The Voice of the People[1] is an anthology of folk songs produced by Topic Records containing recordings of traditional singers and musicians from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
The series was first issued in 1998 as 20 CDs, compiled by Dr Reg Hall,[2] a visiting fellow at Sussex University. A second series was issued in 2012 consisting of four volumes (7 CDs) compiled by Shirley Collins, Steve Roud and Rod Stradling.A third series was issued in 2013 comprising 4 albums (6 CDs and 1 DVD) of field recordings recorded by Peter Kennedy and selected by Dr Reg Hall. A fourth series was released in 2016 with two albums of three CDs each chronicling the music of the 'London-Irish' from the 1950s to the present day.
The traditional singers and musicians were celebrities within their own community but the majority were unknown to the world at large until the 1950s and 60s when collectors arrived with portable tape recorders. A few of them recorded enough material for an entire album. Most are known for a couple of songs. A few scraps of biographical notes are given in booklets that accompany the discs. Every one of them led working-class lives. Volumes 9 and 19 are collections of instrumentals. In a few cases the singers used song books or ballad sheets to supplement their repertoire, but in most cases their versions are from oral tradition. This collection is the UK equivalent of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.
Brian Peters wrote in Roots World as "the crème de la crème of Britain's traditional singers and musicians".[3] Veteran Records said it was "the greatest set of CDs of English, Irish and Scottish singing and music ever produced."[4]
The album is listed in the accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as one of their classic records[5] with Creeping Jane from volume 8 as the tenth track on the first CD and The Nut Dance from volume 16 as the first track on the second CD.
The titles detailed below are those used by the singers although there are often other titles for the songs so the links may go to a different title. The references in parentheses for songs are from the three major numbering schemes for folk songs, the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballad Numbers originating from Francis James Child and the Laws Numbers from the George Malcolm Laws numbering system.
The tune tracks are 6 with fiddle and piano, 9 bagpipes and track 15 accordion. All the other tracks are songs unaccompanied except track 5 accompanied by banjo and tracks 13 and 18 by banjo and fiddle.
Track 7 is a Morris dance tune with fiddle and vocals and track 25 is a dance tune on melodeons. All the remaining tracks are unaccompanied voice except track 9 accompanied by accordion, track 17 accompanied by fiddle and piano-accordion and track 21 accompanied by piano-accordion.
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herrings' Head (Roud 128) | John Doughty | 3:12 | ||
| 2 | Burke's Engine(Roud 9228) | Tommy McGrath | 3:38 | ||
| 3 | Untitled Scottische | Scan Tester | concertina | 2:07 | |
| 4 | You Canna Put It On to Sandy(Roud 5143) | 2:28 | |||
| 5 | Ladybower's/The Sister(Reels) | Rose Murphy | fiddle | 3:19 | |
| 6 | Three Sons of Rogues(Roud 130) | George “Pop” Maynard | 1:40 | ||
| 7 | Young Bob Riley(Roud 753) | Mary Ann Carolan | 1:52 | ||
| 8 | Uncle George's Hornpipe/Tommy Roberts’ Hornpipe | Bob Cann | melodeon | 3:46 | |
| 9 | The Ball o’ Kerrimeer(Roud 4828) | John MacDonald | 2:13 | ||
| 10 | Widdlecombe Fair(Roud 666) | Tom Brown | 3:19 | ||
| 11 | Oh, The Hampshires Do Like Duff(Regimental March) | Sam Bond | mouth organ | 1:02 | |
| 12 | A Nice Piece Of Irish Pig's Head(Roud 12932) | Maurice | 2:19 | ||
| 13 | Glendarel Highlanders(6/8 march)/Kenmure's On and Awa’(6/8 march)/Lovat Scouts(2/4 march)/Monymusk(Highland fling) | Curley McKay & Willie Kemp | piano accordion, vocals & trumpet | 3:20 | |
| 14 | Clinking O'er The Lea(Roud 118; Child 279) | Maggie Murphy | 3:18 | ||
| 15 | The Derby Ram(Roud 126) | Sid Steer | 3:01 | ||
| 16 | Old King Cole(Roud 1164) | with chorus | 2:36 | ||
| 17 | Live performance – Bampton Bill | Bampton Morris with Jinky Wells | fiddle & voice | 2:36 | |
| 18 | Down the Road(Roud 15128) | Fred Jordan | 3:42 | ||
| 19 | The Rosin Box(Roud 2501) | John Reilly | 1:47 | ||
| 20 | The Stack of Barley(hornpipe) | Ellen O’Dywer | concertina | 1:28 | |
| 21 | Most Beautiful Leg of the Mallard(Roud 1517) | Henry Michelmore | 3:02 | ||
| 22 | The Keyhole in the Door(Roud 2099) | Jim Wilson | with chorus | 3:02 | |
| 23 | The Blue Meadow(Reel) | Paddy Breen | tin whistle | 2:45 | |
| 24 | The Varsoviana(original tune)The Varsoviana(later tune) | Ned Pearson | fiddle & vocals | 2:44 | |
| 25 | The Old Sow(Roud 1737) | Albert Richardson | 2:17 | ||
| 26 | The Cod Fish(Roud 149) | Nora Cleary | 1:49 | ||
| 27 | Stirling Militia(march)/Ruthven House(strathspey/fairy dance(reel) | Will & Ian Powrie | accordion & fiddle | 3:09 | |
| 28 | Up to the Rigs of London Town(Roud 868) | Charlie Wills | 2:26 | ||
| 29 | The Pigeon on the Gate(reel) | Jim & Seamus Donaghue | tin whistle & tambourine | 2:05 |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majuba Hill(Pipe March) | John MacDonald | accordion | 0:50 |
| 2 | A Broadside(Roud 492; Laws N4) | Bob Hart | 2:27 | |
