Recorded by Anis Finn at Newcastle University in November 2012;
Design and photography by Seth Tinsley

Musicians

Rosie Calvert, Will Finn, Alex Cumming, Kate Locksley: vocals

Tracks

1. As I Roved Out (Roud 277; Laws O17; G/D 4:791; Henry H152) (3.01)
2. T Stands for Thomas (Roud 419; Henry H593) (4.16)
3. Lincolnshire Poacher (Roud 299) (1.47)
4. Ripples (3.31)
5. A Country Life (Roud 1752) (3.41)
6. Babes in the Wood (Roud 288; Laws Q34) (2.55)
7. General Taylor (Roud 216) (4.32)
8. Dance to Your Daddy (Roud 2439) (2.39)
9. Jolly Rogues (Roud 130; G/D 3:704) (2.23)
10. Bold Riley (Roud 18160) (5.32)

All tracks trad. arr. The Teacups except
Track 4 words Katrina Porteous, music Alistair Anderson arr. The Teacups, Andy Parr;
Track 8 words trad. / Kate Locksley, music trad. arr. The Teacups

Produced and mixed by Pete Ord;
Recorded at Newcastle University Studios, StackStudios and on location in Newcastle;
Mastered by Barry Gardner;
Photography by Marc Brimacombe;
Artwork and design by Katy Coope

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Alex Cumming, Kate Locksley, Rosie Calvert, Will Finn: vocals

with
Gavin Davenport, Jamie Roberts, Katriona Gilmore, Stu Hanna, Cliff Ward, Jade Rhiannon: vocals [5]

Tracks

1. The Bellringing (Roud 1515) (3.39)
2. My Son John (Roud 678; Henry H131) (1.44)
3. Sugar in the Hold (2.51)
4. Oxford City (Roud 218; Laws P30; G/D 2:210) (4.22)
5. Labouring Man (Roud 1156) (3.02)
6. The Drowned Lovers (Roud 91; Child 216; G/D 6:1231) (4.01)
7. Ye Mariners All (Roud 1191) (2.06)
8. The Antiguan Graveyard (4.20)
9. The Rapper Set: Calling-On Song / Drummond Castle / Seven Stars (3.40)
10. Journey’s End (The Parting Song) (2.25)

All tracks trad. arr. The Teacups except
Track 8 Kate Locksley;
Track 10 words Judy B. Goodenough, music Tommy Makem

Video

Produced and mixed by Pete Ord;
Recorded at Half-Ton Studios, The Cold Rooms and StackStudios;
Mastered by Pete Maher, London;
Photography by Louise Bichan;
Artwork and design by Natalie Reid and Andy Stephenson

Musicians

Alex Cumming: vocals, accordion;
Nicola Beazley: fiddle, vocals

with
Evan Carson: bodhrán, percussion;
Matt Downer: double bass;
Naomi Rowland: cello;
Pete Ord: guitar, percussion, vocals

Tracks

1. Bonny Ship the Diamond (Roud 2172; G/D 1:11) (4.27)
2. Bethan’s (5.29)
3. Billy Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H231, H757) (5.00)
4. The Breakfast Set (8.21)
5. Streets of Forbes (Roud 20764) (3.48)
6. Lachlan Tigers (4.23)
7. Enrico (3.23)
8. Bold Fisherman (Roud 291; Laws O24; G/D 4:834) (6.05)
9. Across the Water (7.08)
10. Come Me Lads (Roud 1238) (5.31)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 Nicola Beazley;
Track 9a Alex Cumming, Nicola Beazley;
Track 9b Dr Simon Keegan-Phipps

Nothing to do with John Short, this EP features songs and tunes from Alex Cumming’s current solo touring project, A Short Sharp Show, “a multi-media performance looking at the collections of Cecil Sharp and his hugely influential collaborators Olive Dame Campbell, Maud Karpeles and Mary Neal.”

Recorded and mixed by Tom Wright at Powered Flight Music, Sheffield, in September 2017

Musicians

Alex Cumming: vocals, piano accordion, piano

Tracks

1. The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479) (3.58)
2. Draw Back / Blue Eyed Stranger (3.41)
3. The Seeds of Love (Roud 3; G/D 6:1180) (4.32)
4. Dearest Dickie / Constant Billy (4.04)
5. Lady Isabel and the Elfen Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (4.24)
6. Three Huntsmen of Cape Ann (Roud 283; G/D 2:283) (3.36)

All tracks trad.

