Sweet Wivelsfield Explained

Sweet Wivelsfield
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Martin Carthy
Cover:	File:Sweet Wivelsfield (Martin Carthy album).jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	1974
Studio:	Sound Techniques, London
Genre:	Folk
Length:	42:09
Label:	Topic
Producer:	Ashley Hutchings
Prev Title:	Shearwater
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Crown of Horn
Next Year:	1976

Sweet Wivelsfield is an album by Martin Carthy, released in 1974. It was re-issued by Topic Records on LP in 1981 and on CD in 1996.^[1]

It is the first of a trilogy of Martin Carthy albums which were produced by Fairport Convention founder and former Steeleye Span bandmate Ashley Hutchings. Both had played on an electric version of the song "Skewbald" on Steeleye Span's 1971 album Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again.^[2]

Track listing

All songs are Traditional and were arranged by Martin Carthy

1. "Shepherd O Shepherd" – 3:23
2. "Billy Boy" – 2:52
3. "Three Jolly Sneaksmen" – 4:15
4. "Trimdon Grange" – 6:25
5. "All of a Row" – 2:38
6. "Skewbald" – 3:39
7. "Mary Neal" – 3:59
8. "King Henry" – 6:21
9. "John Barleycorn" – 2:21
10. "The Cottage in the Wood" – 6:13

Personnel

• Martin Carthy – vocals, acoustic guitar (1-6,8,10)

Technical

• Ashley Hutchings – production
• Jerry Boys - engineer
• Keith Morris - photography
• Keith Davis - cover illustration

External links

• https://mainlynorfolk.info/martin.carthy/records/sweetwivelsfield.html

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martin Carthy: Sweet Wivelsfield.
2. Web site: Steeleye Span: Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again.