Terry Yarnell
A Bonny Bunch - LTCD1101
Songs & Ballads from Terry Yarnell, a member of Ewan MacColl's 'London Critics Group'.

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Tracks: The Bonny Bunch of Roses, The Trees Grow High, Mr. Fox, The Seeds of Love, The Flying Cloud, Foggy Dew, Banks of the Nile, The Wedding Song, Clerk Saunders, Hopping Down in Kent, As I Roved Out, Sweet Thames.

Chris Foster
Jewles - LTCD1102
The album comprises of a mixture of traditional songs learnt from traditional singers and various archive sources. Some have been in Chris's repertoire for many years while others have been added in the last year or so. a review of this CD

Tracks: The Banks Of Newfoundland, The New York, Trader , The Grey Cock, The Cobbler And The Butcher, The Herring's, Head, Georgie, Rufford Park Poachers, The False Hearted Knight, Gypsy Countess, Lady Maisry, Australia, The Golden Glove.

Steve Turner
Whirligig of Time - LTCD1103
This is the first album recorded for CD by Steve. This CD has been hailed as ‘the best ever’ from Steve, regarded as one of England’s major singers of the folk revival.  The supporting musicians include Martin Carthy and Oliver Knight on guitar, Kevin Brown on slide guitar, Miranda Sykes on double bass, Gill Redmond and Riki Gerardy on cello and Nancy Kerr on fiddle and harmony vocal.  James Fagan adds harmony vocal and Pete Flood drums.

Tracks: The Isle of St Helena, The Dry Cardrona, The Poor and Single Sailor, Bonnie George Campbell, The Rambling Beauty, The Glendy Burke, Young Waters, The Gold Watch, Sir Colvin, The Brave Dudley Boys, Where e'er you Walk.

Boy She's A Daisy
American songs and ballads by Sara Grey - with Kieron Means & Kate Lissauer LTCD1301

The first in our American songs series and fittingly, by Sara Grey, a singer with an enormous knowledge and understanding of the linked traditions of the British Isles and North America.a review of this CD

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Tracks: Rosianne Meet Her When the Sun Goes Down Hop High My Lulu Girl Blue Mountain Lake The House Carpenter Songs of War: Dear Honey, Poor Soldier, The Southern Girl's Reply, The Dying Legionnaire Bucking Bronco The Silk Merchants Daughter Say, Darling Say The Little Carpenter The Scow on Cowden's Shore Parting Hand Gone, Solid Gone

Walt Michael & Company
Legacy - Live at Dean Castle - LTCD2001

The first in a 'live in concert' series by a wonderful old time string band from the USA. a review of this CD

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Tracks: The Montreal Reel / The Bay of Fundy, The March of St. Timothy / Napoleon Crossing the Rhine, Stepstone, Chinqui Pin Hunting / Rock the Cradle Joe, Early, My Dixie Darling, Legacy, The Ashland Breakdown, Blackbird, Planxty Fanny Power, Da Slockit Light, Hawks & Eagles/ Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm / Rockingham Cindy/Golden Slippers, Ashokan Farewell.

Norman Kennedy
Live in Scotand - LTCD2002

A hugely influential singer - oft quoted as a source of songs and inspiration by others in The Tradition Bearers series a review of this CD

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Tracks: Nancy Whisky, Johnnie O Brime, The Earl O Cassillis Lady (The Gypsie Laddies),Lord Donald, The Ale Wife, The Auld Beggar Man, Molly Baun, The Tinklers Waddin, The Lassie Gaitherin Nuts, The Beggar’s Daughty, The Cruel Mother, The Band O Shearers, She’s Only My Auld Sheen, The Rigs O Rye, The Laird O Drum

John Watt
Heroes - LTCD3001
"John Watt is one of the Scottish folk scenes best, and best loved songwriters. a review of this CD

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Tracks: The day that Billy Cody played the Auld Grey Toon, Big Neil, Pittenweem Jo, Charlie Dickson, Herzogin Cecile, Kentucky Saturday Night, It's fine to keep in wi' the Gaffer / Bonnie Dundee, Ode to Joe Corrie, I don't like Dundee, The Kelty Clippie, John Thomson / Flooers o' the Forest, Set of Tunes, Jocky's Incredible Flight, Owt for Nowt, No Snow Falls Today, Wild West Show.

Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre
Rowan in the Rock - LTCD3002

An album of traditional and newly written songs on the subject of Love, The Land and Nature a review of this CD

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Tracks: The A83,  Wild Geese/Norland Wind,  Backies,  Inveroran,  Seven Men of Knoydart,  Westlin’ Winds,  The Silkie of Sule Skerry,  Joy of Living,  Another Valley,  Braes o’Balquidder,  Quiet River,  Mother Earth,  John Muir,  Rowan in the Rock

Chris Foster
Traces - LTCD3003

A welcome release from one of the leading figures of the folk revival. a review of this CD

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Tracks: The Bold Princess Royal, Arthur McBride, When a Man's in Love, Jack Barleycorn, The Flower of Serving Men, Barney's Epic Homer, The Coast of Peru, The Fowler, The Ranter, The Flying Cloud, Flying High - Flying Free, Raggle Taggle Gypsies

Kieron Means
Run Mountain - LTCD3004

A welcome release from one of the leading figures of the folk revival. a review of this CD

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Tracks: Run Mountain, John Lover, Deep Ellum Blues, Hard Killing Floor, Sandy Grove, Red Rocking Chair, Mountain Fields, The Shark Song, Boll Weevil, Rain & Snow, Edward, I Never Cried, Lonesome Robin, Heartaching Blues.

