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The Watersons
Mighty River Of Song
Compil. UK 2004 on Topic Records label
Folk (Folk)
DVD Notes: "Travelling For A Living" the film about The Watersons [from the notes by Derrick Knight (script, direction, producer) in 1966] Four young people huddle in the cold and discomfort of an old van as they travel, maybe hundreds of miles, to a singing engagement in a folk club, and back again to their home town of Hull. They are a group called The Watersons - Michael, Norma and Elaine Waterson, brother and two sisters, and their cousin John Harrison. The three Watersons were orphaned in early life and brought up by a fiercely matriarchal grandmother who said they had to stick together. Even today the closeness of the family unit is maintained. Despite the fact that two of them have married, they all live together in a single scruffy terraced house, whose centre is a common kitchen, always full of friends and noise. This close, cosy home life is in total contrast to their professional life. In the last two years the Watersons have become one of the most popular folk singing groups in the country, yet they are far removed from the fashionable exhibitionist folk singers. This film is about the Watersons' world. It is about their lives - down to earth, vibrant, receptive and haunted by all kinds of influences from the past: their Irish tinker and farming ancestry, their grandmother's second-hand shop where a love of tradition grew up among horse brasses and sing-songs, the rich historical and trading association of the port of Hull. Above all it is about exciting old music, its source and its meaning today. In this film the Watersons are placed against the broader picture of the folk revival.
Musicians
 | The Watersons , GB album by |
 | The Folksons , performer on track |
 | Lal Waterson voc, 1943-1998 GB performer on track |
 | Mike Waterson voc, 1941-2011 GB performer on track |
 | Norma Waterson voc, *1939 GB performer on track |
 | Peter Bellamy voc, acc, g, 1944-1991 GB performer on track |
 | Martin Carthy voc, g, *1941 GB performer on track |
 | The Waterdaughters , GB performer on track |
 | Blue Murder , 1987-1988 GB performer on track |
 | Waterson:Carthy , performer on track |
 | Eliza Carthy voc, vn, *1975 GB performer on track |
 | Oliver Knight g, voc, *1969 GB performer on track |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disc One | The Watersons | 68:34 | |
| 2 | Here We Come A-Wassailing | The Watersons | 1:29 | |
| 3 | Blood Red Roses | The Folksons | 2:22 | |
| 4 | Let The Bulgine Run | The Watersons | 2:41 | |
| 5 | The Ploughboy | The Watersons | 3:17 | |
| 6 | Hollbeck Moor Cock Fight | The Watersons | 1:39 | |
| 7 | The Greenland Whale Fishery | The Watersons | 2:37 | |
| 8 | Derby Ram | The Watersons | 2:37 | |
| 9 | Hal-An-Tow | The Watersons | 2:08 | |
| 10 | John Barleycorn | The Watersons | 3:22 | |
| 11 | The Barley And The Rye | Lal Waterson | 1:25 | |
| 12 | The Thirty-Foot Trailer | The Watersons | 3:32 | |
| 13 | I Am A Rover | The Watersons | 5:03 | |
| 14 | Rap Her To Bank | The Watersons | 1:43 | |
| 15 | Three Score And Ten | The Watersons | 3:49 | |
| 16 | The Jolly Waggoners | The Watersons | 2:57 | |
| 17 | Twanky-Dillo | The Watersons | 3:42 | |
| 18 | The Whitby Lad | The Watersons | 3:18 | |
| 19 | The Morning Looks Charming | The Watersons | 2:06 | |
| 20 | Willy Went To Westerdale | The Watersons | 1:59 | |
| 21 | The White Cockade | The Watersons | 3:40 | |
| 22 | Stow Brow | Lal Waterson | 3:26 | |
| 23 | The Bird | Lal Waterson | 2:28 | |
| 24 | Red Wine Promises | Lal Waterson | 3:04 | |
| 25 | Song For Thirza | Lal Waterson | 4:23 | |
| 26 | Disc Two | The Watersons | 76:51 | |
| 27 | Pace-Egging Song | The Watersons | 3:58 | |
| 28 | Boston Harbour | The Watersons | 1:57 | |
| 29 | Sweet William | The Watersons | 3:43 | |
| 30 | Souling Song | The Watersons | 4:20 | |
| 31 | Barney | Lal Waterson | 3:02 | |
| 32 | Three Day Millionaire | Mike Waterson | 1:38 | |
| 33 | The Good Old Way | The Watersons | 3:30 | |
| 34 | The Light Dragoon | The Watersons | 3:08 | |
| 35 | Jenny Storm | Lal Waterson | 2:29 | |
| 36 | Tam Lyn | Mike Waterson | 11:00 | |
| 37 | Sound Sound Your Instruments Of Joy | The Watersons | 4:32 | |
| 38 | Heavenly Aeroplane | The Watersons | 2:25 | |
| 39 | Emmanuel | The Watersons | 2:49 | |
| 40 | Swansea Town | Mike Waterson | 4:27 | |
| 41 | The Unfortunate Lass | Norma Waterson | 4:29 | |
| 42 | The Welcome Sailor | Lal Waterson | 3:18 | |
| 43 | Young Billy Brown | Lal Waterson | 2:25 | |
| 44 | The Khaki And The Blue | The Watersons | 3:18 | |
| 45 | The Whitby Lad | The Watersons | 3:14 | |
| 46 | The Black And Bitter Night | Mike Waterson | 7:17 | |
| 47 | Disc Three | The Watersons | 66:28 | |
| 48 | The Prickle Holly Bush | The Watersons | 4:09 | |
| 49 | When I Die | Peter Bellamy | 2:46 | |
| 50 | I Went To Market | The Watersons | 3:36 | |
| 51 | The Furze Field | Martin Carthy | 3:15 | |
| 52 | The King's Song | The Watersons | 1:27 | |
| 53 | Swarthfell Rocks | The Watersons | 5:02 | |
| 54 | Meeting Is A Pleasure | Lal Waterson | 2:24 | |
| 55 | Doing A Bit | Mike Waterson | 2:31 | |
| 56 | Young Banker | The Watersons | 3:12 | |
| 57 | Chickens In The Garden | The Watersons | 2:38 | |
| 58 | A Stitch In Time | Martin Carthy | 2:38 | |
| 59 | All I Have Is My Own | The Watersons | 2:22 | |
| 60 | Brave General Wolfe | Mike Waterson | 4:46 | |
| 61 | May Song | Norma Waterson | 2:18 | |
| 62 | Harvest Home | The Watersons | 2:23 | |
| 63 | Gower Wassail | The Watersons | 3:23 | |
| 64 | Rumpsy Bumpsy Toralee | Mike Waterson | 2:35 | |
| 65 | John Ball | The Waterdaughters | 3:25 | |
| 66 | A Stur Mo Chroi | The Waterdaughters | 3:56 | |
| 67 | Stormy Winds | The Watersons | 3:18 | |
| 68 | A Mole In A Hole | The Watersons | 4:38 | |
| 69 | Disco Four | The Watersons | 73:40 | |
| 70 | Hilda's Cabinet Band | The Watersons | 2:19 | |
| 71 | The Rambling Irish Man | Mike Waterson | 4:34 | |
| 72 | There Are No Lights On Our Christmas Tree | The Watersons | 3:51 | |
| 73 | Coal Not Dole | Norma Waterson | 3:05 | |
| 74 | The White Cockade | The Watersons | 3:34 | |
| 75 | Cob A-Coaling | The Watersons | 2:00 | |
| 76 | T Stands For Thomas | The Watersons | 3:54 | |
| 77 | I Bid You Goodnight | Blue Murder (3) | 3:14 | |
| 78 | McIlroy The Emerald Cowboy | Mike Waterson | 4:25 | |
| 79 | Jack Frost | Mike Waterson | 2:28 | |
| 80 | Pleasure And Pain | Waterson:Carthy | 5:12 | |
| 81 | Stars In My Crown | Waterson:Carthy | 3:03 | |
| 82 | Flowers Of Knaresborough Forest | Waterson:Carthy | 5:34 | |
| 83 | Ain't No Man Worth The Salt Of My Tears | Norma Waterson | 2:01 | |
| 84 | Black Muddy River | Waterson:Carthy | 4:07 | |
| 85 | Just A Note | Lal Waterson | 1:48 | |
| 86 | Earth | Norma Waterson | 3:06 | |
| 87 | Stumbling On | Eliza Carthy | 3:38 | |
| 88 | Poor Boney | Norma Waterson | 2:43 | |
| 89 | Bright Phoebus | Blue Murder (3) | 2:53 | |
| 90 | A Sweet Lullaby | Oliver Knight | 5:19 | |
| 91 | DVD | The Watersons | 43:40 | |
| 92 | "Travelling For A Living" The Film About The Watersons | The Watersons | 43:40 |
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