| 3 | The Wild Colonial Boy(Roud 677; Laws L20) | Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman | accompanied by banjo & fiddle | 2:49 |
| 4 | The Wife of the Bold Tenant Farmer(Roud 5164) | Joe Heaney | 3:04 | |
| 5 | MacPherson's Rant(Roud 2160) | Davie Stewart | accompanied by accordion | 6:05 |
| 6 | The Young Horseman(Roud 1185) | Martin Howley | 2:16 | |
| 7 | The Haughs o' Cromdale(Roud 5147) | John MacDonald | accompanied by accordion | 1:20 |
| 8 | The Aghalee Heroes(Roud 6546) | Robert Cinnamond | 2:32 | |
| 9 | Young Jimmy Foyers(Roud 1941) | Sheila Stewart | 2:44 | |
| 10 | A Grand Conversation With Napoleon(Roud 1189) | Tom Costello | 4:49 | |
| 11 | The Glen of Aherlow | Lucy Farr | fiddle | 2:12 |
| 12 | Creeping Jane(Roud 1012; Laws Q23) | Joseph Taylor | 3:02 | |
| 13 | Skibbereen(Roud 2312) | Freddy McKay | 4:31 | |
| 14 | Bloody Waterloo(Roud 622) | Willie Scott | 4:08 | |
| 15 | Down in the Town of Old Bantry(Roud 12938) | Tommy McGrath | 2:01 | |
| 16 | Boulavogue(Roud 2356) | Davie Stewart | accompanied by accordion | 3:45 |
| 17 | Bonaparte's Retreat(set dance) | Bernard O'Sullivan & Tommy McMahon | concertinas | 3:02 |
| 18 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley(Roud 2994) | Sarah Makem | 3:21 | |
| 19 | Hartlake Bridge(Roud 1729) | Jasper Smith | 1:34 | |
| 20 | Morrissey and the Russian Sailor(Roud 2150; Laws H18) | Joe Heaney | 3:49 | |
| 21 | The Bonny Bunch of Roses(Roud 664; Laws J5) | Cyril Poacher | 2:34 | |
| 22 | Calvery(Roud 1148) | May Bradley | 2:26 | |
| 23 | Michael Power(Roud 8141) | Straighty Flanagan | 4:15 | |
| 24 | The Bold Fenian Men(Roud 9266) | Margaret Barry | accompanied by banjo | 4:13 |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Lind(polka) | Scan Tester & Rabbity Baxter | concertina & tambourine | 1:59 |
| 2 | The Flowers Of Edinburgh / Bobbing Around (Morris dance tunes) | Jinky Wells | fiddle & voice | 3:10 |
| 3 | The Yarmouth Breakdown(hornpipe) | Percy Brown | melodeon | 1:08 |
| 4 | The Italian Waltz | Oscar Woods | melodeon | 3:09 |
| 5 | The Boscastle Breakdown (stepdance) | The Boscastle & Tintagel Players | concertinas, cello & stepping | 1:21 |
| 6 | Shepherd's Hey(Morris dance tune) | Jack Hyde | mouth-organ | 1:02 |
| 7 | In And Out The Windows(polka)/ The Monkey Hornpipe | Scan Tester | concertina | 3:08 |
| 8 | Hands Across / The Four-Handed Reel | The Dorset Trio | fiddle, concertina & cello | 2:18 |
| 9 | Woodland Flowers / Uncle Jim's Barndance | Bob Cann | melodeon | 4:07 |
| 10 | Greensleeves(Morris jig tune)/Napoleon's March | Stephen Baldwin | fiddle | 2:51 |
| 11 | Over The Waves / The Cuckoo Waltz | Jimmy Dixon & Ron Whatmore | mouth-organs | 2:10 |
| 12 | Old Mrs Cuddledee | Walter Bulwer | mandolin-banjo | 0:53 |
| 13 | The Egg Hornpipe / The Shipdham Hornpipe / The Sailor's Hornpipe | Walter Bulwer | fiddle | 3:30 |
| 14 | Untitled Polka | Scan Tester & Rabbity Baxter | concertina & tambourine | 2:33 |
| 15 | Johnny's So Long At The Fair(Morris dance tune) | Arnold Woodley | fiddle | 1:56 |
| 16 | Over The Hills To Glory(Country dance) | Bill Kimber | concertina | 2:18 |
| 17 | Untitled Polka/Golden Slippers/Mick's Tune | Font Whatling | melodeon | 2:41 |
| 18 | The Irish Washerwoman / Garyowen / Rory O’More / St Patrick's Day(jigs) | Billy Cooper | dulcimer | 2:27 |
| 19 | The Italian Schottische | The Dorset Trio | fiddle, melodeon & cello | 2:00 |
| 20 | The Gypsy Hornpipe. Untitled Schottische | Stephen Baldwin | fiddle | 2:00 |
| 21 | Untitled Schottische | Scan Tester & Daisy Sherlock | concertina & piano | 1:57 |
| 22 | The Veleta / The Heel And Toe Polka | Percy Brown | melodeon | 3:53 |
| 23 | The Earl Soham Slog. Harkie Nestling's(stepdance tunes) | Fred Whiting | fiddle | 4:13 |
| 24 | The Manchester Hornpipe / Click Go The Shears | Ruth Askew & George Privett | melodeon & spoons | 2:05 |
| 25 | Sheep-Shearing. Untitled Polka | The Dorset Trio | fiddle, concertina & cello | 3:18 |
| 26 | Untitled Polka. Untitled Polka | Oscar Woods | melodeon | 3:18 |
| 27 | The Maid Of The Mill. Bacca Pipes / Jockey To The Fair. (Morris dance tunes) | Bertie Clark | fiddle | 3:44 |
| 28 | Nobody's Darling But Mine / Untitled(waltzes)/Quick- Step Medley | Jimmy Dixon & Ron Whatmore | mouth-organs | 3:24 |
| 29 | Live Performance on the streets of Minehead(The Boat is Tipping Over) | The Sailors’ Hobby Horse | melodeon & two drums | 1:51 |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonny Kate/Jenny's Chickens(reels) | Eddie Corcoran & Séamus Tansey | tin whistle & tambourine | 1:58 | |
| 2 | The Herring(Roud 128) | Mikeen McCarthy | 3:59 | ||
| 3 | The Old Jolly Booger(Roud 19111) | Jack Elliott | with chorus | 2:34 | |
| 4 | MacKenzies's Highlanders/The Inverness Gathering(pipe marches) | Willie Kemp & Curly MacKay | ocarina & piano accordion | 3:25 | |
| 5 | The Leperchaun(Roud 5274) | Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman | banjo & fiddle | 1:50 | |
| 6 | The Derby Miller(The Three Rogues)(Roud 138; Laws Q21) | Jumbo Brightwell | 2:33 | ||
| 7 | Tell Her I Am/Teviot Brig(jigs) | Will Atkinson | mouth organ | 2:00 | |
| 8 | The Hungry Army(Roud 1746) | Walter Pardon | 3:31 | ||
| 9 | Hieland Rory(Roud 5146) | Jimmy McBeath | 1:53 | ||
| 10 | Old Joe, The Boat Is Going Over/Untitled Polka | Percy Brown | melodeon | 3:26 | |
| The Pigeon on the Gate(step dance) | Font Whatling & Wattie Wright | melodeon & step dancing | |||
| 11 | The Barley Grain(Roud 164) | Austin Flanagan | 5:56 | ||
