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Ashley Hutchings & the Albion Band
Chris Bartram & Keith Holloway
Annie Dearman, Vic Gammon & Steve Harrison
Chris Wood & Jean-Francois Vrod
Ashley Hutchings & the Albion Band
TSCD535 Track List
Street Cries
TSCD523 Track List
Road Moves
Energy, Experience, Youth, Tradition - The Albion Band is the foremost
contemporary folk group in England with a glorious history stretching back over
twenty years. The current line-up follows the tradition of including some of the
most talented and creative musicians in Britain today. The band remains true to
its roots in the English tradition and true to its reputation for classic
contemporary Folk Rock.
Joe Broughton, fiddle, mandolin, keyboard, acoustic guitar on
"Cookery", Ashley Hutchings, electric bass, lead vocal on "Cookery", spoken
word, Neil Marshall, drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Cookery", Ken Nicol,
electric and acoustic guitars, sequencing, vocals, Kellie While, acoustic
guitar, vocals.
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WGS329CD Track List
Six by Two
A six track EP introducing Emily and Hazel Askew who are a young duo playing mainly traditional music and songs in a modern and exciting style.
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Chris Bartram & Keith Holloway
WGS285CD
From the Vale
English traditional songs and tunes from the Vale of White Horse played mainly on Melodeons and Fiddle.
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MF111
E.P.ONYMOUS
English World Music. First
5 track E.P. from 2004s most exciting new band on the folk scene. The full
10-piece plays Rambling Sailor, Jack Robinson, Copshaholme Fair, Rochdale
Coconut dance and Prickle-Eye Bush.
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WPM87132 Track List
Probably the most powerful English band ever
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WGS293CD Track List
Drop the Reed
English, French & new tunes and songs from virtuosic duo on accordion, fiddle and oboe
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WGS304CD Track List
John Playford's Secret Ball
This album is a celebration of the 350th anniversary of the first edition of John Playford’s ‘The English Dancing Master’. Most of the tunes are from this edition and there are also a few ‘corkers’ from later editions. Belshazzar’s Feast consists of virtuoso accordion player, Paul Hutchinson, formerly of the Old Pull and Push Band, and the talented classically trained singer and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Sartin. Belshazzar’s are joined by bassoon, trumpet and English concertina, providing an amazingly rich, subtle and varied tapestry of musical textures and arrangements
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WGS314CD Track List
Mr. Kynaston's Famous Dance Vol 1 & 2
Colourful interpretation of English early eighteenth-century dance tunes from the Kynaston Collection on fiddle, oboe and accordion. Played at dance tempo and accompanied by a book of the same name containing music and steps by renowned caller Andrew Shaw.
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TERRCD022
Track ListOne Too Many
We formed Belshazar's Feast after meeting on a session to record a single about the Newbury Bypass called "newbury jam". We decided to work together on a more permanent basis. This album is the result.
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OSMOCD010 Track List
A Richer Dust
Dave Roberts: melodeon, darabuka , Jon Swayne: violin and alto saxaphone, Dave Shepherd: violins, viola d'amore, Paul James: bagpipes,soprano saxophone, rauschpfeife, whistle, darabuka, tapan, side drum, voice, Nigel Eaton: hurdy-gurdy, Jo Fraser: vocals, whistle, saxaphone, Ian Luff: bass, cittern, darabuka, side drum
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OSMOCD015 Track List
Bobbityshooty
The classic title track plus original and trad. tunes from across Europe. All played with the punchiness and musicianship that was applauded by Folk and Rock audiences alike.
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OSMOCD001 Track List
Blowzabella Compilation
Taken from all studio albums. An overview of the band that pioneered hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, and influenced a generation with foot stomping dance music from England, France and the Balkans.
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OSMOCD005 Track List
Wall of Sound
Taken from all studio albums. An overview of the band that pioneered hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, and influenced a generation with foot stomping dance music from England, France and the Balkans.
