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The Tale of Ale

The Tale of Ale (Free Reed FRRD023/024)

The Tale of Ale
Various Artists

Free Reed Records FRRD 023/024 (2 LP, UK, 1976)
Guimbarda DD-22041/42 (2 LP, Spain, 1976?)

 The Tale of Ale (Guimbarda DD-22041/42)
The Tale of Ale (Free Reed FRCD 23)

Free Reed Records FRCD 23 (CD, UK, 1993)
Free Reed Records FRRR 04 (CD, UK, 2007)

 The Tale of Ale (Free Reed FRRR 04)

Compiled and arranged by Vic Gammon;
Produced and Engineered by Nic Kinsey;
Sleeve designed by Sue Dransfield;
Front sleeve photograph reproduced by permission of Beamish Open Air Museum, Beamish Hall, Stanley, Co. Durham

Musicians

Songs: Peter Bellamy, Robin Dransfield, John Foreman, Vic Gammon, Pam Gilder, Roy Harris, Oriana, Eddie Upton, Peter Wood;
Music: Musica Inebrieta, Barry Dransfield, The Pump and Pluck Band, Geoff Hedger;
Readings: William Rushton, Joby Blanshard, Michael Smee

The Pump and Pluck Band:
Will Duke, Anglo concertina, bandoneon, mouth organ;
Ian Russell, tenor banjo, trombone;
Vic Gammon, melodeon, baritone English concertina, banjo;
Sheila Magill, bass English concertina, percussion;
Tony Pepler, percussion, also helped on some tracks.
Choruses: Pam Gilder, Eddie Upton, Vic Gammon, Ian Russell

Musica Inebrieta:
Keith Phillips, fiddle;
Kathryn Cox, recorders;
Vic Gammon, cittern, bouzouki;
Rory Forsyth, bassoon;
Tony Pepler, percussion

Oriana:
Penny Maxwell, David Maxwell, John Mingay, vocals

Tracks

Double LP Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. [EU, PG & MI] Bring Us in Good Ale (2.04)
  2. [JB, MS] Andrew Boorde on Ale (0.47)
  3. [O] Come Drink to Me (0.00)
  4. [RD & MI] Jolly Good Ale and Old (3.03)
  5. [WR] He That Buys Land (0.21)
  6. [PW & MI] The Merry Fellows (3.04)
  7. [PB & MI] Soldiers Three (2.05)
  8. [O] Tapster, Drinker (0.47)
  9. [JB] The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng (2.28)
  10. [EU & MI] A Knotte of Good Fellows (0.00)
  11. [JB, MS] Andrew Boorde on Beer (0.33)
  12. [JF & MI] London's Ordinary (3.24)
  13. [JB, MS, MR] Epitaph (0.23)
  14. [O] Of Honest Malt Liquor (0.50)
  1. [PW & MI] The Malt's Come Down (0.51)
  2. [MS, JB] Stubbes on Drunkenness (2.30)
  3. [RD, BD] Good Ale for My Money (3.53)
  4. [EU & MI] The Excise Ballad (2.51)
  5. [WR, MS] The Porter Scene from MacBeth (1.44)
  6. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Peas, Beans, Oats and the Barley (0.49)
  7. [PW] The Pleasant Ballad of John Barleycorn (0.00)
  8. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Now Harvest Is Over (0.50)
  9. [PPB] The British Toper (1.16)
Side 3Side 4
  1. [RH & PPB] Nottingham Ale (3.47)
  2. [WR] Bickerdyke on Temperance (0.51)
  3. [O] O Ale Ab Alendo (1.16)
  4. [VC & PPB] John Barleycorn (3.26)
  5. [PW, IR, VG] Ye Mar'ners All (1.17)
  6. [JB, MS, WR] Epitaph (0.15)
  7. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Poor Tom Is Dead and Gone (0.48)
  8. [EU] There's Comfort in a Drop of Gin (0.00)
  9. [JB, MS] The London Gin Distillery (0.00)
  10. [PG, VG] Don't Go Out Tonight Dear Father (3.21)
  11. [WR] The Drunkard's Looking Glass (2.09)
  12. [RH, GH] Ale, Ale, Glorious Ale (2.38)
  13. [EU & PPB] I Like a Drop of Good Beer (2.17)
  1. [PG, EU, VG & MI] The Carter's Health (0.43)
  2. [RD & PPB] Hey John Barleycorn (2.29)
  3. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Here's a Health to the Mistress (0.55)
  4. [JB] Meux's Porter Vat (1.04)
  5. [JF, VG] A Pot of Porter Oh (2.07)
  6. [EU, VG & PPB] I've Been to France / Here's a Health unto Our Master (1.00)
  7. [RH & PPB] The Man That Waters the Worker's Beer (2.30)
  8. [PB & PPB] October Brew (0.59)
  9. [PG & PPB] John Appleby (2.48)
  10. [JB, MS, WR] Epitaph (0.16)
  11. [JF] Charley Mopps (2.13)
  12. [EU, VG & PPB] This Is Our Mistress' Health (1.00)
  13. [VG & PPB] Michael Blann's Drinking Song (3.07)
  14. [MI] The British Toper (1.29)

