Three Score & Ten: A Voice to the People

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This is a 7-disc compilation from Topic Records, in a hardcover book. There are 7 themed CDs (see the disc titles) which each represent a decade of the 70 years Topic has been going for.

Annotation last modified on 2020-06-19 12:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: A Selection of Treasures from the Topic Catalogue
2▼CD: England Arise!
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Nut Dance (Excerpt)
The Britannia Coconut Dancers2:29
2Spencer the Rover
recording of:
Spencer the Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1115)
Bob & Ron Copper3:25
3All Things Are Quite Silent
Shirley Collins2:37
4Blackwater Side
recording of:
Blackwaterside (Blackwater Side, traditional folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 312)
Anne Briggs3:53
5The Two Magicians
A. L. Lloyd4:44
6Scan's Polkas
Oak2:16
7The Crafty Maid's Policy
whistle:
Jeff Lowe
Frankie Armstrong2:17
8A Place Called England
June Tabor4:43
9When I Die
Peter Bellamy2:46
10The Bold Princess Royal
Sam Larner3:55
11Hal-an-Tow
recording engineer:
Bill Leader
lead vocals:
Mike Waterson (English folk singer)
cover recording of:
Hal-an-Tow
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1846)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) (in 1660)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1520)
The Watersons2:08
12We Shepherds are the Best of Men
Fred Jordan3:10
13The Rose of Britain's Isles / Glorishears
John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris4:42
14Riding Down to Portsmouth
Tom Willett3:44
15Higher Germany
Phoebe Smith3:21
16The Ideal Schottische
bass:
Phil Sutherland (bass & banjo player)
fiddle:
Jack Thompson (fiddler)
membranophone:
Jock Wilson (drummer)
piano:
George Mitchell (pianist)
piano accordion:
Bryce Anderson (piano accordionist)
The Cheviot Ranters4:09
17The Methody Parson
Roy Harris2:25
18The Maid and the Palmer
recording of:
The Maid and the Palmer (aka The Well Below the Valley)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 21) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 2335)
Brass Monkey5:35
19Hopping Down in Kent
Louie Fuller2:07
20The Devil and the Farmer's Wife
Walter Pardon2:53
3▶CD: Ireland Boys, Hurrah!
4▶CD: Scotia the Brave
5▶CD: The Singer & The Song
6▶CD: The People's Flag
7▶CD: Even more Treasures from the Topic Catalogue