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Hedy West: Old Times & Hard Times

Old Times & Hard Times (Topic 12T117)

Old Times & Hard Times
Hedy West (1938-2005)

Topic Records 12T117 (LP, UK, 1965)
Folk-Legacy Records FSA-32 (LP, USA, 1967)
Folk-Legacy Records CD-32 (CD, USA, 2004)
Topic Records TSDL117 (digital download, UK, November 2009)

 Old Times & Hard Times (Folk-Legacy CD-32)

Recorded by Bill Leader;
Notes by Hedy West and A. L. Lloyd;
Photograph by Friedel

Musicians

Hedy West, vocals, 5-string banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (Roud 117; Child 277) (2.36)
  2. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (1.34)
  3. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84) (5.25)
  4. Old Joe Clark (Roud 3594) (3.00)
  5. The Coal Miner's Child (Roud 457) (1.41)
  6. Gambling Man (Roud 498) (2.56)
  1. Brother Ephus (2.16)
  2. Polly (Roud 195; Laws O14) (1.35)
  3. The Davison-Wilder Blues (3.53)
  4. Lament for Barney Graham (1.17)
  5. The Rich Irish Lady (Roud 180; Child 295; Laws P9) (3.03)
  6. Shut Up in the Mines at Coal Creek (Roud 844; Laws G9) (1.28)
  7. The Wife of Usher's Well (Roud 196; Child 79) (3.48)

> Folk > Records > Hedy West: Pretty Saro

Hedy West: Pretty Saro

Pretty Saro (Topic 12T146)

Pretty Saro
and Other Appalachian Ballads
Hedy West (1938-2005)

Topic Records 12T146 (LP, UK, 1966)

 Pretty Saro (Topic 12T146)

Recorded by Bill Leader;
Notes by Hedy West;
Photograph by George Scott

Musicians

Hedy West, vocals, banjo

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243) (3.02)
  2. Pretty Saro (Roud 417) (3.37)
  3. Old Smokey (Roud 414) (1.24)
  4. Blow Ye Gentle Winds (Roud 1422) (2.16)
  5. My Soul's Full of Glory (2.38)
  6. Promised Land (Roud 11897) (0.52)
  7. Over There (Roud 4455) (0.59)
  8. Little Matty Groves (Roud 52; Child 81) (5.34)
  1. Rake and Rambling Boy (Roud 490; Laws L12) (1.45)
  2. Joe Bowers (Roud 2806; Laws B14) (2.37)
  3. Whistle Daughter, Whistle (Roud 1570) (0.50)
  4. I'm an Old Bachelor (1.38)
  5. Johnny Sands (Roud 183; Laws Q2) (1.18)
  6. My Good Old Man (Roud 240) (2.21)
  7. Frankie Silvers (Roud 783; Laws E13) (5.14)
  8. Lee Tharin's Bar Room (The Cowboy's Lament) (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1) (2.59)

> Folk > Records > Hedy West: Ballads

Hedy West: Ballads

Ballads (Fontana STL 5432)

Ballads
Hedy West (1938-2005)

Topic Records 12T163 (LP, UK, 1967)
Topic Records TSDL163 (digital download, UK, January 2010)

Recorded by Bill Leader;
Notes by Hedy West and A.L. Lloyd;
Photo by Janet Kerr

Musicians

Hedy West, vocals, banjo, guitar;
Bill Clifton, guitar [1, 6-7, 12]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3) (1.56)
  2. The Girl I Left in Danville (Roud 7046) (2.10)
  3. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (1.31)
  4. Beaulampkin (Roud 6; Child 93) (2.42)
  5. Down in Adairsville (1.51)
  6. The Sheffield Apprentice (Roud 399; Laws O39) (3.53)
  1. Lucy Wan (Roud 234; Child 51) (2.07)
  2. Little Sadie (Roud 780; Laws I8) (2.47)
  3. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20) (2.07)
  4. Love Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (3.39)
  5. The Texan Rangers (Roud 480; Laws A8) (2.07)
  6. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 85) (2.34)

All tracks trad.

This is Hedy West performing Little Sadie on Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest:

> Folk > Records > Hedy West: Serves 'Em Fine

Hedy West: Serves 'Em Fine

Serves 'Em Fine (Fontana STL 5432)

Serves 'Em Fine
Hedy West (1938-2005)

Fontana STL 5432 (LP, UK, 1967)

 Serves 'Em Fine (Fontana STL 5432)

Musicians

Hedy West, vocals, banjo;
Martin Carthy, guitar;
Bill Clifton, guitar;
Tom Paley, banjo;
Danny Thompson, bass

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Little Birdie
  2. Gypsy Davy (Roud 1; Child 200)
  3. Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11)
  4. All In, Down and Out Blues (Roud 17520)
  5. Serves 'Em Fine
  6. Dark as a Dungeon (Roud 6392)
  7. Buddy, Won't You Roll
  8. The Lark
  1. Pale Green Disease
  2. The New Restaurant
  3. Greedy Old Daddy Not-Quite-Blues
  4. It Ain't Me Babe
  5. Anger in the Land
  6. I'm a Roving Grave Digger
  7. Suddenly Afraid
  8. Soldat
  9. I Ain't Marching Anymore