CD Tracks

The CD left out a few tracks due to space restrictions.

  1. [EU, PG & MI] Bring Us in Good Ale (2.04)
  2. [JB, MS] Andrew Boorde on Ale (0.47)
  3. [RD & MI] Jolly Good Ale and Old (3.03)
  4. [WR] He That Buys Land (0.21)
  5. [PW & MI] The Merry Fellows (3.04)
  6. [PB & MI] Soldiers Three (2.05)
  7. [O] Tapster, Drinker (0.47)
  8. [JB] The Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng (2.28)
  9. [JB, MS] Andrew Boorde on Beer (0.33)
  10. [JF & MI] London's Ordinary (3.24)
  11. [JB, MS, MR] Epitaph (0.23)
  12. [O] Of Honest Malt Liquor (0.50)
  13. [PW & MI] The Malt's Come Down (0.51)
  14. [MS, JB] Stubbes on Drunkenness (2.30)
  15. [RD, BD] Good Ale for My Money (3.53)
  16. [EU & MI] The Excise Ballad (2.51)
  17. [WR, MS] The Porter Scene from MacBeth (1.44)
  18. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Peas, Beans, Oats and the Barley (0.49)
  19. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Now Harvest Is Over (0.50)
  20. [PPB] The British Toper (1.16)
  21. [RH & PPB] Nottingham Ale (3.47)
  22. [WR] Bickerdyke on Temperance (0.51)
  23. [O] O Ale Ab Alendo (1.16)
  24. [VC & PPB] John Barleycorn (3.26)
  1. [PW, IR, VG] Ye Mar'ners All (1.17)
  2. [JB, MS, WR] Epitaph (0.15)
  3. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Poor Tom Is Dead and Gone (0.48)
  4. [PG, VG] Don't Go Out Tonight Dear Father (3.21)
  5. [WR] The Drunkard's Looking Glass (2.09)
  6. [RH, GH] Ale, Ale, Glorious Ale (2.38)
  7. [EU & PPB] I Like a Drop of Good Beer (2.17)
  8. [PG, EU, VG & MI] The Carter's Health (0.43)
  9. [RD & PPB] Hey John Barleycorn (2.29)
  10. [PG, EU, VG & MI] Here's a Health to the Mistress (0.55)
  11. [JB] Meux's Porter Vat (1.04)
  12. [JF, VG] A Pot of Porter Oh (2.07)
  13. [EU, VG & PPB] I've Been to France / Here's a Health unto Our Master (1.00)
  14. [RH & PPB] The Man That Waters the Worker's Beer (2.30)
  15. [PB & PPB] October Brew (0.59)
  16. [PG & PPB] John Appleby (2.48)
  17. [JB, MS, WR] Epitaph (0.16)
  18. [JF] Charley Mopps (2.13)
  19. [EU, VG & PPB] This Is Our Mistress' Health (1.00)
  20. [VG & PPB] Michael Blann's Drinking Song (3.07)
  21. [MI] The British Toper (1.29)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Alistair Banfield for the picture of the Guimbarda LP.