Dave Swarbrick, When the Battle is Over

 

LP Conifer Ltd. 1986 - CFRC 528

 

John Howard realizza per la Conifer, su licenza Logo Records, questa compilation che è illustrata da quelli della P.D.A. E' una raccolta un po' anonima,mancano i nomi dei musicisti ed è difficile trovare una correlazione tra le immagini di copertina e il contenuto del disco.

 

Tracks Side A:

It Suits Me Well (5:48) - My Singing Bird (3:47) - Once I Loved a Maiden Fair (2:02) - Bonaparte's Retreat (1:00) - The Nightingale (2:26) - Wishing / The Victor's Return / The Gravel Walk (5:15)

 

Tracks Side B:

The Killarney Boys of Pleasure - Shepherd's Hey - When the Battle Is Over (2:00) - The Ace and Deuce of Pipering (2:18) - The Rocky Road to Dublin / Sir Philip McHugh (2:33) - The Coulin (5:51)

 

Musicians:

Dave Swarbrick, vocals [1], fiddle [1-2, 4-8, 10-12], viola [], mandolin [1, 3, 9]; Richard Thompson, guitar [1, 6], mandocello [6, 9]; Simon Nicol, guitar [1, 3, 6]; Dave Pegg, bass [1, 3, 6, 8], mandolin [9]; Dave Mattacks, drums [1, 6], percussion [6]; Savourna Stevenson, clarsach [2, 12]; Martin Carthy, guitar [7]; Kate Graham, fiddle [8]; Beryl Marriott, piano [8]; Roger Marriott, melodeon [8]; Alan Robertson, accordion [8].

 

 

Tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 10 are from Swarbrick (1976) - Tracks 4, 8, 11, 12 are from Swarbrick 2 (1977) - Tracks 1, 6, 9 are from Smiddyburn (1981)