| 12 | The Heel and Toe Polka/The Morpeth Rant(country dance) | Ned Pearson | fiddle | 2:01 | |
| 13 | Sing ivy(Roud 21093) | Charlie Potter | 1:22 | ||
| 14 | I Am a Donkey Driver(Roud 1147) | Harry Upton | 2:04 | ||
| 15 | The Queen of the Fair/The lark in the Morning(jigs) | Michael Grogan | accordion | 3:03 | |
| 16 | The Ball O’ Kerriemeer(Roud 4828) | Willie Kemp & Curly MacKay | accompanied by piano accordion | 3:18 | |
| 17 | The Pigeon at the Gate(step dance)/The next Song in the Program | Albert Smith | Jew's harp & vocals | 3:01 | |
| Tiddlewink Old Man | Jasper Smith | ||||
| Derby Derby | Minty Smith | ||||
| We are the Peckham Boys | Ray Driscoll | ||||
| Yonder Comes the Devil | Joe Jones | ||||
| Old Brown sat in the Rose and Crown | Albert Smith | ||||
| Climbing Up My Old Apple Tree/St. Patrick's Dayjigs | Jasper Smith | ||||
| 18 | Off to California/the Greencastle(hornpipes) | Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson | fiddle, small pipes & mouth organ | 3:12 | |
| 19 | Its Now’t to Do With Me Now(Roud 5315) | Martin Gorman | 1:52 | ||
| 20 | The Four-Hand Reel (a.k.a. The Pigeon at the Gate) | Phil Tanner | 2:34 | ||
| 21 | Johnny McIndoe(Roud 3390) | Jimmy McBeath | 2:26 | ||
| 22 | Old John Wallis(Roud 294) | Bob Brader | 2:05 | ||
| 23 | Ballydesmond/Knocknabowl(Kerry polkas) | Julia Clifford | fiddle | 2:23 | |
| 24 | I Wish There Was No Prisons(Roud 1708) | George Spicer | 1:09 | ||
| 25 | the Inverness Gathering/Dornoch Links(pipe marches) | Donald Davison | mouth organ | 3:27 | |
| 26 | I'm Going to be Mother Today(Roud 8093) | Johnny Doughty | 1:42 | ||
| 27 | A Parody (Roud 12926) | Unidentified & Margaret Barry | accompanied by banjo | 4:07 | |
| 28 | the Soldier's Joy(reel) | Gargan's Athlone Accordion Band | 3:10 |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Nut Dance | The Britannia Coconut Dancers with The Nutters Band | Live Performance | 4:59 |
| 2 | Highland Mary(Morris Dance Tune) | Jinky Wells (of Bampton Morris) | fiddle & voice | 1:45 |
| 3 | The Quaker(Roud 3093) | Bampton Morris | Live Performance | 2:33 |
| 4 | The Pace-Egging Song(Roud 614) | Emma Vickers (of Burscough Pace-Eggers) | voice | 3:27 |
| 5 | The Happy Wanderer | The Merrymakers (Padstow) | Live Performance | 2:17 |
| 6 | While Shepherds Were Watching Their Flocks By The Night(Roud 16898) | George Dunn | voice | 2:52 |
| 7 | By The Bright Silvery Light Of The Moon/Highland Fling | Wrenboys (Listowel) | Live Performance | 2:38 |
| 8 | Double Set Back(Morris dance tune) | Bill Kimber (of Headington Quarry Morris Dancers) | 1:16 | |
| 9 | So Now We’ve Gained Our Victory(Roud 12928)/ The Quaker(Roud 3093) | 3:36 | ||
| 10 | Dublin Fair/ The Boys Of Wexford/ Garryowen | Wapping Irish Flute & Drum Band & Guest Pipers | Live Performance | 3:05 |
| 11 | The Girl I Left Behind Me(Morris dance tune) | Stephen Baldwin | fiddle | 1:12 |
| 12 | Live Performance | The Ripon Sword Dancers (Mummers) | 3:20 | |
| 13 | Jockey To The Fair | Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers | Live Performance | 2:14 |
| 14 | The Wassail Song(Roud 209) | voice | 2:30 | |
| 15 | The Furry Dance | Live Performance | 1:24 | |
| 16 | While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night(Roud 16898) | Scan Tester | concertina | 1:58 |
| 17 | God Bless The Master Of This House(Roud 1066) | Frank Bond (of North Waltham Jolly Jacks) | voice | 1:10 |
| 18 | Where Does Father Christmas Go To?(Roud 12927) | Sam Bond (of North Waltham Jolly Jacks) | voice | 2:34 |
| 19 | Bobbing Around | Bampton Morris | Live Performance | 2:26 |
| 20 | Joe The Boat is Tipping Overtune | The Sailors’ Hobby Horse (Minehead) | Live Performance | 2:28 |
| 21 | The Waysailing Bowl | Billy Buckingham & Others | voices | 2:45 |
| 22 | The Great Little Army March | Widnes Star Novelty Band | 2:53 | |
| 23 | Live Performance | Wassailers (Bodmin) | voices | 2:15 |
| 24 | Cock O’The North | The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers | Live Performance | 1:42 |
| 25 | The Garland Dance No.3 | The Britannia Coconut Dancers with The Nutters Band | Live Performance | 2:33 |
| 26 | Live Performance | The Merrymakers (Padstow) | The Sash | 3:26 |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | While Gamekeepers Were Sleeping(Roud 363) | Bob Roberts | voice | 2:05 |
| 2 | On Yonder Hill There Sits A Hare(Roud 5173) | Geordie Hanna | voice | 2:02 |
| 3 | The Irthing Water Hounds(Roud 5692) | Willie Scott | voice | 4:22 |
| 4 | The White Hare(Roud 1110) | Joseph Taylor | voice | 2:25 |
| 5 | Out With My Gun In The Morning(Roud 1847) | Jimmy Knights | voice | 2:15 |
| 6 | The Huntsman's Horn(Roud 12920) | Big John Maguire | voice | 3:57 |
| 7 | The Hungry Fox (Roud 131) | Harry Burgess | voice | 2:59 |
| 8 | The Oakham Poachers(Roud 1686) | Wiggy Smith | voice | 1:47 |
| 9 | The Fox Hunt | Felix Doran | uilleann pipes & voice | 3:16 |
| 10 | Thornymoor Park(Roud 222) | Jasper Smith | voice | 1:16 |
| 11 | The Fair Of Rosslea(Roud 12935) | Philip McDermott | voice | 3:17 |
| 12 | Williarn Taylor(Roud 851) | Pop Maynard | voice | 3:53 |
| 13 | The Kielder Hunt(Roud 5126) | Willie Scott | voice | 4:40 |
| 14 | Hares In The Old Plantation(Roud 363) | Wiggy Smith | voice | 2:10 |
| 15 | Champion He Was A Dandy(Roud 21934) | Jack Elliott | voice | 3:14 |
| 16 | The Reaping Of The Rushes Green(Roud 3380) | Philip McDermott | voice | 4:59 |
