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Peter Bellamy: Peter Bellamy / Fair Annie

It was cheaper and easier at the time for UK artists touring the US to press and release product in the US, rather than to import completed LPs from the UK.

Recorded by Pitt Kinsolving at Green Linnet, New Haven, Connecticut;
Produced by Patrick Sky;
Executive Producer Lisa Null;
Photograph by Emily Langworthy;
Design by Elvin Lockwood and Carla Williams

Musicians

Peter Bellamy: vocals, Anglo concertina [1, 4, 8, 11, 16], guitar [2, 12], whistle [6, 13]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. On Board a Ninety-Eight (4.11)
  2. Ramblin’ Robin (2.12)
  3. Sweet Lemeney (2.45)
  4. The Poacher’s Fate (3.21)
  5. Bungay Roger (2.04)
  6. Courting Too Slow (3.30)
  7. Rigs of the Time (3.13)

Side 2

  1. Rag Fair (1.32)
  2. The British Man of War (3.03)
  3. Firelock Stile (1.45)
  4. The Greenhopper (3.42)
  5. Ward the Pirate (2.19)
  6. A Ship to England Came (2.36)
  7. Old Brown’s Daughter (2.53)
  8. Searching for Lambs (1.44)
  9. Nostradamus (4.48)

Tracks 1-2, 6, 12 words trad., music Peter Bellamy;
Track 3 trad. (Copper Family);
Tracks 4-5, 7-9, 15 trad. arr. Peter Bellamy;
Track 10 trad. (Harry Cox);
Track 11 Phil Burkin
Tracks 13-14 trad. (Walter Pardon);
Track 16 Al Stewart

Note: The LP with the “astrological” cover erroneously lists an additional unaccompanied song, Fanny Blair, as second track on the first side. And though it has the issue number "SIF 1001" on the spine, the record labels show the numbers “1449A” and “1449B”.

Fanny Blair, was finally included on the CD reissue of this album, together with three other tracks presumably from the album recording sessions.