Track 1 Hobert Bailey;
Track 2 trad. collected by Maud Karpeles;
Track 3 trad. collected by Vance Randolph, publ. in Ozark Folksongs;
Track 4 trad. collected by Dave Macon;
Track 5 Dave McCarn;
Track 6 Merle Travis;
Track 7 Darling, Bennetts;
Tracks 8-9, 11 Hedy West;
Track 10 Malvina Reynolds;
Track 12 Bob Dylan;
Track 13 words Don West, music Hedy West;
Track 14 Julos Beaucarne, transl. Ingo Weihe, arr. Hedy West;
Track 15 A.L. Lloyd;
Track 16 Wolf Biermann, Hedy West;
Track 17 Phil Ochs

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alistair Banfield who provided me with the record information and cover picture before I found a copy of my own.

> Folk Music > Records > Hedy West, Ian Manuel: Matching Ballads of the British Isles and America

Hedy West, Ian Manuel: Matching Ballads of the British Isles and America

Matching Ballads of the British Isles and America
Hedy West, Ian Manuel

Topic Records 12T208 (LP, UK, never issued)

> Folk > Records > Hedy West: Ballads & Songs from the Appalachians

Hedy West: Ballads & Songs from the Appalachians

Ballads & Songs from the Appalachians (Fellside FECD241)

Ballads & Songs from the Appalachians
Hedy West (1938-2005)

Fellside Recordings FECD241 (2 CD, UK, August 1, 2011)

This is a reissue of Hedy West's three Topic Records albums.

Musicians

Hedy West, vocals, 5-string banjo

Tracks

CD 1CD 2
  1. Gambling Man (Roud 498) (2.56)
  2. Fair Rosamund (Roud 3729) (1.34)
  3. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84) (5.25)
  4. Old Joe Clark (Roud 3594) (3.00)
  5. The Coal Miner's Child (Roud 457) (1.41)
  6. The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (Roud 117; Child 277) (2.36)
  7. Brother Ephus (2.16)
  8. Polly (Roud 195; Laws O14) (1.35)
  9. The Davison-Wilder Blues (3.53)
  10. Lament for Barney Graham (1.17)
  11. The Rich Irish Lady (Roud 180; Child 295; Laws P9) (3.03)
  12. Shut Up in the Mines at Coal Creek (Roud 844; Laws G9) (1.28)
  13. The Wife of Usher's Well (Roud 196; Child 79) (3.48)
  14. The House Carpenter (Roud 14; Child 243) (3.02)
  15. Pretty Saro (Roud 417) (3.37)
  16. Old Smokey (Roud 414) (1.24)
  17. Blow Ye Gentle Winds (Roud 1422) (2.16)
  18. My Soul's Full of Glory (2.38)
  19. Promised Land (Roud 11897) (0.52)
  20. Over There (Roud 4455) (0.59)
  21. Little Matty Groves (Roud 52; Child 81) (5.34)
  1. Rake and Rambling Boy (Roud 490; Laws L12) (1.45)
  2. Joe Bowers (Roud 2806; Laws B14) (2.37)
  3. Whistle Daughter, Whistle (Roud 1570) (0.50)
  4. I'm an Old Bachelor (1.38)
  5. Johnny Sands (Roud 183; Laws Q2) (1.18)
  6. My Good Old Man (Roud 240) (2.21)
  7. Frankie Silvers (Roud 783; Laws E13) (5.14)
  8. Lee Tharin's Bar Room (The Cowboy's Lament) (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1) (2.59)
  9. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3) (1.56)
  10. The Girl I Left in Danville (Roud 7046) (2.10)
  11. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (1.31)
  12. Beaulampkin (Roud 6; Child 93) (2.42)
  13. Down in Adairsville (1.51)
  14. The Sheffield Apprentice (Roud 399; Laws O39) (3.53)
  15. Lucy Wan (Roud 234; Child 51) (2.07)
  16. Little Sadie (Roud 780; Laws I8) (2.47)
  17. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20) (2.07)
  18. Love Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (3.39)
  19. The Texan Rangers (Roud 480; Laws A8) (2.07)
  20. George Collins (Roud 147; Child 85) (2.34)

Tracks 1-13 are from Old Times & Hard Times;
Tracks 14-29 are from Pretty Saro;
Tracks 30-41 are from Ballads

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Other records with Hedy West

Various Artists, Folk Songs: An Anthology (Topic Sampler No 2), LP, Topic TPS145, 1966

Various Artists, Men at Work (Topic Sampler No. 3), LP, Topic TPS166, 1966

Various Artists, Folk in Focus, LP, Fontana FJL 505, 1968

Various Artists, Welcome to Caffe Lena, LP, Biograph BLP-12046, 1972

Various Artists, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009