| 17 | Bold Keeper(Roud 321; Laws M27) | Harry Brazil | voice | 1:33 |
| 18 | The House That Jack Built (Roud 12921) | Charlie Wills | voice | 4:29 |
| 19 | The Poachers’ Fate(Roud 793; Laws L14) | Walter Pardon | voice | 4:34 |
| 20 | Killafole Boasters(Roud 12922) | Jimmy Halpin | voice | 3:08 |
| 21 | The Huntsman's Chorus | George Tremain | 2:50 | |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hexham Races / The Stool Of Repentance(jigs) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 1:57 |
| 2 | The Gilsland Hornpipe(hornpipe) | Tom Hunter & Billy Ballantine | 1:14 | |
| 3 | Untitled Hornpipe. Untitled (polka) | Ned Pearson | fiddle | 1:58 |
| 4 | Bonny North Tyne(waltz) | Billy Ballantine | piccolo | 1:57 |
| 5 | The Braemar Gathering /J.D. Burgess(pipe marches) | Willy Taylor | fiddle | 2:27 |
| 6 | The Friendly Visit / The Greencastle / The Lass On The Strand(hornpipes) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 2:50 |
| 7 | Christie MacLeod / The Gallowglass Rant / Charlie Hunter(jigs) | Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson | fiddle, small pipes & mouth-organ | 3:29 |
| 8 | The Morpeth Rant(country dance) | Jim Rutherford | fiddle | 1:13 |
| 9 | The Oyster Girl – 1st Figure/The Lass Of Dallowgill – 2nd Figure. | Arthur Marshall & The Loftus Sword Dancers | melodeon | 4:04 |
| 10 | Willy Taylor's Polka/There's Nae Good Luck(jig) | Willy Taylor | fiddle | 2:03 |
| 11 | The Pop Along Polka | Willy Taylor | 1:18 | |
| 12 | Mrs. Jamieson's Favourite (slow air)/ Parnell's March | Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson | fiddle, small pipes & mouth-organ | 4:33 |
| 13 | The Polka Mazurka/Paddle Your Own Canoe(quadrille tune) | Ned Pearson | fiddle | 1:59 |
| 14 | Farewell To The Creeks(pipe march) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 2:16 |
| 15 | Tom Hepple's Polka. The Tow House Polka | Adam Gray | fiddle | 3:13 |
| 16 | The Wild Rover / Copshawholm Fair / Yon Flowery Garden(waltz) | Rob Forrester with Alf Adamson's Band | mouth-organ | 2:31 |
| 17 | J.B.Milne (reel)/ The New High Level(fast hornpipe) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 3:11 |
| 18 | The Tenpenny Bit / The Rakes Of Kildare / I Lost My Love And I Care Not.(jigs)/Untitled Reel | Davie Rogerson | fiddle | 3:24 |
| 19 | Rosalie, The Prairie Flower. My Lodging / Blow The Wind Southerly | Billy Ballantine & Jimmy Hunter | piccolo & mouth-organ | 2:45 |
| 20 | Corn-Rigs/Untitled Jig For The Sylph 1/Untitled Jig For The Sylph 2(country dances) | Ned Pearson | fiddle | 2:48 |
| 21 | Longueval(waltz) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 2:20 |
| 22 | The Kielder Schottische (The Lad with the Plaidie) | Jake Hutton, Tom Hunter & Billy Ballantine | two fiddles & piccolo | 1:38 |
| 23 | The Sylph(country dance)/Proudlock's Hornpipe | Billy Ballantine | piccolo | 2:15 |
| 24 | The Highland Laddie(country dance)/The Pin Reel(tune: The Fiery Clock Face)(country dance)/The Cambo March | Ned Pearson | fiddle | 3:36 |
| 25 | A.M.Shinnie / The Hogmaney Jig / Elizabeth Adair(jigs) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 4:00 |
| 26 | Untitled Hornpipe. The Swallow's Tail(reel) | Davie Rogerson | fiddle | 1:52 |
| 27 | The Ideal Schottische(tune: Jack Thompson's Fancy) | The Cheviot Ranters | band | 4:07 |
| 28 | Kelso Accordion And Fiddle Club / Linda McFarlane / The Scairlaveg(marches) | Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson | fiddle, small pipes & mouth-organ | 4:33 |
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Overgate(Roud 866) | Belle Stewart | voice | 3:16 |
| 2 | The Wee Weaver(Roud 3378) | Paddy Tunney | voice | 1:49 |
| 3 | We Shepherds Are The Best of Men(Roud 284) | voice | 3:05 | |
| 4 | The Job Of Journeywork) | The Belhavel Trio | 3:03 | |
| 5 | The Flies Are on the Tummits (Roud 1376) | Ted Laurence | voice | 2:02 |
| 6 | Come All You Tramps and Hawkers(Roud 1874) | voice | 3:37 | |
| 7 | Muddley Barracks(Roud 1735) | Jumbo Brightwell | voice | 2:21 |
| 8 | The Shepherd's Song(Roud 5124) | Willie Scott | voice | 4:19 |
| 9 | In The Bar-Room(Roud 3486) | Jack Elliott | voice with chorus | 2:22 |
| 10 | An Spailpin Finach (The Migrant Labourer) | Sean Mac Donnchadna | voice | 2:10 |
| 11 | Come To The Hiring(Roud 12936) | Jamesy McCarthy | voice | 2:30 |
| 12 | The Wandering Shepherd Laddie(Roud 5150) | John MacDonald | voice & accordion | 1:22 |
| 13 | There Was A Poor Thresherman(Roud 19) | Harry Holman | voice | 1:45 |
| 14 | The Neatly Thatched Cabin(Roud 8121) | Big John Maguire | voice | 2:10 |
| 15 | The Banks Of The Dee(Roud 3484) | Jack Elliott | voice with chorus | 2:34 |
| 16 | My Father's A Hedger And Ditcher(Roud 846) | Mary Ann Carolan | voice | 1:08 |
| 17 | Ground For The Floor(Roud 1269) | Pop Maynard | voice | 4:51 |
| 18 | Airlin's Fine Braes(Roud 517) | Jimmy MacBeath | voice | 2:05 |
| 19 | The Little Ball Of Yarn(Roud 1404) | Mary Ann Haynes | voice | 2:14 |
| 20 | To Reap And Mow The Hay(Roud 12937) | Paddy & Jimmy Halpin | voices | 5:21 |
| 21 | The Roaming Journeyman(Roud 360) | Tom Willett | voice | 1:53 |
| 22 | When The Kye Comes Hame(Roud 12919) | Willie Scott | voice | 4:13 |
| 23 | The Berry Fields O’Blair(Roud 2154) | Belle Stewart | voice | 2:31 |
This album released in 1998 contains one track from each of the first twenty volumes of the series.
