> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox & Stu Luckley: Nowt So Good’ll Pass
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley: Nowt So Good’ll Pass
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Nowt So Good’ll Pass Rubber Records RUB 028 (LP, UK, 1978) |
Recorded at Impulse Studios, Wallsend, engineer Mickey Sweeney;
Produced by Geoff Heslop;
Sleeve photograph by Searl and O’Rourke, Newcastle upon Tyne
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals [1-10],
guitar [1, 3, 5, 7, 9],
Portuguese guitaras [2, 6, 8],
dulcimer [4, 10],
piano [5];
Stu Luckley: vocals [1-2, 4, 8-10],
acoustic bass [1-4, 6-8, 10],
Fender bass [5],
tambourine [4],
Portuguese guitaras [9],
guitar [10]
Tracks
Side 1
- The Bonny Gateshead Lass
- Reynard the Fox (Roud 190)
- Gypsy Davey (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124)
- The Beggin’ (Roud 286; G/D 3:488)
- Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064)
Side 2
- The Row Between the Cages (Roud V35950)
- Sally Wheatley
- The Sandgate Lass on the Ropery Banks (Roud 3178)
- Isle of Islay
- Doodle Let Me Go (Yeller Girls) (Roud 3221)
All tracks trad. arr. Bob Fox, Stu Luckley except
Track 1 Joe Wilson;
Track 6 Tommy Armstrong;
Track 7 words Joe Wilson, music Alex Glasgow;
Track 8 Robert Nunn;
Track 9 Donovan Leitch
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox & Stu Luckley: Wish We Never Had Parted
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley: Wish We Never Had Parted
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Wish We Never Had Parted Black Crow Records CRO204 (LP, UK, 1982) |
Produced by Geoff Heslop
Recorded by Mickey Sweeney at Impulse Studios in February 1982;
Photography by George Mawson, Searle and O’Rorke.
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals [1-9],
guitar [1, 3, 5-6, 8-9],
bouzoukis [2, 7, 9],
dulcimer [4];
Stu Luckley: vocals [2-9],
bouzoukis [1, 3, 9],
guitar [2, 4, 6],
electric bass [1, 4],
acoustic bass guitar [2, 5, 7-8];
Tracks
Side 1
- Sally Gee (The Lass Down on the Quay) (3.25)
- The Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334) (4.50)
- The Shores of Old Blighty (6.10)
- I Once Loved a Lass (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.02)
- The Song of the Iron Road (3.35)
Side 2
- Heart Like a Wheel (3.57)
- The Fishing: North Sea Holes / The Fishing (5.52)
- Rollicking Randy Dandy-O (Roud 4702) (4.15)
- The Thresher (5.24)
Tracks 1-2, 4, 8 trad. arr. Bob Fox, Stu Luckley except
Track 3 Graeme Miles;
Tracks 5, 7 Ewan MacColl;
Track 6 Anna McGarrigle;
Track 9 Phil Ochs
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox & Benny Graham: How Are You Off for Coals?
Bob Fox & Benny Graham: How Are You Off for Coals?
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How Are You Off for Coals? Fellside Recordings FECD111 (CD, UK, 1995) |
Recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Cover photograph courtesy of Blenheim Museum;
Inside photographs by Paul Adams;
Artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals, guitar;
Benny Graham: vocals, melodeon;
Celebrated Working Men: chorus
Tracks
- Celebrated Working Man (Roud 3486) / Strike Evictions (4.37)
- Funny Names at Tanfield Pit (2.19)
- South Medomsley Strike (Roud V40590) (3.25)
- I Wish Pay Friday Wad Come (3.00)
- The Old Miner (2.49)
- Trimdon Grange Explosion (Roud 3189) (2.47)
- Geordie Black (Roud 3507) (2.43)
- Have a Game for the Crack (1.15)
- Little Chance (Roud 3485) (3.36)
- Wor Nanny’s a Maizor (3.22)
- Going to the Mine (3.31)
- The Big Hewer (2.29)
- When It’s Ours (2.51)
- Blackleg Mining Man (2.31)
- Farewell Johnny Miner (3.05)
- The Miner’s Lifeguard (Roud 3510) (3.19)
Tracks 1a, 9, 16 trad.;
Tracks 1b, 2, 6, 10 Tommy Armstrong;
Track 3 Tommy Armstrong, Johnny Handle;
Track 4 James Anderson;
Track 5 Johnson Ellwood;
Track 7 Harrison, Johnny Handle;
Track 8 Benny Graham;
Track 11 Johnny Handle;
Track 12 Dave Mountford;
Track 13 Alex Glasgow;
Track 14 Jack Purdon;
Track 15 Ed Pickford
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox & Stu Luckley: Box of Gold
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley: Box of Gold
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Box of Gold Fellside Recordings FECD124 (CD, UK, 1997) |
This is a re-recording of 14 songs from the two LPs by Bob Fox & Stu Luckley, Nowt So Good’ll Pass (1978) and Wish We Never Had Parted (1982).
