The Iron Muse: A Panorama of Industrial Folk Song
1993 - Topic Records TSCD465 CD
Track list:
The Sandgate Girl's Lament/Elsie Marley - The High Level Ranters
Doon the Waggonway - The High Level Ranters
A Miner's Life - Tommy Gilfellon
The Coal-Owner and the Pitman's Wife - Ewan MacColl [2]
The Trimdon Grange Explosion - Louis Killen [4]
The Blackleg Miners - Louis Killen [1]
The Auchengeich Disaster - Dick Gaughan
Ee Aye, Aa Cud Hew - Ed Pickford
The Durham Lockout - Maureen Craik [6]
Aa'm Glad the Strike's Done - The High Level Ranters
The Weaver's March - The Celebrated Working Man's Band [1]
The Spinner's Song - Ray Fisher [1]
Oh Dear Me - Ewan MacColl [3]
The Doffing Mistress - Anne Briggs [1]
The Little Piecer - Dave Brooks
The Hand-Loom Weaver's Lament - Harry Boardman
The Dundee Lassie - Ray Fisher [1]
Success to the Weavers - The Oldham Tinkers
Fourpence a Day - Ewan MacColl [2]
Up the Raw - Louis Killen [5]
Bonny Woodha' - Dick Gaughan
The Banks of the Dee - Louis Killen
The Row Between the Cages - Bob Davenport [1]
Aw Wish Pay Friday Would Come - Louis Killen [4]
Keep Your Feet Still, Georgie Hinny - Louis Killen [5]
Farewell to the Monty - Louis Killen [1]
Credits
- According to Reinhard Zierke's Mainly Norfolk
website: "Despite the same title, this is not a reissue of the the 1963 LP, but a compilation
with only seven tracks from the name-giving album." The other material comes from other Topic label records released between
1962-1975. See Mainly Norfolk for more information.
- 1 from The Iron Muse: 1963 - Topic 12T86 LP
- 2 from Shuttle and Cage: 1957 Topic 10T13 LP
- 3 from Second Shift: 1958 Topic 10T25 LP
- 4 from The Colliers' Rant: 1962 - Topic TOP75 EP
- 5 from A Northumbrian Garland: 1962 - Topic TOP75 EP
- 6 from Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside: 1965 - Topic 12T122 LP
Sleeve Notes
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