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WGS330CD Track List
Beer and Black Pudding
Dave and Dave play a mixture of traditional music and song. Many of the tunes are based on morris dances and are played in a traditional style. They started playing as a duo in early 2004 and also perform regularly as part of their own ceilidh band, mainly in the Hereford / Worcester area.
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WGS336CD Track List
The Collins Dictionary describes Bittersweet
as pleasant but tinged with sadness and many of the songs in this album fit
this description. Enduring love coming to an end through wars, appalling
working conditions for women, or even just the natural end of our days are all
to be found.
In this, our somewhat eclectic collection of songs, we hope to convey the range
of music that we love and wish to share. Without the wonderful diversity of
songwriters and collectors of folksongs to be found in all corners of this great
country and beyond we would be much the poorer.
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TSCD550 Track List
Flame of Fire
Martin Brinsford drums, tambourine, cymbal, shaker, berimbau, reco-reco, mouth organs, saxophone, Martin Carthy vocals, guitar, mandolin, 5 string banjo, Howard Evans trumpets, flugelhorn, John Kirkpatrick vocals, button accordion, anglo concertinas, Roger Williams bass trombone, tenor trombone, tuba, euphonium.
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TSCD531 Track List
Going & Staying
The greatest recording yet from this unique powerhouse band. "Going and Staying"
features the band's Deep English sound. Unique instrumentation and their
approach to folk music give Brass Monkey an instantly recognisable sound and
presence. For many of the tracks, the lineup expands to a six-piece featuring an
extended brass section.
Martin Carthy vocals, guitar, mandolin, John Kirkpatrick vocals, button
accordion, melodeon, treble, baritone & bass Anglo concertinas
Howard Evans trumpets, Richard Cheetham tener trombone, alto sackbutt, Martin
Brinsford percussion, mouth-organ, Roger Williams bass trombone, tuba.
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TSCD501 Track List
Sound & Rumour
'I think that the whole band felt that, when we stopped playing in 1987, we
still had plenty of life left in us,' Carthy writes in the notes, 'and that,
when we played the Sidmouth Festival eight years later, it felt as though we'd
never been away.' Brass Monkey's comeback album is an exhilarating blend of sea
songs, Morris tunes, travellers' songs and a pipe march.
Martin Carthy vocals, guitar, mandolin, John Kirkpatrick vocals,
Anglo-concertina, button-accordion, single-row melodeon, Howard Evans trumpet,
Richard Cheetham trombone, Martin Brinsford percussion, mouth-organ.
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TSCD467 Track List
The Complete Brass Monkey
The group's two '80s albums, combined here, are full of fresh arrangements of
traditional songs and tunes. 'Brass Monkey was a great idea,' said Martin Carthy.
'A phenomenal experience.' Q called it 'the finest folk group of the 1980s.'
Martin Carthy guitar, mandolin, vocals, John Kirkpatrick Anglo-concertina,
melodeon, button accordion, vocals, Howard Evans trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals,
Martin Brinsford c-melody saxophone, mouth-organ, percussion, Roger Williams
trombone, vocals, Richard Cheetham trombone.
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WGS306CD Track List
Prevailing Winds
This collection brings together a broad range of accompanied and unaccompanied songs, mostly from England’s West Country traditions, but spanning some four hundred years. Some of them, Tom and Barbara grew up with, others have been acquired along the way during nearly forty years of involvement with English songs and tunes. The strong supporting cast includes Ralph Jordan, Keith Holloway , Melanie Barber and an all too rare appearance of Charley Yarwood.
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WGS300CD Track List
Where Umber Flows
Classic songs by these major figures of the English club scene - Primarily West Country songs, the album also includes some more modern material and two instrumental tracks.
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WGS332CD Track List
Tide of Change
Tom and Barbara's songs are always entertaining, informative, humorous and
highly musical their sense of fitting arrangement nothing short of inspired.
The use of harmony is earthy and exciting, always full of power and punch!
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WGS315CD Track List
Changeling
Crucible are a young band singing and playing traditional music with a strong English flavour that springs from living, working and playing together in the vibrant traditional music scene of Sheffield.
