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Queenadreena: Taxidermy

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On April 17, 2000, “Warner Bros” label released “Taxidermy”, the debut Queenadreena album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Orinoco” in London, and was produced by Ken Thomas, Katie Jane Garside,  Crispin Gray, Dizzy Q and Steve Drew.

Personnel:

  • Katie Jane Garside – vocals, arrangements
  • Crispin Gray – guitar, glockenspiel, harmonica, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Dizzy Q – bass
  • Steve Drew – drums

Track listing:

  1. Cold Fish – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  2. Soda Dreamer – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  3. I Adore You – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  4. Yesterday’s Hymn – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  5. Pretty Polly – traditional
  6. Yemaya – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  7. Madraykin – Katie Jane Garside
  8. X-ing Off the Days – Crispin Gray
  9. Hide from Time – Katie Jane Garside, Carter
  10. Friday’s Child – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  11. Sleepwalking – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  12. Are the Songs Ny Disease? – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  13. Weeds – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray

Kristin Hersh: Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight

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On October 26, 1998, “4AD” label released “Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight”, the third Kristin Hersh album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Billy O’Connell and Steve Rizzo.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ryder James O’Connell – piano, backing vocals
  • Steve Rizzo – engineer, mixing
  • David Narcizo – artwork, design
  • John Patrick Salisbury – photography

Track listing:

All tracks Appalachian folk songs, except where noted.

  1. Down in the Willow Garden – Charlie Monroe
  2. I Will Never Marry – A. P. Carter
  3. Sweet Roseanne
  4. Poor Ellen Smith – Molly Davis
  5. Pretty Polly
  6. Little Birdy
  7. Mama’s Gonna Buy
  8. Fly Around My Blue Eyed Girl
  9. Banks of the Ohio
  10. Three Nights Drunk
  11. What’ll We Do With the baby-o
  12. Whole Heap of Little Horses,

Bert Jansch: Jack Orion

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In September 1966, “Transatlantic” label released “Jack Orion”, the third Bert Jansch studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “5 North Villas” in Camden, London, and was produced by Bill Leader.

Track listing:

  • Bert Jansch – vocal, guitar, banjo, illustration, arrangements
  • John Renbourn – guitar
  • Bill Leader – recording
  • Jules Halfant – design

Track listing:

  1. The Waggoner’s Lad – traditional
  2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan McColl
  3. Jack Orion – traditional
  4. The Gardener – traditional
  5. Nottamun Town – traditional
  6. Henry Martin – traditional
  7. Blackwaterside – traditional
  8. Pretty Polly – traditional