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Crucible: Changeling

Changeling (WildGoose WGS315CD)

Changeling
Crucible

WildGoose Studios WGS315CD (CD, UK, 2003)

Recorded and produced by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios in May 2003;
Cover image by Stephen Carley from “The Long Hot Summer of '76”;
Photography by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Jess Arrowsmith, vocals [1, 3-4, 7-8, 13], fiddle [1-2, 4-6, 8-10, 12];
Richard Arrowsmith, vocals [3, 8, 10, 13], melodeon [1-2, 5-6, 9, 11-12], Anglo concertina [10];
Gavin Davenport, vocals [1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 13], guitar [2, 5-6, 9-10, 12];
Helena Reynolds, vocals [3-4, 8, 13], 5-string fiddle [1, 4, 6, 8-10], octave fiddle [5, 12], border pipes [2, 5, 9]

with
Paul Sartin, oboe [8]

Tracks

  1. The Bold Poachers (Roud 1686) (3.46)
  2. From Night 'til Morn (3.45)
  3. Harvest Song (Roud 2471) (1.36)
  4. The Devil and the Farmer's Wife (Roud 160; Child 278) (4.32)
  5. The Engagement Set: First Thing in the Morning / Richard's / Jess's (5.17)
  6. Blackbird / Black Nag (Roud 397) (5.23)
  7. Changeling's Lullaby (3.22)
  8. Yield, Yield Ye Mighty to the Lord (Psalm 29) (2.45)
  9. Sherborne Jig / Queen's Delight (4.49)
  10. The Second of August (The Battle of Boulogne) (Roud 3175) (3.19)
  11. Poor Man's Labours (Roud 1572) (3.03)
  12. Thermidor (4.14)
  13. Evening Hymn (3.04)

All tracks trad. arr. Crucible except
Track 4 trad. arr. Helena Reynolds, Jess Arrowsmith;
Tracks 5, 8 Simon Heywood;
Track 7 words Gavin Davenport, music Jess Arrowsmith;
Track 10 words 18th century broadside ballad, music Richard Arrowsmith;
Track 11 trad. arr. Richard Arrowsmith, Jess Arrowsmith;
Track 12 Sue Thomason;
Track 13 words John Leland, music Elisha West

> Folk Music > Records > Hekety: Furze Cat

Hekety: Furze Cat

Furze Cat (WildGoose WGS319CD)

Furze Cat
Hekety

WildGoose Studios WGS319CD (CD, UK, 2004)

Recorded and produced by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios, April 2004;
Mixed by Doug Bailey, Gavin Davenport and Richard Arrowsmith;
Photos by Vicky Baker and Jo Veal;
Cover art by Gavin Davenport;
Design by Richard Arrowsmith and Gavin Davenport

Musicians

Jess Arrowsmith, fiddle, viola;
Richard Arrowsmith, melodeons;
Gavin Davenport, cittern, guitar;
Jo Veal, clarinet;
Nigel Holmes, bass guitar;

Tracks

  1. Downhill Dream (6.05)
  2. Rice / The Man Tiger (4.44)
  3. Rambling Sailor (4.41)
  4. Thankyou Letter (3.55)
  5. Elvaston Castle (3.49)
  6. Jake's Jig / Battle Swing (4.04)
  7. The Water Goat March / Scampering Nell (4.39)
  8. Holtwood Reel (3.24)
  9. Panaché de Main / Mûre Sauvage (5.34)
  10. Isabelle / Trip to the Observatory (3.58)
  11. Furze Cat (3.58)
  12. Young Collins / jamaica (4.47)

Tracks 1, 7, 9 Richard Arrowsmith;
Track 2a Ceri Ashton;
Track 2b, 12b anon. arr. Hekety;
Tracks 3, 10a, 12a trad. arr. Hekety;
Tracks 4, 11 Gavin Davenport;
Tracks 5, 8 Jess Arrowsmith;
Track 6a G. Turner;
Track 6b J.C. & F. Guichen;
Track 10b Richard Arrowsmith, Gavin Davenport

