Recorded and produced by Seumas Ewens;
Production master and Bach Polonaise recorded by Nic Kinsey, Livingston Studios;
Notes by Neil Wayne;
Sleeve photograph by Liz Anderson;
Sleeve design by Janet Kerr

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina;
Aly Bain: fiddle [2, 6, 12];
Tich Richardson: guitar [2, 9-10, 12];
Dave Richardson: banjo [2], mandolin [9], whistle [10];

Tracks

Side 1

1. Noble Squire Dacre / Dookin’ for Apples air & reel
2. The Doon / The New Policeman / The Music in the Glen reels
3. The Kid on the Mountain slip jig
4. Minuets 1, 2 and Bourree from the Sonata No. 6 in E-major
5. The Entertainer
6. Da Hill o’ Finnigirt / Da Black Hat / Da Bonny Isle of Whalasay Shetland reels

Side 2

7. Madame Bonaparte set dance
8. Polonaise from the Suite in B-minor
9. The City of Savannah / The Poppy Leaf
10. Another Jig Will Do / To Limerick We Go / Hunt the Hare slip jigs
11. Dorrington Lads jig
12. The Hawk / The Left-handed Fiddler reels

All tracks trad except
Track 1b Alistair Anderson;
Tracks 2a, 9b trad. coll. McNulty;
Track 2b trad. coll. Bretnacht;
Tracks 4, 8 Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Alistair Anderson;
Track 5 Scott Joplin;
Track 6a Peter Fraser;
Track 7 trad. arr. Billy Pigg, Alistair Anderson;
Track 9a F. Livingstone;
Track 12a James Hill arr. Alistair Anderson, Aly Bain;
Track 12b James Scott Skinner

Recorded and produced by Alistair Anderson;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Sleeve design by Ken Lees

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina;
Graham Pirt: vocals [3, 9];
Geoff Harris: guitar [4];
Tich Richardson: guitar;
Dave Richardson: banjo [13], mandolin [1, 6, 11], hammered dulcimer [7];

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Dancing Tailor / O’Carolan’s Fancy / The Blarney Pilgrim jigs (3.47)
2. The Barrington Hornpipe / The Cliff Hornpipe hornpipes (1.33)
3. The Recruited Collier (Roud 3503) (2.46)
4. Sir Sydney Smith’s March march (3.26)
5. The Flannel Jacket / The Scholar reels (2.09)
6. Joe Burke’s Hornpipe / The Fairy Queen hornpipes (3.05)
7. Jenny Lind Polka polka (1.50)

Side 2

8. The One Horned Sheep / Turnpike Side / The Sunbeam (3.07)
9. Admiral Cole (Roud 2632) (2.17)
10. Derwentwater’s Farewell / Jimmy Allen / The Herd on the Hill (3.11)
11. The King’s Favourite / The Tipsy Sailor jigs (2.25)
12. The Aith Rant / Framm upon Him / Da South End jigs (1.37)
13. The Fateful Head / The Randy Wives of Greenlaw / John McNeil’s Reel reels (3.02)
14. Kick the World Before You / Come Upstairs With Me / The Malt Man Comes on Monday jigs (2.29)

All tracks trad.

Recorded and produced by Alistair Anderson;
Design by Tony Engle;
Photography by Liz and Alistair Anderson;
Notes by Alistair Anderson

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina [1-2, 4-12, 14-15], Northumbrian small pipes [3, 9, 12-13];
Tich Richardson: guitar [1, 4, 6, 8-9, 11, 14];
Billy Atkinson: mouth-organ [7]

Tracks

Side 1

1. The Hawk Polka / Thrunton Woods (2.35)
2. The Keelman’s Petition / The Tipp Staff (2.00)
3. La Fille de Lyon / Cotillion des Marionettes (2.15)
4. Blake’s Hornpipe / President Garfield’s Hornpipe / Bonnie Broom Hill (4.55)
5. Felton Lonnin (Roud 3166) (3.34)
6. Kriden Fair / Tich Richardson’s Favourite / Hey to the Camp / Brosehill (5.26)
7. Alistair Anderson’s Favourite / Old French (2.50)

