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Emily & Hazel Askew: Six By Two

Six By Two (WildGoose WGS329CD)

Six By Two
Emily & Hazel Askew

WildGoose Studios WGS329CD (CD, UK, 2005)

Produced and recorded by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, May Cottage, Wherwell, Hampshire

Musicians

Emily Askew, fiddle;
Hazel Askew, melodeon, vocals

Tracks

  1. Chasse Pain tune (2.42)
  2. Robin Hood and the Pedlar (Roud 333; Child 132) (5.01)
  3. Little Polly Polka polka / Dick Iris's Hornpipe hornpipe (4.09)
  4. Hanter Dro French dance tune (3.43)
  5. Sovay (Roud 7; Laws N21) (3.10)
  6. Glorishears Morris tune / Eleanor Rigby tune (4.27)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 Giles Chabanet

> Folk Music > Records > The Askew Sisters: All in a Garden Green

The Askew Sisters: All in a Garden Green

All in a Garden Green (WildGoose WGS345CD)

All in a Garden Green
The Askew Sisters

WildGoose Studios WGS345CD (CD, UK, 2007)

Produced and recorded by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, Wherwell, Hampshire;
Cover design by Hilary Bix

Musicians

Emily Askew, fiddle, backing vocals, cello;
Hazel Askew, vocals, melodeon

Tracks

  1. Adieu to Old England (Roud 1703) (2.59)
  2. All in a Garden Green / Horses Bransle dance tunes (5.36)
  3. The Old Virginia Lowlands (Roud 122; Child 286) (5.16)
  4. Fare Thee Well, My Dearest Dear (Roud 1035) (4.40)
  5. High Germany (Roud 904) (3.25)
  6. Dorrington Lads (5.49)
  7. The Lover's Ghost (Roud 179; Child 248) (4.22)
  8. The Banks of the Sweet Primroses (Roud 586) (3.15)
  9. Blenheim House / Malt Has Come Down tunes (3.26)
  10. Bedlam City (Roud 968) (2.03)
  11. A Noble Riddle Wisely Expounded (Roud 161; Child 1) (7.31)
  12. The Unfortunate Tailor Morris jig / Shaalds of Foula jig (5.58)
  13. Three Drunken Maidens (Roud 252) (5.23)
  14. Bonus track: Lullaby (3.00)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > The Askew Sisters & Craig; Morgan; Robson: The Axford Five

The Askew Sisters & Craig; Morgan; Robson: The Axford Five

The Axford Five (WildGoose WGS364CD)

The Axford Five
Songs collected from five Hampshire women
The Askew Sisters & Craig; Morgan; Robson

WildGoose Studios WGS364CD (CD, UK, 2009)

Traditional English songs collected by George Gardiner from five woman singers in Axford, Hampshire

Produced and recorded by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, Wherwell, Hampshire

The Original Singers

Emma Jane Hopkins (aged 28 in 1907) [1, 7, 12];
Marty Munday (aged 55 in 1907) [2, 4-5, 10];
Sarah Goodyear (aged 72 in 1907) [3, 6, 8-9, 15];
Charlotte Hall (aged 71 in 1907) [11, 14];
Elizabeth Randall (aged 50 in 1907) [13]

CD Musicians

Emily Askew, vocals [1], fiddle [1-4, 6-7, 9-11, 14-15];
Hazel Askew, vocals [1, 4, 7, 10-11, 14], chorus vocals [15], melodeon [1-2, 4, 6-7, 9, 15], harp [14];
Moira Craig, vocals [1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 15];
Sarah Morgan, vocals [5-6, 8, 11-13], chorus vocals [15];
Carolyn Robson, vocals [1-2, 5, 8-9, 12], chorus vocals [15]

Tracks

  1. The Gypsy Laddie (Roud 1; Child 200) (2.45)
  2. He Was Under My Window (Roud 2463) (2.44)
  3. Long Lankie (Roud 6; Child 93) (3.08)
  4. Down in Fleet Street (Roud 218; Laws P30) (2.52)
  5. Bold William Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11) (2.41)
  6. Lord Derwentwater (Roud 89; Child 208) (3.26)
  7. An Old Man Came Courting Me (Roud 210) (2.39)
  8. The Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484) (3.08)
  9. Abroad As I Was Walking (Roud 564; Laws P18) (4.48)
  10. Beautiful Nancy (Roud 18525) (3.40)
  11. Tarry Trousers (Roud 427) (2.31)
  12. Down the Lane (Roud 607) (3.06)
  13. A Famous Farmer (Roud 18; Laws M32) (4.18)
  14. Sweet Lovely Joan (Roud 592) (2.36)
  15. The Trooper's Horse (Roud 1613) (2.57)

All tracks trad.

> Folk Music > Records > The Askew Sisters: Through Lonesome Woods

The Askew Sisters: Through Lonesome Woods

Through Lonesome Woods (WildGoose WGS372CD)

Through Lonesome Woods
The Askew Sisters

WildGoose Studios WGS372CD (CD, UK, 2010)

Produced and mixed by Andy Bell in Chesterfield and Sheffield in 2009;
Produced by Andy Bell with Emily and Hazel Askew

Musicians

Emily Askew, violin, backing vocals;
Hazel Askew, vocals, melodeon

Tracks

  1. Saturday Night Morris dance tune / Through Lonesome Woods (Roud 3461) (6.38)
  2. The Blue-Eyed Stranger Morris dance tune / Goddesses dance tune / Mrs Casey Morris dance tune (5.11)
  3. Henry Martin (Roud 104; Child 250) (4.26)
  4. The Bonny Bows of London Town (Roud 8; Child 10) (7.46)
  5. The Dusty Miller / The Presbyterian Hornpipe 3/2 hornpipes (3.57)
  6. Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53L) (7.22)
  7. Sweet Lemaney (Roud 193) (3.46)
  8. Mundesse tune / Paddy Carey's jig (6.10)
  9. Jack the Jolly Tar (Roud 511; Laws K40) (2.42)
  10. If I Were a Blackbird (Roud 387) (5.03)
  11. Valentine Morris dance tune / The Turtle Dove (Roud 422) (5.50)

All tracks trad.

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Other records with the Askew Sisters

Bella Hardy, Night Visiting, CD, Noe NOE01, 2007

Folk for M.S., Generosity: A Unique Collection Celebrating 20 Years of Folk for M.S., CD, WildGoose WGS365CD, 2009

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