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Gavin Davenport: Brief Lives

Gavin Davenport: Brief Lives (Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD03)

Brief Lives
Gavin Davenport

Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD03 (CD, UK, 2010)

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Recorded and produced by Tom Wright;
Mastered by Nim;
Photography by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Gavin Davenport: vocals, guitar, Anglo concertina, cittern;
Ian Stephenson: double bass [1-2, 7, 9];
Matt Quinn: one-row melodeon [1];
Richard Arrowsmith: melodeon [4, 11];
Helena Reynolds: fiddle [7, 9-10];
Tyler Carson: fiddle [3];
Nathalie Fisher: backing vocals [1, 3];
Tom Wright: backing vocals [3, 7], banjo [3, 7], guitar [6];

Tracks

  1. Two Pretty Boys (Roud 38; Child 49) (3.23)
  2. Jolly Bold Robber (Roud 1464) (3.05)
  3. A Snow White Bird (5.38)
  4. British Man-of-War (Roud 372) (3.55)
  5. False Knight (Roud 20; Child 3) (2.52)
  6. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 42/85) (3.04)
  7. Seven Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.39)
  8. Silent Alarm (4.47)
  9. Ratcliffe Highway (Roud 598) (3.25)
  10. Young Hastings (Roud 33; Child 41; G/D 2:331) (5.37)
  11. On Board a Ninety-Eight (Roud 1461) (4.01)
  12. House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332) (4.49)

Tracks 1, 7, 10 trad. / Gavin Davenport;
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 9, 12 trad. arr. Gavin Davenport;
Track 3 trad. / Jenny Reid arr. Gavin Davenport;
Tracks 5, 8 Gavin Davenport;
Track 11 trad. arr. Gavin Davenport / Richard Arrowsmith

> Folk Music > Records > Gavin Davenport: The Bone Orchard

Gavin Davenport: The Bone Orchard

Gavin Davenport: The Bone Orchard (Haystack Traditions HAYCD004)

The Bone Orchard
Gavin Davenport

Haystack Records HAYCD004 (CD, UK, 11 March 2013)

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Folk Radio UK review (Album of the Month) by Simon Holland
Musical Traditions review by Rod Stradling

Musicians

Gavin Davenport: vocals, guitar, cittern, mandolin, Anglo concertina, Duet concertina, 5-string banjo

with
Tom Kitching: fiddle [1-6, 7-10, 12];
Nick Cooke: melodeon [1-2, 5, 7];
Jim Molyneux: drums, percussion [3, 7, 10];
Martin Keates: hurdy-gurdy [10];
Ben Trott: slide guitar [7];
Aaron Stanton: percussion [1, 7-8];
Jim Causley: vocals [11]

Richard Arrowsmith, Simon Dumpleton, Pete Ord, Tom Wright: backing vocals [1, 3, 12];
Jess Arrowsmith: backing vocals [3, 9, 12];
Amy Davenport: backing vocals [2-3, 12]

Kath Ord: violin, viola [4];
Aimée Johnson: violin, viola [4];
Semay Wu: cello [4]

Tom Hurst: trumpet [9];
Kathryn Brown: tenor horn [9];
Jo Hurst: euphonium [9];
Becca Hurst: trombone [9];
Nic Hurst: tuba, euphonium [9]

Tracks

  1. The Whitby Lad (Roud 261; Laws L16; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (5.18)
  2. Castle by the Sea (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (3.19)
  3. Farewell to Yorkshire (Roud 15553) (4.35)
  4. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (3.39)
  5. Long Legged Lurcher Dog (Roud 363) (4.04)
  6. From the Bone Orchard (4.57)
  7. Creeping Jane (Roud 1012; Laws Q23) (4.33)
  8. Jim Jones in Botany Bay (Roud 5478) (4.02)
  9. Wooden Swords and May Queens (5.04)
  10. Bold Dragoon (Roud 321; Laws M27) (4.43)
  11. Banks of Yarrow (Roud 172; Child 24; G/D 6:1225) (4.29)
  12. Hymn for the New Year (3.40)

Tracks 1-3, 5, 7-8, 10-11 trad. arr. Gavin Davenport, Tom Kitching, Yates, Pete Ord;
Track 4 trad. / Tom Kitching arr. Gavin Davenport, Tom Kitching, Pete Ord;
Track 5 Gavin Davenport arr. Gavin Davenport, Pete Ord;
Track 9 Gavin Davenport arr. Gavin Davenport, Pete Ord, Hurst;
Track 12 Benjamin Preston / Gavin Davenport arr. Gavin Davenport, Pete Ord

> Folk Music > Records > Gavin Davenport: Dead Weight

Gavin Davenport: Dead Weight

Gavin Davenport: Dead Weight (Haystack Traditions HAYCD005)

Dead Weight
Gavin Davenport

Haystack Records HAYCD005 (DL single, UK, 7 October 2013)

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A charity single to help Unseen in their work supporting the victims of modern slavery and people trafficking.

Musicians

see above

Tracks

  1. Dead Weight (3.23)
  2. Jim Jones in Botany Bay (Roud 5478) (radio edit) (3.40)

Track 1 Gavin Davenport;
Track 2 trad. arr. Gavin Davenport, Tom Kitching, Yates, Pete Ord

> Folk Music > Records > Amy & Gavin Davenport: A Boat of Promises

Amy & Gavin Davenport: A Boat of Promises

Amy & Gavin Davenport: A Boat of Promises (Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD14)

A Boat of Promises
Amy & Gavin Davenport

Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD14 (CD, UK, 21 August 2019)

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Recorded and mixed by Brian Bedford at Park Head Studios;
Additional recording by Jon Loomes at Talking Cat Studios;
Cover image and artwork Amy Davenport

Musicians

Amy Davenport: vocals;
Gavin Davenport: vocals, guitar, cittern

with
Tim Yates: double bass [1, 5];
Tom Kitching: fiddle [2];
Jon Loomes: hurdy-gurdy [6]

Tracks

  1. Droving Dreams (4.05)
  2. The Spade (Roud 24788) (4.03)
  3. The Widowmaker (5.25)
  4. When All the World Is Young (2.30)
  5. Drowsy Sleeper (Roud 22620; Laws M4; Henry H722) (3.40)
  6. I’m A-Fading Day By Day (Roud 000, S179181) (3.23)
  7. The Jeannie C (5.04)
  8. Anne Bonnie (4.32)
  9. One Magpie Sits All Alone (2.52)
  10. The Return (6.43)
  11. A Boat of Promises (5.06)

Track 1 Nancy Kerr;
Track 2 words anon., music Gavin Davenport;
Track 3 John Conolly;
Track 4 words Charles Kingsley, music Keith Marsden;
Tracks 5-6 trad. arr. Amy & Gavin Davenport;
Track 7 Stan Rogers;
Track 8 Luke O’Hanlon, Rachel Stalker;
Tracks 9, 11 Gavin Davenport;
Track 10 Archie Fisher

> Folk Music > Records > The Davenports: Strange Vagaries

The Davenports: Strange Vagaries

The Davenports: Strange Vagaries (Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD018)

Strange Vagaries
The Davenports

Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD018 (CD, UK, 16 August 2024)

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Recorded by Jon Loomes at Talking Cat Records in summer 2024;
Cover image by the Davenports

Musicians

Amy, Gavin, Liz & Paul Davenport: vocals

Tracks

  1. Hunton Sword Dance Calling-On (Roud 610; TYG 59) (3.01)
  2. All on a Falling Tide (2.49)
  3. Stormy Winds (Roud 284) (3.11)
  4. This Barren Shore (3.50)
  5. Padstow Drinking Song (Roud 1252, 5384) (2.33)
  6. Unmooring (Roud 8227) (3.21)
  7. Recessional (3.19)
  8. Joke and Push About the Pitcher (Roud 1253) (3.25)
  9. Evermore (2.51)
  10. Foster’s Mill (TYG 63) (2.26)
  11. Adieu My Lovely Nancy (Roud 165) (2.44)
  12. Here’s a Health to the Company (Roud 1801; G/D 8:1516) (3.24)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 2, 9 Paul Davenport;
Track 4 words Gavin Davenport, tune Paul Davenport;
Track 7 Rudyard Kiping, Peter Pellamy

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Other records with Gavin Davenport

Besides being with Hekety and Crucible, Gavin Davenport played on these albums:

James Raynard: Strange Histories (Unearthed/One Little Indian TPLP 487CD) James Raynard, Strange Histories, CD, Unearthed / One Little Indian TPLP 487CD, 2005

The Magic of Morris (Talking Elephant TECD076) Various Artists, The Magic of Morris, CD, Talking Elephant TE076, 2005

Various Artists: Forged in Sheffield (Seville House SEVCD01) Various Artists, Forged in Sheffield, CD, Seville House SEVCD01, 2006

The Magic of Morris 2 (Talking Elephant TECD096) Various Artists, The Magic of Morris 2, CD, Talking Elephant TE096, 2006

Paul & Liz Davenport: Songbooks (Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD02) Paul and Liz Davenport, Songbooks, CD, Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD02, 2008

Jess & Richard Arrowsmith: Off We Go! (Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD05) Jess & Richard Arrowsmith, Off We Go!, CD, Hallamshire Traditions HATRCD05, 2010

Glorystrokes: Industrial Revolution (Glorystrokes GS001) Glorystrokes, Industrial Revolution, EP, Glorystrokes GS001, 2007

Glorystrokes: Industrial Revolution (Glorystokes GS001) Glorystrokes, Rude Mechanicals, EP, Glorystrokes STRKCD02, 2010

The Albion Band: Fighting Room (own label) The Albion Band, Fighting Room, EP, own label, 2011

The Albion Band: The Vice of the People (Powered Flight POWDCD02) The Albion Band, The Vice of the People, CD, Powered Flight POWDCD02, 2012

The Armistice Pals: Where Have All the Flowers Gonw? (Folkstock FSR008) The Armistice Pals, Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, EP, Folkstock FSR008, 2014

The Teacups: Of Labour and Love (Haystack HAYCD007) The Teacups, Of Labour and Love, CD, Haystack HAYCD007, 2015