> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan: Rags & Robes
Ewan McLennan: Rags & Robes
Rags & Robes Fellside Recordings FECD235 (CD, UK, August 2010) |
Produced by Paul Adams and Ewan McLennan;
Recorded by Paul Adams and Richard Adams;
Design and artwork by Mary Blood
Musicians
Ewan McLennan: guitar, vocals;
Peter Tickell: fiddle [1, 3];
Jackie Oates: viola [5, 7, 13],
harmony vocals [11]
Tracks
- Tramps and Hawkers (Roud 1874; G/D 3:487) (3.56)
- Jamie Foyers (Roud 1941; G/D 1:106) (4.31)
- Arthur McBride (Roud 2355; G/D 1:78) (4.44)
- Old Man’s Tale (3.14)
- Jock Stewart (Roud 975) (2.55)
- Another Morning’s Beggar (5.14)
- Joe Hill (2.29)
- Jer the Rigger / Flowers of Edinburgh (3.28)
- As I Roved Out (Roud 3479; G/D 6:1165) (5.47)
- A Man’s a Man (Roud 30953) (4.28)
- Jute Mill Song (Roud 2585) (3.10)
- I’m a Rover (Roud 1112) (4.18)
- Yorkshire Regiment (6.30)
- Auld Lang Syne (Roud 13892) (2.46)
All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Ewan MacColl;
Track 4 Ian Campbell;
Tracks 6, 13 Ewan McLennan;
Track 7 words Alfred Hayes, music Earl Robinson;
Track 10 Robert Burns;
Track 11 Mary Brooksbank
> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan: The Last Bird to Sing
Ewan McLennan: The Last Bird to Sing
The Last Bird to Sing Fellside Recordings FECD250 (CD, UK, 21 May 2012) |
Produced by Paul Adams and Ewan McLennan;
Recorded by Paul Adams and Richard Adams in January and February 2012;
Design by The 16K Design Works;
Photography by Louis De Carlo;
Artwork by Meg Buick
Musicians
Ewan McLennan: vocals, guitar;
John McCusker: fiddle;
Laurence Blackadder: double bass;
Karine Polwart: harmony vocals;
Martin Simpson: slide guitar
Tracks
- Rolling Hills of the Borders (4.07)
- Whistling the Esperanza (5.27)
- Jamie Raeburn (Roud 600; G/D 8:1535; Henry H151) (3.49)
- Banks of Marble (4.32)
- The Last Bird to Sing (6.03)
- Reeling & Staggering / Napolean Crossing the Alps (3.17)
- Lichtbob’s Lassie (Roud 1645; G/D 4:725) (2.52)
- Joe Glenton (5.21)
- Butcher’s Boy (Roud 263; Laws P35; G/D 2:200) (2.17)
- Killyclare (Roud 2379) (4.13)
- The Lass of Aughrim (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) / Ae Fond Kiss (Roud 38389) (4.08)
Track 1 Matt McGinn;
Tracks 2, 5, 6a, 8 Ewan McLennan;
Tracks 3, 6b, 7, 9-10, 11a trad.;
Track 4 Les Rice;
Track 11b Robert Burns
> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan: Stories Still Untold
Ewan McLennan: Stories Still Untold
Stories Still Untold Fellside Recordings FECD263 (CD, UK, 29 September 2014) |
Produced by Ewan McLennan;
Recorded by Mattie Foulds (cello recorded by John Clarke);
Mixed by Paul Adams and Ewan McLennan;
Mastered by Paul Adams;
Artwork by Meg Buick;
Design by The 16K Design Works;
Photography by Louis Decarlo
Musicians
Ewan McLennan: vocals, guitar, banjo;
Lauren MacColl: viola;
Beth Porter: cello;
Ross Ainslie: whistle;
Inge Thomson: accordion;
Siobhan Miller: backing vocals
Tracks
- A Beggar (Roud 5135) (3.37)
- Out on the Banks (5.08)
- The Shearing (Roud 1524 / 4845) (4.30)
- Aye Waulkin O (Roud 6749, V16870; G/D 5:933) (3.11)
- Song of the Lower Classes (3.05)
- Tales from Down at the Harp (3.46)
- The Ballad of Amy Nielson (7.03)
- Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie (Roud 6192; G/D 4:776) (2.38)
- The False Young Man (Roud 419) (3.12)
- Prince Robert (Roud 55; Child 87) (6.34)
- The Granite Cage (4.25)
- Henry Joy (Roud 10612) (5.24)
- Coorie Doon (4.14)
Tracks 1, 3, 9-10 trad.,
Tracks 2, 6-7 Ewan McLennan;
Track 4 Robert Burns;
Track 5 words Ernest Jones, Bob Davenport, music Ewan McLennan;
Track 8 trad. / Robert Burns;
Track 11 Alastair Hulett, Dave Swarbrick;
Track 12 anon.;
Track 13 Matt McGinn
> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan: Lampedusa
Ewan McLennan: Lampedusa
Lampedusa (digital download single, UK, 15 December 2015) |
All proceeds from the download of this track go to the charity Doctors Without Borders.