Recorded by Paul Adams;
Produced by Paul Adams, Bob Fox and Stu Luckley;
Photographs by Caolyn Carr (cover) and Paul Adams (inside);
Artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Bob Fox: guitar, bouzouki, dulcimer, vocals;
Stu Luckley: guitar, bouzouki, acoustic bass guitar, vocals
Tracks
- The Bonny Gateshead Lass (3.44)
- The Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334) (4.48)
- Heart Like a Wheel (4.02)
- Bold Reynard the Fox (Roud 190) (2.53)
- The Shores of Old Blighty (6.13)
- Doodle Let Me Go (Roud 3221) (3.24)
- Isle of Islay (4.05)
- The Row Between the Cages (Roud V35950) (3.08)
- Sally Wheatley (5.12)
- Dollia (Roud 2611) (2.58)
- The Begging (Roud 286; G/D 3:488) (3.42)
- The Song of the Iron Road (3.39)
- The Fishing: North Sea Holes / The Fishing (5.56)
- Sally Gee (The Lass Down on the Quay) (4.35)
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 10-11, 14 trad.;
Track 1 Joe Wilson;
Track 3 Anna McGarrigle;
Track 5 Graeme Miles;
Track 7 Donovan Leitch;
Track 8 Tommy Armstrong;
Track 9 words Joe Wilson, music Alex Glasgow;
Track 12, 13a Ewan MacColl;
Track 13b Ewan MacColl / trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox: Dreams Never Leave You
Bob Fox: Dreams Never Leave You
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Dreams Never Leave You Woodworm WRCD035 (CD, UK, 2000) |
Recorded and mixed at Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, in Spring 2000;
Engineered by Mark Tucker;
Produced by Bob Fox, Dave Pegg, and Mark Tucker;
Cover design by Mick Toole from an original idea by Flemming Arnott
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals [2-12],
backing vocals [5, 7, 9, 11-12],
guitar [1-3, 5-12];
Norman Holmes: flute [2, 6, 11-12],
whistle [3, 10];
Chris Leslie: fiddle [2, 9-10, 12],
mandolin [5, 8-9],
backing vocals [5, 7];
Dave Pegg: bass [2-3, 5-12];
Gerry Conway: drums and percussion [2-3, 5-12];
Ric Sanders: fiddle [5, 7];
Deirdre Ruane: button accordion [7, 10, 12];
Paul Ruane: fiddle [11]
Tracks
- The Road to the North (2.36)
- The White Cockade (Roud 191; TYG 2) (3.07)
- Champion at Keeping Them Rolling (4.34)
- Water of Tyne (Roud 1364) (1.17)
- Big River (5.20)
- In the Month of January (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176) (4.36)
- Greek Lightning (5.18)
- From Me to You (2.41)
- The Ramblin’ Rover (4.40)
- From Clare to Here (6.30)
- Take Her in Your Arms (4.14)
- The Galway Shawl (Roud 2737; Henry H652) (8.05)
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 12 trad.;
Track 1 Alistair Anderson;
Track 3 Ewan MacColl;
Track 5 Jimmy Nail;
Track 7 Jez Lowe;
Track 8 John Lennon, Paul McCartney;
Tracks 9, 11 Andy M. Stewart;
Track 10 Ralph McTell
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox: Borrowed Moments
Bob Fox: Borrowed Moments
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Borrowed Moments Topic Records TSCD544 (CD, UK, 2003) |
Recorded at Northern Recording, The Old Miner’s Hall, Consett, County Durham;
Recorded by Peter Boyle and mixed by Bob Fox and Peter Boyle;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering;
Photography and design by John Haxby
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals,
guitar [1-7, 11],
bouzouki [9],
piano [10];
annA RydeR: piano accordion [1, 3-4, 6, 8-9],
backing vocals [8],
muted trumpets [11];
Norman Holmes: flute [1, 3, 8],