| Track | Title/Original Album | Artist | style"width: 100px" | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | When a Man's in Love He Feels No Cold(Roud 990; Laws O20) | Paddy Tunney | 3.32 | ||
| Volume 1: Come Let us Buy the Licence - Songs of Courtship & Marriage | |||||
| 2 | In Scarborough Town(Roud 185; Laws K18) | Sam Larner | 4:07 | ||
| Volume 2: My Ship Shall Sail the Ocean - Songs of Tempest & Sea Battles, Sailor Lads & Fishermen | |||||
| 3 | The Two Brothers(Roud 38; Child 49) | 4:02 | |||
| Volume 3: O’er His Grave the grass Grew Green - Tragic Ballads | |||||
| 4 | Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land(Roud 1455) | Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman | banjo & fiddle | 2:46 | |
| Volume 4: Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land - Songs of Exile & Emigration | |||||
| 5 | The Rocks Of Bawn(Roud 3024) | Joe Heaney | 3:46 | ||
| Volume 5: Come All My Lads That Follow the Plough - The Life of Rural Working Men & Women | |||||
| 6 | Bold William Taylor(Roud 158; Laws N11) | Joseph Taylor | 3:47 | ||
| Volume 6: Tonight I'll Make You My Bride - Ballads of True & False Lovers | |||||
| 7 | Up to the Rigs of London Town(Roud 868) | Charlie Wills | 2:26 | ||
| Volume 7: First I'm Going To Sing You a Ditty - Rural Fun & Frolics | |||||
| 8 | The Wind That Shakes the Barley(Roud 2994) | Sarah Makem | 3:21 | ||
| Volume 8: A Story I'm Just About To Tell - Local Events & National Issues | |||||
| 9 | Untitled Polka | Scan Tester & Rabbity Baxter | concertina & tambourine | 2:33 | |
| Volume 9: Rig-A-Jig-Jig – Dance Music of the South of England | |||||
| 10 | The Seeds of Love(Roud 3) | George 'Pop' Maynard | 3:54 | ||
| Volume 10: Who's That at my Bedroom Window? - Songs of Love & Amorous Encounters | |||||
| 11 | The Tan Yard Side(Roud 1021; Laws M28) | Phoebe Smith | 2:19 | ||
| Volume 11: My Father's the King of the Gypsies – English & Welsh Travellers & Gypsies | |||||
| 12 | Just as the Tide was A-flowing(Roud 1105) | Harry Cox | 3:24 | ||
| Volume 12: We've Received Orders to Sail – Jack Tar at Sea & on Shore | |||||
| 13 | I'm Often Drunk and Seldom Sober(Roud 3135) | Davie Stewart | 3:21 | ||
| Volume 13: They Ordered Their Pints of Beer & Bottle of Sherry – The Joys & Curse of Drink | |||||
| 14 | The Four-Hand Reel (a.k.a. The Pigeon at the Gate) | Phil Tanner | 2:34 | ||
| Volume 14: Troubles They Are But Few – Dance Tunes & Ditties | |||||
| 15 | I'm a Stranger in This Country(Roud 3388) | Jimmy McBeath | 2:32 | ||
| Volume 15: As Me and My Love Sat Courting – Songs of Love, Courtship & Marriage | |||||
| 16 | Joe The Boat is Tipping Over(tune) | The Sailors’ Hobby Horse (Minehead) | Live Performance | 2:28 | |
| Volume 16: You Lazy Lot of Boneshakers – Songs & Dance Tunes of Seasonal Events | |||||
| 17 | The Gypsy Laddies(Roud 1; Child 200) | Jeannie Robertson | 6:08 | ||
| Volume 17: It Fell on a Day, a Bonny Summer Day - Ballads | |||||
| 18 | The Poachers’ Fate(Roud 793; Laws L14) | Walter Pardon | 4:34 | ||
| Volume 18: To Catch a Fine Buck Was My Delight – Songs of Hunting & Poaching | |||||
| 19 | Hexham Races / The Stool Of Repentance(jigs) | Will Atkinson | mouth-organ | 1:57 | |
| Volume 19 Ranting & Reeling – Dance Music of the North of England | |||||
| 20 | We Shepherds Are The Best of Men(Roud 284) | 3:05 | |||
| Volume 20: There is a Man Upon the Farm – Working Men & Women in Song | |||||
Selected by Steve Roud.
All the tracks are sung by Sarah Makem and selected by Rod Stradling from recordings made in the 1950s and 1960s.
