, love, work and observations of people. They are not quasi traditional songs, but songs written in a distinctive style which lifts them above countless other songs which attempt to follow a similar path. ‘The Crack’ magazine noted “the pair weave many a tale and put plenty of passion behind it too, making for an utterly compelling listen”.

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FECD253
THE BARRACK ROOM BALLADS OF RUDYARD KIPLING

PETER BELLAMY

 Peter Bellamy made a name for himself setting Rudyard Kipling's poems to music and turning them into rather fine songs. Most of Peter's settings have appeared on CD now, but his classic collection of the Barrack Room ballads has never been reissued in its entirety. Fellside acquired the rights to the master tapes and now presents it in full with the aded bonus of a further selection Peter was working on when he died.

A DOUBLE CD FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

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FECD252
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER STORY

JAMES FINDLAY
Winner of the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards James released his debut album (FECD238) to critical acclaim. Living Tradition magazine commented that James is "is a young man whose love and respect for traditional songs shines out" whilst R2 magazine noted that he is "a singer of rare strength and conviction". This new album reveals him in equally fine form with a measured collection of mostly traditional songs.

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FECD251

THE QUEEN'S LOVER

GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR
“Greg Russell plays and sings with a maturity and emotion that belies his tender years. It is so rare to find new performers who have the confidence to play with this delicacy of touch and yet to sing in such a heartfelt way. He will, I think, go far”. These comments by BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe give a very accurate summary of 19 year old Greg. The power and conviction in his delivery is compelling and his teaming up with someone so formidably talented as 16 year old Ciaran bodes well for the future. They combine to provide an accomplished stage presence and come across as likeable performers which translated into the studio setting. Ciaran Algar is a member of the Young Folk Award semi finalist band Tri. Together they draw on a range of influences to create exciting music both with energy and also with delicate feeling when tackling, traditional material, songs by accomplished songwriters as well as their own songs and tunes.

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FECD250 THE LAST BIRD TO SING
EWAN McLENNAN
Ewan McLennan released his debut album in 2010 and by the end of the year had been nominated for and later won the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Horizon Award for the best newcomer, Mojo put the album in its Top Ten Folk Albums of 2010 and in the Fatea Music Awards he was named ‘Best Male Vocalist of the Year'. Ewan now delivers his second album: mainly himself as before with just a little embellishment from John McCusker, Karine Polwart, Martin Simpson and Laurence Blackadder. Amongst his classy interpretations of traditional songs are three of his own compositions with ‘The Last Bird To Sing’ being particularly outstanding and worthy of being hailed as the song of the year. With much to live up to Ewan delivers a class album.

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FECD249 20
GRACE NOTES
Grace Notes perform a cappella and accompanied arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs in three-part harmony and this CD celebrates 20 years of the group – Maggie Boyle, Lynda Hardcastle, Helen Hockenhull. It is a collection of tracks from their four CDs plus 8 specially recorded new songs. They have very distinctive and different qualities to their voices, but they blend so well together. They exhibit that empathy that comes from singing together regularly over a long period. “On CD they’re just as stunning as they are ‘live’: every song is a garden of delights” Taplas

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FECD248 PICNIC
THE HUT PEOPLE
One of the most unlikely duos have taken the Folk scene by storm and become the champions of the standing ovation. The Hut People are rapidly gaining more and more of reputation as one of the hottest & most entertaining world/folk acts touring today. With this, their second CD they take a voyage across the globe with their material: they perform a high-octane unique blend of home-grown tunes mixed with British, Nordic and European folk music, perfectly formed & embellished with the driving accordion and a mind-boggling array of exotic percussion “[The Hut People] create music that’s in turn dramatic, joyous and hypnotically beguiling” R2 Magazine

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FECD247SONGS TO SCYTHE BACK THE OVERGROWN
GREN BARTLEY
Gifted singer songwriter Gren Bartley carved himself a name in a duo with former BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards nominee Tom Kitching (see FECDs 202 & 222), with Maverick magazine describing them as “an excellent twinning of two outstanding rising talents.” Gren Bartley is now striking out solo (Tom is now a member of Pilgrims's Way - FECD239), tapping into his rich and prolific song writing reserves and effortlessly bridging the Atlantic divide with an acoustic spectrum ranging from English folk to moody American blues. The 13-track album is a significant showcase for his sensitive and sometimes quirky song writing. The genre-hopping album demonstrates Bartley’s strong, maturing voice alongside his acclaimed acoustic finger-picking guitar.

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FECD246 JOKERS & ROGUES
BRAM TAYLOR
Fellside's longest serving artist - 25 years and rising - turns in his 10th album. Over the years Bram has honed his craft, has become part of the backbone of the Folk Club scene, believes in entertainment, knows his audience well and possesses a very fine voice. Bram is a song "carrier" rather than a writer and often champions lesser-known songwriters whose songs he believes ought to be heard. This latest collection covers all the bases including traditional songs as well as a couple of very well known ones.

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FECD245

TWO FINE DAYS

JACK McNEILL & CHARLIE HEYS
Jack and Charlie’s well-known idiosyncratic approach to folk music and song writing has earned them an enviable reputation as two of the most exciting, heartfelt and challenging musicians around. "The Young Folk Awards-nominated duo's free-spirited music sounds centuries old. It's not, and their fresh guitar and violin set-up adds a rare sparkle to traditional hues." Q Magazine

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FECD244 A CRUEL KINDNESS

FIONA CUTHILL & STEVIE LAWRENCE
A new collaboration between two well respected musicians who between them worked with Scottish groups such as Rallion, The Iron Horse, Whirligig Canterach, Abel Ganz, The Wendy Weatherby Band and The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. They have produced a quality album which features many of their own traditional style tunes.

