FTX-095 - ALL ALONG DOWN ALONG

INN FOLK & FRIENDS

These were the folksongs, some British and some American, that were popular in the public houses in the area of South Devon in the mid 1970s and this group were also in demand for local weddings and parties. In addition to the songs they also include an arrangement of a Morris Dance tune, "The Cuckoo's Nest"

1. THE LAST THING ON MY MIND (Tom Paxton) - 2.44

2. OLD NINETY SEVEN - 2.28

3. THE WATER IS WIDE - 3.01

4. TOM PEARCE (WIDECOMBE FAIR) - 3.35

5. THE IRISH ROVER - 2.08

6. THE CUCKOO'S NEST - 1.07

7. AWAKE LADY WAKE - 3.39

8. THE NIGHTINGALE - 3.00

9. RODDY McCORLEY - 3.08

10. WHISTLING GYPSY - 3.00

The Inn Folk are Dave TUCKER (guitar, whistle & vocals), John FRENCH (guitar & vocals), Roger SHEZALL (9-string guitar & vocals), Gerald LANE (percussion), Chris MARSHALL (various boxes) & Mike GREEN (fiddle & mandolin)

Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Dartington Ciderhouse, Devon 1975.