Mighty River of Song

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Individual disc cat. numbers:
TSCD545
TSCD546
TSCD547
TSCD548
TSDVD549

Annotation last modified on 2014-08-19 08:07 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Here We Come A-Wassailing recording engineer: Bill Leader recording of: Here We Come A-wassailing lyricist: [traditional] (special purpose artist) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1850) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 209)	The Watersons		1:29
2	Blood Red Roses	The Folksons		2:22
3	Let the Bulgine Run	The Watersons		2:41
4	The Ploughboy	The Watersons		3:17
5	Hollbeck Moor Cock Fight	The Watersons		1:39
6	The Greenland Whale Fishery recording of: Greenland Whale Fisheries lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 347)	The Watersons		2:37
7	Derby Ram recording engineer: Bill Leader lead vocals: Mike Waterson (English folk singer) recording of: The Derby Ram lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 126)	The Watersons		2:37
8	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
9	John Barleycorn recording engineer: Bill Leader lead vocals: Mike Waterson (English folk singer) recording of: John Barleycorn (traditional, unknown/unspecified arrangement) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 164)	Mike Waterson		3:22
10	The Barley and the Rye	Lal & Norma Waterson		1:25
11	The Thirty-Foot Trailer	The Watersons		3:32
12	I Am a Rover	The Watersons		5:03
13	Rap Her to Bank recording of: Rap Her to Bank lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	The Watersons		1:43
14	Three Score and Ten	The Watersons		3:49
15	The Jolly Waggoners	The Watersons		2:57
16	Twanky-Dillo	The Watersons		3:42
17	The Whitby Lad recording of: The Whitby Lad (aka Botany Bay / The Boston Burglar) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 261)	The Watersons		3:18
18	The Morning Looks Charming	The Watersons		2:06
19	Willy Went to Westerdale	The Watersons		1:59
20	The White Cockade	The Watersons		3:40
21	Stow Brow	Lal Waterson		3:26
22	The Bird	Lal & Mike Waterson		2:28
23	Red Wine Promises recording of: Red Wine Promises (in 1971) lyricist and composer: Lal Waterson (English folksinger)	Lal & Mike Waterson		3:04
24	Song for Thirza recording of: Song for Thirza lyricist and composer: Lal Waterson (English folksinger)	Lal & Mike Waterson		4:23

▼ CD 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Pace-Egging Song	The Watersons		3:58
2	Boston Harbour	The Watersons		1:57
3	Sweet William	Mike Waterson		3:43
4	Souling Song	The Watersons		4:20
5	Barney	The Watersons		3:02
6	Three Day Millionaire	Mike Waterson		1:38
7	The Good Old Way	The Watersons		3:30
8	The Light Dragoon	The Watersons		3:08
9	Jenny Storm additional vocals: Marry Waterson	Lal & Norma Waterson		2:29
10	Tam Lyn 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
11	Sound Sound Your Instruments of Joy arranger: Waterson/Waterson/Waterson/Carthy (English folk group) recording of: Sound, Sound Your Instruments of Joy writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8366)	The Watersons		4:32
12	Heavenly Aeroplane	The Watersons		2:25
13	Emmanuel brass: Gabriel's Horns	The Watersons		2:49
14	Swansea Town background vocals: Jim Eldon, Rod Stradling, Lal Waterson (English folksinger), Marry Waterson and Norma Waterson (English folk musician) lead vocals: Mike Waterson (English folk singer)	Mike Waterson		4:27
15	The Unfortunate Lass recording of: The Unfortunate Lass (Bad Girl's Lament) lyricist, writer and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2)	Norma Waterson		4:29
16	The Welcome Sailor recording of: The Welcome Sailor writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 604)	Lal Waterson		3:18
17	Young Billy Brown	Lal & Norma Waterson		2:25
18	The Khaki and the Blue	The Watersons		3:18
19	The Whitby Lad live recording of: The Whitby Lad (aka Botany Bay / The Boston Burglar) (on 1978-07-05) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 261)	The Watersons		3:14
20	The Black and Bitter Night	Mike Waterson		7:17