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FECD243 WALNUT CREEK

MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK

Two icons of the English Folk Revival, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick have had a huge influence individually, as a duo or as individual members of the seminal Folk Rock bands, Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention. In between they have notched up memorable contributions to an array of different groups and projects. Perhaps, though, they will be most remembered for their duo formed in the 1960s, resurrected in 1989 and which has been an on-going occasional outing ever since. What is remarkable is their intuitive almost telepathic connection on stage. This creates a tension and excitement for the audience and really comes to the fore in a ‘live’ setting. This set of ‘live’ performances garnered from various concerts on three continents from 1989 to 1996 perfectly illustrates this. This year sees them celebrating their 70th birthdays.

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FECD242 THE BOLDEST BLOOD ELBOW JANE

Having picked up plaudits such as "One of the top acoustic acts in the country" (R2), "A thinking man's band that has plenty to say" (Maverick)and "Three fine songwriters...highly skilled instrumental work" (fRoots), Elbow Jane return with their second album for Fellside. Their trademark vibrant sound and soaring harmonies are well to the fore on this set of new songs and given that they've got "two of the best male singers around" (Properganda) what more could you ask for?

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FECD241 BALLADS & SONGS FROM THE APPALACHIANS HEDY WEST

Double CD for the price of one. Hedy West was among the best women singers of the American folksong revival. She came to prominence in the middle 1960s. Writers of the time hailed her as “among the most talented and accomplished of our young folk singers” and also commented “there are very few female singers in the English-speaking world who can equal Hedy West for general level of performance”. She came from Georgia in the USA and much of her repertoire came from her family. She stayed in England for a few years, established herself of the European scene and recorded three LPs for the Topic label. All three are contained here. She sings accompanied by her 5-string banjo. From classic ‘big’ ballads like ‘Little Matty Groves’ to lightweight ditties she displays consummate skill. Although she remained active until her death in 2005 (aged 67) she made her last album in 1980.

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FECD240 BRAMBLE BRIARS & BEAMS OF THE SUN

A. L. LLOYD

Double CD for the price of one. A L Lloyd, was one of the architects of the UK Folk Revival in the 1950s. He was a writer, broadcaster, folk song collector, folklorist, artistic director of Topic Records and mentor to many aspiring folk musicians. He was also a noted performer in his own right. In the early 1950s he set about recording English versions of the great Folk Ballads to be found in Francis J Child’s five volume monumental work ‘English & Scottish Popular Ballads’. The complete set of recordings is on this double CD collection. It is handsomely packaged with an extended booklet written by Dr Vic Gammon, former Director of the Folk Music Degree course at Newcastle University, which gives a fascinating insight to the ballads and Lloyd’s singing of them.

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FECD239 WAYSIDE CORTESIES PILGRIM'S WAY

Nominated for the Horizon Award (Best Newcomers) in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Pilgrims’ Way, an arresting new young trio, are stamping their feisty, refreshing take on trad folk firmly on the roots scene. The innovative acoustic hail from the northwest of England are bound together not only by musical roots - but also red hair! The line-up comprises the distinctive, captivating vocals of a new face on the scene, Lucy Wright, who is also a fine Jews’ harp player. Lucy has joined forces with fiddler Tom Kitching, a former BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards finalist. Probably best known as one half of a duo with singer-songwriter/guitarist Gren Bartley, Tom has been described by Living Tradition magazine as “one of the best young fiddlers in Britain” and also plays a mean mandolin. The third “pilgrim” is inventive box player Edwin Beasant -an incorrigible and talented multi-instrumentalist, who also plays guitar and bass and had a stint as drummer.

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FECD238 SPORT & PLAY

JAMES FINDLAY
James Findlay walked away with the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award title on Friday 4th December 2009. Amongst a stunning group of finalists James' amazing voice and distinctive guitar and fiddle style stood out. He is influenced by all genres of music, but his love lies in traditional English folk music and ballads and in a short space of time he has developed a stage presence all of his own. As well as the Young Folk Award James was the winner in the ‘New Roots’ national competition for up-and-coming folk performers in 2008. Judging the Young Folk Awards Bellowhead’s Jon Boden exclaimed, “Bloody hell, what a voice!' was my first thought as he launched into his two songs. He's warmly charismatic with that sparkle of personality that draws a crowd along with him.” This is James’ debut album on a major Folk label.

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FECD237 GO FORTH

422

It is eleven years since 422 won the 1999 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. The reasons for winning were obvious with comments like the one from Folk On Tap magazine “their playing is excellent, the arrangements, inventive, the choice of tunes interesting and the whole imbued with the drive and energy of youth”. They went on to make three albums the last one being in 2005. In the meantime individually and collectively they have collected degrees and a raft of other band experiences including the Kathryn Tickell Band, Baltic Crossing, The Hut People, Alistair Anderson’s Steel Skies various ceilidh bands and numerous one-off collaborations. Add to this teaching, tutoring and producing albums for other people. Having concentrated on playing ceilidhs they are back playing concerts. This wealth of experience has been brought to bear on the new album.

