> Folk Music > Records > James Yorkston and the Athletes: Someplace Simple
James Yorkston and the Athletes: Someplace Simple
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Someplace Simple Domino Recording RUG168CDP (promotional EP, UK, 2003) |
Recorded by Reuben Taylor at Upper G, except
track 1 recorded by Kenny Anderson at Fence HQ
Musicians
James Yorkston, guitar, vocals, banjo, cuarto, percussion, concertina;
Reuben Taylor, accordion, concertina;
King Creosote, accordion, backing vocals [1];
Faisal Rahman, backing vocals [1];
Wendy Chan, violin [2];
Holly Taylor, bagpipes [3];
Dan Laughton, bagpipes [5];
Doogie Paul, double bass [5]
Tracks
- Someplace Simple (3.23)
- The Scarecrow (3.45)
- Rosemary Lane (Roud 269; Laws K43; G/D 7:1429; TYG 10) (3.31)
- False True Love (Roud 419) (3.50)
- In Dessexshire As It Befell (Roud 1078) (3.02)
Track 1 James Yorkston;
Track 2 Lal & Mike Waterson;
Tracks 3-5 trad. arr. James Yorkston
> Folk Music > Records > James Yorkston and the Athletes: Just Beyond the River
James Yorkston and the Athletes: Just Beyond the River
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Just Beyond the River Domino Recording WIGCD142 (CD, UK, 2004) |
Recorded in February 2004 at Bryn Derwen, North Wales;
Engineered by David Wrench;
Produced by Kieran Hebden;
Photography by Sean Dooley;
Design by Sean Dooley and Matthew Cooper
Musicians
James Yorkston,
vocals [1-11],
guitar [1-6, 8-9, 11],
banjo [2, 4, 7-10],
bouzouki [7, 10],
concertina [8-9];
Faisal Rahman,
percussion [1-7, 11],
banjo [5],
hammered dulcimer [10];
Reuben Taylor,
accordion [1-5, 7, 10-11],
piano [1, 8],
harpsichord [9],
wine glasses [9];
Doogie Paul,
bass [1-2, 4, 7, 9-11],
vocals [1-2, 5, 7, 9, 11],
bouzouki [5],
glockenspiel [9];
Jon Bews,
violin [1, 3, 6-7, 9],
fiddle [2];
Holly Taylor,
whistle [3, 10],
small pipes [11];
Wendy Chan, vocals [3, 10];
Kieran Hebden, slide guitar [11]
Tracks
- Heron (5.05)
- Shipwreckers (3.03)
- Surf Song (4.41)
- Hermitage (4.41)
- Hotel (6.25)
- This Time Tomorrow (2.09)
- Banjo #1 (3.35)
- We Flew Blind (4.29)
- Edward (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (6.09)
- Banjo #2 (3.46)
- The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (5.42)
All tracks written by James Yorkston except
Tracks 9, 11 trad. arr. James Yorkston
> Folk Music > Records > James Yorkston: When the Haar Rolls In
James Yorkston: When the Haar Rolls In
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When the Haar Rolls In Domino Recording WIGCD221 (CD, UK, 2008) |
Recorded at Inch House, Upper G, Bryn Derwen and Panda Sound;
Engineered by James Yorkston (Inch House),
Reuben Taylor (Upper G),
David Wrench (Bryn Derwen), and
Oliver Knight (Panda Sound);
Mixed by Barny for This Much Talent;
Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road;
Artwork by Mark Bannerman;
Design by Matthew Cooper
Musicians
James Yorkston, guitar [1-9],
vocals [1-9],
banjo [1-2, 4, 6, 8-9],
clarinet [1, 4, 9],
xylophone [2],
bouzouki [2, 7-9],
percussion [4],
noises [4],
harmonium [4],
psalter [6],
concertina [6, 9],
mandolin [7-9],
vibraphone [7-8],
Rhodes electric piano [9],
violin [9];
Reuben Taylor, piano [1-7],
accordion [1, 3-4, 6-7],
harpsichord [1, 3],
vibraphone [1, 7, 9],
concertina [2],
Rhodes electric piano [2-3],
Hammond organ [4],
tympani organ [4],