A selection of Dance Music in Northumberland and Cumberland
| Track | Title | Tune Type | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Soldier's Joy | Country Dance | Ned Pearson | Fiddle | 1:12 |
| 2 | The Ribbon Country Dance | Country Dance | Ned Pearson | Fiddle | 1:06 |
| 3 | We All Go A-hunting Today | Waltz | Ned Pearson | Fiddle | 1:05 |
| 4 | Ned's father's Strathspey | Strathspey | Ned Pearson | Fiddle | 1:00 |
| 5 | The Ladies’ Hornpipe | Hornpipe | Ned Pearson | Fiddle | 0:48 |
| 6 | Barbara Bell | Country Dance | Ned Pearson | Fiddle | 0:59 |
| 7 | The Coquet Reel | Reel | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 0:51 |
| 8 | The Lads of North Tyne | Hornpipe | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:35 |
| 9 | The Mosstroopers Polka | Polka | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:43 |
| 10 | The Wild Hills of Wannies | Waltz | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:08 |
| 11 | My Love She's But A Lassie Yet | Bob Clark | Jews Harp | 0:39 | |
| 12 | The Clinch Polka | Polka | George Taylor | Melodeon | 0:40 |
| 13 | The Clinch Polka | Polka | Bob Clarke & George Taylor | Jew's Harp and Melodeon | 1:17 |
| 14 | George Foreman's Hornpipe | Hornpipe | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 1:21 |
| 15 | The Sylph | Country Dance | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 1:01 |
| 16 | Highland Laddie | Country Dance | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 1:08 |
| 17 | The Keel Row | Country Dance | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 0:40 |
| 18 | The Heel and Toe Polka: Duncan Gray | Polka | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 0:52 |
| 19 | Proudlock's Hornpipe | Hornpipe | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 1:23 |
| 20 | Patrick Conroy's March | March | Billy Conroy | Tin Whistle | 1:44 |
| 21 | Patrick Conroy's Waltz No. 1 | Waltz | Billy Conroy | Tin Whistle | 0:57 |
| 22 | Patrick Conroy's Waltz No. 2 | Waltz | Billy Conroy | Tin Whistle | 0:43 |
| 23 | The Rollicking Irishman | Jig | Billy Conroy | Tin Whistle | 0:38 |
| 24 | Corn Riggs | Country Dance | Jake Hutton | Fiddle | 1:00 |
| 25 | Jake Hutton's Strathspey | Strathspey | Jake Hutton | Fiddle | 1:04 |
| 26 | Durham Rangers / The Rights of Man | Hornpipe | Tom Hunter | Fiddle | 1:14 |
| 27 | Circassian Circle: Good Humour | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:10 | |
| 28 | The Time for Step-dancing | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:00 | |
| 29 | Russian Ballet | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 0:32 | |
| 30 | Nancy | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 1:12 | |
| 31 | Drops of Brandy | Country Dance | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 0:53 |
| 32 | The Maltese Schottische | Scottische | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 0:45 |
| 33 | Roxburgh Castle | Country Dance | Geordie Armstrong | Fiddle | 1:09 |
| 34 | The Lancers, figure 1 | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 0:42 | |
| 35 | The Lancers, figure 2 | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:30 | |
| 36 | The Lancers, figure 3 | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:18 | |
| 37 | The Lancers, figure 4 | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 0:55 | |
| 38 | The Lancers, figure 5 | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:54 | |
| 39 | The Last Figure of the Lancers | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:24 | |
| 40 | The West End | Hornpipe | Jim Rutherford | Fiddle | 1:11 |
| 41 | Corn Rigs | Country Dance | Jim Rutherford | Fiddle | 0:46 |
| 42 | The Garden House | Polka | Jim Rutherford | Fiddle | 1:14 |
| 43 | Louden's Bonny Woods and Braes | Scottische | Jim Rutherford | Fiddle | 0:54 |
| 44 | The Gilsland Hornpipe | Hornpipe | Willy Taylor | Melodeon | 0:39 |
| 45 | Peter Robson's Polka | Polka | Willy Taylor | Fiddle | 1:09 |
| 46 | The Roman Wall | Jig | Adam Gray | Fiddle | 1:07 |
| 47 | Billy's Father's Polka | Polka | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 0:58 |
| 48 | The Circassian Circle: The Whinshields Hornpipe | Hornpipe | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 0:53 |
| 49 | The Circassian Circle: Whinham's Reel | Reel | Billy Ballantine | Piccolo | 1:04 |
| 50 | The Triumph | Country Dance | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:29 |
| 51 | Corn Rigs | Country Dance | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:31 |
| 52 | The Ribbon Dance | Country Dance | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:26 |
| 53 | Cock Your Leg Up | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:39 | |
| 54 | The Self | Country Dance | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:40 |
| 55 | The Circassian Circle – first figure | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:36 | |
| 56 | The Circassian Circle – second figure | Geordie Taylor | Fiddle | 0:20 | |
| 57 | Roxburgh Castle | Country Dance | Jimmy Hunter | Mouth Organ | 0:38 |
| 58 | Caddam Woods | Jimmy Hunter | Mouth Organ | 1:15 | |
| 59 | Jack Heron's Waltz | Waltz | Jimmy Hunter | Mouth Organ | 0:53 |
| 60 | The Circassian Circle | Jimmy Hunter | Mouth Organ | 1:40 | |
The album consists of a CD and a DVD of recordings made by Peter Kennedy in Suffolk during the 1950s and selected by Reg Hall.
The film on the DVD has also been issued on the BFI DVD "Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow".[6] The filming took place mainly on 19 November with some additional shots and part of The Nutting Girl on 10 December 1955 in the Ship Inn, Blaxhall.
The album consists of three CDs recorded by Peter Kennedy and Sean O’Boyle in 1952 and 1953.