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FECD236 ALL ALONG THE WALL VARIOUS
A group of five singer/songwriters and two poets were gathered in a house near to Hadrian's Wall and given the task of writing a cycle of songs and poems connected with the Wall. They laboured for six days and on the seventh they presented the songs in concert. This CD was recorded at that concert. The songwriters were Boo Hewerdine, Jez Lowe, Julie Matthews, Rory McLeod and Ruth Notman. The poets were Kate Fox and Elvis McGonagall. Theye were joined by instrumentalist Kate Bramley on fiddle. PLEASE NOTE:track 21 contains strong language.

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FECD235 RAGS & ROBES

EWAN McLENNAN
Every now and again Scotland produces a male singer with real class. Archie Fisher, Ian Campbell, Dick Gaughan, Bobby Eaglesham, Rod Paterson spring to mind. Now there’s Ewan McLennan a young folk artist who has been making headlines over the last year, performing festivals, clubs, and concert halls across the country. 'I was completely and utterly bowled over by Ewan's music. One of the most exciting new voices I've heard in years ¬ deep commitment and understanding is the bedrock and there's a sure touch here that runs through the music like iron.’ Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2

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FECD234 UNRAVELLING SUNTRAP
Suntrap perform a mesmerizing array of music including their own material and the best of the traditional and contemporary folk repertoire. Songwriters Sara and Paul create original, innovative works drawing on English song tradition and American Folk & Country. fRoots magazine has applauded their "Beautiful slip-sliding harmonies" whilst Time Out enthused over their “Rich harmonies, dazzling folk fusion”

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FECD233 THE URBAN FOLK QUARTET

THE URBAN FOLK QUARTET
The UFQ is virtuosic not just in feel and technical ability, but in musical concept as well - it is the coming together of four of the most inspired and experienced young people working in world music today. The members of the band have played with The Chieftains, The Albion Band, Feast of Fiddles, Carlos Nunez, The Desyroyers, The Old Dance School, Chris While and Bellowhead amongst others. The UFQ does have a truly unique sound.

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FECD232 COMPANY OF GHOSTS

LIZZIE NUNNERY
A debut album from someone who is quite distinctive in terms of repertoire and performance. Lizzie's approach and highly individual songs raise her above the usual run of songwriters. Lizzie certainly stands out from the crowd and her material is accessible enough to get her noticed on a wider scale.

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FECD231 GHOSTS IN THE SHADOWS JOSEPH TOPPING
Joe’s debut solo album with Fellside Records and is a mix of traditional and original music. Sometimes bluesy, sometimes trad British and sometimes Americana in feel. The songs were mostly either written, inspired by or learned on his 1400 mile walk across America to raise money and awareness for the New Orleans Musicians Relief Fund after Hurricane Katrina. Joe walked from Chicago and the shores Lake Michigan in the north, south to New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico sleeping along the way in motels, cornfields, cotton fields, graveyards, backyards and sugar plantations, meeting musicians and characters along the road which have added to and inspired Joe’s own music. Joe is a member of Ashley Hutchings', The Rainbow Chasers, and also plays with the mightily impressive, Elbow Jane (also on the Fellside label).On this album Joe demonstrates he possesses one of best voices around, is a talented songwriter and no mean guitarist

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FECD230 A SHIRT OF SILK OR SNOW WENDY WEATHERBY
Wendy Weatherby has an enviable reputation in Scotland for singing and playing cello with various folk bands for many years as well as being a session musician on recordings. Despite a long and varied career this is the first time Wendy has devoted an album to mainly traditional songs. The new CD puts her back in the spotlight as one of the best singers in Scotland.

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FECD229 THE NORTHERN ROAD JACK McNEILL & CHARLIE HEYS

Jack & Charlie return with their second album of self-penned material. fRoots magazine described them as "impressively talented". Emotionally-charged lyrics and deft empathic fiddle accompaniment adds up to a satisfying and impressive whole.

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FECD228 HOME IS WHERE THE HUT IS THE HUT PEOPLE

Every now and again something really interesting and different comes along. Sam Pirt (Accordian player with 422) and Gary Hammond (percussionist with The Beautiful South) combine to present an eclectic set of tunes from different countries.

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FECD227 TAKE YOUR OWN ROADS THE QUEENSBERRY RULES

The Queensberry Rules present their third album for Fellside. Their usual mixture of topical songs, songs about legends and songs from their own roots in Staffordshire. All come wrapped up in their well-crafted harmonies and superbly singable melodies.

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FECD226

KEN CAMPBELL'S IDEAL BAND
In the 1980s The Ideal Band was one of Scotland's most highly respected folk bands. Founder member Ken Campbell has reformed the band bringing together three of Scotland's most respected and experienced musicians. The present a unique blend of contemporary and traditional song from Scotland.

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FECD225 SANDY BOYS

SARA GRAY
"fine musicanship... heartfelt vocals and her assertive banjo playing make anything she records an enjoyable listening experience" Sing Out magazine. We couldn't put it better ourselves!

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FECD224 HAPPY HOURS

ANDY MAY

Young master of the Northumbrian Pipes presents his second album of traditional and self-penned tunes with an impeccable display of virtuosity. The Northumbrian Smallpipes Encyclopaedia website describes him as "..the best of the younger pipers by far".

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FECD223 3-SIDE ISLAND

ELBOW JANE

Elbow Jane have been attracting a lot of interest over the last year or so - "The best five piece acoustic band on the folk scene" said BBC Midlands' Mick Peat - and this CD show why. Great singing, sublime harmonies and superb musicianship.

