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Steeleye Span: Bedlam Born

Bedlam Born (Park PRK CD55)

Bedlam Born
Steeleye Span

Park Records PRK CD55 (CD, UK, September 25, 2000)

Recorded at the Warehouse Studios, Oxford
Engineered by Steve Watkins
Mixed by John Etchells (except for Poor Old Soldier mixed by Steve Watkins)
Produced by Steeleye Span
mastered by Denis Blackham at Country Masters
Graphics by Gwen Morgan at Riverline
Album co-ordination John Dagnell at Park Records

A first comment on the CD some time before its release by Tom Nelligan on the Fairport Convention mailing list: “I ran into [Dave Mattacks] earlier this week at a local gig and he talked a bit about the recent Steeleye recording session. He said it's going to be Steeleye's best album in years, or words to that effect, and had a lot of complements for Gay Woods' singing. I'll allow him a little hyperbole!”

Musicians

Gay Woods, vocals, bodhrán;
Bob Johnson, vocals, acoustic & electric guitar;
Peter Knight, vocals, keyboards and violin;
Tim Harries, bass & electric guitars, keyboards, vocals;
with Dave Mattacks, drums and percussion

Note: Bob Johnson left Steeleye after recording this album and was replaced by Rick Kemp, at least for the following US & UK tours.

Tracks

  1. Well Done Liar! (Roud 473) (4.35)
  2. Who Told the Butcher? (2.58)
  3. John of Ditchford (3.43)
  4. I See His Blood upon the Rose (4.58)
  5. Black Swan (1.50)
  6. The Beggar (3.00)
  7. Poor Old Soldier (2.20)
  8. Arbour (1.26)
  9. There Was a Wealthy Merchant (Roud 548; Law M19) (4.58)
  10. Beyond the Dreaming Place (3.04)
  11. We Poor Labouring Men (Roud 1394) (5.05)
  12. The Connemara Cradle Song (5.38)
  13. Stephen (4.25)
  14. The White Cliffs of Dover (3.06)