Artwork by Dilly Boase
Musicians
Ewan McLennan: vocals, guitar;
Lauren MacColl: violin;
Sid Goldsmith: slide guitar
Tracks
- Lampedusa (3.43)
Track 1 Ewan McLennan
> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan & George Monbiot: Breaking the Spell of Loneliness
Ewan McLennan & George Monbiot: Breaking the Spell of Loneliness
Breaking the Spell of Loneliness Fellside Recordings FECD277 (CD, UK, 14 October 2016) |
Produced by Ewan McLennan;
Recorded by Ben Capp;
Mixed by Ben Capp and Ewan McLennan;
Mastered by Shawn Joseph;
Photography by Paul Blakemore;
Artwork by Meg Buick;
Design by Meg Buick & The 16K Design Work
Musicians
Ewan McLennan: vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica;
Lauren MacColl: violin, viola;
Sid Goldsmith: slide guitar, vocals, guitar;
Donald Shaw: harmonium;
Beth Porter: cello
Tracks
- Such a Thing As Society (3.28)
- The Child Inside (4.23)
- My Time and Yours (3.30)
- Reclaim the Street (4.06)
- These Four Walls (5.32)
- Unknown Lament (2.51)
- The Night Desk (3.13)
- I’m Coming Home (4.49)
- We Shall Overcome (4.33)
All tracks lyrics by George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan, music Ewan MacLennan
Track 2 lyrics George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan, music Rod Sinclair;
Track 9 trad./anod.
> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan: Borrowed Songs
Ewan McLennan: Borrowed Songs
Borrowed Songs Ewan McLennan EML001 (CD, UK, 1 February 2020) |
Recorded and mixed by Ben Capp;
Design by The 16K Design Works
Folk Radio UK review by Glenn Kimpton
Musicians
Ewan McLennan: guitar, banjo, vocals;
Tom Moore: violin, viola
Tracks
- Windrush (3.09)
- Blacking the Engines (3.47)
- Our Captain Calls All Hands (Roud 602) (5.04)
- Pad the Road Wi Me (Roud 4599; G/D 4:875; Henry H18a) (3.04)
- Down the Line (3.42)
- Rufford Park Poachers (Roud 1759) (5.04)
- One of the Last of Its Kind (5.38)
- Wild Mountain Thyme (Roud 541; G/D 4:862) (6.00)
Tracks 1-2, 5, 7 Ewan McLennan;
Tracks 3, 6, 8 trad. arr. Ewan McLennan;
Track 4 trad. with additional lyrycs by Steve Byrne, melody Mike Vass
> Folk Music > Records > Ewan McLennan
Other records with Ewan McLennan
Various Artists, BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2011, 2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK11, 2011
Various Artists, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan: A Folk Tribute, digital download, Delphonic DELPH010, 2011
Various Artists, Cambridge Folk Festival 2011, DVD, Delphonic DELPH015, 2012
RANT, Reverie, CD, Make Believe MBR6CD, 2016
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, Stand Up Now: Songs From the Landworkers’ Alliance, CD, Many a Thousand MATR21001, 2021