BEGGARS' HILL
This is the story of the Beggars' Hill folk-rock album from 1976 which is now much sought-after by collectors of vinyl records. In 2010 it was professionally restored and officially released on CD for the first time by Talking Elephant Records.
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Songs
(.mp3 files - click on a track and a 30-60 second clip will play in your default audio player) (see table below for performers)
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01 - New St George
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2:29
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CW - lead vocals; JD - 12-string guitar, whistle, vocals; DF - bass guitar, vocals; RH - fiddle; PR - drums; JR - concertina.
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02 - Cannily, Cannily
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1:57
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JB - lead vocals; JD - dulcimer, banjo; DF - concertina; MI - bass guitar; PR - drums.
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03 - Jack Hall
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5:21
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JD - 12-string guitar, lead vocals; DF - autoharp, vocals; RH - fiddle, vocals.
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05 - Let It Be Me
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2:05
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CW - lead vocals; JD - 12-string guitar, vocals; LD - flute; DF - vocals; MI - piano, vocals.
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06 - Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
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5:36
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JB - lead vocals; JD - dulcimer, 12-string guitar; DF - autoharp, bass guitar; PS - electric guitar; String synthesizer by Rob Boughton.
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07 - When Will I Be Loved?
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2:21
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DF - bass guitar, lead vocals; JD - 12-string guitar, vocals; RH - electric mandolin; PR - drums; NS - electric guitar.
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09 - If You'd Been There
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3:40
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JB - lead vocals; JD - dulcimer, vocals; DF - acoustic guitar, vocals; MI - bass guitar; PR - bongos.
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10 - Poor Ditching Boy
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4:42
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JD - dulcimer, lead vocals; DF - acoustic guitar, bass guitar, vocals; RH - fiddle; PS - electric guitar; CW - acoustic guitar, vocals.
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11 - Wild Rover
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5:38
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DF - acoustic guitar, lead vocals; JD - whistle, vocals; RH - fiddle, vocals.
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Performers
(initials refer to table above)
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Jo Battley
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JB
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lead vocals (3 tracks).
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JM Davis
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JD
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12-string guitar, dulcimer, whistle, banjo, vocals (11 tracks).
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Laura Dixon
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LD
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flute (1 track).
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Dave Frohnsdorff
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DF
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acoustic guitar, bass guitar, autoharp, concertina, vocals (11 tracks).
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Robin Hamilton
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RH
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fiddle, mandolin, electric mandolin, vocals (6 tracks).
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Marc Isherwood
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MI
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bass guitar, piano, vocals (3 tracks).
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Pete Roberts
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PR
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drums, percussion, bongos (5 tracks).
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John Rodd
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JR
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concertina (2 tracks).
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Peter Sharp
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PS
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electric guitar (2 tracks).
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Neil Stanford
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NS
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electric guitar (1 track).
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Chris Walker
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CW
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acoustic guitar, vocals (5 tracks).
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