Produced and mixed by Pete Ord;
Recorded at Half-Ton Studios and StackStudios;
Mastered by Katie Tavini;
Photography by Mark Brimacombe;
Artwork and design by Ellin Grassick

Musicians

Will Finn, Rosie Calvert: vocals, piano, glockenspiel, guitar, banjo, …;
Ewan Carson: bodhrán, percussion;
Matt Downer: double bass;
Sam Partridge: flute, whistles;
Seth Tinsley: guitar

Tracks

1. Banks of Sacramento (Roud 319) (3.29)
2. The January Man (4.09)
3. MacDonald’s / Tico Tico (4.05)
4. The Shores of Old Blighty (5.21)
5. Paddy’s Lamentation (Roud 2314) (5.06)
6. Scampo (3.42)
7. Gill’s Jig (4.23)
8. The Cottager’s Reply (3.55)
9. Twenty Months at Sea / The Priory (5.38)
10. Midwinter Waltz / Into the Unknown (5.00)
11. Crossing the Bar (3.36)

Tracks 1, 3a, 5 trad.;
Track 2 Dave Goulder;
Track 3b Zequinha de Abreu;
Track 4 Graeme Miles;
Tracks 6-7 Rosie Calvert;
Track 8 Frank Mansell / Chris Wood;
Tracks 9ab Will Finn;
Track 10a Larry Edelman;
Track 10b Patrick McHale;
Track 11 Alfred Lord Tennyson / Rani Arbo

A very special album of a capella songs recorded in a quarantine home studio set up! A mix of ballads, chorus songs and even a hymn.

Musicians

Alex Cumming: vocals

Tracks

1. Bold Nelson (Roud 18837) (3.17)
2. Convict of Clonmel (Roud V15368) (3.24)
3. Brave Wolfe (Roud 624) (2.47)
4. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (5.10)
5. Brisk Young Widow (Roud 2438) (2.26)
6. How Can I Keep from Singing? (4.13)
7. Polly Vaughan (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114) (3.30)
8. Green and Pleasant Land (2.41)
9. Watchet Sailor (Roud 917; Laws P4) (3.06)
10. Bright String of Pearls (4.23)
11. Bonus: Twenty Seconds Is the Plan (Hilo Parody) (2.14)

All tracks trad. except
Track 6 words trad., music Robert Wadsworth Lowry;
Track 8 words William Blake;
Track 10 John Kirkpatrick

This live EP features 4 tracks from the forthcoming studio album and two previously unrecorded tracks.

Recorded by Dave Neale live at a house concert in Toronto, 2018;
Drawing by June Harman during the 2018 Canadian tour

Musicians

Alex Cumming: vocals, accordion;
Nicola Beazley: fiddle, vocals

Tracks

1. Bird Song (3.37)
2. Mister Isaac’s Maggot / Bostons (6.02)
3. Lady Isabel (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163) (5.19)
4. Child of the Library (4.23)
5. French Canadian Set (4.31)
6. A Miner’s Life (Roud 3510) (3.52)

Track 1 trad. USA;
Track 2a trad English dance tune (1695);
Track 2b Alex Cumming;
Tracks 3, 6 trad.;
Track 4 Piers Cawley;
Track 5a Nicola Beazley;
Track 5b trad. Quebecois reel

Produced and mixed by Pete Ord;
Recorded at The Studio at Sunbeams, Cumbria;
Mastered by Kate Tavini, Brighton;
Design by Ellin Grassick

Folking.com review by Mike Davies

Musicians

Alex Cumming, Kate Locksley, Rosie Calvert, Will Finn: vocals

Tracks

1. Agamemnon (3.03)
2. Three Jolly Huntsmen (Roud 283; G/D 2:283) (2.16)
3. The Weary Cutters (Roud 8772) (4.34)
4. Vignette I - Love Fain Did Try (1.10)
5. Shiney-O (2.46)
6. Street Cries (Roud 1073) (3.26)
7. Deep Blue Sea (Roud 3119)
8. Vignette II - The Harvest Jug (0.38)
9. Man of the Earth (4.41)
10. The Dogger Bank (Roud 18836) (2.29)
11. Celestial Tea (3.09)
12. Vignette III - This Too Shall Pass (1.03)
13. The Valentine’s Day Hunt (Roud 6475) (2.48)
14. Poaching Song (2.20)
15. My Little Man (Roud 2439; G/D 8:1562) (4.40)
16. Vignette IV - The Goose (0.41)
17. Morris Set: Orange in Bloom / Black Joke / Blue-Eyed Stranger (6.22)
18. Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still (Roud 4353) (3.46)
19. Sugar Wassail (Roud 209) (2.14)

All tracks trad. arr. The Teacups except
Track 1 poem by Hamish Maclaren (1901-1987), music Paul Davenport;
Track 9 Bernie Parry;
Track 11 Alex Cumming;
Track 14 Rosie Calvert;
Track 15 William Watson

Video

The Teacups sing Poaching Song at a 2016 gig: