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Watersons
Mighty River of Song
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop

Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Here We Come A-Wassailing
2. Blood Red Roses - The Folksons
3. Let The Bulgine Run
4. The Ploughboy
5. Hollbeck Moor Cock Fight
6. The Greenland Whale Fishery
7. The Derby Ram
8. Hal-An-Tow
9. John Barleycorn - Mike Watersons
10. The Barley And The Rye - Lal & Norma Watersons
11. The Thirty-Foot Trailer
12. I Am A Rover
13. Rap Her To Bank
14. Three Score And Ten
15. The Jolly Waggoners
16. Twanky-Dillo
17. The Whitby Lad
18. The Morning Looks Charming
19. Willy Went To Westerdale
20. The White Cockade
21. Stow Brow
22. The Bird - Lal & Mike Watersons
23. Red Wine Promises - Lal & Mike Watersons
24. Song For Thirza - Lal & Mike Watersons
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Pace-Egging Song
2. Boston Harbour
3. Sweet William
4. Souling Song
5. Barney - Lal & Norma Watersons
6. Three Day Millionaire - Mike Watersons
7. The Good Old Way
8. The Light Dragoon
9. Jenny Storm - Lal & Norma Watersons
10. Tam Lyn - Mike Watersons
11. Sound, Sound Your Instruments Of Joy
12. Heavenly Aeroplane
13. Emmanuel
14. Swansea Town - Mike Watersons
15. The Unfortunate Lass
16. The Welcome Sailor
17. Young Billy Brown - Lal & Norma Watersons
18. The Khaki And The Blue
19. The Whitby Lad
20. The Black And Bitter Night - Mike Watersons
Track Listings (21) - Disc #3
1. The Prickle Holly Bush
2. When I Die
3. I Went To Market
4. The Furze Field - Mike Watersons
5. The King's Song
6. Swarthfell Rocks
7. Meeting Is A Pleasure - Lal & Norma Watersons
8. Doing A Bit - Mike Watersons
9. Young Banker
10. Chickens In The Garden
11. A Stitch In Time
12. All I Have Is My Own - Mike Watersons
13. Brave General Wolfe
14. May Song
15. Harvest Home
16. Gower Wassail
17. Rumpsy Bumpsy Toralee - Mike Watersons
18. John Ball
19. A Stur Mo Chroi
20. Stormy Winds
21. Mole In A Hole
Track Listings (21) - Disc #4
1. Hilda's Cabinet Band
2. The Rambling Irish Man - Mike Watersons
3. There Are No Lights On Our Christmas Tree
4. Coal Not Dole
5. The White Cockade
6. Cob A-Coating
7. T Stands For Thomas
8. I Bid You Goodnight
9. McIlroy The Emerald Cowboy - Mike Watersons
10. Jack Frost
11. Pleasure And Pain
12. Stars In My Crown
13. Flowers Of Knaresborough Forest
14. Ain't No Man Worth The Salt Of My Tears
15. Black Muddy River
16. Just A Note
17. Earth
18. Stumbling On
19. Poor Boney
20. Bright Phoebus
21. A Sweet Lullaby
Track Listings (1) - Disc #5
1. Travelling for a Living [DVD]

CD Details

All Artists: Watersons
Title: Mighty River of Song
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Topic Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 2/23/2004
Album Type: Box set, Original recording remastered
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: Traditional Folk, British & Celtic Folk
Number of Discs: 5
SwapaCD Credits: 5
UPC: 714822400220

Synopsis

Album Description

The ultimate collection from four decades of the most famous & influential family of folk musicians in England. 'Mighty River of Song' is four music CD's with 86 tracks of The Watersons as a group, solos, duos, trios, guests, group offshoots & almost all permutations of the group members you can imagine. Fifty of these tracks are previously unreleased or out of print. There is also a DVD (NTSC/Region 0) of the acclaimed 'Traveling For A Living' documentary, a breathtaking 'on the road' film from the mid '60s, a 52-page lavish full color booklet illustrated with a wealth of archive photos & extensive notes, & a fully illustrated 'family tree' style discography. Strictly limited edition of 4,000. Longbox. Topic. 2004.

CD Reviews

A Sublime Collection

Edward J. Whitelock | Barnesville, GA USA | 04/05/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There is no way to type the expression on one's face when listening to this sublime music. A beautiful and deep overview of all things Waterson. My only (very minor) quibble regards the liner notes: wish they'd reprinted the historical notes for each song that are a regular feature of Watersons albums proper. Worth every ha-penny."