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Ray Hearne: Broad Street Ballads

Broad Street Ballads (No Masters NMCD17)

Broad Street Ballads
Ray Hearne

No Masters Co-operative NMCD17 (CD, UK, 2001)

Recorded and mixed at Sight and Sound, Oisin and No Masters Studio, 1998-2000;
Arrangements and production: Jim Boyes, Steáfán Hannigan, John Tams, Ray Hearne;
Engineered by Andy Seward, Alan Cockayne, Dean Jordan, Steáfán Hannigan, and Jim Boyes;
Photographs by Val Carman and Jim Boyes;
Sleeve design by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Ray Hearne, vocals [1-12], backing vocals [12], acoustic guitar [1-6, 8-12];
Sam Smith, electric guitar [1];
Barry Coope, keyboards [1], backing vocals [2];
Steáfán Hannigan, Uillean pipes [1-2, 6, 8];
Luke Daniels, accordion [1, 6], melodeon [8];
Mark Griffiths, bass [1-2, 8];
Mike Cosgrave, keyboards [2, 4], piano [2, 10], vibraphone [10];
Guy Fletcher, drums [2];
Jim Boyes, backing vocals [2];
Jo Freya, backing vocals [2, 4, 9, 12];
Maartin Allcock, bass [4, 6, 9-10, 12];
Saskia Tompkins, violin [6];
Tim Garland, tenor saxophone [8, 10];
Ben Clark, tabla [9], drums [10];
Faye Rochelle, backing vocals [12]

Tracks

  1. The Merry Muses of the Minstrel Man (5.20)
  2. Calling Joe Hill (4.18)
  3. Rother Sing a Don Song (3.34)
  4. Along the Don Water (4.49)
  5. Valley of Virtue (4.03)
  6. Mild Imaginings (6.43)
  7. Yorkshire Colliery (4.10)
  8. The Last of the Alley Gaters (5.35)
  9. Harry Appleblossom (5.23)
  10. Dark Disbelief (4.32)
  11. The Balladmaker's Apprentice (4.05)
  12. Thurnscoe Rain (5.54)

All tracks written by Ray Hearne

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Ray Hearne: The Wrong Sunshine

The Wrong Sunshine (No Masters NMCD31)

The Wrong Sunshine
Ray Hearne

No Masters Co-operative NMCD31 (CD, UK, 2009)

Recorded in Armley, Leeds, March 2008-June 2009;
Produced and engineered by Neil Ferguson;
Photography by Cayes Orr;
Design by Boff Whalley

Musicians

Ray Hearne, vocals, guitar;
Ciaran Boyle, bodhrán;
Chris Sherburn, concertina;
Jo Freya, whistle, backing vocals;
Jude Abbott, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, backing vocals;
Neil Ferguson, bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, backing vocals;
Coope Boyes & Simpson, backing vocals;
The No Masters Choir, backing vocals

Tracks

  1. Manver Island Bound (4.05)
  2. The Long Song Line (3.49)
  3. Baghdadh-on-Dearne (5.02)
  4. Song for David (3.54)
  5. The Melting Shop Chaps (6.03)
  6. The Navvy Boys (3.52)
  7. Things to Say (3.53)
  8. March of the Daffodils (5.35)
  9. Pudding Burner (3.59)
  10. Young and Easy (3.57)
  11. Point the Finger at the Emperor (3.16)
  12. Well (3.54)
  13. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (3.38)
  14. The Fields of Foggydew (5.31)
  15. The Collier's Elegy (4.17)

All tracks written by Ray Hearne