Legends of Folk Rock

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A Calling Song
Steeleye Span1:16
2Fisherman’s Wife
recording of:
Fisherman's Wife
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
Steeleye Span3:13
3The King
recording of:
The King (Wren Day song, “Joy, health, love and peace”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19109)
Steeleye Span1:29
4Rave On
recording of:
Rave On
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman (songwriter) and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Nor-Va-Jak Music, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
Steeleye Span1:26
5Meet Me on the Corner
producer:
Bob Johnston (US record producer and early rockebilly singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971)
recording of:
Meet Me on the Corner
lyricist and composer:
Rod Clements
publisher:
Hazy Music
Lindisfarne2:42
6Lady Eleanor
recording of:
Lady Eleanor
lyricist and composer:
Alan Hull
publisher:
Hazy Music
Lindisfarne4:15
7Fog on the Tyne
recording of:
Fog on the Tyne
lyricist and composer:
Alan Hull
publisher:
Charisma Music (generic publishing entity, relating to Charisma Music Publishing Co. Ltd. or Charisma Music Publishing USA, Inc.) and Hazy Music
Lindisfarne3:20
8Clear White Light
recording of:
Clear White Light
Lindisfarne4:46
9Kings and Queens
recording of:
Kings & Queens
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) and Keith Relf
Renaissance10:58
10The Sea
producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
recording of:
The Sea
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) and Keith Relf
Renaissance3:06
11Island
recording of:
Island
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) and Keith Relf
Renaissance3:38
12Northern Lights
recording of:
Northern Lights
writer:
Michael Dunford (guitarist / songwriter for the group Renaissance) and Betty Thatcher
Renaissance4:25
13The False Knight on the Road
recording of:
False Knight on the Road (Steeleye Span arrangement)
arranger:
Martin Carthy, Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Ashley Hutchings, Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
arrangement of:
The False Knight on the Road
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior3:03
14Bring Us Good Ale
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior3:51
15Fly Up My Cock
recording of:
The Grey Cock
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 248) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 179)
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior1:46
16Cannily Cannily
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior2:24
2CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Meet on the Ledge
recording of:
Meet on the Ledge
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Help, I’m a Publisher and Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention7:09
2Si tu dois partir
bass:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Dan Ar Braz, Jerry Donahue and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
keyboard:
Maartin Allcock
mandolin:
Chris Leslie
tambourine:
Bruce Rowland (drummer)
violin:
Ric Sanders and Dave Swarbrick
background vocals:
Chris Leslie and Dave Pegg
vocals:
Vikki Clayton, Ashley Hutchings, Dave Swarbrick and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1997 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1997)
live cover recording of:
Si tu dois partir (on 1997-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965)
translator:
Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
publisher:
Special Rider Music
translated version of:
If You Gotta Go, Go Now (or Else You Got to Stay All Night)
Fairport Convention4:02
3Suzanne
recorded at:
Cropredy Festival 1997 (Fairport Convention's own Festival 1997)
edit of:
Suzanne (live, 1997-08-08: Home Farm, Cropredy, UK; includes post-song chat) by Fairport Convention (English folk rock band)
live cover recording of:
Suzanne (English original song by Leonard Cohen) (on 1997-08-08)
lyricist:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet) (in 1966)
composer:
Leonard Cohen (Canadian singer‐songwriter and poet)
publisher:
Ardmore & Beechwood Music Ltd., Project 7 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Stranger Music Inc. and Writers Workshop Ltd.
Fairport Convention6:53
4Rosie
Fairport Convention4:33
5Pretty Polly
recording of:
Pretty Polly (on 1967-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15)
Sandy Denny3:05
6The 3.10 to Yuma
cover recording of:
3:10 to Yuma (on 1967-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
George Duning and Ned Washington
Sandy Denny3:39
7You Never Wanted Me
cover recording of:
You Never Wanted Me (on 1967-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jackson C. Frank
Sandy Denny3:25
8The False Bride
recording of:
I Once Loved a Lass (on 1967-03-22)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 154)
Sandy Denny3:40
9First Girl I Loved
The Incredible String Band5:01
10The Eyes of Fate
The Incredible String Band4:00
11The Mad Hatter’s Song
The Incredible String Band4:59
12The Circle Is Unbroken
The Incredible String Band6:07
13The Little Gipsy Girl
recording of:
The Gypsy Girl (My Gypsy Girl / The Little Gypsy Girl / The Gypsy's Wedding Day)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 229)
Shirley Collins & The Albion Band2:16
14Murder of Maria Marten
producer:
Ashley Hutchings and Sandy Roberton (record producer)
bass:
Ashley Hutchings
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
fiddle:
Barry Dransfield and Nic Jones
guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Tim Renwick
guitar [lead guitar]:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
hurdy gurdy:
Francis Baines
background vocals:
Nic Jones
vocals:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
recording of:
The Murder of Maria Marten
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 215)
version of:
Dives and Lazarus
Shirley Collins & The Albion Band7:25
15White Hare
Shirley Collins & The Albion Band2:43
16Poor Murdered Woman
recording of:
Poor Murdered Woman
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1064)
Shirley Collins & The Albion Band4:20