FTX-291 - I WISH
I WAS BACK IN LIVERPOOL - QUAYSIDE SONGS -
OLD AND NEW - THE
SPINNERS
An Archive recording made in the studio in 1960, & live in London in 1962.
They were the first English Folk Group to become well known; ran their own club
and produced SPIN, their monthly magazine (copies in the Folktrax Library).
Peter recorded them in his studio in 1960 and live in London in 1962 taking
part in a National Folk Festival Ceili. Regrettably this was only a few weeks
prior to Jacqueline Macdonald leaving the group. At Cecil Sharp House they are
introduced by the Scottish poet and folk collector from the School of Scottish
Studies in Edinburgh, the late Hamish Henderson. THE SPINNERS: Tony Davis (voc/
banjo/ recorder) - Mick Groves (voc/ gtr/ mandolin)- Cliff Hall (voc/ gtr/ mouth-harp)
- Hugh Jones (voc/ gtr/ m-h)& Jacqueline Macdonald (voc/ gtr)
1. FRIED BREAD AND BRANDY-O - (Intro by HH) group led by MG with HJ (guitar)
- 1'58"
2. WOMAN SWEETER THAN MAN - CH with gtr & group - 1'56"
3. THREE JOLLY BOYS ALL IN A ROW - TD, MG & CH (unacc) - 2'19"
4. JOHNNY TODD - JM with group in chorus MG (gtr) & CH (m-h) - 1'48"
5. THE CHAMPION OF THE SEAS - (Intro by TD) HJ with group CH (m-h), MG (gtr)
- 2'42"
6. BLOOD RED ROSES - MG (voc) with TD, HJ & MG in chorus (unacc) - 1'29"
7. LIVERPOOL GIRLS - CH (voc/ gtr) MG (voc) TD (recorder) JM (gtr) - 2'40"
8. ROLL, ALABAMA, ROLL - TD (voc) & CH (m-o), MG (voc/gtr) HJ (voc) - 2'05"
9. HAUL AWAY, JOE - MG, HJ, JM, TD with chorus (unacc) - 2'03"
10. THE WEARING OF THE GREEN - Instrumental by CH (m-o) MG (mandolin)& HJ
(gtr) - 0'45"
11. McCAFFERTY - TD (unacc) - 2'38"
12. THE SWEET NIGHTINGALE (Intro by TD) JM (voc), HJ (voc/gtr), MG (voc/gtr)
- 3'28"
13. TALKING FOOTBALL POOLS - HJ with gtr - 3'08"
14. GRAND OLD DAME BRITANNIA - MG with group in chorus (unacc) - 1'59"
15. JOHN PEEL - TD (voc/banjo), HJ (voc/gtr) with CH (m-o) & chorus - 2'40"
16. MATTY RAG - CH (voc) with group in chorus with MG (gtr) & HJ (tapped
gtr body) - 1'51"
17. THE FLOWERS OF MANCHESTER - MG (unacc) - 3'18"
18. LOVE IS TEASING (intro by TD)- JM (voc/gtr) with CH (m-o)& sudience
in chorus - 5'05"
19. THE BARRER BOY'S LAMENT - MG (voc/gtr) with group in chorus - 1'28"
20. I WISH I WAS BACK IN LIVERPOOL - Group & audience (unacc) - 3'26"
Recorded by Peter Kennedy 1961-2.
