Spanning the Years

~ Release by Steeleye Span (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The Blacksmith
recording of:
Blacksmith (Roud 816)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 816)
43:40
2My Johnny Was a Shoemaker
recording of:
My Johnny Was a Shoemaker
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1388)
31:11
3The King
recording of:
The King (Wren Day song, “Joy, health, love and peace”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 19109)
1:29
4Lovely on the Water
recording of:
Lovely on the Water
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1539)
5:20
5Marrowbones
recording of:
Marrowbones (aka Tigery Orum / The Old Woman of Wexford)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 183)
54:27
6Rave On
recording of:
Rave On
writer:
Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman (songwriter) and Sonny West (American songwriter and musician Joseph “Sonny” West)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc., Nor-Va-Jak Music, Southern Music (publisher) and Wren Music Co.
1:26
7Gaudete
performer:
Steeleye Span
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
4.52:26
8John Barleycorn
recording of:
John Barleycorn (traditional, unknown/unspecified arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 164)
4:49
9Alison Gross
engineer:
Jerry Boys and Roger Mayer
producer:
Jerry Boys and Steeleye Span
Appalachian dulcimer and guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
bass guitar and membranophone:
Rick Kemp (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
harmonium, mandolin, piano, recorder, viola and violin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02) and Maddy Prior (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
recording of:
Alison Gross (Steeleye Span version) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 35) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3212)
55:27
10Robbery With Violins
engineer:
Jerry Boys and Roger Mayer
producer:
Jerry Boys and Steeleye Span
Appalachian dulcimer and guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
bass guitar and membranophone:
Rick Kemp (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
harmonium, mandolin, piano, recorder, viola and violin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02) and Maddy Prior (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
recording of:
Robbery with Violins (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
51:47
11Rogues in a Nation
engineer:
Jerry Boys and Roger Mayer
producer:
Jerry Boys and Steeleye Span
Appalachian dulcimer and guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
bass guitar and membranophone:
Rick Kemp (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
harmonium, mandolin, piano, recorder, viola and violin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02) and Maddy Prior (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
recording of:
Rogues in a Nation (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
recording of:
Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation
lyricist:
Barry Childs‐Helton and Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1791)
revised by:
Barry Childs‐Helton
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5516)
54:34
12Cam Ye O'er Frae France
engineer:
Jerry Boys and Roger Mayer
producer:
Jerry Boys and Steeleye Span
Appalachian dulcimer and guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
bass guitar and membranophone:
Rick Kemp (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
guitar:
Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
harmonium, mandolin, piano, recorder, viola and violin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02) and Maddy Prior (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
recording of:
Cam Ye O’er Frae France (Steeleye Span version) (from 1973-01 until 1973-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
arrangement of:
Cam Ye O'er Frae France
52:48
13Thomas the Rhymer
recording of:
Thomas the Rhymer
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 37) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 219)
53:15
14To Know Him Is to Love Him
52:43
15New York Girls
recording of:
New York Girls (Steeleye Span arrangement)
arranger:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Rick Kemp, Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler), Nigel Pegrum and Maddy Prior
arrangement of:
New York Girls (Roud 486)
3:08
16Long Lankin
recording of:
Long Lankin
is based on:
Lamkin (traditional ballad)
8:42
17Black Jack Davy
recording of:
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (aka The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O / The Gypsy Laddie / Black Jack Davy / Seven Yellow Gypsies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1) and Child Ballads (number: 200)
4:16
18Hard Times of Old England
recording of:
Hard Times of Old England
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1206)
55:13
19All Around My Hat
producer:
Mike Batt
bass:
Rick Kemp
drums (drum set):
Nigel Pegrum
fiddle and mandolin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler)
guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) and Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member)
background vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) and Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler)
vocals:
Maddy Prior
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1975)
recording of:
All Around My Hat (in 1975)
writer:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Rick Kemp, Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Steeleye Span Music Ltd.
is based on:
Farewell He (Farewell She / Fare Thee Well, Cold Winter / All Smiles Tonight)
is based on:
The Nobleman’s Wedding
54:09
20London
producer:
Mike Batt
bass:
Rick Kemp (in 1976-06)
guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (in 1976-06) and Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (in 1976-06)
membranophone:
Nigel Pegrum (in 1976-06)
violin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) (in 1976-06)
vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) (in 1976-06), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) (in 1976-06) and Maddy Prior (in 1976-06)
recorded at:
Frans Peters Studios in Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1976-06)
4:10
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