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FECD222 BOUNDARY

TOM KITCHING & GREN BARTLEY

When Young Folk Award finalist, Tom Kitching and singer songwriter, Gren Bartley, released their debut album, ‘Rushes’(FECD202), in 2007 they set about picking up club and festival gigs and attracted many positive comments along the way. Maverick magazine described the duo as “an excellent twinning of two outstanding rising talents” and fRoots proclaimed that “the future looks bright for Tom and Gren”. Their new album is a result of them have gaining in maturity of performance through working together. Yet their music remains understated and delightfully unabashed.

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FECD219 TEN THOUSAND MILES AWAY

A L LLOYD
***DOUBLE CD FOR THE PRICE OF ONE*** A L 'Bert' Lloyd was one of the architects of the English Folk Revival. He was a singer, writer and mentor to many of the leading folk artists of today. His interest in folk music started when he was working in Australia in the 1920s. These recordings made in the 1950s are some of the earliest he made of English and Australian songs

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FECD221 THE GOLDEN DAYS OF STEAM

DAVE GOULDER 

In 1971 Dave Goulder, a former railway worker turned songwriter, released an LP entitled 'Requiem For Steam'. It followed the closure of great swathes of the UK railway system and the passing of steam locomotives. Some 17 years later he produced a follow-up, The Man Who Put The Engine In The Chip Shop' which was a much more positive affair following the setting up of many steam preservation groups. This CD combines the two LPs and is enhanced with actuality railway recordings.

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FECD218  DANCE TI THEE DADDY GRAHAM & SAM PIRT
Graham Pirt started singing in the 1960s and is featured on several Fellside CDs as a member of Cockersdale. He is also director of Whitby Folk Festival. Recently he has been undertaking more solo work as well as working with his son, Sam. Sam also features on several Fellside CDs as a member of 422. Sam is regarded as one of the best accordion players of his generation. Between them they present a selection of songs from Graham's native north east of England plus some tunes from further afield.

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FECD217 UNPREDICTED STORM

PHIL HULSE
One-third of exciting folk-roots trio 'The Queensberry Rules', Phil Hulse has become an effective guitarist and vocalist with over 14 years live experience under his belt. Some commentators have been bemoaning the dearth of singer-songwriters making political or social comment. Enter Phil Hulse. Often rooted in his locality and always written from the perspective of everyday people, Phil tells it like it is and how it impinges on peoples' lives. As well as contributing half the songs presented by The Queensberry Rules,

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FECD216 FAIR ENGLAND'S SHORE PETER BELLAMY
*DOUBLE CD FOR THE PRICE OF ONE* Peter Bellamy has achieved cult status on the English Folk scene since his untimely death in 1991. This double CD is made up of his first three solo albums. This collection also serves as a marvellous introduction to English traditional songs as Peter had a repertoire which was always varied and contained classic songs of the genre in interesting versions. There has been considerable demand for these albums which have been deleted for many years.

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FECD215 DEAR SOMEONE

RACHEL & LILLIAS
The combination of voice, flute and harp has produced a hauntingly beautiful debut CD from these two young musicians. Rachel Newton and Lillias Kinsman-Blake first met while studying Folk & Traditional Music at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Their music draws on influences from the Scottish Highlands to the Borders and beyond, incorporating both Gaelic and English songs with traditional and contemporary melodies. The CD includes the aforementioned songs in Gaelic as well as from writers as diverse as Trad and Gillian Welsh!

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FECD214 SOFA

 THE MAERLOCK
The Maerlock features five of the country's top young musicians. They present a fresh take on the songs of the British Isles as well as repertoire drawn from Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Showcasing a 5-piece line-up of fiddle, flute/vocals, piano, guitar and percussion, the band has forged itself a unique sound characterised by driving rhythms and adventurous harmonies. Together they combine wide-ranging influences and experiences to create the original sound that folk has been waiting for. The CD has a bonus track by the 13 piece The Maerlock Big Band

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FECD213 LIGHT UP ALL THE BEACONS JACK McNEILL & CHARLIE HEYS
Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys are a young acoustic duo whose reputation is beginning to spread. They are bucking the trend of young folk musicians at the moment by not doing traditional material, but specialising in Jack's highly individual, very personal, songs. Already comparisons are being drawn with the enigmatic Nick Drake, but Jack's influences are far more wide-ranging than that. Jack & Charlie were finalists in the 2007 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award.

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FECD212 LOVE & MONEY

CRUCIBLE
"It's unusual to encounter a group that displays such instrumental talent and such vocal strength simulataneously..." so said Sing Out magazine in the USA. Specialising in English traditional music plus some self-penned material "their combined instrumental and singing skills are nothing short of stunning" said English Dance & Song magazine.

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FECD211 STATION HOUSE

KERR, FAGAN, HARBRON
The award winning duo of Nancy Kerr & James Fagan join forces with multi-instrumentalist and composer, Rob Harbron (of Dr Faustus and English Acoustic Collective) fame to produce a stunning new trio. "Beautiful tunes, wonderful songs and stunning musicianship" Martin Simpson

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FECD210 LANDLOCKED

THE QUEENSBERRY RULES 
After the success of their first album for Fellside (FECD201)TQR return with their strongest CD to date. "..destined for great things" BBC Radio 2, "something pretty special" Rock'n'Reel, "shaping up into real contenders" fRoots

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FECD209 NORTHERN TIDE GRACE NOTES 
Maggie Boyle, Lynda Hardcastle and Helen Hockenhull return with their third CD for Fellside. "All three have lovely voices and they achieve a beautiful blend then harmonising" Dirty Linen magazine (USA)

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FECD208  ENCOURAGEMENT FRANKIE ARMSTRONG
Frankie Armstrong is one of the great stylists of the folk scene. A passionate, challenging singer. This is her fourth release for Fellside

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FECD207 LAST ORDERS

LAST ORDERS
Last Orders were the winners of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2007. Their respect for, and enjoyment of the music coupled withtheir musical ability and empathy within the group makes this a class debut album.