Borders Sangsters
Songs of the Scottish Borders - LTCD4001

Singers and songs from the Scottish Borders past and present. Produced and compiled by Dr Fred Freeman as part of the 'Borders Tradition' project of the Scottish Borders Council.

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Singers: Willie Scott, John Nichol, Gordon Kelly, Ian Anderson, James Wilson, Henry Douglas, Elsa LeMaitre, Pat Douglas, Tommy WIlson

Brian Watson - 'Where Ivvor Heh Thi Gone' Songs of the Northern Bards
Classic Album of songs never heard, by a wonderful singer and interpreter of the Northumbrian dialect.Accompainied by a 40 page booklet which incorporates a biography of Brain himself written be Peter Wood. Biographies of all the poets, the words to the songs and a glossary of words used in the songs. A must for every collector.

Tracks: Borth O' The Lad, Sooth Medomsley Strike, Row Between the Cages, Colliers Pay Week, Weshin Day, Aw Wish Pay Friday Wad Come, Quayside Shaver, Hawk Hope Hill, Stanle Market, The Rrow in the Gutter, Nee Work, The Lass the Sells Grosers, Cat Gut Jim, Paanshops Bleezin', School Board Man, The Row upon the Stairs, Where Ivvor Heh Thi Gone, Kielder Hunt

Louis Killen - The Rose in June
This is a re release of an album only available on tape in the past. Recorded by Louis in 1990 it contains some of the best songs he has ever recorded. There are two tracks added to the original making this CD a wonderful example of wonderful singing from the master himself

Tracks: One night as I lay on my bed. One April Morning, Friendless Mary, The Banks of Sweet Dundee, Bay of Fundy, A Grand Conversation on Napoleon, The last Leviathon, Barbara Allan, Patrick Spens, Bogies Bonny Belle, The Jute Mill Song, The Cock, Bruton Town, The Shellback's Song, The Rose in June.

Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman - Together Solo
Dragon Records - 1993 This album showcases singing on a grand scale showing an understanding for the material and the nature of the tunes. English vocal harmonies like you have never heard them, showing that English folk and Celtic music are inextricably linked.

Tracks: The Pitman's Courtship, Working at the Coalface, The Snow It Melts The Soonest, Charley Fox, Frankie's Trade, The Flower of Magherally, The Golden Dustman, Bonny At Morn, Geordie Gill, Loving Hannah, Widdecombe Fair, The Flower of Finae, The Bulgine Shanty, John Ball, The Parting Song.

Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman - Bonnet & Shawl
Dragon Records - 1996 The quality of the songs is matched by the performances of Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman. This is singing on a grand scale showing an understanding for the material and the nature of the tunes.

Tracks: Bonnet & Shawl, Gallowgate Lad, Row On, Old Fid, Thirteen Pence A Day, My Johnny, Follow Me 'Ome, The Carter, Waterloo, Rose in June, Rio, Gan to the Kye, Stately Southerner.

Beggars Velvet - Lady of Autumn
This album previously only available on vinyl has been re-released by popular request. Dave Webber Anni Fentiman, Cathy and Charlie Yarwood make up this quartet who have become almost legendary in the anals of Folk Harmony Singing There is one track extra to the original recording which completes the collection of Beggars Velvet singing It is 'The Parting Song' written by Dave after the death of his good friend John Purdy. and a perfect ending to a wonderful album.

Tracks: Lady of Autumn, Oak and Ash and Thorn, the Blackbird, Sweet Time, Dropping Time, Westlin Winds, Watch and Chain, Blessed Quietness, Flanders, Our Jack, May Song, Rolling Home, Parting Song.

Pete Watkinson - Hampshire Rose
A long overdue debut album from this fine singer. Traditional and new songs accompanied and unaccompanied.

Tracks: The Run of the Downs, View the Land, Australia, Rise up Jock, George Fox, Pretty Saro, Just as the Tide was a Flowing, Little Vagabond, Hampshire Rose, Jack Tar, Home Lads Home, Old Adam, Song fo Vic, Rout of the Blues, Christmas Eve 1914 / Silent Night

Johnny Collins - Now and Then
A New album of mostly new songs from an old master

Tracks: Boy's of Killybegs, The Centurion, Crossing the Water, No More Fish, She Stands on the Quay, Too Far From She, I'm going Home to Georgia, Jutland, Martin Luther King, Misty Mourne Shore, the North Wall, Parting Song, Prince of Peace, River Days, Smugglers Song, Sailor Town,