noises [4],
bowed vibraphone [6],
wine glass [6];
Doogie Paul, double bass [1, 3-9],
electric bass [2],
guitar [2],
vocals [3, 5-6, 8],
vibraphone [6];
Emma Smith, violin [1-3, 5-7],
vocals [5, 8];
Nancy Elizabeth, harp [1],
vocals [2, 9];
Faisal Rahman, percussion [2-4, 6-7, 9];
Sarah Scutt, clarinet [2-3, 6-8],
vocals [7];
Walter Dexter O'Driscoll, prepared piano [4];
Maria Gilhooley, Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson, vocals [6];
Oliver Knight, electric guitar [6];
Jon Bews, violin [9]
Tracks
- B's Jig (5.56)
- Tortoise Regrets Hare (3.58)
- Temptation (4.29)
- When the Haar Rolls In (6.55)
- Queen of Spain (5.25)
- Midnight Feast (6.37)
- Would You Have Me Born With Woden Eyes? (3.20)
- Summer's Not the Same Without You (4.09)
- The Capture of the Horse (8.32)
All tracks written by James Yorkston except
Track 6 Lal Waterson, Oliver Knight
> Folk Music > Records > James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players: Folk Songs
James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players: Folk Songs
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Folk Songs Domino Recording WIGCD236X (2 CD + DVD, UK, 2009) |
Produced by James Yorkston and James Green;
CD 1 recorded at Mouse Bothy, Cellardyke,
Mersbrook Manor and Blakk Sausage, Sheffield, and
Bryn Derwen, North Wales;
Engineered and mixed by David Wrench, James Yorkston and James Green;
CD 2 and DVD recorded at Analogue Catalogue, Manchester;
Engineered by Rob Ferrier
Musicians
James Yorkston, vocals, steel-string guitar, nylon-string guitar,
clarinet, harmonium, bass guirtar, Fender Rhodes, drums, percussion,
piano innards, melodica, low whistle, concertina, banjo, mandolin,
autoharp, harp, food-stomping, Dulcitone;
James Green, steel-string guitar, nylon-string guitar, harmoniflute,
accordion, autoharp, zither, piano, cello, drums, percussion, backing vocals,
glockenspiel, vibraphone, melodica, electric piano, harp, organs,
bass guitar, recorder;
Nancy Elisabeth, vocals, harp, piano,
Dulcitone, guitar, percussion;
Paul Fletcher, drums, percussion,
backing vocals, autoharp;
Additional musicians on Folk Songs:
Ellie Bond, violin;
Luke Daniels, accordion;
Pip Dylan, pedal-steel guitar;
David Wrench, backing vocals
Additional musicians on Analogue Catalogue Sessions:
David Jaycock, guitar, Moog synthesiser, recorder, glockenspiel, backing vocals;
Joe Thorne, double bass, backing vocals;
Emma Smith, violin, clarinet, backing vocals
Tracks
CD 1: Folk Songs | |
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CD 2: Analogue Catalogue Sessions | DVD: Analogue Catalogue Sessions Film |
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All tracks trad. arr. James Yorkston except
Cornfield by Lal Waterson
> Folk Music > Records > James Yorkston
Other records with James Yorkston
Various Artists,
Ballads of the Book,
CD, Chemical Underground CHEM098CD, 2007
Various Artists,
Migrating Bird: The Songs of Lal Waterson,
CD/EP, Honest Jon's HJRCD31/HJP40, 2007
The Fruit Tree Foundation,
First Edition,
CD, FTF001CD, 2011
Lisa Knapp,
Hidden Seam,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR084, 2013
Elle Osborne,
It's Not Your Gold Shall Me Entice,
CD, 9th House 9thCD2, 2015
Various Artists,
Return to Y'Hup: The World of Ivor Cutler,
CD, Chemical Underground CHEM255CD, 2020