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FECD206 SONG SINGER

BRAM TAYLOR 

Bram Taylor is Fellside's longest serving artist and this will be his ninth album. fRoots described him as typifying "the sort of solid, bedrock performance that holds the scene together". For its part Folk on Tap noted: "Bram's albums are always of the best quality, beautifully sung, no affectation or false rustic accent: very refreshing". Why change a winning formula? For the new CD Bram presents a varied collection of songs by lesser known songwriters as well as established ones.

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FECD205 THE HA' O' HABRAHELLIA FRIBO

Music from the 'Old North': Norway, Scotland, England. Three cultures: one sound. An exciting new band with Norwegian singer Anne Sofie Linge Valdal, Scots Highland fiddler, Sarah-Jane Summers and the guitarist and vocalist, Ewan MacPherson.

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FECD204 A FEW SIMPLE VERSES JAMES KEELAGHAN 

The award winning Canadian singer/songwriter's new CD is a bit different in that it features a set of his favourite songs composed by other people - someof them traditional.

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FECD203 LANDMARKS VARIOUS
A celebration of 30 years of FELLSIDE RECORDINGS! A TRIPLE CD for the price of ONE!! 64 tracks, almost 4 hours of music and a 32 page booklet.

FECD202 RUSHES TOM KITCHING & GREN BARTLEY 

An aromatic hotpot of English Folk, Americana, Blues interspersed with Gren's own distinctive songs. Tom was a BBC Young Folk Award finalist in 2003. There's quite a chemistry between them and they are rapidly building a following.

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FECD201 THE BLACK DOG & OTHER STORIES THE QUEENSBERRY RULES 

A group already making an impact on the scene with their wry lyrical sense, hooks a-plenty and watertight harmonies. Our first ehanced
CD with a promotional video track.

FECD200 THEN AGAIN

JAMES KEELAGHAN 

The awards winning (Juno Award 1993;Global Visions Artist of the Year Award 1996)Canadian singer/songwriter with a collection of re-recordings of his most popular songs. 'Cold Missouri Waters' won the Folk section of the USA Songwriting Competition.

FECD199 STRANDS OF GOLD

NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN 

Long awaited fourth album from this award winning duo. "Quite simply the most refreshing, impressive and compelling combo I've seen for ages." John Kirkpatrick (one of the finest interpreters of English Traditonal music on the world scene).

FECD198 LIVERPOOL CONNEXIONS HUGHIE JONES 

Formerly of the internationally acclaimed folk group The Spinners, Hughie returns with an album of songs connected in one way or
another with his home town.

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FECD197 OCEANS IN THE SKY MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ & NO MAN'S BAND  

Martyn has always had an ear for good song writers. This collection features songs by writers as well known as Eric Bogle and Cyril Tawney to writers who deserve to be as well known such as Mike O'Connor, John Beavis, Derek Moule, Jane Coombs, etc.

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FECD196 A LONG WAY FROM HOME SARA GREY 

A beautiful CD of Old Time American music sung and accompanied on five-string banjo by one of the most respected performers of the genre.

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FECD195 FAR AS MY EYES CAN SEE KIERON MEANS 

A mixture of American traditional songs, blues and contemporary material from a highly respected young singer who divides his time between the US and UK.

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FECD194 SONGS SPIERS & BODEN

The award winning "Crown princes of English Folk" present their follow-up to 'Tunes' (FECD192). 11 new songs from Spiers & Boden.  

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FECD193 PILGRIM SOUL

MADDIE SOUTHORN 
A talented new voice on the scene, Maddie does a selection of her own songs plus some traditional material. Accompanying musicians include Nancy Kerr, Karen Tweed and Steve Lawrence. Decode magazine described her as having "a voice that could melt glass".

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FECD192 TUNES  JOHN SPIERS & JON BODEN
The eagerly awaited third album from Spiers & Boden. This CD is devoted almost exclusively to tunes from the English tradition.

FECD191 MAJOR THIRD  

422

The third CD from this outstanding BBC Young Folk Award winning group. Folk On Tap magazine said “[their] playing is excellent, the
arrangements inventive, the choice of tunes interesting and the whole imbued with the drive and energy of youth”.

FECD190D  SONG LINKS 2

VARIOUS

English traditional songs and their American variants. A double CD housed in an 80 page hardbacked book with notes written by Shirley
Collins.

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FECD189 WAGER DR FAUSTUS

Tim van Eyken (Waterson-Carthy) Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead, Oyster Band Big session, Magpie Lane) Rob Harbron (English Acoustic Collective) and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzer's Feat) come together for a second stunning album.

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FECD188 THE HOGHTON BAND COLLECTION HOGHTON BAND

DOUBLE CD FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. A selection of English Country Dances played dance lenth.

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FECD187 FAIR ANNIE

PETER BELLAMY
DOUBLE CD FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. TWO ALBUMS - 'PETER BELLAMY' (previously only released in the U.S.) and 'FAIR ANNIE' (Previously only released on cassette) plus unissied tracks.

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FECD186 FEARFUL SYMMETRY

JON LOOMES

Debut album from a young talented singer and multi-instrumentalist who specialises in traditional material.

