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Shirley & Dolly Collins: The Harvest Years

The Harvest Years (EMI 2 28404 2)

The Harvest Years
Shirley & Dolly Collins

EMI 2 28404 2 (2 CD, UK, August 4, 2008)

This is a compilation of the three EMI/Harvest LPs Anthems in Eden, Amaranth, and Love, Death & the Lady plus two tracks from Ashley Hutchings and Albion Dance Band albums. There are no new or unknown tracks on it.

Musicians

See the original albums.

Tracks

CD 1CD 2
  1. A Song Story (Medley)
    1. A Beginning (2.00)
    2. A Meeting: Searching for Lambs (2.47)
    3. A Courtship: The Wedding Song (4.03)
    4. A Denying: The Blacksmith (3.57)
    5. A Forsaking: Our Captain Cried All Hands (2.52)
    6. A Dream: Lowlands (2.35)
    7. A Leavetaking: Pleasant & Delightful (5.14)
    8. An Awakening: Whitsun Dance (2.48)
    9. A New Beginning: Staines Morris (1.54)
  1. Rambleaway (4.23)
  2. Ca 'the Ewes (3.28)
  3. God Dog (3.25)
  4. Bonny Cuckoo (1.56)
  5. Nellie the Milkmaid (2.42)
  6. Gathering Rushes in the Month of May (3.31)
  7. Gower Wassail (2.52)
  8. Sailor from Dover (3.20)
  9. Young John (6.24)
  10. Short Jacket and White Trousers (2.59)
  11. The Bold Fisherman (4.40)
  1. Death and the Lady (4.08)
  2. Glenlogie (3.48)
  3. The Oxford Girl (2.00)
  4. Are You Going to Leave Me? (2.54)
  5. The Outlandish Knight (5.05)
  6. Go from My Window (2.35)
  7. Young Girl Cut Down in Her Prime (3.42)
  8. Geordie (4.59)
  9. Salisbury Plain (2.40)
  10. Fair Maid of Islington (2.18)
  11. Six Dukes (2.30)
  12. Polly on the Shore (3.10)
  13. Plains of Waterloo (8.04)
  14. Fare Thee Well, My Dearest Dear (3.27)
  15. C'est La Fin / Pour Mon Cuer (2.16)
  16. Bonny Kate (3.25)
  17. Adieu to All Judges and Juries (3.10)
  18. Edi Beo Thu, Hevene Quene (3.43)
  19. Black Joker / Black, White, Yellow and Green (3.23)
  20. Ashley Hutchings: The Gallant Hussar (3.17)
  21. The Albion Dance Band: Hopping Down in Kent (2.47)

Tracks 1-16 from Anthems in Eden;
Tracks 17-20 from the Love, Death & the Lady recording sessions;
Tracks 21-33 from Love, Death & the Lady;
Tracks 34-39 from Amaranth;
Track 40 from Ashley Hutchings et al.: Son of Morris On;
Track 41 from The Albion Dance Band: The Prospect Before Us

All tracks trad. arr. Shirley & Dolly Collins except
Track 8 trad. arr. Shirley & Dolly Collins, lyrics Austin John Marshall;
Track 11 trad. Robert Burns / arr. Shirley & Dolly Collins;
Track 12 Robin Williamson;
Tracks 18, 22 words trad. arr. Shirley & Dolly Collins, tune Shirley Collins;
Track 20 trad. arr. Bob Copper;
Track 26, 32 trad. arr. Shirley Collins, Peter Wood;
Tracks 34, 36, 39 trad. arr. Shirley Collins;
Tracks 35, 38 anon. arr. Shirley Collins / John Sothcott;
Track 37 trad. arr. Shirley Collins / John Rodd