CD1
The CD contains a mixture of dance tunes and songs from the two counties, Fermanagh and Donegal
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lough Erne Shore(Roud 3476) | voice | 2:04 | |
| 2 | The Mountain Streams Where The Moorcocks Crow(Roud 2124) | Brigid Tunney | voice | 3:54 |
| 3 | Untitled Polka | Joe Tunney | accordion | 1:04 |
| 4 | Pat Hart's (single jig) | Joe Tunney | accordion | 1:06 |
| 5 | Miss Monaghan / The Gree Mountain / The Scholar (reels) | Joe Tunney | accordion | 0:38 |
| 6 | My Charming Buachall Roe(Roud 5730) | Annie Lunny | voice | 1:54 |
| 7 | Deartháirin ó mo Chroi(Little Brother of my Heart) (Roud 9286) | Annie Lunny | voice | 2:36 |
| 8 | Bundle and Go (single jig) | fiddle & voice | 0:43 | |
| 9 | Miss McLeod's Reel | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 1:14 |
| 10 | Gusty's Frolics (slip jig) | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 1:15 |
| 11 | Moorlough Mary(Roud 2742) | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 4:27 |
| 12 | Marry When You're Young (reel) | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 1:06 |
| 13 | Boney Crossing the Alps | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 1:10 |
| 14 | The Last Figure of The Lancers | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 0:58 |
| 15 | The Rollicking Boys Around Tandragee(Roud 3106) | Mick Gallagher | voice | 2:25 |
| 16 | Buachaillin Donn(Roud 9258) | Maureen Melly | voice | 2:04 |
| 17 | Paddy Shinaghan's Cow(Roud 2924) | Maureen Melly | voice | 1:32 |
| 18 | Farewell Green Erin(Roud 2900) | Maureen Melly | voice | 1:04 |
| 19 | The Blackbird(Roud 2375) | Paddy Tunney | voice | 3:39 |
| 20 | The Loughanure Tune (reel) | Neilidh Boyle | fiddle & voice | 2:25 |
| 21 | Seán sa Cheo (reel) | Neilidh Boyle | fiddle & voice | 1:32 |
| 22 | Pleoid ar an Fharraige is i átá Morl(A Curse upon the Sea, it is it that is Great!) | Neilidh Boyle | fiddle & voice | 1:51 |
| 23 | Sráid na mBúrcach (The Street of the Burkes)(verse and air) | Neilidh Boyle | fiddle & voice | 1:21 |
| 24 | An Seanduine Dóite(The Dried Up Old Man) | Sheila Gallagher | voice | 1:54 |
| 25 | In Aimsir Bhaint an Fhéir(At Hay-Cutting Time) | Sheila Gallagher | voice | 0:34 |
| 26 | The Wearing of the Britches(Roud 1588) | Pat Bell Keown | voice | 2:08 |
| 27 | The Blackbird of Avondale(Roud 5174) | Maureen Melly | voice | 2:13 |
| 28 | My Dark Slender Boy(Roud 9706) | Maureen Melly | voice | 1:20 |
| 29 | Bonnie Kate (reel) | Simie Doherty | fiddle | 0:53 |
| 30 | Cuffe Street (reel) | Simie Doherty | fiddle | 0:39 |
| 31 | The Pigeon on the Gate (reel) | Simie Doherty | fiddle | 1:11 |
| 32 | The Tullaghan Lasses (reel) | Simie Doherty | fiddle | 0:57 |
| 33 | Mooney's Favourite (reel) | Simie Doherty | fiddle | 0:58 |
| 34 | The Heathery Hills(Roud 5295) | Brigid Tunney | voice | 3:07 |
| 35 | The Soldier and the Sailor(Roud 350) | Brigid Tunney | voice | 1:22 |
| 36 | Wee Paddy Molloy(Roud 5297) | Brigid Tunney | voice | 1:33 |
| 37 | The Atlantic Roar (hornpipe) | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 1:07 |
| 38 | Rocking The Cradle(Roud 357) | John Doherty | fiddle & voice | 3:26 |
CD2 Dance Music
| Track | Title | Artist | Instrument | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Basket of Oysters (highland) / Jackson's Rum Punch (jig) | Johnny Pickering | fiddle | 1:44 |
| 2 | Green Grow The Laurels O / Love, Will You Marry Me (highlands) | Johnny Pickering, Jimmy Pickering, Unidentified | fiddle, accordion & lilting | 1:24 |
| 3 | Biddy The Bowl Wife / I Lost My Love & I Care Not/ King of the Cannibal Islands (jigs) | McCusker Brothers Ceili Band | 3:10 | |
| 4 | Untitled / Untitled / Jenny Lind (polkas) | McCusker Brothers Ceili Band | 3:19 | |
| 5 | The First of May (reel) | Vincent & John McCusker | fiddles | 1:03 |
| 6 | 3 untitled mazurkas | Vincent & John McCusker | fiddles | 1:36 |
| 7 | Monymusk / Kafoozalum / Maggie Pickens (highlands) | McCusker Brothers Ceili Band | 3:10 | |
| 8 | Tatter Jack Walsh (jig) | Vincent & John McCusker | fiddles | 1:00 |
| 9 | The Princess Royal (set dance) | Vincent & John McCusker | fiddles | 1:00 |
| 10 | The Man from Newry (hornpipe) / The Barndance (barndance) | McCusker Brothers Ceili Band | 3:10 | |
| 11 | Jockey to the Fair (set dance) | Vincent, John & Benignus McCusker | fiddles and accordion | 2:05 |
| 12 | The Orange Rogue (set dance) | John McCusker | fiddle | 1:53 |
| 13 | McKenna's / The Tinker's Apron / The Antrim (reels) | McCusker Brothers Ceili Band | 3:16 | |
| 14 | The Sweets of May (single jig) | McCusker Brothers Ceili Band | 3:17 | |
| 15 | The Gosson that Beat his Father (reel) | John Maguire | tin whistle | 1:13 |
| 16 | The First House In Connaught (reel) | John Maguire | tin whistle | 1:21 |
| 17 | Lovely Nancy (jig) | John Maguire | tin whistle | 1:09 |
| 18 | The Maid of the House (reel) | John Maguire | tin whistle | 1:11 |
| 19 | The Boys of Leefive (reel) | John Maguire | tin whistle | 1:20 |
| 20 | The Cuckoo's Nest (hornpipe) | John Maguire | tin whistle | 1:21 |
| 21 | All The Way To Galway (polka) | Paddy McLuskey | fiddle | 0:41 |
| 22 | Napoleon Crossing the Alps (march) | Paddy McLuskey | fiddle | 0:59 |
| 23 | The Cuckoo's Nest (hornpipe) | Paddy McLuskey | fiddle | 0:52 |
| 24 | The Ewe with the Crooked Horn (reel) | Paddy McLuskey | fiddle | 1:06 |
| 25 | Coming Home from Reilly's Party (jig) | Danny McNiff | flute | 1:22 |
| 26 | The Clap Dance / The Soldier's Joy | Eddie Moor | fiddle | 1:02 |
| 27 | Unidentified / Monymusk (highlands) | Philip Breen | fiddle | 1:41 |
| 28 | Woodland Whispers (waltz) | Philip Breen | fiddle | 1:00 |
| 29 | The Flax In Bloom / The Dairymaid / The Galway Rambler | Philip Breen | fiddle | 3:09 |
| 30 | The Sailor's Bonnet / Kiss The Bride / Roaring Mary (reels) | Sean Maguire, Liam Donnelly, Tom Turkington, Bill Montgomery & John Maguire | fiddles & tin whistle | 3:05 |
| 31 | The Flax In Bloom / The Millstone / The Dairymaid (reels) | Sean Maguire & Bill Montgomery | fiddles | 4:28 |
CD3 recordings made of the Travelling PeopleAll the tracks are unaccompanied voice including the hornpipe.
