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Graham & Eileen Pratt: Clear Air of the Day

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Clear Air of the Day (Cottage Cot.811)

Clear Air of the Day
Graham & Eileen Pratt

Cottage Records Cot.811 (LP, UK, 1977)
Folksound FSLP2 (LP, UK, 1987)
Kissing Spell KSCD 940 (CD, UK, 2002)

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Produced by John Golding;
Recorded by Monty Bird at Bird Sound Studios, Stratford-upon-Avon, in July 1977;
Sleeve notes by Johnny Coppin;
Photography by R. Chisman;
Sleeve design and artwork by Cardinal Design Partnership, Cheltenham

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: vocals;
Graham Pratt: vocals, guitar, organ;
Paul Dickinson: fiddle, recorder, additional vocals [9];
Sue Edwards and Ron Taylor: additional vocals [6, 12]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. The Merrie Hostess (2.57)
  2. Ned of the Hill (Roud 8136) (2.57)
  3. Love Is Come Again (Oxford Book of Carols No. 149) (2.57)
  4. The Battle of Navarino (Roud V3574) (2.57)
  5. Lark in the Clear Air (Roud 24791) (2.57)
  6. Nothing But the Blood of Jesus (Roud 21516) (2.57)

Side 2

  1. Women Women (2.57)
  2. Greenwood Laddie (Roud 2123) (2.57)
  3. Merlin’s Song (2.57)
  4. The Murdered Servantman (Roud 18; Laws M32) (2.57)
  5. Gay Green Gown (2.57)
  6. Dancing Day (Roud 21931) (2.57)

Tracks 1, 4 words trad., tune Graham Pratt;
Tracks 2, 8, 10, 12 trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 3 words John Macleod Campbell Crum, tune trad. French (Noël Nouvelet) arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 5 words Sir Samuel Ferguson, tune trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 6 Rev R. Lowry, arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 7 words trad., tune Paul Dickinson;
Track 9 Graham Pratt;
Tracks 11 Ruth Tongue arr. Graham Pratt

> Folk Music > Records > Graham & Eileen Pratt: To Friend and Foe

Graham & Eileen Pratt: To Friend and Foe

Graham & Eileen Pratt: To Friend and Foe (Dingle’s DIN 308)

To Friend and Foe
Graham & Eileen Pratt

Dingle’s Records DIN 308 (LP, UK, 1980)

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Produced by D. Folster;
Sleeve design and artwork by Cardinal Design Partnership, Cheltenham

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: vocals;
Graham Pratt: vocals, guitar, harmonium, synthesiser;
Paul Dickinson: fiddle, whistle

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Lambs in the Green Hills (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.01)
  2. Patapan (2.04)
  3. Lad of Lovely Hair (3.03)
  4. Miraculous Fish (Roud V41420) (3.11)
  5. Daphne (Roud B95707)
  6. The Bonny Earl of Livingston (Roud 59; Child 91) (3.59)
  7. The Bundling Song

Side 2

  1. Last Road (3.47)
  2. Doll Thy Ale (2.24)
  3. She Moved Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141) (4.14)
  4. The Black Fox (3.01)
  5. Jealous Woman (3.41)
  6. The Minstrel (4.38)

Tracks 1, 5 trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 2 Bernard de la Monnoye, arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 3 trad. Hebridean arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 4 words Martin Parker, 17th century, tune Graham Pratt;
Track 6 words trad., tune Graham Pratt;
Track 7, 11, 13 Graham Pratt;
Track 8 word Graham and Eileen Pratt, tune trad.;
Track 9 words trad., tune Paul Dickinson;
Track 10 trad. Padraic Colum, arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 12 word trad.Hebridean, Eileen Pratt, tune Graham Pratt

> Folk Music > Records > Regal Slip: Bandstand

Regal Slip: Bandstand

Regal Slip: Bandstand (Dingle’s DIN 319)

Bandstand
Regal Slip

Dingle’s Records DIN 319 (LP, UK, 1981)
Grail Recordings CD003 (CD, UK, 1999)

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Produced by Jerry Friar for Dubbin Productions;
Recorded by Les Penning at Modello Studios, Eardisley;
Mixed by Mike Pela at Eppe Pie Studios, London;
Mastered at EMI Abbey Road Studios, London;
Design, photography and artwork by Cardinal Design Partnership, Cheltenham

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: lead vocals [1, 3, 7-8, 11-12], vocals;
Sue Burgess: lead vocals [2, 5-6, 9], vocals;
Ron Taylor: lead vocals [4-5, 10, 13-14], vocals;
Graham Pratt: vocals, electronic keyboard, harmonium

