Ashley Hutchings, By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down and Wept A Love Story, LP UK Talking Elephant 2014 - TELP236 

 

Ashley Hutchings’ By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down and Wept was originally recorded in 1987 and only a limited number of copies were produced. It has now been re-released by Talking Elephant to mark Ashley’s award of a Gold Badge by the EFDSS in December 2013.

"By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down and Wept" è stato registrato originariamente nel 1987 e ne sono state prodotte solo un numero limitato di copie. Ora è stato ripubblicato dalla Talking Elephant per celebrare il conferimento ad Ashley del Gold Badge da parte dell'EFDSS nel dicembre del 2013.

Tracks: Prologue - I Dreamed a Dream (Died for Love) (2:51), Ring on Her Finger (4:12), Dancing Under the Rose - Again (4:14), What! Must I Now Make an Enemy / Under the Rose (1:32), Keep You Warm (4:30), The Reasons Why They Should Be Toghether (0:40) - At the Women's Institute Dance / Flower Arranging (1:26) - We Walked in God's Country (2:09) - A Letter / Small Town Romance (1:44) - Don't Look Back (2:30) - In the Cafe (1:02) - Brief Encounters (5:54) - Westonbirt Sonnet / T Stands for Thomas (1:01) - My Dearest / To Ireland I Made My Way (3:31) - Lies (2:41) - My Dear Fried / Dives and Lazarus - The Blacksmith (3:16) - I Don't Go Dancing Any More (2:52) - Love, Stuff and Nonsense (0:44) - Epilogue - Died for Love (1:23)

Musicians: His voice: Michael Pennington (speech), Ashley Hutchings (singing) - Her voice: Marilyn Cutts (speech), Polly Bolton (singing) - Christine Collister, vocals, lead vocals on I Dreamed a Dream; - Clive Gregson, vocals; - Pete Zorn, bass guitar, alto ans soprano saxes, flute, and doctor, acupuncturist and priest on Lies; - Graeme Taylor, electric and acoustic guitars; - Phil Beer, electric and acoustic guitars, fiddle; - Dave Mattacks, drums, percussion;Dave Whetstone, acoustic guitar, melodeon, concertina; - John Shepherd, electric piano, synthesisers; - Steve Ashley, harmonica; - Mick Doonan, Irish pipes, whistles