> Folk Music > Records > Crucible: Crux

Crucible: Crux

Crux (WildGoose WGS327CD)

Crux
Crucible

WildGoose Studios WGS327CD (CD, UK, 2005)

Recorded and produced by Doug Bailey at WildGoose Studios in February 2005;
Mixed by Doug Bailey, Gavin Davenport and Richard Arrowsmith;
Design and illustration by Gavin Davenport;
Band photography by Gavin Davenport

Musicians

Jess Arrowsmith, vocals, fiddle, viola;
Richard Arrowsmith, vocals, melodeons;
Gavin Davenport, vocals, guitar, cittern;
Helena Reynolds, vocals, 5-string and octave fiddles, border pipes

Tracks

  1. George's Son / Jake's Progress (5.35)
  2. Chemical Worker's Song (2.43)
  3. Bobbing Around / Banks of the Dee / Swaggering Boney (4.51)
  4. Sorry the Day I Was Married (Roud 1561) (5.50)
  5. Within the Shadowed Secrecy (Psalm 91) (2.50)
  6. Fair Maid Walking (No Sir No) (Roud 146) (3.58)
  7. Thieves' Song (3.01)
  8. Pink Gin / Mopping Nelly (4.33)
  9. The 14th of November (Roud 2434) (4.49)
  10. The Hunt / Mrs. Casey / Jack Come Sell Your Fiddle (6.42)
  11. Whipping Cheer (6.08)
  12. Old Horse (Roud 513) (3.55)
  13. The Playford Set: The Red House / Dragoon's March / Nonesuch (6.34)

All tracks trad. arr. Crucible except
Track 1a John Kirkpatrick;
Track 2 Ron Angel;
Track 5 Simon Heywood;
Track 8a Gavin Davenport, Jess Arrowsmith

> Folk Music > Records > Crucible: Love & Money

Crucible: Love & Money

Love & Money (Fellside FECD212)

Love & Money
Crucible

Fellside Recordings FECD212 (CD, UK, 2008)

Recorded by Robert Hallard, Paul Adams and Richard Adams;
Artwork by Richard Arrowsmith and Gavin Davenport;
Photography by Andy Green and Gavin Davenport

Musicians

Jess Arrowsmith, vocals, fiddle, viola;
Richard Arrowsmith, vocals, melodeons;
Gavin Davenport, vocals, guitar, cittern;
Helena Reynolds, vocals, fiddle, 5-string viola, octave fiddles, English border bagpipes

Tracks

  1. The Captain's Song (1.42)
  2. Roxburgh Castle / Up the Walls of the World (4.30)
  3. Under the Leaves (4.06)
  4. Three Maidens (Roud 26; Child 11) (5.37)
  5. Old Mrs Wilson / Dorsetshire Hornpipe (3.47)
  6. All in French Garlands (2.38)
  7. Dancing at Whitsun / The Valentine (6.48)
  8. True Love (2.40)
  9. Collier Lad / Highland Mary (3.53)
  10. Signposts / Trunkles (3.56)
  11. Pilgrimage (3.53)
  12. Walkley Anthem (3.58)

All tracks trad. arr. Crucible except
Track 2b Martin Reese, Paul Thompson;
Track 3 words Gavin Davenport, music Paul Davenport arr. Helena Reynolds;
Track 6 words trad., music Gavin Davenport;
Track 7a words Austin John Marshall, music trad.;
Track 9 words trad., music Jess Arrowsmith;
Track 11 words Jess Arrowsmith, music De Pegrimstuckt, trad. Flemish;
Track 3 words Gavin Davenport, music Helena Reynolds, brass arrangement Jim Moray

> Folk Music > Records > Jess & Richard Arrowsmith: Off We Go!

Jess & Richard Arrowsmith: Off We Go!

