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Songs and Music of the Redcoats

Songs and Music of the Redcoats (1642-1902)
Martyn Wyndham-Read, The Druids, Gerry Fox

Argo ZDA 147 (LP, UK, February 1972)

This album was inspired by Lewis Winstock's book of the same title: Songs and Music of the Redcoats: A History of the War Music of the British Army 1642-1902, Leo Cooper Ltd, London 1970.

Produced by Kevin Daly;
Recorded by Adrian Martins and Iain Churches

Musicians

Martyn Wyndham-Read: vocals, guitar;
The Druids:
  Keith Kendrick: vocals, chorus, concertina, guitar;
  John Adams: vocals, chorus, accordion, mandolin;
  Mick Hennessey: vocals, chorus, bass;
Gerry Fox: vocals, chorus, guitar, mandolin;
Jim Younger: concertina;
Dennis Clarke: flute, chorus;
Vin Garbutt: whistle, chorus;
Frank Grubb, Kevin Daly, Lewis Winstock: chorus

Musicians from the Band of the Scots Guards:
  Director of Music: Major James H. Howe, MBE;
  L/Sgt. Michael Gray: oboe;
  Sgt. William Verdon: clarinet;
  Musn. Allan Timperley: clarinet;
  Musn. Tony Jeffrey: bassoon;
  Sgt. Gerald Manvell: percussion

Tracks

Side 1	Side 2
Civil War [SG] The English March [SG] John Gwyn's Air [MW-R] When the King Enjoys His Own Again [KK, JA, MW-R] When Cannons Are Roaring Marlborough [MW-R] Over the Hills and Far Away [JA] Sergeant Morris' Song Seven Years War [SG] The Marquis of Granby [MW-R] The Girl I Left Behind Me [D] How Stands the Glass Around? [GF] Hot Stuff America's War of Independence [SG] The Grenadier's March [KK] Light Infantry Song [SG] Over the Water to Charlie [SG] Roslyn Castle [SG, D] The British Grenadiers Napoleonic Wars [MH] Love, Farewell [KK] One and All [D] The Owl [SG, D] The Rogues' March	Napoleonic Wars (continued) [KK] Sahagun [GF] Lochaber No More [JA] The Sodger's Return Crimea [SG, D] Hey for the Life of a Soldier [SG] Paddy's Resource [JA] Cheer Boys Cheer Indian Wars [MW-R] Bang Upon the Big Drum [MW-R] Here's to the Last One to Die Late 19^th Century [MW-R] The Jolly Die-Hards [D] Colonel Burnaby [GF] The Connaught Rangers South Africa [SG] Rory O'More [D] Razors in the Air [MH] The Wagon Loafers [MW-R] Soldiers of the Queen

Side 1

Side 2

Civil War
[SG] The English March
[SG] John Gwyn's Air
[MW-R] When the King Enjoys His Own Again
[KK, JA, MW-R] When Cannons Are Roaring
Marlborough
[MW-R] Over the Hills and Far Away
[JA] Sergeant Morris' Song
Seven Years War
[SG] The Marquis of Granby
[MW-R] The Girl I Left Behind Me
[D] How Stands the Glass Around?
[GF] Hot Stuff
America's War of Independence
[SG] The Grenadier's March
[KK] Light Infantry Song
[SG] Over the Water to Charlie
[SG] Roslyn Castle
[SG, D] The British Grenadiers
Napoleonic Wars
[MH] Love, Farewell
[KK] One and All
[D] The Owl
[SG, D] The Rogues' March

Napoleonic Wars (continued)
[KK] Sahagun
[GF] Lochaber No More
[JA] The Sodger's Return
Crimea
[SG, D] Hey for the Life of a Soldier
[SG] Paddy's Resource
[JA] Cheer Boys Cheer
Indian Wars
[MW-R] Bang Upon the Big Drum
[MW-R] Here's to the Last One to Die
Late 19^th Century
[MW-R] The Jolly Die-Hards
[D] Colonel Burnaby
[GF] The Connaught Rangers
South Africa
[SG] Rory O'More
[D] Razors in the Air
[MH] The Wagon Loafers
[MW-R] Soldiers of the Queen