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Molly Drake

Molly Drake Molly Drake (1915-1993) Bryter Music privare pressing (CD, UK, 2011) Squirrel Thing Recordings ST-4 (CD, UK, 2013) The Tide’s Magnificence Songs and poems of Molly Drake Fledg’ling Records FLED 3105 (Book + 2 CD, UK, 4 December 2017)

CD produced by John Wood and Cally Callomon for Bryter Music;
Book + CDs produced by Gabrielle Drake and Cally Callomon;
Recorded at home in Far Leys, Tanworth in Arden, by Rodney Drake;
Mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering, Chagford;
Illustrations by Mike Schultz;
Book design and packaging by Cally Callomon aided by Nik Rose;
Book production John Garrad at Akcent Media

Musicians

Molly Drake, vocals, piano

Tracks

CD 1

1. Happiness (1.49)
2. Little Weaver Bird (1.51)
3. Cuckoo Time (1.38)
4. Love Isn’t a Right (2.04)
5. Dream Your Dreams (1.54)
6. How Wild the Wind Blows (1.19)
7. What Can a Song Do to You? (2.30)
8. I Remember (3.05)
9. A Sound (1.54)
10. Ballad (1.57)
11. Woods in May (1.11)
12. Night Is My Friend (1.39)
13. Fine Summer Morning (1.21)
14. Set Me Free (1.29)
15. Breakfast at Bradenham Woods (1.51)
16. Never Pine for the Old Love (4.01)
17. Poor Mum (1.42)
18. Do You Ever Remember? (1.38)
19. The First Day (2.40)

The Tide’s Magnificence, CD 2

20. Funny Little Tune (1.45)
21. Some Other Spring (1.48)
22. The Laugh of the Year (1.50)
23. The Road to the Stars (1.47)
24. Oh To Be in England (2.12)
25. Lullaby (2.01)
26. The Oak and the Ash (Roud 1367; Laws K43B; G/D 5:1058) (2.30)

All songs written by Molly Drake except
Track 24 poem by Robert Browning (1812-1889), music Molly Drake;
Track 26 trad. arr. Nancy McDowall (Molly Drake’s sister)