Recorded by Brian Bedford at Park Head Studio, Birdsedge, Huddersfield

Musicians

Vic Shepherd: vocals, jew’s harp, recorder;
John Bowden: vocals, melodeon, Anglo concertina;
Gerry Hallom: guitar, banjo;
Dave Shepherd: fiddle;
Christine Stockton: vocals, English concertina;
Paul Stockton: vocals, dulcimer;
Dick Shepherd: drums

Tracks

Side 1

1. Hard Times (Roud 876) (3.03)
2. The Bower (Roud 3045) (1.35)
3. Peg ’n Awl (Roud 4619) (2.23)
4. The Tavern in the Town (Roud 18834; G/D 6:1171) (3.18)
5. Handsome Molly (Roud 454; G/D 6:1192; Henry H615, H625) (2.48)
6. Fair Phoebe and the Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35; G/D 5:1037; Henry H232) (3.42)
7. Rolling Down to Old Maui (Roud 2005) (4.02)

Side 2

1. The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (2.30)
2. Jack the Cowboy (Roud 2637; Laws L1; G/D 2:266; Henry H51; TYG 78) (2.46)
3. Soldier John (Roud 489) (1.38)
4. Six Jolly Miners (Roud 877; TYG 61) (2.48)
5. The Press-Gang Sailor (Roud 811) (3.50)
6. The Oughtibridge and Saddleworth Trail Hunt 1844 (Roud 24128) (8.31)

All tracks trad.

Recorded by Brian Bedford at Park Head Studio, Birdsedge, Huddersfield;
Photography by Chelsea Abbott;
Cover design by Nic Bowden

Musicians

Vic Shepherd: lead vocals [7, 9], vocals [2, 6, 8, 11], jew’s harp [4];
John Bowden: lead vocals [1, 3, 5, 12-14], vocals [4, 6, 8, 10-11], Anglo concertina [4, 13];
Dave Shepherd: fiddle [2, 11];
Linda Lee Welch: vocals [6, 8];
Richard Bowden: percussion [11];
Lizzie Bowden: vocals [2];
Vic Bowden: guitar [4], bass [11], whistle [4], melodica [13], vocals [13]

Sheafknot [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14]:
Janet Brown, Steve Flude, John Fowler: vocals;
John Horsey: vocals, duet concertina, guitar

Tracks

1. Jolly Roving Tar (Roud 2807) (3.11)
2. My Johnny (Roud 1422; Henry H7) (2.46)
3. Bold Riley (Roud 18160) (2.13)
4. The Banks of Green Willow (Roud 172; Child 24; G/D 6:1225) (2.40)
5. Shallow Brown (Roud 2621) (1.49)
6. The Merrimac at Sea (Roud 124; Child 289; G/D 1:27) (3.50)
7. The Bold Benjamin (Roud 2632) (2.41)
8. Roll the Woodpile Down (Roud 4443) (3.17)
9. Deep Blue Sea (Roud 3119) (3.20)
10. The Banks of Newfoundland (Roud 1972; Henry H569) (4.48)
11. The Nightingale (Roud 1093; Laws M37; G/D 1:18; Henry H75a) (3.55)
12. The Fireship (Roud 4841) (2.45)
13. Go to Sea No More (Roud 644; Laws D7) (4.56)
14. The Outside Track (4.00)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Edward Green ‘Ned’ Harrigan (1844-1911);
Track 14 words Henry Lawson, tune Gerry Hallon

Acknowledgements

Thank you very much to Paul Davenport of Hallamshire Traditions for a copy of both CDs.

Recorded by Brian Bedford at Park Head Studio, Birdsedge, Huddersfield;
Photography by Chelsea Abbott;
Cover design by Nic Bowden

Musicians

Vic Shepherd: vocals, jew’s harp;
John Bowden: vocals, Anglo concertina

with
Dave Shepherd: fiddle;
Nic Bowden: guitar, whistle

Tracks

1. The New Chum Shearer (3.47)
2. The Lady Gay (Roud 196; Child 79) (4.30)
3. The Mormon Boys (Roud 5275) (1.17)
4. The Lonesome Roving Wolves (Roud 10819) (2.56)
5. The Banks of Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227) (5.43)
6. Clayton Boone (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.39)
7. The Young Man Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn (Roud 438; Laws H13) (2.05)
8. Campbell the Drover (Roud 881) (4.05)
9. The Gipsy’s Wedding Day (Roud 229; Laws O4) (2.07)
10. The Girls Up Glossop Road (Roud 13158) (5.33)
11. The Nobleman and the Thresher (Roud 19; G/D 3:437; Henry H622, H117; TYG 37) (5.33)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Thomas E. Spencer