Side 2

8. The Belfast Hornpipe / The Prize Potato (2.45)
9. The Trip to Carlisle / Corby Crag (3.05)
10. Ali Anderson / Henry Atkinson (2.05)
11. Blayton Flats / Whittingham Games / James Brown (3.44)
12. Derwentwater’s Bonnie Lord / The Bride’s Favourite (2.30)
13. Remember Me / The Left Handed Fiddler (2.34)
14. Geld Him Lasses, Geld Him / Uncle John (3.24)
15. The Darkening (2.39)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1a, 11c James Hill;
Track 1b, 4c, 6b, 8b, 9b, 11b, 15 Alistair Anderson;
Track 7a Billy Atkinson;
Track 13b James Scott Skinner

Recorded by Bill Spence;
Produced by Alistair Anderson and Bill Spence;
Photograph by Armen Kachaturian;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina [1-3, 5-9, 11, 13-14], Northumbrian small pipes [4, 10, 12];
Fennin’s All-Star String Band:
    George Wilson: fiddle [3, 5-6, 11, 14], guitar [3, 8, 14], string bass [2, 8, 14];
    Toby Stover: piano [2, 5-6, 8-9, 11];
    Bill Spence: hammered dulcimer [6, 9];
    Evan Stover: mandolin [2]

Tracks

Side 1

1. Culloden Day (The Inverness Gathering) (2.15)
2. Kaspar’s Rant (or The Juneau Reel) / Sling the Hatchet (3.27)
3. The New Moon / Curds and Cream (2.26)
4. Crooked Bawbee / Carrick Hornpipe (3.15)
5. Wedding Shoes / Number 28 / Highland Reel (3.19)
6. The West Indian / The Stage Hornpipe / Johnson’s Hornpipe (2.29)
7. The White Meadow (2.20)

Side 2

8. The Simonside Reel / Wedderburn’s Cave / Dookin’ for Apples (3.42)
9. Mayday / Penicuick Hornpipe (2.40)
10. Silver Tassie (Roud 30954) / The Flowers of the Forest (3.00)
11. Hold On / Miss Fenwick’s Reel / Lads of Leith / Up and Run Away (2.46)
12. Whittle Dean Hornpipe / Pet of the Pipers (2.06)
13. Bob Johnson’s Reel / Miss Soutar of Plains / Great Eastern Reel (3.12)
14. Jack’s Gettin’ a Wife / A New Way of Gettin’ Bairns / Carding and Spinning / Polly the Lass (3.10)

Recorded by Terry Gavaghan at Guardian Studios, Durham;
Front cover painting: Eynhallow from Westness, by John Cartmel Crossley;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina, Northumbrian small pipes;
Tony Corcoran: fiddle (right hand channel);
Robin Dunn: mandolin;
Chuck Fleming: fiddle (left hand channel), viola, mandolin

Tracks

Side 1

1. First Light / Rhymeside 1, 2 / Mountain Stream / Rhymeside 3 / First Light (8.44)
2. The Road to the North / Clennel Street / The Franklin River (8.42)
3. Air of Maurice Ogg / Jumping Jack / Air of Maurice Ogg (5.22)
4. Green Ginger (3.03)

Side 2

5. The Ironbridge / Eynhallow (7.18)
6. In Trim / Mount Hooley / Lemington Bank (3.26)
7. The Kestrel / High Force / Dog Leaps Stairs / Hot Rivets / The Seven Gate Road (7.20)
8. When the Frosts are Setting In (1.40)
9. East Winds / The Millstream / Centenary Pack (7.25)

All tracks written by Alistair Anderson

Produced by Ian Stephenson;
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7-8, 13 recorded by Julien Batten at Quayside Studios;
Tracks 4, 6, 9-11 recorded by Alistair Anderson;
Tracks 2, 12 recorded by Andy Seward;
Mixed by Julien Batten, Ian Stephenson and Alistair Anderson,
Mastered by Julien Batten;
Main photographs by Bridget Johnson;
Design by BDI

