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Songs of Mike Waterson
(16 January 1941 - 22 June 2011)
as performed by himself, The Watersons and others
1972
Lal and Mike Waterson, Bright Phoebus, LP, Trailer LES 2076, 1972
Lal and Mike Waterson, Rubber Band / Red Wine and Promises, single, Transatlantic BIG 507, 1972
1977
Lal and Norma Waterson, A True Hearted Girl, LP, Topic 12TS331, 1977
1994
- Various Artists, No Masters (Voice), CD, No Masters NMCD4
- Mike sings McIlroy the Emerald Cowboy; Lal sings Midnight Feast
1999
Mike Waterson, Mike Waterson, CD, Topic TSCD516, 1999
2000
Lal and Mike Waterson, Bright Phoebus, CD, Trailer/Leader LESCD 2076, 2000
2002
Various Artists, Shining Bright: The Songs of Lal & Mike Waterson, CD, Topic TSCD519, 2002
- Blue Murder, No One Stands Alone, CD, Topic TSCD537, 2002
- Includes songs by Mike Waterson, Jim Boyes and Lester Simpson as well as versions of traditional American and British songs.
2004
Bob Davenport, The Common Stone, CD, Topic TSCD552, 2004
MichaelAnnJillo, I’ll Give You One More As You Go, CD, ReZound 005, November 2023
Cover versions of Mike Waterson’s songs
Cold Coasts of Iceland
Coope Boyes & Simpson, Twenty-Four Seven
No Masters NMCD20 (CD, UK, 2002)
Mole in a Hole
Richard & Linda Thompson, Hokey Pokey
Island (LP, UK, 1974)
Hannibal HNCD 4408 (CD, USA, 1991)Chris & Siobhan Nelson, Day Has Dawned
CSN002 (CD, UK, 2006)
Rubber Band
Fairport Convention: Rubber Band / Bonny Black Hare
Simons PMW 1 (single, UK, 1980)This track was also included in the CDs
Fairport Convention: Farewell, Farewell
Road Goes On Forever RGF CD001 (CD, UK, 1991)
Fairport Convention: Encore Encore
Folkprint FP001CD (CD, UK, 1997)
A Stitch in Time
Martin Carthy live at the Udazkenean Festival, Donostia, Spain, 1986, on The Watersons: Mighty River of Song
Topic TSFCD4002 (4CD, UK, 2004)Martin Carthy live in New York City in 1987, on The Carthy Chronicles
Free Reed FRQCD 60 (4CD, UK, 2001)Martin Carthy, Right of Passage
Topic TSCD452 (CD, UK, 1988)Grace Notes: Down Falls the Day
Grace Note Records GNCD1 (CD, UK, 1993)Kate Green: An Unkindness of Ravens
own label (cassette, UK, 1994)Chumbawamba, Showbusiness! (live)
One Little Indian TPLP56 (LP, UK, 1995)Fi Fraser and Jo Freya, The Fraser Sisters
No Masters NMCD12 (CD, UK, 1998)Christy Moore, This Is the Day
Columbia / Sony 503 255 2 (CD, UK, 2001)Maddy Prior & The Girls, Bib and Tuck
Park Records PRKCD 61 (CD, UK, 2002)Christy Moore, Live in Dublin 2006
Columbia 828768 27772 (2 CD, UK, 2006)Chumbawamba, Get on With It
No Masters NMCD26 (CD, UK, 2007)Lucy Ward on BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards 2009 Finalists
Proper PROPERFOLK08 (CD, UK, 2009)
and on her CD Adelphi Has to Fly
Navigator NAVIGATOR47 (CD, UK, 2011)Wheeler Street, Live at The Corn Exchange, Maidstone on 29 March 2010
Stump Nugget SNR03 (CD, UK, 2011)
Three Day Millionaire
John Conolly & Pete Sumner, Trawlertown
Fellside FECD 135 (CD, UK, 1998)
Three Ships
Coope Boyes & Simpson, Twenty-Four Seven
No Masters NMCD20 (CD, UK, 2002)
Working Chap (What a Crime)
Patterson Jordan Dipper, Flat Earth
WildGoose Studios WGS309CD (CD, UK, 2002)
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Green Gilman who did most of the research. Thanks also to Musikfolk and Steve Roberts.