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WGS327CD Track List
Crux
The second album from the multi-talented band - Crucible. They are a young band singing and playing traditional music with a strong English flavour that springs from living, working and playing together in the vibrant traditional music scene of Sheffield.
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FECD168 Track List
Altar Native
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Annie Dearman, Vic Gammon & Steve Harrison
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Black Crow/ White Crow
Annie Dearman, Vic Gammon & Steve Harrison perform traditional song in a robust and firmly rooted English style, accompanied on squeezeboxes, banjo and mouthorgan.
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RUFCD09 Track List
Ghosts
Chris Wood (fiddle), Robert Harbon (english concertina) and John Dipper (fiddle)
WGS335CD Track List
The Devils Interval are: Jim Causley, Lauren McCormick, Emily Portman. Three musicians utterly committed to singing the traditional songs of these islands and doing so while maintaining a great sense of adventure along with an obvious enjoyment of the music and a pride in their own abilities as musicians. ......Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy MBE
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FECD177 Track List
The First Cut
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FECD189 Track List
Wager
Tim van Eyken (Waterson-Carthy) Benji Kirkpatrick (Bellowhead, Oyster Band Big session, Magpie Lane) Rob Harbron (English Acoustic Collective) and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzer's Feat) come together for a second stunning album.
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FECD178 Track List
North
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FECD153 Track List
One
Winners of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award 2000.
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FECD171 Track List
New Numbers
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TSCD538 Track List
If Not Now
e2K return with their new album featuring the exquisite
vocals of Kelly While supported by the unique folk/afro/jazz e2K sound. The
band's new line up comprises Kellie While, Neil Yates, Kwame Yeboah, Neil
Fairclough, Paul Francis, Andy Morel, Gareth Warren, and Jon MooreKellie While
vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion.
Neil Yates trumpet, flugelhorn, tenor horn, bodhran,
whistles, fender rhodes, backing vocals, nylon strung guitar. Kwame Yeboah
keyboards, guitars, bass, melodica, percussion, drums, lead & backing vocals.
Neil Fairclough bass. Paul Francis drums. Andy Morel saxes, backing vocals.
Gareth Warren melodeon. Jon Moore guitar. (special guests) Mike McGoldrick
uillean pipes, John McCusker fiddle, Nana Yaa backing vocals. Simon Katz
percussion.
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TSCD522 Track List
Shift
Kellie While vocal, guitar, Simon Care melodeons, Andy
Morel alto, tenor & baritone saxes, bass clarinet, Robert Fordjour drums, Jon
Moore guitar, Neil Yates trumpet, flugelhorn, low whistles, fender rhodes, Kwame
Yeboah keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, fender rhodes, vocal
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WGS323CD Track List
Parallel Strands
This album brings together two aspects of Martin Graebe:- his ability to write
great songs in traditional styles and his skill and patience in researching the
songs from the C19th collection of Baring-Gould. Many of the songs are recorded
here for the first time since Baring-Gould noted them down and all the
arrangements of Martin's own songs are new.
FECD163 Track List
Anchored to the Time
Grace Notes are Maggie Boyle (one-time partner of Steve Tilston, member of John Renbourn's Ship Of Fools), Lynda Hardcastle (Mountain Ash Marks I and II, duo with Helen) and Helen Hockenhull (Muckram Wakes, New Victory Band, duo with Suzie Adams). The new CD comprises a dozen carefully-chosen songs, some rarely covered, ranging from Bill Caddick to Lal Waterson.
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FECD165 Track List
Little Johnny England
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FECD166 Track List
Mercs & Cherokees
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WGS321CD Track List
The Moon Shines Bright
‘Heraud and Turner take their listeners on a magical journey through their varied repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs…. When it sounds this good, it’s worth clambering aboard.’(Living Tradition) ‘Riveting with any song and unbeatable as soon as they approach the traditional repertoire’ (Folk London)
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WGS303CD Track List
Stars in my Crown
Keith and Lynne are both long respected performers on the English traditional folk scene. Together they sing in wonderful harmony swopping the lead part as apropriate to the song. Keith, one of the best concertina players in the country, accompanies some of the songs and is supported by a range of other musicians.
