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Tam Lin

Tam Lin

Tam Lin
Frankie Armstrong, Brian Pearson, Blowzabella, Jon Gillaspie

Plant Life PLR063 (LP, UK, 1984)

Recorded at Ideal Sound Recorders, London;
Musical arrangements by Jon Gillaspie;
Engineer: Charles Gray;
Artwork and design: Janina Lech

Musicians

Frankie Armstrong, vocals [1a, 4b, 5, 8, 10-12], backing vocals [2-3, 6];
Brian Pearson, vocals [2-3, 6-7, 9-10, 12], backing vocals [2];

Blowzabella:
Dave Armitage, bassoon, baroque bassoon, backing vocals;
Paul James, sopranino & soprano rauschpfeifen, Flemish bagpipes, alto, tenor & bass renaissance recorders, soprano saxophone, string drum, tapan, backing vocals;
Dave Roberts, melodeon, side drum, backing vocals;
Dave Shepherd, fiddle, viola d'amore, lyra da braccio;
Cliff Stapleton, hurdy-gurdy, alto renaissance recorder;
Jon Swayne, B-flat and E-flat whistles, alto, tenor & bass renaissance recorders, musette, soprano saxophone, Flemish bagpipes, Macedonian bagpipes, soprano shawm, bombarde, piano, tapan, backing vocals;

Jon Gillaspie, piano, harmonium, bassoon, soprano & alto baroque recorders, bass renaissance recorder, clavinet, synthesisers, vocoder, syn-drums, drums, percussion, backing vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Tam Lin (9.02) / Fanfare: Tam Lin (0.40)
  2. The Four Seasons / Danse du Printemps (3.13)
  3. Lady Margaret (2.02)
  4. Andante from the “Vilnius Suite” / Christmas Lady / Menschenverächter-Tango (4.09)
  5. Song of the Second Serving Maid (7.02)
  1. The Ride (3.17)
  2. In the Garden (3.08)
  3. Owl (1.08)
  4. The Queen of Air and Darkness (4.28)
  5. Holding Song (2.46)
  6. Parting (3.07)
  7. Earth, Air, Fire, Water (3.13)

Track 1a trad. arr. Frankie Armstrong;
Track 1b trad. arr. Paul James, Dave Shepherd;
Tracks 2a, 6, 8, 11 Brian Pearson;
Track 2b Cliff Stapleton;
Tracks 3, 4b, 12 Frankie Armstrong, Brian Pearson;
Tracks 4a, 4c Jon Gillaspie;
Tracks 5, 10 Frankie Armstrong;
Track 7 music trad. arr. Jon Gillaspie, Paul James; words Brian Pearson;
Track 9 music trad. arr. Jon Swayne; words Brian Pearson