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina, Northumbrian small pipes;
The Alistair Anderson Band [1, 3, 8, 13]:
    Sophy Ball, Shona Mooney: fiddles;
    Rachael McShane: cello;
    Rachel Newton: clarsach;
    Joey Oliver: whistle, oboe;
Martin Simpson: guitar [2, 12]:
Emma Reid: fiddle [4, 6, 9-11]:
Ian Stephenson: guitar [7]:

Tracks

1. Riff Reels (3.24)
2. Waltz Montmagny (2.36)
3. Hopscotch (3.46)
4. The Tipstaff / Steels Jig (3.07)
5. Empty Spaces (3.14)
6. The Yeavering Hornpipes (3.23)
7. The Reverend Joe Hislop of Alnwick / Glad Tidings (3.05)
8. Snowblind / The Franklin River Reel (3.27)
9. The Air from Gin the Geud Wife Stint (3.25)
10. The Cheviot Rant / Dnstanbrough Castle (2.37)
11. The Squirrel in the Tree / The Oyster Girl (2.58)
12. Winter Sunlight (3.36)
13. The Farne Islands:
    Introduction, Staple Island, The Churn, The Kettle,
    transition, Nameless Rock, Every Seventh Wave, Nameless Rock,
    transition, Inner Farne, The Knifestone, Tom Noddy, The Tide Race Reel, Staple Island, Inner Farne (22.58)

Track 1 Alistair Anderson, Annie Whitehead;
Tracks 2-3, 5, 8, 13 Alistair Anderson;
Tracks 4 11 trad. arr. Alistair Anderson, Emma Reid;
Tracks 6, 9 Alistair Anderson arr. Alistair Anderson, Emma Reid;
Track 7 Alistair Anderson arr. Alistair Anderson, Ian Stephenson;
Track 10 Billy Miller arr. Alistair Anderson, Emma Reid;
Track 12 Alistair Anderson arr. Alistair Anderson, Martin Simpson;
Track 13k Alistair Anderson arr. Rachael McShane

Produced by Ian Stephenson;
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ian Stephenson at Simpson Street Studios,
Photography by James Appleton;
Design by Jimmy Träskelin

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina, Northumbrian pipes;
Sophy Ball: fiddle, nyckelharpa;
Sarah Hayes: flute, vocals;
Ian Stephenson: guitar, double bass, piano

Tracks

1. Taking on Men (3.25)
2. Paddy Whack / Coffee Bridge / Spirit of Whiskey (3.40)
3. Fiesta Waltz (4.30)
4. Iain MacPhail’s Compliments to Chrissie Leatham / Cooper of Stannerton Heugh / One-Horned Sheep (4.01)
5. The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (4.38)
6. Redeside Hornpipe / Kyloe Burn (3.33)
7. Neil Taylor’s / Fourth of February / Strawberries Galore (3.35)
8. Last Shift (6.25)
9. Reel de Mattawa / Wedding Bells (3.33)
10. Cutty’s Hornpipe / Firth House (3.25)
11. Risty Gulley / Geld Him, Lasses / Apprentice Lads of Alnwick (3.09)
12. I Drew My Ship Into the Harbour (Roud 402; G/D 4:792) (3.54)

Track 1 Jez Lowe; Tracks 2ac, 4bc, 5, 10a, 11abc trad.;
Track 2b Billy Pigg;
Track 3 David Kahn;
Track 4a Iain MacPhail;
Tracks 6ab Will Atkinson;
Track 7a Willie Taylor;
Track 7b Charie Sheritt;
Track 7c Donald Ridley;
Track 8 words Mike Tickell, music Ian Stephenson;
Track 10b Stewart Handy;
Track 12 words trad., music Ian Stephenson

Video

Alistair Anderson & Northlands play the Paddy Whack set:

