Good Times of Old England: Steeleye Span 1972-1983

~ Release by Steeleye Span (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track durations are not printed on the release.

The Copyright In This Compilation Is Owned By Chrysalis Records Limited.
℗ 2022 Chrysalis Records Limited. © 2022 Chrysalis Records Limited.

Clamshell box with 56 page booklet and all discs packaged in individual cardboard sleeve. Discs are numbered from 1 to 12.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-10 20:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Below the Salt
#TitleRatingLength
1Spotted Cow
recording of:
The Spotted Cow (One morning in the month of May...)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 956)
3:09
2Rosebud in June
recording of:
The Sheep-Shearing Song (aka Rosebud in June)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 812)
3:43
3Jigs: The Bride's Favourite / Tansey's Fancy
medley including a cover recording of:
Tansey’s Fancy
composed in:
Ireland
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
named after artist:
Joseph Tansey
medley including a cover recording of:
The Bride’s Favourite (jig)
composed in:
Ireland
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
John McGrath (fiddler, died 1955)
3:13
4Sheep Crook and Black Dog
recording of:
Sheep-Crook and Black Dog (aka Flora / Spread the Green Branches)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 948)
4:46
5Royal Forester
recording of:
The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter (Roud 67; Child 110)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 67) and Child Ballads (number: 110)
4:36
6King Henry
recording of:
King Henry
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 32) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3967)
7:12
7Gaudete
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
2:27
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)
4:50
9Saucy Sailor
recording of:
Saucy Sailor
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 531)
5:52
10Gaudete (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records (don’t use as an imprint; please use “Chrysalis” instead) (in 2009)
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
2:27
11The Holly and the Ivy
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
2:26
12Gaudete (take 1)
recording of:
Gaudete
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
2:26
13Singing the Travels
2:49
2▶CD: Parcel of Rogues
3▶CD: Now We Are Six
4▶CD: Commoners Crown
5▶CD: All Around My Hat
6▶CD: Rocket Cottage
7▶CD: Storm Force Ten
8▶CD: Live at Last
9▶CD: Sails of Silver
10▶CD: On Tour (Australian Only Release)
11▶CD: Live at the Rainbow Theatre 1974
12▶CD: Live at the Berklee Performance Centre, Boston 1976