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Shepherds Arise (Roud 1207) (2.57)
  2. Gossip Jones (Roud 1039; TYG 54) (2.59)
  3. The Moon Shines Bright (Roud 702) (1.39)
  4. The Hunt Is Up (Roud V18819) (2.15)
  5. Fortune My Foe (Roud V24484) (2.33)
  6. Room for Company (Bartholowmew Fair) (1.43)
  7. Agincourt Carol (Roud V29347) (3.41)

Side 2

  1. Swim Sam Swim (2.17)
  2. Over the Hills and the Mountains (Roud 1362) (1.14)
  3. Death of Robin Hood (Roud 3299; Child 120) (3.01)
  4. Lullay Carol (1.42)
  5. This Old World (1.45)
  6. Sweep, Chim-nie Sweep (Roud 1217) (3.12)
  7. Bringing in the Sheaves (Roud 14041) (3.22)

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 13-14 trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Tracks 2, 4 words trad. and Eileen Pratt, tune trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Tracks 7 anon. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 8 words R.P. Weston, tune Bert Lee;
Track 10 words trad., tune Graham Pratt;
Track 11 words Eileen Pratt, tune Graham Pratt;
Track 12 words trad. and Ron Taylor, tune trad. arr. Graham Pratt;

> Folk Music > Records > Graham & Eileen Pratt: Hieroglyphics

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Hieroglyphics

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Hieroglyphics (Plant Life PLR 068)

Hieroglyphics
Graham & Eileen Pratt

Plant Life PLR 068 (LP, UK, 1985)

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Produced by Jerry Friar;
Recorded by Paddy Flynn at Rainbow Sound Studios, Nottingham except
Track 3 recorded at Sound Conception, Bristol;
Mixed at Look Studios, Huddersfield;
Mastered by Jeff Oberman at Utopia;
Sleeve design and artwork by Cardinal Design Partnership, Cheltenham

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: vocals;
Graham Pratt: vocals [1, 5, 7-9], guitar [1, 3-4, 6-9, 11], synthesiser [1, 5, 7, 10], piano [2, 4, 10];
Dave Collins: synthesiser [2, 8, 10];
The Ambrose Emerson Quartet: backing combo [3];
John Sanderson: flute [4], saxophone [6];
Jerry Friar: vocals [5, 9];
Paul Dickinson: vocals [5], whistle and fiddle [8], guitar [9]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. We Live, We Love (3.48)
  2. Faces of Love
  3. Little Man (You’ve Had a Busy Day) (2.38)
  4. Shed Me No Tears
  5. Going Back Home
  6. Sad Song

Side 2

  1. Family Tree
  2. Silver Whistle (4.35)
  3. Wizard of Talay
  4. In the End
  5. Kerry Is No More (4.12)

All tracks written by Graham Pratt except
Track 2 Paul Metsers;
Track 3 Wayne, Sigler, Hoffmann;
Track 8 trad. arr. Graham Pratt

> Folk Music > Records > Graham & Eileen Pratt: Borders of the Ocean

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Borders of the Ocean

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Borders of the Ocean (Grail CD001)

Borders of the Ocean
Graham & Eileen Pratt

Grail Recordings CD001 (CD, UK, 1997)

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Produced by Graham and Eileen Pratt;
Recorded by Steve Rusby at Mortimer Heights Studio, Penistone;
Mastered by Andy Seward;
Design and photography by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: vocals;
Graham Pratt: guitar, keyboard, concertina, vocals;
Paul Dickinson: fiddle, whistle [2, 9-11]

Tracks

  1. Come All You Fair and Tender Ladies (Roud 451) (4.29)
  2. Brown Adam (Roud 482; Child 98; G/D 5:994) (3.59)
  3. Rumours (3.24)
  4. Adieu, Adieu (Roud 30101) (2.17)
  5. Bonny Bunch of Roses (Roud 664; Laws J5; G/D 1:155) (5.25)
  6. Maiden of Morven (3.42)
  7. Laily Worm (Roud 3968; Child 36) (2.27)
  8. Dark Fairy Rath (Roud V24801) (3.53)
  9. Willie’s Lady (Roud 220; Child 6; G/D 2:346) (5.02)
  10. Dark-Haired Alan (3.44)
  11. Broomfield Hill (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135) (4.04)
  12. King of the Fairies (3.01)
  13. Garton Mother’s Lullaby (4.44)
  14. Another You (4.51)

