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Ballad of the Black Country

Ballad of the Black Country (Broadside BRO 116)

Ballad of the Black Country
Jon Raven

Broadside Records BRO 116 (LP, UK, 1975)
Broadside Records KBRO 116 (CD, UK, 19xx)

 Ballad of the Black Country (Broadside KBRO 116)

Musicians

Jon Raven, vocals, guitar, dulcimer;
Dave Oxley, fiddle, bowed psaltery;
John Kirkpatrick, concertina, melodeon, accordion;
Mike Billington, whistle, bodhrán, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. John Hobbs
  2. Nine Times a Night
  3. All Bells in Paradise
  4. Brave Collier Lads
  5. John Wilkinson
  6. Wedgebury Cocking
  7. The Funny Rigs of Good and Tender Hearted Masters
  8. The Tommy Note
  1. The Nailmakers' Strike
  2. The Jews They Crucified Him
  3. The Brave Dudley Boys
  4. Clemency, Souling, Gooding
  5. The Oxford and Hampton Railway
  6. Perry's Croft Bull Bait
  7. The Song of the Staffordshire Men

All tracks trad. arr. Jon Raven except
Track 4 trad. arr. Michael Raven;
Track 6 trad. arr. Jon and Michael Raven