whistle [1],
Neil Harland: double bass [1-6, 7-9, 11]
Tracks
- Virginia (Roud 1488) (6.01)
- My Love Is in America (5.11)
- The Whitby Tailor (Roud 1610; TYG 49) (7.32)
- Life Is Not Kind to the Drinking Man (4.11)
- Dance to Your Daddy (Roud 2439; G/D 8:1562) (5.18)
- Shoals of Herring (Roud 13642) (4.29)
- She Waits and Weeps (5.49)
- Peppers and Tomatoes (5.57)
- Child of Mine (6.09)
- The Last of the Widows (4.27)
- Bonny at Morn (Roud 3064) (3.51)
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 11 trad. arr. Bob Fox;
Track 2 Chris Leslie;
Track 4 Steve Tilston;
Track 6 Ewan MacColl;
Track 7 Vin Garbutt;
Track 8 Ralph McTell;
Track 9 Anthony Kaley;
Track 10 Jez Lowe
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox: The Blast
Bob Fox: The Blast
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The Blast Topic Records TSCD555 (CD, UK, 2006) |
Produced, recorded and mixed by John Tams;
Mastered by Ron Angus at Studio One;
Sleeeve design and photography by John Haxby
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals, guitar
Tracks
- One Miner’s Life (4.22)
- Still Growing (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (4.49)
- All in a Day (2.59)
- Taking on Men (3.03)
- Trooper Cut Down (Roud 2; Laws Q26; G/D 7:1404; Henry H680) (5.01)
- Broomfield Wager (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (5.27)
- Recruited Collier (Roud 3503) (4.55)
- Diamond (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) / Song of the Whale (5.51)
- Golden Vanity (Roud 122; Child 286; G/D 1:37) (6.44)
- Only Remembered (Roud 7557) (3.11)
Track 1 Ed Pickford;
Tracks 2, 5-7, 8a, 9 trad. arr. Bob Fox;
Track 3 Alex Glasgow;
Track 4 Jez Lowe;
Track 8b Eric Bogle;
Track 10 words Horatius Bonar, John Tams, music Ira D. Sankey
> Folk Music > Records > Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox: Five Star B&B
Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox: Five Star B&B
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Five Star B&B Bob Fox Music BFMCD011 (CD, UK, 2015) |
Recorded live by Ron Angus during the Autumn 2006 tour;
Mixed and mastered by Rob Angus at Studio One
Musicians
Billy Mitchell: vocals, guitar;
Bob Fox: vocals, guitar
Tracks
- Rockin’ Chair (3.56)
- The Gateshead Lass (3.36)
- Dance to Your Daddy (Roud 2439; G/D 8:1562) (4.52)
- The Collier Laddie’s Wife (3.23)
- Born at the Right Time (3.53)
- Big River (4.17)
- The Pitman and the Blackin’ (4.12)
- The Galway Shawl (Roud 2737; Henry H652) (5.32)
- Where My Heart Lives (3.23)
- Sally Wheatley (5.19)
- The Devil’s Ground (4.06)
- The Ramblin’ Rover (4.22)
- Meet Me on the Corner (2.59)
- Monday Monday (4.58)
Track 2 Joe Wilson;
Track 3 trad. arr. Bob Fox;
Track 6 Jimmy Nail;
Track 10 words Joe Wilson, music Alex Glasgow;
Track 11 Billy Mitchell;
Track 12 Andy M. Stewart;
Track 13 Rod Clements;
Track 14 John Phillips
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox: The Song Man
Bob Fox: The Song Man
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The Song Man Bob Fox Music BFMCD011 (CD, UK, 2015) |
Recorded by Ron Angus at Studio One;
Photography: front cover by Rob Bridge, inside cover and disk by Jason Furnival;
Sleeeve design by Michael Bailey
Musicians
Bob Fox: vocals, guitar
Tracks
Songs From War Horse
- The Devonshire Carol (3.21)
- Snow Falls (5.23)
- Learning to Plow (4.30)
