Three Score & Ten: A Voice to the People

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This is a 7-disc compilation from Topic Records, in a hardcover book. There are 7 themed CDs (see the disc titles) which each represent a decade of the 70 years Topic has been going for.

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▼ CD 1: A Selection of Treasures from the Topic Catalogue
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Humpback Whale	Nic Jones		6:05
2	Angi guitar: Davy Graham (British folk guitarist) (in 1962) recording of: Angi (in 1962) composer: Davey Graham (British folk guitarist)	Davy Graham		2:28
3	The Shaskeen Reel	John Wright		3:06
4	The Lancashire Toreadors	The Oldham Tinkers		3:15
5	Sullivan's March	Pat Mitchell		1:43
6	San Francisco Bay Blues recording of: San Francisco Bay Blues lyricist and composer: Jesse Fuller	Jesse Fuller		3:32
7	Country Gardens	William Kimber		2:12
8	Tamlyn lead vocals: Mike Waterson (English folk singer) recording of: Tam Lin writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Child Ballads (number: 39) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 35)	Mike Waterson		11:00
9	The Air for Maurice Ogg / Jumping Jack / The Air for Maurice Ogg	Alistair Anderson		5:23
10	Creeping Jane	Joseph Taylor		3:07
11	Wasps In The Woodpile	Andrew Cronshaw		3:45
12	Prince Heathen recording of: Prince Heathen writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Child Ballads (number: 104) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3336)	Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick		6:59
13	The Bonny Labouring Boy recording of: The Bonny Labouring Boy writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1162)	Harry Cox		3:29
14	Rawtenstall Annual Fair	Lee Nicholson		3:08
15	Music for a Found Harmonium producer: Gerry O’Beirne (Irish guitarist) and Patrick Street accordion: Jackie Daly bouzouki, harmonica and mandolin: Andy Irvine fiddle: Kevin Burke (Irish master fiddler) and James Kelly (fiddler) guitar: Arty McGlynn and Gerry O’Beirne (Irish guitarist) keyboard [keyboards]: Bill Whelan uilleann pipes: Declan Masterson cover recording of: Music for a Found Harmonium composer: Simon Jeffes publisher: Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Penguin Cafe	Patrick Street	4	2:47
16	Bitter Withy	John Tams		6:44

▼ CD 2: England Arise!
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Nut Dance (Excerpt)	The Britannia Coconut Dancers		2:28
2	Spencer the Rover recording of: Spencer the Rover lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1115)	Bob & Ron Copper		3:25
3	All Things Are Quite Silent	Shirley Collins		2:37
4	Blackwater Side recording of: Blackwaterside (traditional folk song) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 312)	Anne Briggs		3:53
5	The Two Magicians	A. L. Lloyd		4:44
6	Scan's Polkas	Oak		2:16
7	The Crafty Maid's Policy whistle: Jeff Lowe	Frankie Armstrong		2:17
8	A Place Called England	June Tabor		4:43
9	When I Die	Peter Bellamy		2:46
10	The Bold Princess Royal	Sam Larner		3:55
11	Hal-an-Tow recording engineer: Bill Leader lead vocals: Mike Waterson (English folk singer) cover recording of: Hal-an-Tow lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1846) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1660) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1520)	The Watersons		2:08
12	We Shepherds are the Best of Men	Fred Jordan		3:10
13	The Rose of Britain's Isles / Glorishears	John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris		4:42
14	Riding Down to Portsmouth	Tom Willett		3:44
15	Higher Germany	Phoebe Smith		3:21
16	The Ideal Schottische bass: Phil Sutherland (bass & banjo player) fiddle: Jack Thompson (fiddler) membranophone: Jock Wilson (drummer) piano: George Mitchell (pianist) piano accordion: Bryce Anderson (piano accordionist)	The Cheviot Ranters		4:09
17	The Methody Parson	Roy Harris		2:25
18	The Maid and the Palmer recording of: The Maid and the Palmer (aka The Well Below the Valley) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Child Ballads (number: 21) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2335)	Brass Monkey		5:35
19	Hopping Down in Kent	Louie Fuller		2:07
20	The Devil and the Farmer's Wife	Walter Pardon		2:53

