From the Beggar's Mantle...Fringed with Gold explained

From the Beggars Mantle...Fringed with Gold
Type:	studio
Artist:	Barbara Dickson
Cover:	From the Beggar's Mantle.jpg
Released:	1972
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	Decca, London
Genre:	Pop, MOR
Length:	33:15
Label:	Decca
Producer:	Ray Horricks
Prev Title:	Do Right Woman
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	Answer Me
Next Year:	1976

From the Beggar's Mantle ... Fringed with Gold is an album by Barbara Dickson.

"The Morning Lies Heavy on Me" by Allan Taylor is a soldier's farewell to his family. Dickson had met the folk singer Daisy Chapman (1912 - 1979) in 1968, and had learned "The Orange and the Blue" directly from her. It is a longer version of the song "All Around My Hat". "Lord Thomas of Winesberry and the King's Daughter" is sustained for 6 minutes with simple fiddle and guitar accompaniment. The album was recorded in 1971 and released on vinyl in 1972. It was re-released in 2006 on CD with Do Right Woman.^[1]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Witch of the Westmorland" (Archie Fisher) (4:08)
2. "If I Never, Ever Saw You Again" (Archie Fisher) (3:03)
3. "Recruited Collier" (Traditional) (2:35)
4. "The Morning Lies Heavy On Me" (Allan Taylor) (3:10)
5. "Fine Flowers in the Valley" (Traditional) (3:01)

Side Two

1. "Lord Thomas of Winesberry and the King's Daughter" (Traditional; arranged by Archie Fisher) (6:02)
2. "The Climb" (Archie Fisher) (3:16)
3. "The Orange and the Blue" (Traditional) (3:38)
4. "Winter's Song" (Alan Hull) (4:32)

Personnel

• Barbara Dickson - vocals
• Nic Jones - fiddle, guitar
• Archie Fisher - guitar, concertina
• Daryl Runswick - bass, piano
• Bill DeMont - cello

Technical

• Derek Varnals - engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barbara Dickson site - album information . 24 November 2008 . 17 May 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517040917/http://www.barbaradickson.net/from_the_beggars_mantle.html . dead .