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The World of the Countryside
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The World of the Countryside Argo Records SPA 304 (LP, mono, UK, 1974) |
John Arlott reads poetry by John Clare, Robert Bloomfield, Stephen Duck and George Crabbe.
The songs of the countryside are sung by The Yetties, Cyril Tawney, Bob Arnold, The Druids, Frankie Armstrong, The Critics and Barry Skinner.
Incidental music by The Yetties and Trevor Crozier's Broken Consort
Musicians
John Arlott: spoken word;
The Yetties [1, 4, 7, 9-10];
Cyril Tawney: vocals [2, 5, 17];
Bob Arnold: vocals [3, 13];
Frankie Armstrong: vocals [6, 12];
The Critics: vocals [8];
The Druids: vocals [11, 14, 16];
Barry Skinner: vocals [15]
Tracks
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All tracks traditional except
Tracks 1, 4, 7 trad. arr. The Yetties;
Tracks 3 trad. arr. Bob Arnold;
Track 9 John Conolly, Bill Meek;
Tracks 10 trad. arr. Hamer;
Tracks 11, 14 trad. arr. The Druids;
Tracks 15 trad. arr. Barry Skinner;
Tracks 16 trad. arr. John Adams;
Tracks 17 trad. arr. Cyril Tawney