FTX-184 - CARRY-ON IN THE BERRYFIELDS

THE TRAVELLERS CAMPFIRE - 2

The second of the albums in which Scots, Irish & English tinkers and gypsies come together to sing around the campfire after a hard days raspberry picking in the fields belonging to Alex ands Belle Stewart at Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Singers include Belle, Andrew, Aggie and Rosie Stewart, with Alex on "goose" (bagpipe chanter on its own), Margaret Stewart (from Buckie), Peggy and Marty Powers, Ruby and Willie Kelby and Charlotte Higgins. 5 of the songs are composed and sung by Belle Stewart.

1. THE BERRYFIELDS OF BLAIR comp & sung by Belle - 2'54"

2. THE PAPS OF GLENCOE played on "goose" by Alex - 1'15"

3. THE JOLLY TRAVELLERS OF ARGYLE sung by Peggy - 1'27"

4. THE TWO CONVICTS (BURGLAR SONG) sung by Marty - 2'48"

5. THE CARRY-ON IN THE BERRYFIELDS comp & sung by Belle - 1'30"

6. THE HIELAN CHIEF comp & sung by Belle - 4'23"

7. Part of a JIG played by Alex on goose - 0'33"

8. JOHN, ANDY AND DONALD comp & sung by Belle - 2'16"

9. FRANK AND RUBY KELBY comp & sung by Belle - 1'52"

10. THE NOBLEMAN'S WEDDING sung by Ruby - 5'50"

11. THE ROW AT CASTLE HOWELL sung by Andrew - 1'23"

12. THE OVERGATE sung by Belle with chorus - 3'31"

13. THE GREEN HILLS OF TYROL played by Alex on goose - 1'00"

 14. WHEN MY APRON IT WAS NEW (DIED FOR LOVE) Charlotte - 2'57"

15. VAN DIEMAN'S LAND sung by Andrew - 3'01"

16. THE FALSE KNIGHT (Child #3) sung by Charlotte - 1'11"

17. LORD BATEMAN (Child #53) spoken and sung by Charlotte - 4'39"

18. THE BRAES O' STRATHBLANE sung by Margaret - 4'07"

19. RISE UP MY JOHNNY (FAREWELL TO WHISKY) sung by Willie - 2'31"

20. AS I ROVED OUT (SWEET PRIMEROSES) sung by Rosie - 1'12"

21. ON A COLD & FROSTY MOUNTAIN (Traveller's Song) Rosie - 0'29"

22. WHEN YE GANG AWA (HUNTINGTOWER) sung by Aggie - 4'35"

Recorded by Isabel Sutherland and Joby Blanshard July 1955. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published by Folktrax 1979.