| Byker Hill | ||||
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Fontana, Topic | |||
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Byker Hill is the third solo album by English folk musician Martin Carthy, originally released in 1967 by Fontana Records and later re-issued by Topic Records. The album features Dave Swarbrick playing fiddle on a number of the tracks. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The references after the titles below are from the three major numbering schemes for traditional folk songs, the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballad Numbers and the Laws Numbers. [1]
All songs Traditional, arranged by Martin Carthy; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Man Of Burnham Town" (Roud 665) | 3.10 | |
| 2. | "The Fowler" (Roud 166, Laws 036) | 3.15 | |
| 3. | "Gentleman Soldier" (Roud 178) | 2.32 | |
| 4. | "Brigg Fair" (Roud 1083) | 1.32 | |
| 5. | "The Bloody Gardener" (Roud 1700) | A. L. Lloyd | 3.58 |
| 6. | "The Barley Straw" (Roud 19112) | arranged by Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy | 2.32 |
| 7. | "Byker Hill" (Roud 3488) | arranged by Dave Swarbrick | 2.54 |
| 8. | "Davy Lowston" | adapted by A. L. Lloyd | 3.09 |
| 9. | "Our Captain Cried All Hands" (Roud 602) | arranged by Dave Swarbrick | 2.02 |
| 10. | "Domeama" (Roud 511, Laws K40) | 3.31 | |
| 11. | "Wife of the Soldier" | Bertolt Brecht, John Scott | 1.32 |
| 12. | "John Barleycorn" (Roud 164) | arranged by Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy | 3.13 |
| 13. | "Lucy Wan" (Roud 234, Child 51) | 3.55 | |
| 14. | "The Bonny Black Hare" (Roud 1656) | 2.00 |
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