Blow The Man Down
1993 - Topic TSCD464 CD
Track List:
The Wild Goose - Louis Killen & Group
Lovely Nancy - Ian Campbell
The Black Ball Line - Ewan MacColl & Chorus [1] [2]
The Nightingale - Cyril Tawney
Blow the Man Down - Harry H. Corbett [1] [4]
Heave Away My Johnny - Louis Killen & Group
The Lofty Tall Ship - Sam Larner [1] [4]
Row Bullies Row - Ian Campbell & Group
The Flying Cloud - Louis Killen [1] [3]
The Fireship - Cyril Tawney
Tom's Gone to Hilo - Bob Davenport & Group
The Greenland Whale Fishery - The Watersons [1] [4]
The Ship in Distress - Louis Killen
Lowlands Low - Ian Campbell & Group
Cod Banging - Bob Hart [1] [4]
One Morning in Spring - Cyril Tawney
Hilo Johnny Brown - Louis Killen & Group
The Bonny Ship the "Diamond" - All [1] [4]
The Bold Princess Royal - Louis Killen
Billy Boy - Bob Davenport
Windy Old Weather - Bob Roberts [1] [4]
The Bold Benjamin - Cyril Tawney
The Hog-Eye Man - Ian Campbell & Group
Good Bye, Fare Thee Well - Louis Killen & Group
Credits
Additional Musicians:
Redd Sullivan: Chorus
Louis Killen: Concertina
Martin Carthy: Mandolin
Alf Edwards: Concertina
Dave Swarbrick: Fiddle
Main vocals noted above
Compiled and produced by Tony Engle
Design by Tony Engle
- All previously released tracks … as follows:
- 1 Farewell Nancy: 1964 - Topic 12T110 LP — Most tracks are from are from "Farewell Nancy" unless otherwise noted.
- 2 from The Black Ball Line: 1957 - Topic T7 & 8T7 LP [8"] — A.L. Lloyd & Ewan MacColl
- 3 from Ballads And Broadsides: 1964 - Topic 12T126 LP — Louis Killen
- 4 See Mainly Norfolk for more information on the other tracks included in this recording …
Sleeve Notes
This album is drawn from the vaults of Topic Records, Britain's oldest record label recording folk music. The body of the album is drawn from the landmark 1964 release Farewell Nancy, but with the longer playing time afforded by the compact disc format, extra tracks have been added to produce this definitive collection. The singers on that original record were among the best of the time, and their skill is undiminished. To these recordings have been added performances of a similarly high standard, not only from the folk-song singers of the time, but also from traditional folk singers Sam Larner, Bob Roberts and Bob Hart. All three have not only worked at sea for a large part of their lives, and, therefore, know these songs from their own experience, but have also been recognised as outstanding carriers of the singing tradition in England.