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FECD119 Track List
Strands of Gold
Long awaited fourth album from this award winning duo.
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FECD145 Track List
Steely Water
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FECD167 Track List
Between the Dark and Light
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Holsworthy Fair
‘Songs, tunes and stepdances from a Devon Gypsy family'
The Orchards are one of the best known Gypsy families in the West Country and through marrage they are related to other local families including the Birches, the Crockers, the Roberts and the Sanders. Tom, Jean and Ashley play, sing and stepdance in a style which is true to their Gypsy roots. While their repertoire has been gathered over the years from many sources, much has also been handed down through their family networks. Theirs is a robust and important tradition which they are now keen to share with a wider audience and in their hands long may it continue!
To read reviews on this and other CDs on the Veteran label visit www.veteran.co.uk
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WGS308CD Track List
Deviation
Gutsy, melodic, folk-rock interpretation of tunes with traditional roots, creates scintillating ceilidh music that will make you want to dance. Saul Rose, who has toured world-wide with Waterson-Carthy, now joins up with Paul Nye to bring two very exciting melodeon-playing talents together. Add the bass guitar of Keith Holloway, the guitar rhythms of Ian Woledge , the bass trombone harmonies of Glynn Burch, and the rock-solid drumming of Roger Smith, and you've got the unique RANDOM sound
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WGS328CD Track List
Toadstone
'Gutsy, melodic, folk-rock interpretation of tunes with traditional roots, creates scintillating ceilidh music that will make you want to dance. The band is led and produced by by one of the best melodeon players in the country - Saul Rose
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WGS289CD
Nobody here but us..
Described by Jacey Bedford from Artisan as "English women's a cappella harmony at its best", the Hen Party trio consists of Alison Muir, Heather Bradford and Sarah Morgan, three women whose mature, confident voices blend seamlessly together.
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WGS311CD Track List
The Heart Gallery
Hen Party are Heather Bradford, Sarah Morgan and Alison Muir, a female folk group rooted in English traditional style, yet sparkily innovative in their vocal performance. This, their second album, contains a selection of traditional, popular and contemporary songs in a cappella harmony.
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TSCD483 Track List
Northumberland Forever
Versatility is the keynote of this album as the Ranters display their range of
skills on a vivacious collection of characteristic Northeastern songs and tunes.
Johnny Handle vocals, accordion, guitar, piano. Colin Ross fiddle, whistle,
Northumbrian small-pipes, jews harp. Forster Charlton fiddle, Northumbrian
small-pipes. Tom Gilfellon vocals, guitar. Alistair Anderson English concertina
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TSCD486 Track List
The Bonnie Pit Lad
Subtitled 'A Miner's Life in Music & Song', this is a pageant of songs
illustrating a history of hard times and high times, oppression and stubborn
pride. The Ranters are joined in this treasury of industrial folksong by Dick
Gaughan and the Lancashire singer Harry Boardman.
Alastair Anderson English concertina, vocals. Johnny Handle
vocals, melodeon, guitar, accordion. Tommy Gilfellon vocals, guitar. Colin Ross
fiddle, whistle, jew's harp, mouth organ, Northumbrian small-pipes. Harry
Boardman vocals, Anglo concertina. Dick Gaughan vocals
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See also TSCD498 Along The Coaly Tyne
TSCD484
Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside
TSCD487 Northumberland Small Pipes
WGS312CD Track List
Sharp Practice
Singer Mary Humphreys, whose vocal style has been informed by listening to traditional singers, and multi-intrumentalist Anahata have emerge from years of working in their local folk communities to present an assortment of material from the English folk tradition, much of it previously unrecorded, in a dazzling variety of arrangements.
As well as Anahata's cello, Anglo concertina and melodeons the arrangements feature Mary's banjo, English concertina and piano, and occasional contributions on fiddle, flute and recorder from Dave and Gina Holland.(£12.99) Add to Basket
WGS322CD Track List
Floating Verses
Recycled and reclaimed verses from the English traditional repertoire. Mary Humphreys and Anahata sing and play their music at home in East Anglia and perform in clubs, concerts and festivals all over the UK. They specialise in finding unusual variants of songs and tunes from the English tradition and take great delight in putting them back into circulation.
Mary Humphreys:vocals, English concertinas ( treble and baritone-treble by Wheatstone & Co), Griffin banjo by James Bowen Anahata :cello by Fent, melodeons: 1 row Hohner, 2 row Oakwood, 2½ row Salterelle; Jeffreys Anglo concertina Joined by: Dave Holland on fiddle, Gina Holland on recorder, Chris Amos on guitar
WGS281CD Track List
Tenants of The Earth
Music of English Village bands of the last century: instrumental, male and female vocals and harmonies from The Mellstock Quire, early nineteenth century instruments, clarinets, flute, serpent, trombone, oboes, vox humana, fife, violin, concertina, percussion.
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WGS307CD Track List
Tanks for the Memory
Features the songs and music from the latest of a series of successful folk musicals written by Mick Ryan and performed by the Fieldwork Theatre Company. The music is interwoven with original speech from the show, which makes the album attractive and understandable to those who have not seen the show itself. The production tells the story of Dorset's ghost village of Tyneham. It used to be a beautiful and well loved place but in 1943, the area was needed by the army, who gave the residents one months notice to leave and a promise that after the war was over, they would be able to return. The promise was broken. The show tells of the villagers sad departure and of their long and fruitless fight for justice
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WGS295CD Track List
Hard Season
Mix of traditional songs & Mick Ryan's own compositions. Vocal harmony with rich instrumental accompaniments including guitar, mandola, bouzouki, oboe, fiddle, melodeon..
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WGS318CD Track List
Something to Show
A mix of traditional songs & Mick Ryan's own compositions sung by one of the best traditional singers in the country. Pete Harris provides vocal harmonies and rich instrumental accompaniments on guitar, mandola, bouzouki, whistles and bass guitar. Guest musicians include Tim van Eyken on melodeon, Paul Sartin on oboe and Paul Burgess on fiddle.
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FECD143 Track List
Blues in the Back Yard
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TSCD450 Track List
No More to the Dance
The inspired collaboration of Maddy Prior and June Tabor, two of the most individual singers in folk music, is enhanced by musicians such as the Breton guitarist Dan Ar Braz, ex-Steeleye Span bass guitarist Rick Kemp and producer Andrew Cronshaw.
Dan Ar Braz guitar. Huw Warren keyboards, Jim Sutherland percussion, Rick Kemp bass guitar, Andrew Cronshaw Chinese flutes, whistles, bombarde, concertina, Sileas (Pasty Seddon & Mary MacMaster) clarsachs, Bernard O'Neill cello, Paul James soprano saxophone, half-long bagpipes, Nigel Eaton hurdy gurdy, Mark Emerson violin.
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FECD161 Track List
Through and Through
Spiers & Boden first came to prominence with this, their first recording. The "live" sound on this CD is quite deliberate and gives the recordings an edge which is rare these days.
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FECD175 Track List
Bellow
The second album by Spiers & Boden - 12 fantastic tracks including Prickle Eye Bush and Courting Too Slow. Nominated for the Radio 3 World Music Awards 2003 Critic's Poll for album of the year
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FECD192 Track List
Tunes
The eagerly awaited third album from Spiers & Boden. This CD is devoted almost exclusively to tunes from the English tradition.
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FECD194 Track List
Songs
Part 2 of the duo’s staggered double release for 2005, Songs is just that - 11 new songs from Spiers & Boden.
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see also MF111 Bellowhead and Eliza Carthy & the Ratcatchers TSCD554 Rough Music