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FECD185 NARRATIVE

ED RENNIE 

Debut CD from a singer of traditional songs and ballads.

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FECD184 LONG STORY SHORT CLIVE GREGSON

A new set of songs from quirky pen of Clive Gregson. His unique style has earned him a firm following and the orders for this CD were coming in long before it was released - such is the power of the grapevine!

FECD183 THE NIGHT IS YOUNG BRAM TAYLOR

A splendid collection of mainly traditional songs in Bram’s incomparable style. With a bunch of friends to join him, this album strolls from Ireland to Ellis Island, to the Appalachians, Scotland, Canada, and England. Classic folk songs, both traditional and more recent; accapella, solo, chorus and accompanied.

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FECD182 FANFARE FOR THE SOUTH WEST

VARIOUS ARTISTS

The Stanchester Quire, John Kirkpatrick, Gina Le Faux, Tim van Eyken, Benji Kirkpatrick, Robert Harbron, Paul Burgess, Eddie Upton, Philippa Toulson.

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FECD181 HALF A FRUIT PIE

BENJI KIRPATRICK
Benji (Dr Faustus/Magpie Lane/Oyster Band Big Session fame)sings & shows what the bouzouki can do for English traditional tunes (plus self-composed ones). Benji is joined by Seth Lakeman, John Kirkpatrick & Richard Adams on some tracks.

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FECD180 OUT OF BED

THE WITCHES OF ELSWICK

They are four young women who deliver excellent unaccompanied harmony singing, which is reminiscent of the heyday of groups such as the Young Tradition, Cockersdale etc. They aren't on any nostalgia trip though and offer fresh but never gimmicky arrangements - that's the Witches, and that's what the CD captures, and is all the more welcome because of the relative dearth of such groups on today's scene.

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FECD179 WIRED UP ALISTAIR McCULLOCH

Alistair’s fiddling spans a broad swathe of the traditional territories - classic bagpipe sets Shetland airs, French Canadian and North American tunes, as well as the many Scottish styles. His fiddling is taut and bright, with his own unique soundpoint evident in each piece. From good-going reels, through march, strathspey and reel, to slow air and hornpipe, Alastair is well at home in the style. He also plays whistle and viola, and has included some of his own compositions on this CD; his Kevoc Cottages is a particularly atmospheric piece, with a very laid-back piano accompaniment.

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FECD178 NORTH FOLKESTRA
They may be a bunch of kids, but what kids, and what a bunch! The 14 members of the ensemble hail from all over the North of England, and meet in Gateshead, under the musical direction of Kathryn Tickell. Aged between 14 and 19, they play whistle, banjo, flute, cello, fiddle, guitar, accordion, Northumbrian pipes, baritone horn, percussion, bass guitar, harp and viola; vocals by two of the lasses, as well. A really enjoyable album with a very strong musical sense of place.

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FECD177 THE FIRST CUT  

DR FAUSTUS

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FECD176 SONG LINKS

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Double CD of English Traditional songs with their Australian variants performed by leading singers from both countries. Packages in a handsome 75 page hard-backed CD size book.

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FECD175 BELLOW JOHN SPIERS & JON BODEN

 The second album by Spiers & Boden - 12 fantastic tracks including Prickle Eye Bush and Courting Too Slow.  Nominated for the Radio 3 World Music Awards 2003 Critic's Poll for album of the year

FECD174 THE YELLOW HAIRED LADDIE

ANDY MAY Northumbrian Smallpipes

FECD173  ENGLAND & HER TRADITIONAL SONGS

A.L. LLOYD

FECD172 TAKING ROUTES

SIMON HAWORTH

Not a ‘folky’ album , but still very much in the tradition, with Simon Howarth playing old songs and his own songs. Simon’s deft and lively guitar playing lifts the old songs from being oft-repeated standards to being well worth a proper listen. Vocals by Terry Howarth, with Andy May on Northumbrian pipes, whistles, piano and keyboard, with cittern, mandolin, accordion, cello and other vocalists giving this album a rounded sound.

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FECD171 NEW NUMBERS

422

A very bright and breezy release from this young group with strong Scandinavian and cross-pond influences. Two fiddles, accordion, guitar, whistles and oboe provide a full sound which translates easily into a more European styling and a strong feeling of authenticity for the numbers from other traditions. Scandinavian folk swing, flying Shetland reels, an American hornpipe, Canadian and Irish tunes, and a Kuwaiti one! Very talented, and contemporary in the bouncy manner.

FECD170 HONEYSUCKLE KIRSTY MCGEE

FECD169 CAROUSEL OF NOISE

CLIVE GREGSON

A man, a guitar, a song and a Revox B77! Clive writes and sings his own songs on this album, which includes eleven previously unrecorded titles. Songs of personal endeavour, jokey social comment and the irritation of the answerphone!!

FECD168 CUMBRIA ODYSSEY

ALTAR NATIVE

A progressive folk/funk trail through the history, mystery and traditions of Cumbria. Natural sounds and human voices are blended with local tunes old and new, celebrating customs, people and places, with an excellent bit of skunk-funk blues harp in there too. Vocals, guitar, harmonica, fiddle, voices.

