proper-job-frontThe Dartington Morris Proper Job! audio CD is available to order online. Here you can listen to short samples of the tracks, and order for just £8.99, including P&P in the UK.

This is a collection of songs and tunes that form part of our normal repertoire, played as part of the dance entertainment or performed after the dancing while we are relaxing and enjoying good company.

 

You can buy a copy when you see us out, but now you can also order and pay online securely by credit or debit card through PayPal, for delivery by post. Just click the following button to go to the PayPal shopping basket (please note that you don't need a PayPal account for this). For overseas orders please contact us to check postage price.

Track Listing

Listen to samples from some of the tracks by clicking on the PLAY button shown beneath the track title. Note that the sound quality has been reduced just to annoy the Bagman and to enable smaller downloads - the CD quality is much better!

1
The King
2
Wheatley Processional/

The Rose
3
Old Apple Tree/
The Stocklinch Wassail
4
St George/
The Sea Green Sash
5
Hal an Tow
6
Room for the Cuckold
7
The Jovial Broom Man/
Jamaica/Rodney
8
The Mumper
9
Jacob/Twin Sisters
10
Nora's/
Boys of the Bunch/Old Woman Tossed up in a Blanket
Shepherd's Hey
11
Queen's Delight
12
All Among the Barley
13
The Nutting Girl
14
The Devon Bell Ringer/
Ring O' Bells
15
Little Johnny Jack/
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
16
Bonus Track:
We Wish you a Merry Christmas
(Remix)

 

Credits

All tunes and songs are traditional except Nora's written by Julia Thomas, and both Shepherd's Hey (minor key version) and Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket written by Nigel Sture.

The Mumper is taken from Bits O' Broad Devon by William Weeks, published in 1902.

Melodeon
Nigel Sture, Howard Hampson, John Skirton & Martin Jones
Guitar Les Noden
Concertina Les Noden
Northumbrian Pipes Trevor Paul
Fiddle Mike Green
Flute Iain Davison
Tin Whistle Phil Sheardown
Tuba John Skirton
Percussion Terry Underhill
Ensemble The Dartington Morris Men
Vocals Andy Parris, Les Noden, Chris Farr, Ziggy Woakes, Stephen Holley &
The Dartington Morris Men
Recitations John Culf, Stephen Holley, Tim Sercombe, John Skirton, Brian Stone &
Terry Underhill
Dancing The Dartington Morris Men


Recorded in July 2008 at the studio of G-T Electronics, Dawlish, Devon.
Outdoor recording by Luke Jones.
Mixed by Glenn Tout and tweaked by HLH.

Produced by Stephen Holley.

 

Last Updated (Wednesday, 04 November 2009 23:15)

 
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