Produced by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Artwork for Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn by Annie Haslam;
Background image: Spring; background image for poster: Autumn;
‘Joshua Burnell’ logo by Ted Nasmith;
Photo by Robert Mitchell

Musicians

Joshua Burnell, vocals [1, 3-4, 6-8, 10-11, 13-14], acoustic guitars [1-8, 10, 12-14], rhythm guitar [9], electric rhythm guitar [11-12], bouzouki [5], accordion [5, 8], autoharp [12], Hammond organ [1-4, 7, 9-12, 14], piano [1-2, 10, 13], mellotron [9, 11-12], low whistle [5], whistle [5, 7, 10], drums [1-3, 5, 9, 11-14], tambourine [1-2], percussion [7];
Nathan Greaves, electric guitar [1-2], lead electric guitar [3, 11-12], bass [3, 10];
Jack Woods, mandolin [1, 9], electric guitar [9];
Matthew Mefford, bass [1, 4], double bass [6-7];
Sarah Loughran, fiddle [2];
Tim Yates, melodeon [2, 12], bass [2, 12];
France Sladen, vocals [3, 13];
Ben Burnell, additional electric guitar [3], electric guitar [4, 13], lead acoustic guitar [7], electric rhythm guitar [10], bass [10, 13];
Rachel Wilson, fiddle [5, 12];
Mark Waters, bass [5, 9, 11, 14];
Polly Bolton, mandolin [6];
Antonio Curiale, fiddle [10];
Cristina Crespo, flute [12];
Rachel Brown, cello [13];
Angela Gordon, low whistle [14]

Tracks

1. Two Magicians (Roud 1350; Child 44; G/D 2:334) (5.07)
2. Tam Lin (Roud 35; Child 39; G/D 2:330) tune (3.20)
3. High Germany (Roud 904; G/D 1:96) (3.09)
4. The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Roud 13; Child 214; G/D 2:215) (6.29)
5. Behind the Haystack: Behind the Haystack / Behind the Bush in the Garden / The Hole in the Hedge tunes (3.41)
6. Robin Hood and the Pedlar (Roud 333; Child 132) (4.19)
7. The Snow It Melts the Soonest (Roud 3154) (3.09)
8. Lord Franklin (Roud 487; Laws K9; G/D 1:16; Henry H815) (2.36)
9. King of the Fairies tune (3.40)
10. Mrs McGrath (Roud 678; Henry H131) (3.56)
11. Reynardine the Werefox (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (6.00)
12. The Banshee Set: Liisa Pessi / The Banshee / Farewell to Tchernobyl tunes (4.11)
13. The Nightingale (8.26)
14. Farewell to Tarwathie (Roud 2562; G/D 1:15) (4.18)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
track 1 lyrics verses 1-4 trad., all other verses Joshua Burnell;
Track 13 lyrics based on trad. Danish Näktergalen (e.g. on Folk och Rackare, Rackbag), adapted by Joshua Burnell

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Joshua Burnell for sending me a copy of this CD and for his kind words and praise of Mainly Norfolk.

Produced by Joshua Burnell;
Recorded by Nathan Greaves and Joshua Burnell at Misted Valley Studios, York except drum kit, double bass and guitar re-amping sessions recorded by Nathan Greaves at Teeside University;
Mixed and mastered by Ed Simpson;
Photography by Elly Lucas;
Front, back and castle artwork by Randy Asplund

Musicians

Joshua Burnell, vocals, Hammond organ, drums, accordion, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, whistle, glockenspiel;
Frances Sladen, vocals;
Nathan Greaves, electric guitar;
Matthew Mefford, upright and electric bass;
Antonio Curiale, fiddle, viola d'amore, oud

with
Rachel Wilson, fiddle [6];
Ben Burnell, banjo [7]

Tracks

The Road to Horn Fair

Bonus CD: The Snickelway to Horn Fair

Pastime with Good Company (Roud V9345) (1.25) Berkshire Tragedy (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (4.34) Cold Haily Windy Night (Roud 135; G/D 4:778) (3.48) Plane Tree / Tenpenny Bit (3.49) Ah! Robin, Gentyl Robin (3.35) The Knight and the Shepherdess (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465) (4.59) Drowsy Maggie / Rakish Paddy (3.16) Raggle Taggle Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.28) Horn Fair (Roud 2482) (4.11) Cam Ye O'er Frae France (Roud 5814; G/D 1:120) / The Musical Priest (4.13)

The King (Roud 19109) (1.16) Willie o' Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (4.57) Skylark & the Oak (5.31) Midnight Wander (2.53) Reynardine (Roud 397; Laws P15; G/D 2:333) (3.15) Bruton Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) (3.49) The Three Ravens (Roud 5; Child 26) (3.29)

All tracks trad. arr. Joshua Burnell except
Track 1 Henry VIII;
Track 4a Gary Chapin;
Track 5 William Cornysh;
Tracks 13-14 Joshua Burnell