Tracks 1-2, 4-5, 10-11 trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Tracks 3, 14 Graham Pratt;
Track 6 words Sir Harold Boulton, tune trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 7 trad., Mike Gabriel, arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 8 words trad., Eileen Pratt, tune trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 9 words trad., Eileen Pratt, tune and arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 12 trad.;
Track 13 words Joseph Campbell, tune trad., Herbert Hughes, arr. Graham Pratt

> Folk Music > Records > Graham & Eileen Pratt: Early Birds

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Early Birds

Graham & Eileen Pratt: Early Birds (Grail CD002)

Early Birds
Graham & Eileen Pratt

Grail Recordings CD002 (CD, UK, 1999)

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A compilation of parts of the albums To Friend and Foe (Dingle’s DIN 308, 1980) and Hieroglyphics (Plant Life PLR 068, 1985).

Design and artwork by Bryan Ledgard;
Sculpture ‘Dawn Chorus’ by Michael Gabriel

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: vocals;
Graham Pratt: vocals, guitar, harmonium, synthesiser;
Paul Dickinson: fiddle, whistle;
Dave Collins: synthesiser [13]

Tracks

From To Friend and Foe

  1. Lad of Lovely Hair (3.03)
  2. Patapan (2.04)
  3. Lambs in the Green Hills (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.01)
  4. Miraculous Fish (Roud V41420) (3.11)
  5. The Bonny Earl of Livingston (Roud 59; Child 91) (3.59)
  6. Last Road (3.47)
  7. Doll Thy Ale (2.24)
  8. She Moved Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141) (4.14)
  9. The Black Fox (3.01)
  10. The Minstrel (4.38)
  11. Jealous Woman (3.41)

From Hieroglyphics

  1. Kerry Is No More (4.12)
  2. Silver Whistle (4.35)
  3. We Live, We Love (3.48)
  4. Little Man (You’ve Had a Busy Day) (2.38)

Track 1 trad. Hebridean arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 2 Bernard de la Monnoye, arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 3, 13 trad. arr. Graham Pratt;
Track 4 words Martin Parker, 17th century, tune Graham Pratt;
Track 5 words trad., tune Graham Pratt;
Track 6 word Graham and Eileen Pratt, tune trad.;
Track 7 words trad., tune Paul Dickinson;
Track 8 trad. Padraic Colum, arr. Graham Pratt;
Tracks 9, 10, 12, 14 Graham Pratt;
Track 11 word trad.Hebridean, Eileen Pratt, tune Graham Pratt;
Track 15 Wayne, Sigler, Hoffmann

> Folk Music > Records > Graham & Eileen Pratt: The Greek King’s Daughter

Graham & Eileen Pratt: The Greek King’s Daughter

Graham & Eileen Pratt: The Greek King’s Daughter (Grail CD008)

The Greek King’s Daughter
Graham & Eileen Pratt

Grail Recordings CD008 (CD, UK, 2008)

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Produced by Graham and Eileen Pratt;
Mixed and mastered by James Singleton (Beefstock);
Track 12 recorded at Bredon Studios, Gloucestershire;
Tracks 9a and 15 recorded at Mortimer Heights Studio;
Graphic design by Vikki Appleton Fielden

Musicians

Eileen Pratt: vocals;
Graham Pratt: guitar, concertina, keyboard, vocals;
Paul Dickinson: fiddle [4];
Regal Slip (Eileen Pratt, Sue Edwards (Burgess), Ron Taylor, Graham Pratt) [5, 8, 9b, 12, 14]

Tracks

  1. Donal Óg (Roud 3379) (5.13)
  2. Lass of Glenshee (Roud 292; Laws O6; G/D 5:953; Henry H590) (4.27)
  3. The Flash Lad (Roud 30101) (3.43)
  4. Bold Grenadier (Roud 140; Laws P14; TYG 34) (4.37)
  5. Black Against the Snow (2.18)
  6. Green Grows the Laurel (Roud 279; G/D 6:1138; Henry H165ab, H624) (3.58)
  7. Knickerbocker Line (Roud 2149) (3.31)
  8. Dame Durden (Roud 1209) (2.07)
  9. Dieu (Quant Je Sui Mis) / Hymn to Peronne (5.07)
  10. I Wish, I Wish (Roud 495) (3.22)
  11. Lover’s Ghost (Roud 179; Child 248) (5.38)
  12. Bright Morning Star (Roud 18268) (3.25)
  13. Poor Man Pays for All (Roud B133312) (4.14)
  14. Patrick Spens (Roud 41; Child 58; G/D 1:17) (3.57)
  15. Lark in the Clear Air (Roud 24791) (3.54)

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