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Green Grow the Laurels

Green Grow the Laurels (Topic 12TS285)

Green Grow the Laurels
Country Singers from the South
Louise Fuller, Jack Goodban, Mary Ann Haynes, George “Tom” Newman, Harry Upton

Topic Records 12TS285 (LP, UK, 1976)

Recorded by Mike Yates in 1972-75;
Produced by Mike Yates and Tony Engle;
Notes and photographs by Mike Yates;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

Louise Fuller (Lingfield, Surrey) [1, 7-8, 10];
Harry Upton (Balcombe, Sussex) [2, 6, 12-14];
Mary Ann Haynes (Brighton, Sussex) [3, 11];
Jack Goodban (St Margarets-at-Cliffe) [4, 9];
George “Tom” Newman (Clanfield, Oxfordshire) [5]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. [LF] Green Grow the Laurels (Roud 279) (2.12)
  2. [HU] The Rich Lady Gay (Roud 1714) (4.18)
  3. [MAH] Wexford Town (Roud 263; Laws P35) (1.55)
  4. [JG] The Aylesbury Girl (Roud 364) (2.05)
  5. [GN] The Tree in the Wood (Roud 129) (3.23)
  6. [HU] I Am a Donkey Driver (Roud 1147) (2.04)
  7. [LF] The Molecatcher (Roud 1052) (1.35)
  8. [LF] Hopping Down in Kent (Roud 1715) (2.05)
  1. [JG] “The Shannon” Frigate (Roud 963; Laws J22) (3.21)
  2. [LF] Young Maria (Roud 1478) (2.12)
  3. [MAH] The Colour of Amber (Roud 1716) (1.17)
  4. [HU] The Banks of the Sweet Dundee (Roud 148; Laws M25) (2.00)
  5. [HU] A Single Life (Roud 952) (3.38)
  6. [HU] A Woman's Work Is Never Done (Roud 1717) (2.27)

All tracks trad.