Roots: The Best of Show of Hands

~ Release by Show of Hands (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media: Short Stories
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1Roots
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) and Mass
acoustic guitar, cuatro and mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
bass, drum machine [drum programming] and percussion:
Mass
slide guitar [acoustic slide guitar], viola and violin:
Phil Beer
choir vocals ['Haul Away' choir]:
The Fisherman’s Friends
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Presshouse Studio in Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2006-01)
produced at:
pre-production at Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2005)
4:09
2Are We Alright
producer:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
guitar:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist) and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Canalot Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2007-09)
recording of:
Are We Alright
lyricist and composer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
3:05
3Exile
producer:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
cuatro:
Phil Beer
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Canalot Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2007-09)
3:48
4Country Life
co-producer:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
producer:
Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
bass and mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
diatonic button accordion [melodeon]:
Paul Wilson (melodeon)
drums (drum set):
Roy Martin (drummer)
harmonica:
Brian Dickenson (harmonica player)
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
slide guitar and violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2001)
recording of:
Country Life
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
3:58
5Widecombe Fair
producer:
Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
concertina and cuatro:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2001)
3:27
6The Falmouth Packet / Haul Away Joe
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) and Mass
cuatro:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
diatonic button accordion [melodeon]:
Paul Wilson (melodeon)
double bass:
Miranda Sykes
mandolin:
Phil Beer
tenor guitar:
Seth Lakeman (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
violin:
Phil Beer, Jackie Oates and Lizzie Westcott (volinist)
background vocals:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist), Mass and Paul Wilson (melodeon)
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Presshouse Studio in Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2006-01)
produced at:
pre-production at Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2005)
medley including a cover recording of:
Haul Away Joe
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
5:32
7Santiago
producer:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
cuatro:
Phil Beer
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Phil Beer, Matt Clifford (keyboardist) and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Canalot Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2007-09)
6:14
8Armardas
producer:
Mike Trim
charango and siku [zamponas]:
Vladimir Vega (actor)
classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Phil Beer
cuatro:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Pete Zorn
percussion:
Mike Trim
vocals:
Phil Beer, Steve Knightley (English folk musician) and Vladimir Vega (actor)
recorded at:
Wytherston Studios in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (in 1994-01)
recording of:
Armadas
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
4:31
9The Blue Cockade
double bass:
Miranda Sykes
guitar:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Phil Beer, Steve Knightley (English folk musician) and Miranda Sykes
recorded at:
Manor Pavilion Theatre in Sidmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
6:02
10Crow on the Cradle
producer:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
guitar:
Phil Beer
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Phil Beer, Matt Clifford (keyboardist) and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Canalot Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2007-09)
medley including a cover recording of:
Crow on the Cradle
lyricist and composer:
Sydney Carter
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
medley including a cover recording of:
Find the Cost of Freedom
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Stills
4:29
11The Preacher
concertina and cuatro:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
guitar and mandocello:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Free for Good Studios in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
recording of:
The Preacher
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
4:25
12Cousin Jack
double bass:
Miranda Sykes
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
mandolin:
Phil Beer
piano:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
vocals:
Phil Beer, The Fisherman’s Friends, Steve Knightley (English folk musician) and Tom Palmer
6:51
13Cold Frontier
producer:
Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
guitar:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Cold Frontier
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
4:15
14Hard Shoulder
producer:
Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
bass and guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Phil Beer
keyboard and piano:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
shakers [shaker]:
Mick Dolan
vocals:
Phil Beer, Mick Dolan and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
5:18
15Captains
producer:
Gerard O'Farrell (soundman and producer)
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
mandocello and viola:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
engineered at:
Free for Good Studios in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
recording of:
Captains
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
4:04
16The Galway Farmer
diatonic button accordion [melodeon]:
Gareth Turner (English accordion & melodeon player)
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
instruments:
Vladimir Vega (actor)
violin:
Phil Beer and Ian Cutler
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2001)
5:43
2▼Digital Media: Longdogs
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1Columbus (Didn't Find America)
producer:
Gerard O'Farrell (soundman and producer) and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
pan flute [pan pipes]:
Vladimir Vega (actor)
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Sally Barker, Phil Beer, Matt Clifford (keyboardist) and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
5:14
2You're Mine
producer:
Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
guitar and violin:
Phil Beer
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Free for Good Studios in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
You're Mine
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
4:02
3The Blind Fiddler
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer
arranger:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Bull Hotel (in Bridport) in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-05)
3:48
4The Setting / Mary From Dungloe
guitar:
Phil Beer
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
arranger:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
LOWRY in Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 2004)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Mary From Dungloe
writer:
Pádraig Mac Cumhaill
live medley including a cover recording of:
The Setting
lyricist and composer:
Ralph McTell
3:55
5The Bristol Slaver
cuatro and mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Free for Good Studios in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
recording of:
The Bristol Slaver
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
3:53
6Port Issac
producer:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist), Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
guitar, mandolin and violin:
Phil Beer
instruments:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
keyboard:
Matt Clifford (keyboardist)
4:23
7The Train / Blackwaterside
guitar and violin:
Phil Beer
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
arranger:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
live medley including a recording of:
Blackwaterside (Blackwater Side, traditional folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 312)
6:52
8Be Lucky
producer:
Mick Dolan and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
mandocello:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
5:10
9Longdog
producer:
Gerard O'Farrell (soundman and producer) and Show of Hands (UK acoustic roots & folk duo)
mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Airfield Studios (in Cornwall) in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
2:45
10The Keeper
diatonic button accordion [concertina]:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Free for Good Studios in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (in 1995-07)
5:02
11The Downeaster 'Alexa'
guitar:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
mandolin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
recorded at:
Chudleigh Town Hall in Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2000-01)
live cover recording of:
The Downeaster “Alexa”
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer‐songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd., Impulsive Music and Joelsongs (in 1989)
3:11
12The Oak
producer:
Mike Trim
cuatro and mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
diatonic button accordion [melodeon] and violin:
Phil Beer
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Pete Zorn
harp:
Biddy Blyth (Production music composer)
percussion:
Mike Trim
siku [zamponas]:
Vladimir Vega (actor)
vocals:
Phil Beer, Steve Knightley (English folk musician) and Mike Trim
recorded at:
Wytherston Studios in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (in 1994-01)
recording of:
The Oak
writer:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
3:03
13Innocents' Song / Gwithian
producer:
Simon Emmerson (Producer and musician) and Mass
double bass:
Miranda Sykes
violin:
Phil Beer
vocals:
Phil Beer, Steve Knightley (English folk musician) and Miranda Sykes
recorded at:
pre-production at Riverside Studios (in Exeter) in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2005) and Presshouse Studio in Devon, England, United Kingdom (in 2006-01)
4:36
14Tall Ships
diatonic button accordion [concertina] and mandocello:
Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
guitar:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
violin:
Phil Beer
spoken vocals [Narration]:
Jim Carter
vocals:
Phil Beer and Steve Knightley (English folk musician)
21:56
15Don’t Give Up / Secret World
9:17

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ASIN:UK: B0047RFLFG [info]