CD3 Travellers
| Track | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark-Eyed Gypsy(Roud 1; Child 200) | Christy Purcell | 2:14 |
| 2 | What Brought The Blood? (Roud 200; Child 13) | Mary Connors | 5:04 |
| 3 | I Am A Maid That's Deep In Love(Roud 231: Laws N12) | Lal Smith | 3:16 |
| 4 | Here's A Health unto All Truelovers(Roud 1235) | Mary Doran | 4:06 |
| 5 | Three Jolly Old Sportsmen(Roud 17; Laws L4) | Paddy Doran | 2:06 |
| 6 | The Lovely Banks of Lea(Roud 9493) | Mary Connors | 4:05 |
| 7 | The Bandy-Legged Mule(Roud 9217) | Christy Purcell | 2:27 |
| 8 | Marrow Bones(Roud 183; Laws Q2) | Mary Connors & Paddy Doran | 2:25 |
| 9 | Early, Early In The Month of Spring(Roud 152; Laws M1) | Lal Smith | 4:01 |
| 10 | The Lodging-House in Carrick-on-Suir(Roud 9228) | Christy Purcell | 2:59 |
| 11 | The Rambling Irishman(Roud 360) | Mary Doran | 2:21 |
| 12 | Dungarvan(Roud 9284) | Paddy Doran | 1:55 |
| 13 | The Bold English Navvy(Roud 516) | Lal Smith | 3:04 |
| 14 | The Little Beggarman (The Red-haired Boy)(hornpipe) | Paddy Doran | 0:40 |
| 15 | Going to Mass Last Sunday(Roud 454) | Winnie Ryan | 2:10 |
| 16 | Kate From Ballinamore(Roud 5172) | Paddy Doran | 1:38 |
| 17 | The Miles I Have Rambled(Roud 114; Child 274) | Mary Connors & Paddy Doran | 1:05 |
| 18 | The Fair At Spancil Hill(Roud 9292) | Christy Purcell | 1:28 |
| 19 | Come All You Loyal Lovers(Roud 9232) | Mary Connors | 4:54 |
| 20 | Early, Early In The Spring(Roud 18834) | Winnie Ryan | 3:45 |
| 21 | Blackwaterside(Roud 564; Laws P18) | Paddy Doran | 2:23 |
| 22 | I Wish I Was In Newross Town(Roud 16715) | Mary Connors | 2:54 |
| 23 | Nancy Hogan's Goose(Roud 9703) | Lal Smith | 2:02 |
| 24 | I Am a Poor Girl and My Life It Is Sad(Roud 387) | Winnie Ryan | 3:51 |
Instrumentalists
| Group | Artist | Instrument | track |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Fraser | fiddle | ||
| Peter Pratt | tin whistle | tracks 12 – 16 | |
| fiddle | tracks 29-31 | ||
| Bill Greave | fiddle | ||
| William Clyne | guitar | ||
| Tom Thomson | fiddle | ||
| Jim Leslie | piano-accordion | ||
| Ronnie Aim | fiddle | ||
| John Burgess | fiddle | ||
| Mary Ormand | fiddle | ||
| Billy and Jimmy Meil | fiddles | ||
| The Garson Trio | Jimmy Garson | fiddle | |
| Iris Nicholson | Piano-accordion | ||
| John Nicholson | guitar | ||
| The Orkney Strathsey and Reel Society | Ronny Aim(leader) | fiddle | |
| Several fiddles | |||
| possibly piano-accordion | Track 25 | ||
| Piano | |||
| Guitars | |||
| The Anderson Brothers Band | Jim and George Robson | Fiddles | |
| Alan, Robin and Jim Anderson | Piano-accordions | ||
| Track | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Greeny Hill March | The Garson Trio | 1:18 |
| 2 | King William's March | The Garson Trio | 2:03 |
| 3 | The Garson Trio | The Victoria Waltz | 3:31 |
| 4 | Napoleon Crossing The Rhine | John Fraser | 1:05 |
| 5 | Rory O’More(Jig) | John Fraser | 0:32 |
| 6 | The Foursome Reel | John Fraser | 1:07 |
| 7 | Two Wedding Marches | John Fraser | 2:45 |
| 8 | Scapa Flow | The Anderson Brothers’ Band | 1:08 |
| 9 | Untitled Waltz | Billy & Jimmy Mell | 1:26 |
| 10 | Byrne's / The Elk's Festival(Hornpipes) | The Orkney Strathspey & Reel Society | 1:42 |
| 11 | Untitled / Untitled(Polkas) | The Orkney Strathspey & Reel Society | 2:21 |
| 12 | Two Quadrille Tunes | Peter Pratt | 1:11 |
| 13 | Miss Brown's Horning | Peter Pratt | 0:43 |
| 14 | The Morning Star | Peter Pratt | 0:45 |
| 15 | Kitty My Navel(Strathspey) | Peter Pratt | 0:39 |
| 16 | Paddy Carter(Barndance) | Peter Pratt | 1:37 |
| 17 | Bob Johnstone's Strathspey & Reel | Bill Grieve & William Clyne | 1:39 |
| 18 | Deerness Quadrille Tune | Tom Thomson & William Clyne | 1:08 |
| 19 | The Venus Polka | The Garson Trio | 1:28 |
| 20 | Off She Goes / Dumfries House / Unidentified(Jigs) | The Garson Trio | 1:37 |
| 21 | The Red House | Jim Leslie | 0:45 |
| 22 | The House On The Hill | Jim Leslie | 1:05 |
| 23 | The Glimps Holm March | Ronnie Aim & William Clyne | 1:28 |
| 24 | Untitled March | Ronnie Aim | 0:43 |
| 25 | The Grand March (No. 1) | The Orkney Strathspey & Reel Society | 2:32 |
| 26 | Smith's A Gallant Fireman(Strathspey) | John Burgess, Mary Ormand & Tom Thomson | 0:42 |
| 27 | Unidentified / Patience Quadrille(Quicksteps) | John Burgess, Mary Ormand & Tom Thomson | 1:29 |
| 28 | The Grand March (No. 2) | John Burgess, Mary Ormand, Tom Thomson & Jimmy Laird | 1:18 |
| 29 | Archie o’ Lamb Holm(Stathspey) /Unidentified(Pipe March) | Peter Pratt | 2:00 |
| 30 | The Bride's Reel | Peter Pratt | 0:50 |
| 31 | Tune for the quadrille (The Rose Tree) | Peter Pratt | 1:02 |
| 32 | The Monymusk / The Iron Man(Strathspeys) | The Garson Trio | 1:40 |
| 33 | The House of Skene(March) / The Four Stringer / MacDonald Black(Strathspeys) | The Garson Trio | 4:37 |
On 16 March 2016 Topic Records issued 2 more albums in the series to commemorate the traditional music of the 'London-Irish'. These two albums were compiled by Reg Hall. Both albums consist of 3 CDs and contain collections or rare recordings from Topic Records own archive, the Peter Kennedy archive in the British Library and many private collections. The albums are:
It was mighty - The early days of Irish music in London
It was great altogether - The continuing tradition of Irish music in London