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No Songs

No Songs (Fontana TE 17490)

No Songs
Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick

Fontana TE 17490 (mono EP, UK, 1967)

This EP has never been re-released on CD completely, but at least Grey Daylight / Jenny's Chickens, The Banks and The Irish Washerwoman / The Ash Plant are available on their compilation CD Selections.

Musicians

Martin Carthy, guitar;
Dave Swarbrick, violin, mandolin

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Gillen's Apples / Snug in the Blanket (2.02)
  2. Grey Daylight / Jenny's Chickens (1.41)
  3. The Banks (2.06)
  1. The Bee's Wing (2.04)
  2. The Irish Washerwoman / The Ash Plant (2.54)
  3. Bonny Kate / Reconciliation (2.22)

All tracks trad. arr. Martin Carthy / Dave Swarbrick pub Sparta Florida Music Group

Sleeve Notes by Terry Brown

I wanted Martin to write these sleeve notes, so when he came into my office the other day I sat him down with a piece of paper and said: “Write!” I wandered off for about an hour to complete various jobs - on my return I found Martin staring glumly at the piece of paper on which he had written ...

It seemed like a good idea at the time

... that was all!

I'm convinced it still is a good idea; and so will you when you listen to this unusual instrumental offering by Martin and Dave.