FECD167 BETWEEN THE DARK AND LIGHT

NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN

FECD166 MERCS & CHEROKEES

LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND

FECD165 LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND

FECD163 ANCHORED TO THE TIME

GRACE NOTES

FECD162 MR BELLAMY - MR KIPLING AND THE TRADITION

PETER BELLAMY

FECD161 THROUGH AND THROUGH JOHN SPIERS & JON BODEN

FECD160 ROUND AGAIN

SWAN ARCADE

FECD159 FRAGILE PEACE

BRAM TAYLOR

FECD158 ENGLISH TRADITIONAL SONGS

VOICES IN HARMONY

FECD157 WHERE RAVENS FEED MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ AND NO MAN'S BAND

FECD156 FLASH COMPANY A Celebration of 25 Years of Fellside Records (1976 - 2001)

FECD155  Track List

AS CLOSE AS CAN BE

PETA WEBB &

KEN HALL

A long awaited album form these two stalwarts of of traditional singing sessions.

FECD154 HIGHLY STRUNG

ALISTAIR MCCULLOCH

FECD153 ONE

422

FECD152 YELLOW RED AND GOLD SANDRA KERR

FECD151 LOVELY ON THE WATER FRANKIE ARMSTRONG

FECD150 WHEN THE STONE IS EXPOSED TRYCKSTER

FECD149 GRAND HOTEL

MAD PUDDING

FECD148 SINGING!

THE BRAM TAYLOR

FECD147 SEASCAPE

HUGHIE JONES

FECD146 BEYOND THE RED HORIZON MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ AND NO MAN’S BAND

FECD145 STEELY WATER

NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN

FECD144 THE GARDEN OF LOVE FRANKIE ARMSTRONG

FECD143 BLUES IN THE BACK YARD JOHNNY SILVO & DIZ DISLEY

The folk scene owes a great debt to the old folk entertainers of the 1960s. Not only did they gig hard, attracting many people to the glories of folk music, but they were often the hardest workers when it came to clubs and concerts. This album contains fifteen tracks, including "Easy Rider", "Pallet on the Floor", "St Louis Blues" and "Frankie and Johnny". Uncomplicated and pleasant, like the paperback you read when you are too tired to wade into Tolstoy.

FECD142 CELESTIAL SHOES KATHY STEWART

FECD140 ROLLING DOWN TO OLD MAUI - SHANTIES AND SONGS OF THE SEA

with Jolly Jack, Barry Skinner, The Wassailers, Richard Grainger, Linda Adams, Woodbine Lizzie, Steve Turner, Jill & Bernard Blackwell, Iain MacGillivray, Patti Reid.

FECD139 WATER AND RAIN

BUZ COLLINS

Nephew of English folk singer, Shirley Collins and son of Dollie Collins, Buz was emerging as a talented singer/songwriter before he died so tragically.

FECD137 SCALENE SANDRA KERR - NANCY KERR AND JAMES FAGAN

Concertina, violin and voices take the lead in this album, sparking off each other to great effect. Songs of north-east England are the mainstay of their repertoire with some beautiful instrumentals for variety.

FECD136 COAST TO COAST

SIMON HAWORTH

Simon was born in Lancashire, brought up in Cumbria and now lives in Northumberland. He began playing guitar at 8 and has subsequently matured into a sensitive player and singer. His exciting guitar style has won him many friends across the traditional music scene.

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FECD135 TRAWLERTOWN JOHN CONOLLY & PETE SUMNER

Songs of the fishing including John's own hugely popular song Fiddler's Green, which is often assumed to be traditional.

FECD134 SOLORUBATO STEVE TILSTON

FECD133 SPIES RICK KEMP

The nucleus of Rick’s music is a trio combo delivering good rock well played. Within the hour this album plays ( the length a sure sign they are enjoying themselves) you will hear elements of Dire Straits and Deep Purple in a fusion that can also take in an almost Roy Harper type style on ‘Great Divide’. Still plenty of rock to be heard though and you can bet that if, as Rick hopes, the band get to play live after the release of the third album, they’ll give you a damn good night out !

FECD132 TWICE BREWED

USHNA

Celtic-flavoured folk 4-piece band from Northumberland, creating a great deal of excitement. Strong fiddle, vocals, guitar and harp and special guest appearance of Kathryn Tickell on Northumbrian pipes.

FECD131 FYRE & SWORD

SONGS OF THE BORDER REIVERS
This album has been compiled using song to tell the story of the Border Reivers who were active from the late 14th Century to the late 17th Century with Linda Adams, Ross Kennedy, Graham Pirt, Maddy Prior, Janet Russell, John Wright.

FECD130 ALMOST COMMERCIALY VIABLE

PEGGY SEEGER WITH IRENE SCOTT

A re-release of the 1993 album, the first after the death of Peggy's partner Ewan MacColl. Her sweetly effective voice can still delight after many decades of performing. Some tracks move away from her normal traditional style.

FECD129 A DISTANCE FROM THE TOWN GORDON TYRRALL

A musical appreciation of the work of the poet John Clare

FECD128 RECOVERY

KEITH HILLS

Mention the words 'acoustic guitar players' down here in Cornwall and Keith's name will be one of the first mentioned.

FECD126 RED WINE & PROMISES GRACE NOTES

FECD125 WASSAIL!

A Traditional Celebration of an English Midwinter with John Kirpatrick, Rosie Cross, Jane Threlfall, Gina Le Faux, Carl Hogsden & Michael Gregory.

FECD124 BOX OF GOLD

BOB FOX & STU LUCKLEY

Bob Fox plays guitar, bouzouki, dulcimer and sings, Stu Luckley plays guitar, bouzouki, acoustic bass guitar and he also sings.

