Essential

~ Release by Martin Carthy (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Devil & The Feathery Wife
5:02
2The Maid and the Palmer
recording of:
The Maid and the Palmer (aka The Well Below the Valley)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 21) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2335)
5:35
3Sovay
3:52
4The Dominion of the Sword
3:41
5Bill Norrie
5:19
6A Stitch in Time
recording of:
A Stitch in Time
lyricist and composer:
Mike Waterson (English folk singer)
2:51
7Work Life Out to Keep Life In
2:46
8A Question of Sport
3:44
9Rackabello
recording of:
Bold Sir Rylas (aka Sir Lionel / Rackabello)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 18) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 29)
3:52
10Sir Patrick Spens
producer:
Martin Carthy and Oliver Knight (folk singer)
fiddle and violin:
Eliza Carthy
guitar:
Martin Carthy
vocals:
Martin Carthy
arranger:
Martin Carthy
recorded at:
Panda Sound in Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sir Patrick Spens
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 58) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 41)
5:40
11Georgie
producer:
Martin Carthy and Oliver Knight (folk singer)
recorded at:
Panda Sound in Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Geordie (aka Georgie)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 90) and Child Ballads (number: 209)
3:19
12Famous Flower of Serving Men
recording of:
The Famous Flower of Serving Men (aka The Border Widow's Lament)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 106) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 199)
10:18
13Mermaid
4:20
14The Maid of Australia
5:12
15Christ Made a Trance
2:38
16The Harry Lime Theme
3:35