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Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man

Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man

Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man
Waterson:Carthy with The Devil's Interval

Topic Records TSCD562 (CD, UK, October 30, 2006)

Recorded at Panda Sound, Robin Hood's Bay and Woodman Studios, Elland by Oliver Knight;
Produced by Oliver Knight;
Executive Producer: Tony Engle;
Photographs of Waterson:Carthy by Tom Howard;
Photographs of Devil's Interval by David Angel;
Oak photographs and design by John Haxby

Musicians

Waterson:Carthy:
Norma Waterson, vocals, triangle;
Eliza Carthy, vocals, fiddle, mandolin;
Martin Carthy, vocals, guitar;
Tim van Eyken, vocals, melodeons;

The Devil's Interval:
Jim Causley, vocals;
Lauren McCormick, vocals;
Emily Portman, vocals

with
Martin Brinsford, percussion;
Alice Kinloch, trombone, tuba;
Tom Allan, trumpets;
Oliver Knight, cello

Tracks

  1. New Year Carol / Residue (2.57)
  2. Sugar Wassail (2.12)
  3. St George (2.50)
  4. May Song (Roud 305) (2.44)
  5. Christ Made a Trance (Roud 2112) (2.33)
  6. The Falling Tear (2.24)
  7. Cherry Tree Carol (Roud 453; Child 54) (4.20)
  8. Reaphook and Sickle (Roud 1375) (2.48)
  9. Jack Frost (4.33)
  10. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Roud 936) (5.17)
  11. On Christmas Day It Happened So (Roud 1078) (2.43)
  12. Time to Remember the Poor (Roud 1121) (4.40)
  13. Jacobstowe Wassail (2.50)
  14. Awake Awake (Roud 22620) (4.06)
  15. Diadem (Roud 17726) (3.28)
  16. Jolly Old Hawk (Roud 1048) (2.51)
  17. Gloryland (3.40)

All tracks trad. arr. Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Tim van Eyken, Norma Waterson pub Topic Records Ltd except
Track 3 John Kirkpatrick pub Free Reed Music;
Track 5 trad. arr. Martin Carthy pub Topic Records Ltd;
Track 6 William Billings arr. Eliza Carthy pub Topic Records Ltd;
Track 7 trad. arr. Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy pub Topic Records Ltd;
Track 9 Mike Waterson pub Topic Records Ltd;
Track 11 trad. arr. Martin Carthy, Tim van Eyken pub Topic Records Ltd;
Track 17 tune Eliza Carthy, words trad. arr. Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Tim van Eyken, Norma Waterson pub Topic Records Ltd;
Brass arrangements 8, 13, 15 Alice Kinloch; 16 Alice Kinloch, Tom Allan; 1, 4, 11 Tim van Eyken