FECD123 WIDE OPEN SKIES COCKERSDALE

FECD122 Track List

THE RED HAIRED LAD

BOB DAVENPORT & THE RAKES

Great songs, great tunes. One of the classic combinations of the past thirty years.

FECD120 PICK OF THE GRINNER

BRAM TAYLOR

Reissued due to popular demand! Bram's 5th album for Fellside. "With

admirable good taste he chooses songs which suit him, then works hard to present them in an attractive and accessible setting." Stirrings magazine

FECD119 VOICE UNION

LILIANA BERTOLO, EVELYN GIRARDON, SANDRA KERR

With special guest Maddy Prior.

FECD118 HOME GROUND

KEITH KENDRICK

FECD117 SHEATH & KNIFE

GORDEANNA MCCULLOCH
Traditional Songs and Ballad from Scotland. Seventeen tracks taken from her Topic recording career (1965-78) including some as part of The Clutha. A big voice and expansive delivery make Gordeanna one of Scotland's best singers.

FECD116 TILL THE GRASS O’ER GREW THE CORN

FRANKIE ARMSTRONG with John Kirkpatrick & Maddy Prior

A Collection of Traditional Ballads

FECD115 BENEATH A SOUTHERN SKY MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ AND NO MAN’S BAND

FECD113 CHICKENS ARE A-CROWING THE RUFUS CRISP EXPERIENCE (DAVE ARTHUR & BARRY MURPHY)

FECD111 HOW ARE YOU OFF FOR COALS

BOB FOX & BENNY GRAHAM

Songs of the Mining Communities of North East England.

FECD110 TRADITIONAL BALLADS

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Sung by Frankie Armstrong, Bobby Eaglesham, Nic Jones, John Kirkpatrick, Maddy Prior, Martyn Wyndham Read, and others.

FECD108 STREET LIFE BLUES

DICK WARDELL

FECD104 NO BED OF ROSES

SISTERS UNLIMITED

Highlights of this superb album are topped by a very moving "Women O' Dundee" (written by Sheena Wellington), not far behind is the traditional "Collier's Lassie" and a really earthy version (led by Janet Russell) of the Sweet Honey in the Rock original "More Than A Paycheck". The Irish lament "A Star Mo Chroi" is sung with heart-breaking feeling by Peta Webb, Sandra Kerr gives us a delightful dollop of nostalgic with "Mrs Joan Lias"; a smile or two from Rosie Davie's music hall "My Rebellious Adolescent".

FECD103 GHOST IN THE CITY

PETE OAKLEY

FECD102 SUNLIT PLAINS

MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ

Musically, the album knocks most others into a corked hat, as you would expect from accompaniment by the Fellside house band featuring such names as Jez Lowe, Chris Leslie, Linda Adams, Rosie Cross and Iris Bishop and Martin's voice is still as superb 30 years on. He mentions the "old wine in new bottles" line; this is indeed vintage stuff.

FECD99 COAINEADH - SONGS FROM THE HEART

HEATHER INNES

Navajo, Irish, Scottish, Slavic - songs of peoples. An eclectic collection. 

FECD96 ROUGH AND TUMBLE EDGERTON LAYHE

FECD93 HEADING HOME

CHRISTINE KYDD

Scottish and American folk song. Christine Kydd (vocals, guitar) with Steafan Hannigan (bouzouki, banjo, uilleann pipes, bodhran, whistles), Fiona Larcombe (fiddle), Mary McLaughlin & Jacki Summers (backing vocals). Produced by Olivia Elliott, Christine Kydd & Steafan Hannigan.

FECD92 FURTHER HORIZONS

BRAM TAYLOR

Bram Taylor is no stranger to the recording studio and "Further Horizons" is his fourth solo album. Not that he would have felt lonely recording these fifteen tracks since he has several musicians including Fiona Simpson, Tom McConville, Chris Lee and the Fellside "boss" himself, Paul Adams, keeping him company.

FECD88  CROSSING THE BORDERLINES IAN WALKER + SETANTA

FECD87 VOICES ENGLISH TRADITIONAL SONGS

Including: Maddy Prior, Cyril Tawney, The Watersons, Peta Webb), A.L Lloyd, Roy Bailey, Martyn Wyndham Read, Peter Bellamy, Hughie Jones, The Wilsons, Damien Barber, Frankie Armstrong, John Kirkpatrick, Martin Carthy); Come Write Me Down, Roy Harris, Shirley Collins, Dave Burland, Swan Arcade and June Tabor.

FECD80 CITY LOVE GILL BOWMAN

Traditional & Contemporary ballads.

FECD72 DOIN' THE MANCH COCKERSDALE (with Keith Marsden)
(25th Anniversary Reissue Series)

FECB61 PATTI REID PATTI REID

A reissue of an LP from 1987. "..refreshing acappella...a sure voiced angel retelling old tales in an invigorating way." Mainly
unaccompanied, but Gordon Tyrrall plays guitar on flute on some tracks.

FECD47 A SELECTION FROM THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ENGLISH FOLK SONGS

Linda Adams, John Bowden, Martin Carthy, Roy Harris, Jez Lowe. A long-time favourite in the catalogue. Songs from a book which was a primary source for so many folk singers. The book was compiled by Ralph Vaughan-Williams and A L Lloyd. Lloyd's own collection of songs from the book can be found on FECD173

FECD2 EMU PLAINS MARTYN WYNDHAM-READ

FECD3 THE BORDER FIDDLER

THE BORDER COUNTRY DANCE BAND

Dance music from the England-Scotland border.