▼ CD 3
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Prickle Holly Bush	The Watersons		4:09
2	When I Die	Peter Bellamy		2:46
3	I Went to Market	The Watersons		3:36
4	The Furze Field	Martin Carthy & Mike Waterson		3:15
5	The King’s Song	The Watersons		1:27
6	Swarthfell Rocks	The Watersons		5:02
7	Meeting Is a Pleasure live recording of: Courting Is a Pleasure (in 1982) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Lal & Norma Waterson		2:24
8	Doing a Bit	Mike Waterson		2:31
9	Young Banker	The Watersons		3:12
10	Chickens in the Garden	The Watersons		2:38
11	A Stitch in Time live recording of: A Stitch in Time (in 1986) lyricist and composer: Mike Waterson (English folk singer)	Martin Carthy		2:38
12	All I Have Is My Own	Mike Waterson		2:22
13	Brave General Wolfe	The Watersons		4:46
14	May Song	Norma Waterson & Martin Carthy		2:18
15	Harvest Home	The Watersons		2:23
16	Gower Wassail	The Watersons		3:23
17	Rumpsy Bumpsy Toralee	Mike Waterson		2:35
18	John Ball recording engineer: Oliver Knight (folk singer) (in 1998) additional vocals: Eliza Carthy and Marry Waterson recording of: John Ball lyricist and composer: Sydney Carter	The Waterdaughters		3:25
19	A Stur Mo Chroi live recording of: A Stór Mo Chroí (on 1988-10-17) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) and Brian O'Higgins is based on: Bruach na Carraige Báine	The Waterdaughters		3:56
20	Stormy Winds	The Watersons		3:18
21	A Mole in a Hole	Blue Murder		4:38

▼ CD 4
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Hilda’s Cabinet Band	The Watersons		2:19
2	The Rambling Irish Man	Mike Waterson		4:34
3	There Are No Lights on Our Christmas Tree	The Watersons		3:51
4	Coal Not Dole cover recording of: Coal Not Dole lyricist: Kay Sutcliffe (in 1984) composer: Paul Abrahams (jazz/blues pianist) (in 1984)	Norma Waterson		3:05
5	The White Cockade	The Watersons		3:34
6	Cob A-Coaling	The Watersons		2:00
7	T Stands for Thomas	Waterson:Carthy		3:54
8	I Bid You Goodnight lead vocals: Eliza Carthy vocals: Martin Carthy, Barry Coope, Jim Boyes (British folk musician), Lester Simpson, Lal Waterson (English folksinger), Mike Waterson (English folk singer) and Norma Waterson (English folk musician) recorded at: Panda Sound in Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom cover recording of: I Bid You Goodnight composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Blue Murder		3:14
9	McIlroy the Emerald Cowboy	Mike Waterson		4:25
10	Jack Frost recording of: Jack Frost lyricist and composer: Mike Waterson (English folk singer)	Mike Waterson		2:28
11	Pleasure and Pain	Waterson:Carthy		5:12
12	Stars in My Crown	Waterson:Carthy		3:03
13	Flowers of Knaresborough Forest	Waterson:Carthy		5:34
14	Ain’t No Man Worth the Salt of My Tears	Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy		2:01
15	Black Muddy River live cover recording of: Black Muddy River (on 1998-11-27) lyricist: Robert Hunter (American lyricist, non‐performing member of the Grateful Dead) composer: Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) publisher: Ice Nine Publishing Company, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)	Waterson:Carthy		4:07
16	Just a Note additional vocals: Marry Waterson	Lal Waterson & Maria Gilhooley		1:48
17	Earth	Norma Waterson & Martin Carthy		3:06
18	Stumbling On electric bass guitar and percussion: Barnaby Stradling electric guitar: Oliver Knight (folk singer) membranophone and percussion: Sam Thomas (UK drummer) piano: Martin Green (accordionist) vocals: Eliza Carthy recording of: Stumbling On cover recording of: Stumbling On	Eliza Carthy		3:38
19	Poor Boney live recording of: Poor Boney (The Eighteenth of June) (on 2001-04-02) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Norma Waterson		3:43
20	Bright Phoebus recording of: Bright Phoebus lyricist and composer: Mike Waterson (English folk singer)	Blue Murder		2:53
21	A Sweet Lullaby piano: Chris Parkinson vocals: Marry Waterson	Oliver Knight		5:19

▼ DVD-Video 5: Travelling for a Living
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Jolly Waggoners	The Watersons		?:??
2	The Bonny Ship the “Diamond”	The Watersons		?:??
3	Three Score and Ten	The Watersons		?:??
4	The Thirty-Foot Trailer	Ewan MacColl		?:??
5	Hal-an-Tow 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		?:??
6	Jolly Old Hawk	The Watersons		?:??
7	Dido Bendigo	The Watersons		?:??
8	The Greenland Whale Fishery recording of: Greenland Whale Fisheries lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 347)	Mike Waterson and Louis Killen		?:??
9	The Barley and the Rye	The Watersons		?:??
10	The North Country Maid	The Watersons		?:??

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