Off We Go! (Hallamshire Traditions HATRACD05)

Off We Go!
Nursery songs, rhymes and lullabies by
Jess & Richard Arrowsmith

Hallamshire Traditions HATRACD05 (CD, UK, November 2010)

Recorded by Simon Dumpleton;
Mastered by NIM;
Produced by Jess & Richard Arrowsmith and Simon Dumpleton;
Photography by James Fagan;
Artwork by Rich

Musicians

Jess Arrowsmith, vocals, fiddle [1-2, 6, 8, 21], viola [6, 20, 28];
Richard Arrowsmith, melodeon, vocals [5, 7, 11, 13-14], lion [5];
Jon Boden, vocals [5, 13, 32], pig [5];
Gavin Davenport, vocals [5, 13], concertina [13, 26], cow [5];
James Fagan, vocals [5, 7, 13], bouzouki [1, 23], duck [5], yokel vocals [13];
Fay Hield, vocals [5, 12-13, 32], monkey [5, 12];
Aisling Holmes, vocals [5, 11-13, 22], bagpipes [16], donkey [5];
Nancy Kerr, vocals [3, 5, 7, 12-13, 17, 22], sheep [5, 12];
Jo Maher, oboe [1, 4, 9], cor anglais [28];
Joe Veal, clarinet [9, 23, 31];
Carmel Wood, vocals and raspberries [24];
Lucy Arrowsmith, raspberries [24];
Simon Dumpleton, sound effects [12-13], percussion [10, 16]

Tracks

  1. Off She Goes Medley: i) Humpty Dumpty, ii) Hickory Dickory Dock, iii) Hickety Pickety, iv) See Saw Margery Daw (2.35)
  2. The Big Ship Sails (1.57)
  3. Sing a Song of Sixpence (1.05)
  4. Dingle Dangle Scarecrow (1.32)
  5. I Went to Market (3.18)
  6. One, Two, Three, Four, Five (1.09)
  7. Row, Row, Row Your Boat (2.20)
  8. Do Your Ears Hang Low? (1.51)
  9. I Can See a Great Big Spider (2.00)
  10. Soldier, Soldier (2.26)
  11. Five Currant Buns (1.07)
  12. Animal Fair (1.03)
  13. When I Was One (3.51)
  14. Two Old Crows (1.33)
  15. I'll Get You Off My Turnip Tops (0.14)
  16. Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son (1.39)
  17. Horsey Horsey (1.13)
  18. I Know an Old Lady (2.37)
  19. Baa Baa Black Sheep (0.16)
  20. I Had a Little Nut Tree (0.47)
  21. Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo (2.37)
  22. Three Blind Mice (1.00)
  23. The Animals Went in Two By Two (3.16)
  24. Kirkby Malzeard Raspberry Song (0.35)
  25. The Grand Old Duke of York (6.28)
  26. Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be? (1.36)
  27. Girls and Boys Come Out to Play (0.47)
  28. Smuggler's Song (2.19)
  29. Twinkle, Tinkle (1.11)
  30. Where the Bee Sucks (2.27)
  31. Once I Had... (2.01)
  32. Hush Little Baby (1.31)
  33. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1.27)
  34. Lulla Lulla Bye Bye (0.53)

All tracks trad. except
Track 4 Molly & Geoffrey Russell-Smith;
Track 9 Jeremy Taylor;
Track 17 Elton Cox, Desmond Box, Ralph T. Butler (1938);
Track 18 Alan Mills, Rosemary Bonne;
Track 28 words Rudyard Kipling, music Peter Bellamy;
Track 29 words Jane Taylor, Lewis Carroll, music French trad.;
Track 30 words William Shakespeare (The Tempest), music Thomas Arne;
Track 31 Tim Gleaves, written for Jess's sister Tabi, 1973;
Track 34 George H. Clutsam

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Other records with Jess & Richard Arrowsmith

Melrose Quartet, Live at Cheltenham, EP, own label, 2011