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Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: When We Were Very Young

Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol: When We Were Very Young (Talking Elephant TECD165)

When We Were Very Young
Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol

Talking Elephant TECD165 (2 CD, UK, August 2010)

Edited and produced by Dave Swarbrick;
Tracks 1-2 Holstein’s Pub, Chicago, 22 September 1982;
Tracks 3, 9, 17, 20 Uppsala, Sweden, 1 April 1983;
Track 10 Topic Folk Club, Bradford, 9 September 1983;
Tracks 16, 18-19 Cambridge, Massachusetts, 18 April 1984;
Tracks 4-5, 8, 14 Folk City, New York, 13 June 1984;
Tracks 7, 12, 15, 21 Rave On Folk Club, Chester, June 1984;
Tracks 6, 11, 13, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, date unknown;
Mastered by Andie Thomson at Gighouse Studio;
Music and photos from the Swarbrick Archive

Musicians

Dave Swarbrick: fiddle, vocals;
Simon Nicol: guitar, vocals

Tracks

CD 1

  1. Time to Ring Some Changes (3.11)
  2. Pittengardener’s Rant / The Floggin’ (4.23)
  3. The Dogs They Had a Party (3.03)
  4. O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music (4.38)
  5. After the Thrill (4.06)
  6. Democratic Rage / The Constitution / President Garfield’s (2.54)
  7. She Is Woman (3.28)
  8. Merry Boys of Greenland / Olifiord Jack / Villafjord (6.28)
  9. The Young Black Cow / Lord Inchiquin (5.55)
  10. John Barleycorn (4.49)
  11. The Hen’s March to the Midden / The Four Poster Bed (4.01)

CD 2

  1. Close to the Wind (5.59)
  2. Royal Selection No. 5 (4.01)
  3. Rosie (4.43)
  4. The Teddy Bear’s Picnic (1.36)
  5. Pavanne (6.16)
  6. Humours of Cappa / Tobyn’s Favourite / Rakish Paddy (5.24)
  7. The Poor Ditching Boy (4.27)
  8. End of a Holiday (1.36)
  9. Lord Haddo’s Favourite / Lady Mary Hayes’ Scotch Measure (4.11)
  10. Sloth (12.52)

All tracks trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol except
Tracks 1, 18 Richard Thompson;
Track 2a Skinner;
Track 3 anon. arr. Simon Nicol;
Tracks 4, 9b O’Carolan arr. Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol;
Track 5 Don Henley, Glenn Frey;
Track 7 Rob Grant, Doug Naylor;
Track 12 Stuart Marson;
Track 13 trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Bruce Rowland;
Track 15 Dave Swarbrick;
Track 15 Bratton, Kennedy;
Track 16 Linda & Richard Thompson;
Track 19 Simon Nicol; Richard Thompson;
Track 20a Gow;
Track 21 Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson