| 1 |
When Yellow's on the Broom (MacNaughton) |
Winter drags; roll on Spring! Words by noted
Scottish song-writer Adam McNaughton |
| 2 |
The Berry Fields of Blair (Stewart) |
The berry-picking life, by Scottish Traveller
Belle Stewart; Dave Peacock's choice |
| 3 |
The New Fair Song (©Walsh) |
All the fun of the Appleby Fair, by Tom Walsh |
| 4 |
The Thirty-Foot Trailer (MacColl) |
Written in the early 60's by Ewan MacColl at
a time when some people predicted the end of the Romany way
of life - wrong! |
| 5 |
Master McGrath (Traditional) |
The hit song of the 1869 Waterloo Cup |
| 6 |
The Wagon in which I was Born (©Walsh) |
Written by Tom Walsh and dedicated to old pal
Albert Smith |
| 7 |
The Poacher's Fate (Traditional) |
Old song from near Preston, Lancashire - don't
go where the keeper's a psycho |
| 8 |
Granny's Old Armchair (Frank .B.Carr) |
Unexpected wealth song requested by Lias Smith |
| 9 |
The Banks of the Lee (Traditional) |
Sad song much favoured by the Irish Travellers |
| 10 |
The Old Lancaster Hornpipe (Traditional) |
Neat footwork by old Romany step-dancer Amos
Muller to an old Northern triple hornpipe played by Tom on
accordion, recorded live and enhanced in the studio |
| 11 |
The Gypsy (Read) |
Gordon's party-piece, an old Inkspots number |
| 12 |
Irish Mollie-O (Traditional) |
One of his favourite songs in tribute to the
great Romany singer Henry Lee (RIP) |
| 13 |
The Star of the County Down (Traditional) |
One from Ireland for old friends Mary and Ivan,
annual neighbours on the Fair Hill |
| 14 |
Hard Times come again no more (Stephen
Foster) |
Stephen Foster favourite requested by Mary and
Ivan and sung with confidence that the hard times will NOT
be coming back for any of our friends |
