Personnel: Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar); John Kirkpatrick (accordion, concertina); Roger Bucknell (mandolin); Howard Evans (trumpet); Bruce Rowlands (drums).
Recorded at Riverside Studios, London, England in 1979. Includes liner notes by Martin Carthy.
Personnel: Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar); John Kirkpatrick (accordion, concertina); Howard Evans (trumpet); Bruce Rowlands (drums).
Carthy and his pal John Kirkpatrick left a two-year stint in the folk-rock group Steeleye Span in 1978, then teamed up again for this album. Wonderful, brassy arrangements feature trumpeter Howard Evans and predict Carthy's work with Brass Monkey. ~ Steve Winick