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Force of Habit

Force of Habit (Fledg'ling FLED 3007)

Force of Habit
The John Kirkpatrick Band

Fledg'ling Records FLED 3007 (CD, UK, 1996)

Recorded live at the Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire on Tuesday July 11, 1995
and at The Sutton Centre, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire on Sunday October 29, 1995;
Concert sound engineers: John Eeles (Grantham), Mark Greenway (Sutton-in-Ashfield);
Recorded by Ray Williams, assisted by Oliver Knight, Richard Hunt and Chris Wade;
Mixed at Panda Sound by Ray Williams;
Produced and arranged by John Kirkpatrick;
Photography by Saffron Summerfield;
CD package design by Fledg'ling, London

Musicians

John Kirkpatrick, vocals, button accordion, Anglo concertina;
Paul Burgess, vocals, fiddle, recorder, keyboards;
Graeme Taylor, guitar, mandolin, banjo;
Dave Berry, bass guitar, fretless bass, tuba;
Michael Gregory, drums, percussion

Tracks

  1. Pepper in the Brandy / The Sweet-Coloured Linnet (4.28)
  2. The Cheshire Rounds / The Old Lancashire Hornpipe (3.20)
  3. George's Son (4.38)
  4. Medley of Four Morris Tunes: La Mouresque / The Winster Morris Reel / London Pride / Glorishears (6.10)
  5. Menage à Trois (3.43)
  6. White Fryer's Hornpipe / Shreds and Patches (5.08)
  7. Black Against the Snow (5.32)
  8. Blue Balloon (5.20)
  9. Step and Fetch Her (3.29)
  10. Bread and Jam Waltzer / Mr Gubbins' Bicycle (3.22)
  11. Seventeen Come Sunday (5.20)
  12. Oakham Poachers (7.26)
  13. The Gas Almost Works (2.48)
  14. Princess Royal (3.56)
  15. The Swirling Serpent / Beast of Burden (4.10)

All tracks trad. arr. John Kirkpatrick except
Tracks 1, 3, 5, 6b, 7-8, 10, 13, 15 John Kirkpatrick;
Track 11 trad. arr. Tim Hart, Maddy Prior, Rick Kemp, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick