The Albion Chronicles. Vol. 1

Oak - Welcome to Our Fair

 
Welcome to Our Fair
Oak
 

Topic Records 12TS212 (LP, UK, 1971)

Recorded at Livingston Studios 1971
Produced by A.L. Lloyd
Sleeve Design by Humphrey Weightman
Front cover photograph reproduction by permission from the Sir Benjamin Stone Collection of Photographs in the Birmingham Reference Libvrary

Three tracks of this album were included on the Topic Sampler No 8, English Garland (1972), and one track each on the albums Tap Roots: A History of the New Wave of English Country Dance Music (1988/2004), The Season Round (1996), And We'll All Have Tea (2000), and The Acoustic Folk Box (2002).

Finally all but three tracks were reissued in 2003 on the 2 CD set Country Songs and Music; the three missing tracks (The Nutley Waltz / The Faithful Sailor Boy; Scan's Polkas; The Bunch of Thyme / The Perfect Cure / The Sweets of May) were replaced by live versions regarded as superior.

musicians

Tony Engle, voices, anglo concertia, fiddle;
Danny Stradling, voices, tambourine;
Rod Stradling, voices, melodeon;
Peta Webb, voices, fiddle


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tracks
 
side one
 

1. Thousands or More

2. New Rigged Ship / Rig-a-Jig-Jig
melodeon, fiddles, tambourine

3. The Lakes of Cold Flynn
Tony

4. a. The Nutley Waltz
concertina, melodeon, fiddle
b. The Faithful Sailor Boy
Danny with chorus, concertina, melodeon, fiddle

6. Roving Round the County Tyrone
Peta

6. The Scarlet and the Blue
 
side two
 

1. Shepherds Arise
Tony, Rod, Danny with Peta, fiddle

2. Scan's Polka
melodeon, concertina, fiddle, tambourine

3. Australia
Rod

4. Cupid's Garden 
Tony, Peta

5. False, False
Danny

6. Our Good Ship Lies in Harbour

7. a. The Bunch of Thyme
Pete, Danny, Rod with concertina and melodeon
b. The Perfect Cure / The Sweets of May
concertina, melodeon, fiddle, tambourine
 
related internet links
 
Birmingham Central Library held an outdoor exhibition celebrating the photographic work of Conservative MP Sir Benjamin Stone
 
pictures and resources to be found
on the Digital Handsworth website
 
an exhibition from 2006