▼ CD 3: Ireland Boys, Hurrah!
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Rising Sun / The Pope's Toe	Jack Daly		2:40
2	The Waterford Boys	Paddy Tunney		3:39
3	The Banks of Red Roses	Sarah Makem		3:04
4	Gillan's Apples / The Prize Jig	John Doonan & John Wright		2:06
5	Slieve Gallon Brae	The McPeake Family Trio		2:02
6	Paddy Ryan's Dream / Mamma's Pet	Seamus Tanset with Reg Hall		2:18
7	My Irish Molly-O	Flanagan Brothers		3:06
8	The Blackbird	Séamus Ennis		4:20
9	The Factory Girl	Margaret Barry		3:24
10	Roaring Mary / The Old Torn Petticoat	Irish Country Four		2:35
11	Spailpina Rún	Seán Mac Donnchadha		2:31
12	The Choice Wife	Willie Clancy		3:10
13	The Tinker's Old Budget	Mary Ann Carolan		3:16
14	Padraig O'Keefe's / Con Cassidy's	Boys of the Lough		1:49
15	Dowd's Favourite	Hugh Gillespie		2:58
16	Wife of the Bold Tenant Farmer	Seosamh Ó hÉanaí		3:08
17	The Music in the Glen / The Greenfields of America	The O'Halloran Brothers		2:21
18	The Knight Templar's Dream	Len Graham		3:58
19	The Yellow Tinker / The Humours of Scarriff recording engineer: Bill Leader (on 1967-03-05) fiddle: Bobby Casey (Irish fiddler) and Séan O’Shea (Irish traditional musician active in London) piano: Reg Hall (Irish traditional pianist)	Séan O’Shea & Bobby Casey		1:55
20	He Rolled Her to the Wall	Frank Harte		3:34
21	The Heather Breeze / The Traveller	The Russell Family		2:31
22	The Patriot Game recording of: The Patriot Game lyricist: Dominic Behan (in 1957) additional composer: Dominic Behan (in 1957) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) version of: The Nightingale	Dominic Behan		4:01
23	The Belfast Hornpipe / The Rights Of Man	John Rea		3:41
24	Bridie Morley / Duignan's Favourite	Packie Duignan & Seamus Horan		2:19

▼ CD 4: Scotia the Brave
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Miss Drummond of Perth / Fiddler's Joy / Traditional Reel / The Shetland Fiddler	Battlefield Band		3:27
2	Come All Ye Fisher Lasses	The Fisher Family		1:48
3	Queen Among the Heather	Belle Stewart		3:47
4	Cullen Bay / Jig O'Slurs / Seagull	Kentigern		4:24
5	Wi' My Rovin' Eye	Norman Kennedy		3:31
6	Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk	Cilla Fisher		3:17
7	Soldier's Joy	Tom Anderson & Aly Bain		2:24
8	The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow	Gordeanna McCulloch		4:14
9	Erin Go Bragh recording of: Erin Go Bragh writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1627)	Dick Gaughan		4:32
10	Young Jimmy Foyers	Sheila Stewart		2:47
11	Kempy Kaye acoustic bass guitar: Jack Evans and Ian Hardie cittern: Jack Evans and Rod Paterson fiddle: Derek Hoy flute: Jack Evans guitar and mouth harp: Rod Paterson piano: Norman Chalmers viola: Ian Hardie arranger: Derek Hoy recording of: Kempy Kay part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 32)	Jock Tamson’s Bairns		3:49
12	Lady Eliza	Winnie Campbell		3:15
13	Tilley Plump / Auld Foula Reel / Oot and in Da Harbour	Curlew		2:44
14	Herd Laddie O' The Glen	Willie Scott		3:39
15	The Fireman's Not for Me	Isla Cameron		2:35
16	Dance With Me, Morag	Isabel Sutherland		1:02
17	The Wind That Blew The Bonnie Lassie's Plaidie Awa'	Jimmy McBeath		3:43
18	MacCrimmon's Lament	Jeannie Robertson		4:18
19	The Gallant Forty Twa	Ian Manuel		3:22
20	The Twa Corbies	Ray & Archie Fisher		2:09
21	Boulavogue accordion [accordeon]: Davie Stewart (Scottish travelling singer and accordion player)	Davie Stewart		3:50
22	The Wandering Piper	John Burgess		2:11

▼ CD 5: The Singer & The Song
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Unity (Raise Your Banners High)	John Tams		4:51
2	The Dominion of the Sword	Martin Carthy		3:41
3	The Sun Is Burning	The Ian Campbell Folk Group		2:25
4	Go Down Ye Murderers	Ewan MacColl		3:28
5	Police Patrol	Bob Davenport		1:49
6	Two Tears	Eliza Carthy		4:18
7	Never Any Good	Martin Simpson		5:27
8	Both Sides of the Tweed recording of: Both Sides the Tweed additional lyricist: Dick Gaughan (Scottish singer-songwriter and musician) (in 1979) lyricist: [anonymous] (special purpose artist) (in 1819) composer: Dick Gaughan (Scottish singer-songwriter and musician) (in 1979)	Dick Gaughan		3:43
9	George's Son	John Kirkpatrick with Brass Monkey		5:00
10	Reconciliation	Ron Kavana		4:39
11	Stumbling On recording of: Stumbling On	Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight		4:11
12	Acceptable Losses	John B. Spencer		3:00
13	Ships of Shame	Steve Ashley		3:40
14	The Land of Three Rivers	Vin Garbutt		2:50
15	No Telling	Linda Thompson		5:04
16	Dust	Johnny Handle		2:52
17	Two-Fisted Heroes	Bill Caddick		4:17

▶ CD 6: The People's Flag

▶ CD 7: Even more Treasures from the Topic Catalogue

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ASIN:	UK: B002HRE0F0 [info]
other databases:	https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/records/threescoreandten.html [info]
discography entry:	https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2010/09/various-artists-three-score-ten-topic70/ [info]

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reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/8p3n [info]
standalone website:	https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2010/09/various-artists-three-score-ten-topic70/ [info]

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