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Pyewackett
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Pyewackett Dingle's Records DIN 312 (LP, UK, 1981) |
Produced by Dave Foister and Pyewackett;
Recorded by Bill Leader at Leadersound, Halifax, and Allan Marrow, London;
Photography by Roy Stephens;
Sleeve design by Neil Ross
Musicians
Ian Blake, clarinet, recorders, soprano saxophone, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals;
Rosie Cross, bassoon, tambourine, vocals;
Mark Emerson, violin, viola, keyboards, drum, vocals;
Laurie Harper, violin, mandolin, mandola, bass guitar, vocals;
Bill Martin, guitar, accordion, keyboards, vocals
Tracks
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All tracks trad. arr. Pyewackett except
Tracks 1, 6a, 7abc, 8a anon., from John Playford's English Dancing Master;
Track 10 Harry Woods
> Folk Music > Records > Pyewackett: The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret
The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret
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The Man in the Moon Drinks Claret Familiar Records FAM43 (LP, UK, 1983) |
Produced by Pyewackett and Andrew Cronshaw;
Recorded by Colin Peter at Wickham Recording Studios, Croydon, in November 1982;
Photography by Andrew Cronshaw;
Sleeve from The Phases of the Night by Max Ernst;
Design by Neil Ross
Musicians
Ian Blake, vocals [2, 6, 9],
recorders [1, 3, 8, 11],
clarinet [2, 6],
bass clarinet [2, 6],
soprano saxophone [3-4, 7-8],
bass guitar [5, 11],
synthesiser [6, 8, 10],
whistle [6],
piano [8, 10];
Rosie Cross, vocals [2, 5-7, 9, 10],
bassoon [1, 3-4, 7-8],
hammered dulcimer [6, 11],
tambourine [8];
Mark Emerson, vocals [2, 9],
violin [1, 3-5, 7-8, 11],
viola [5, 8],
old grey whistle [2];
Bill Martin, vocals [2-3, 5-6, 9],
synthesiser [1, 3-4, 6-8, 11],
piano [2-3],
prepared piano [3, 5],
guitar [5],
accordion [8]
with
Micky Barker, drums [5, 8, 11]
Tracks
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Track 1 anon. arr. Ian Blake;
Track 2 William Lawes arr. Pyewackett;
Tracks 3-4, 9 trad. arr. Bill Martin;
Track 5 trad. / Bill Martin;
Track 6 Friend, Franklin;
Track 7 Clement Janequin (early 16th century) arr. Bill Martin;
Tracks 8a 16th century branle, from the Attaingnant collection, anon. arr. Pyewackett;
Tracks 8b 16th century branle, from the Attaingnant collection, anon. arr. Ian Blake;
Tracks 8c trad. Belgian tune, arr. Pyewackett;
Track 10 trad. arr. Ian Blake, Rosie Cross;
Track 11 trad. arr. Pyewackett
> Folk Music > Records > Pyewackett: 7 to Midnight
7 to Midnight
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7 to Midnight Familiar Records FAM47 (LP, UK, 1985) |
Produced by Bill Martin and Ian Blake;
Recorded by Colin Peter at Wickham Recording Studios, Croydon;
Sleeve design: front by Bob Linney of X3 Posters, back by Neil Ross
Musicians
Ian Blake, recorders, saxophones, bass clarinet, whistle, bass guitar;
Rosie Cross, bassoon, hammered dulcimer, vocals;
Mark Emerson, violin, viola, accordion;
Bill Martin, Yahama CX7 and OSCar keyboards, piano, accordion;
Micky Barker, drums
Tracks
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Most of the dance tunes come from a series of
Dancing Masters by John Playford in 1651;
Track 1 lyrics Lorenz Hart, music Richard Rogers;
Tracks 2 trad. arr. Bill Martin, Ian Blake;
Tracks 3, 6, 9, 11 trad. arr. Pyewackett;
Track 4, 8 trad. arr. Ian Blake;
Track 5 Mark Emerson arr. Pyewackett, based on a French fiddle tune;
Track 7 Bill Martin arr. Pyewackett;
Tracks 10 trad. arr. Pyewackett, from Kerr's
Collection of Merry Melodies for the Violin, 1875
> Folk Music > Records > Pyewackett: This Crazy Paradise
This Crazy Paradise
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This Crazy Paradise Familiar Records FAM59 (LP, UK, 1986) |
Recorded and digitally mastered by John O'Connor and Brian O'Shaughnessy
at Bark Studio, Walthamstow;
Photography by Doc Rowe;
Sleeve design by Neil Ross from “Phases of the Night” by Max Ernst
Musicians
Ian Blake, bass, clarinets, saxophones, bass recorder, ocarina;
Rosie Cross, vocals, hammered dulcimer, bassoon;
Mark Emerson, violin, viola, accordion;
Bill Martin, Yamaha synthesisers, piano, drum, sequence programmes;
Ralph Salmins, drums
Tracks
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Track 1 Rosie Cross, Bill Martin;
Track 2 trad. Shetland fiddle tune;
Track 3 Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn;
Track 4 Cathy Lesurf, Phil Beer;
Track 5 Abdullah Ibrahim;
Track 6a Newman;
Track 6b Bill Martin;
Track 7 Friedrich Holländer;
Track 8 John Davenport, Eddie Cooley