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Enlist for a Soldier

Enlist for a Soldier The Soldier in Song from the English Civil War to the Falklands Various Artists Fellside Recordings FTSR3 (CD, UK, 2002)

Recorded and produced by Brian Horsfall for Traditional Sound Recordings
except tracks 5, 7-8, 14-15, 17, 21-22 recorded and produced by Paul Adams;
Artwork by Mary Blood

Tracks

1. The Trugs: Dorsetshire Militia (1.34)
2. The Wassailers: The Rochester Recruit (The Gay Fusilier) (1.34)
   from Wassailers (FE016, 1978)
3. Canny Fettle: The Bonny Light Horseman (Roud 1185) (3.46)
   from Varry Canny (TSR 023, 1975)
4. The Trugs: Peggy and the Soldier (Roud 907; Laws P13) (2.06)
5. Hunter McConnell & Sétanta: The Soldier's Return (The Deadly Wars) (4.29)
   from Crossing the Borderlines (FECD88, 1993)
6. Ram's Bottom: Old 95th / Young May Moon (2.29)
   from The Young May Moon (TSR 038, 1981)
7. Cockersdale: Will Ye Go to Flanders (Roud 8544) (2.20)
   from Been Around for Years (FECD101, 1994)
8. Linda Adams: Female Drummer (Roud 226) (3.21)
   from Among the Old Familiar Mountains (FE006, 1978)
9. Martin Carter: The Rout of the Blues (Scarborough Sands) (Roud 21098) (2.42)
10. White Hart: The White Cockade (Roud 191) (2.54)
    from In Search of Reward (Tradition TSR 033, 1979)
11. The Ripley Wayfarers: The Gentleman Soldier (Roud 178) (2.26)
    from Five Wells (Tradition TSR 013, 1972)
12. Graham & Sheila Nelmes: Soldiers Three (Roud 8340) (1.43)
13. The Tees-side Fettlers: Dol-li-a (Roud 2611) (1.47)
    from Ring of Iron (Tradition TSR 016, 1974)
14. Linda Adams: The Soldier's Fancy (1.50)
15. Jolly Jack: Danny Deever (5.54)
    from Rolling Down to Old Maui (FE035, 1983)
16. Roy Harris: Flowers of the Town (2.16)
17. Cockersdale: Jamie Foyers (3.41)
    from Been Around for Years (FECD101, 1994)
18. Johnny Collins: D-Day Dodgers / When This Lousy War Is Over (6.20)
    from Johnny's Private Army (Tradition TSR 020, 1975)
19. Ram's Bottom: The Deadly Wars / General Monk's Goosestep (2.37)
    from The Young May Moon (TSR 038, 1981)
20. The Tees-side Fettlers: The Shores of Old Blighty (3.19)
21. Woodbine Lizzie: The Soldier (6.31)
    from Woodbine Lizzie By Numbers (FE019, 1979)
22. Ian Walker: Roses in December (4.12)
    from Flying High (FE060, 1987)

All tracks trad. except
Track 2 trad. / Pete Coe;
Track 5 Robert Burns;
Track 14 trad. / Linda Adams;
Track 15 Rudyard Kipling, Peter Bellamy;
Track 16 anon. / Roy Harris;
Track 17 Ewan MacColl;
Track 18a Hamish Henderson;
Track 18b anon.;
Track 20 Graeme Miles;
Track 21 Harvey Andrews;
Track 22 Ian Walker