- Wheel of Fortune (Rolling Home) (5.32)
- Lullee Lullay (4.17)
- Marching Medley: Scarlet and the Blue (Roud 163; TYG 32) / Goodbye Dolly Gray (5.28)
- Only Remembered (Roud 7557) (3.58)
- Stand To (2.51)
- Only Remembered (Roud 7557) (instrumental) (3.11)
Bonus track
- The Wrong Bus (4.24)
Tracks 1, 4-5, 8 John Tams;
Tracks 2-3 John Tams / trad.;
Track 6a trad., additional lyrics John Tams;
Track 6b Will D. Cobb, Paul Barnes;
Tracks 7, 9 words Horatius Bonar, John Tams, music Ira D. Sankey;
Track 10 Jez Lowe
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox & John Tams: A Garland for Joey
Bob Fox & John Tams: A Garland for Joey
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A Garland for Joey Fledg’ling Records FLED 3107 (CD, UK, 11 November 2017) |
Produced by Bob Fox and John Tams;
Executive producers: Bob Fox, John Tams, David Suff;
Recorded by Ron Angus at Studio One, Houghton Le Spring;
Brass recordings by Paul Hopkinson at Foundry Studio, Chesterfield;
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Masters;
Designed by Bryan Ledgard
Musicians
Box Fox: vocals, guitar, accordion, mouth organ;
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, conducted by Richard Windle [2, 4, 8];
Sam Fisher: cornet [12]
Tracks
- Snow Falls (The Year Turns Round Again) (5.22)
- Only Remembered (Roud 7557) (5.25)
- Scarlet and the Blue (Roud 163; TYG 32) / Dolly Grey (2.55)
- Stand To (3.39)
- Rolling Home (4.08)
- Lullee Lullay (4.18)
- The Brisk Young Ploughboy (Roud 1205) (3.40)
- The Devonshire Carol (4.08)
Postscript:
- The Cherry Cheeked Optimists (Part One) (1.48)
- Mons (23 August 1914) (3.10)
- The Cherry Cheeked Optimists (Part Two) (1.28)
- Scarecrow (4.07)
Tracks 1, 7, 9, 11 John Tams / trad.;
Track 2 John Tams, Bonar, Sankey;
Track 3 trad.;
Tracks 4-6, 8, 10, 12 John Tams
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox
Groups with Bob Fox
The Pitmen Poets,
The Pitmen Poets,
CD, Pitmen Poets PPCD1, 2015
The Pitmen Poets,
More Black Diamonds,
CD, Pitmen Poets PPCD2, 2016
The Pitmen Poets,
Seamless,
CD, Pitmen Poets PPCD03, 2019
The Pitmen Poets,
Bare Knuckle,
CD, Pitmen Poets, 2022
The Pitmen Poets,
Re-Union,
CD, Pitmen Poets PPCD04, 3 May 2024
> Folk Music > Records > Bob Fox
Other records with Bob Fox
Folk for Peace,
Rumours of Rain,
CD single, Hypertension HYP 4231, 2004
Various Artists,
Someone Was Calling: “Folk on the Pier” Celebrates 200 Years of Cromer's Lifeboats,
2 CD, Symposium SIUM 1347/48, 2004
Various Artists,
Landmarks: 25 Years of a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD203, 2006
Steve Tilston,
Reaching Back,
4+1 CD, Free Reed FRQCD 70, 2007
Various Artists,
Never Chance Your Luck Against the Sea,
2 CD, Deckchair DPCD 102/3, 2008
John Tams et al,
The Ballad of the Miners' Strike
(The Radio Ballads),
digital download, Delphonic DELPH007, 2010
Kate Rusby,
20,
2 CD, Island 3717612, 2012
Various Artists,
The 40th Girvan Traditional Folk Festival,
2 CD, Traditional Arts Development, 2014
The Young’uns,
Another Man’s Ground,
CD, Hereteu YNGS3, 2015
Various Artists,
The Journey Continues: Fellside at 40,
3 CD, Fellside FECD272, 2016
Various Artists,
Destination: The End of an Era for a Leading Folk Music Label,
3 CD, Fellside FECD282, 2018
Various Artists,
Strings That Nimble Leap,
Fylde Guitars and Their Players,
2 CD, Fylde Guitars / Fellside FECD285, 2019