Recorded by Anthony Robb live at Mount Hooley;
Mastered by Anthony Robb and Alistair Anderson at Hooky Mat Records;
Photography by Andy Craig;
Design by Robert Barnes of BDI

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina, Northumbrian pipes;
Dan Walsh: banjo, guitar, vocals

Tracks

1. Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms (3.02)
2. Johnny Cope (Roud 2315; G/D 1:125) / Cold Snap (3.57)
3. It’s a Real Steal Reel (3.26)
4. At Least Pretend (4.09)
5. Reel From Border Ridge / Wobbly Trolley (4.12)
6. Good Morning Mr Railroad Man (3.25)
7. Whitewater (3.06)
8. Shady Grove (Roud 4456) (3.06)
9. Geld Him Lassies, Geld Him / Risty Gulley (3.19)
10. Ivaldo Mendonca’s Welcome to Alnwick/ The Big Dance Reel (4.31)
11. Nancy Clough (2.58)
12. When a Man’s in Love (Roud 990; Laws O20; Henry H211) (3.52)
13. The Laird of Drumblair / Big John Mcneil (2.42)
14. Snowblind / Franklin River (3.33)
15. Encore: The Road to the North / Lasses Pass the Brandy (4.11)

Tracks 1, 2a, 6, 8-9, 12, 13b, 15b trad.;
Tracks 2b, 3, 5a, 10ab, 14ab, 15a Alistair Anderson;
Track 4 Leo Carton, Davy Moran;
Tracks 5b Dan Walsh;
Track 7 Bela Fleck;
Track 11 Tom Clough;
Track 13a James Scott Skinner

Produced by Ian Stephenson;
Recorded by Ian Stephenson at Simpson Street Studios, Thropton, Northumberland, except
Tracks 2, 4-6, 9-10 recorded by Alistair Anderson at Mount Hooly, Whittingham;
Mixed and mastered by Ian Stephenson;
Sleeve and booklet design by Bill Grisdale

Musicians

Alistair Anderson: English concertina [2-3, 5-6, 9-10], Northumbrian pipes [4, 8]

Northlands [1, 7]:
Alistair Anderson with
Sophy Ball: fiddles;
Sarah Hayes: flute;
Ian Stephenson: guitar [3, 8]

Hidden Hexham Band [CD 2]:
Alistair Anderson with
Emily and Sophy Ball: fiddles;
Fiona Beyer: cello;
Sarah Hayes: flute;
Andy May: Northumbrian pipes;
Ian Stephenson: guitar

Tracks

CD 1: Hethpool Linn

1. Peacock Blue / Issac’s Cut (6.42)
2. Morpeth Town Hall Set: Morpeth Town Hall / Mr Vanbrugh’s Hornpope / The Conjuror’s Cat (5.21)
3. The Pies in the Parish House Set: Pies in the Parish House / Green Mountain Hornpipe / Bill Spence’s Reel (4.12)
4. Eynhallow / Eyna Helga (4.04)
5. 93 Not Out Set: Farewell to the Dene / 93 Not Out / Cheviot Rant (4.09)
6. Wild Geese Over Wooler (7.17)
7. Liz’s Waltz Set: Liz’s Waltz / The Askrigg Jig / Trip to Barnard (6.26)
8. Dave Pattison’s Birthday (3.35)
9. The Village Inn Set (4.13)
10. Hethpool Linn (4.45)

Bonus CD 2: Hidden Hexham

11. St Wilfrid’s Gate (3.19)
12. Windmill Hill (2.52)
13. The Hencotes Jig / Cockshaw Burn (2.17)
14. The Tannery Burn / Gilesgate House (2.29)
15. The West Road (2.05)
16. Gallows Bank / Battle Hill (2.23)
17. Priestpopple (2.43)
18. Windmill Hill / St Wilfrid’s Gate (4.47)
19. The West Road (1.03)
20. The Skinners Arms / The Old Tannery (1.45)

All tracks by Alistaur Anderson except
Tracks 3b, 7c trad.;
Track 5a Will Taylor;
Track 5b Will Atkinson;
Track 5c Billy Miller