''Early Days'' is a compilation album of recordings by
The Watersons
The Watersons were an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. They performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their closely woven harmonies. They have been called the "most famous fam ...
, released in 1994.
These recordings come from ''New Voices'' (an anthology) (1965), ''The Watersons'' (1966) and ''A Yorkshire Garland'' (1966). There is a guitar on tracks 8, 10 and 11. Although it seems totally unremarkable now, at the time these recordings were made, The Watersons looked radical. Their appearance on stage was totally blue-collar and without any kind of showmanship. "Rap Her to Bank" is a previously unreleased track recorded in 1966.
Track listing
All songs Traditional; except where indicated
# "Boston Harbour"
# "
Greenland Whale Fisheries
"Greenland Whale Fisheries" is a traditional sea song. In most of the versions collected from oral sources, the song opens up giving a date for the events that it describes (usually between 1823 and 1853). However, the song is actually older than ...
"
# "Three Score and Ten"
# "The Broom of Cowdenknowes"
# "
King Arthur's Servants"
# "Rap Her to Bank"
# "Dido, Bendigo"
# "The North Country Maid"
# "Brave Woolfe"
# "
The Jolly Waggoners"
# "I Am a Rover"
# "
Fathom the Bowl
"Fathom the Bowl" (Roud 880) is an English drinking song dating from the nineteenth century.
Synopsis
With a "Come all ye" opening, the singer invites heroes to join him in praise of punch. There is a catalogue of the ingredients that come from ...
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# "The Thirty-Foot Trailer" (Ewan MacColl)
# "The Holmfrith Anthem"
# "Twanky-Dillo"
# "The White Hare of Howden"
# "All For Me Grog"
# "The Poacher's Fate"
# "The Tour of the Dales"
# "Willy Went to Westerdale"
# "L'Anson's Racehorse"
# "The Ploughboy"
# "The White Cockade"
# "Ye Noble Spectators"
# "Stow Brow"
# "The Wanton Wife of Canongate"
# "The Whitby Lad"
Personnel
*
Norma Waterson
Norma Christine Waterson (15 August 1939 – 30 January 2022) was an English singer and songwriter, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional folk group. Other members of the group included h ...
- vocals
*
Mike Waterson
Michael Waterson (17 January 1941 – 22 June 2011) was an English writer, songwriter and folk singer.
Biography
Waterson was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. After being orphaned at an early age, he was brought up there, wit ...
- vocals
*
Elaine Waterson - vocals
* John Harrison - vocals
References
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The Watersons albums
Albums produced by Bill Leader
1994 compilation albums