Battle of the Field

by The Albion Band

Battle of the Field cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1976
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick, Albion Country Band, Sue Harris, Rod McShane, John Wood, Dave Mattacks, Keith Morris, Richard Thompson, Roger Swallow

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in the summer of 1973 at Sound Techniques and Island Studios with producer John Wood, the band of Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris split that August and the album stayed shelved for three years. Two of its tracks were previewed on the influential folk rock sampler 'The Electric Muse'.

Genres

Descriptors: traditional, male-vocals, female-vocals, acoustic, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Albion Sunrise
  2. Mouresque
  3. London Pride
  4. So Selfish Runs The Hare
  5. Maid Of The Mill
  6. Sheriff's Ride
  7. I Was A Young Man
  8. New St. George / La Rotta
  9. Gallant Poacher
  10. Cheshire Rounds / The Old Lancashire Hornpipe
  11. Hanged I Shall Be
  12. Reaphook And Sickle
  13. Battle Of The Somme

Credits

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