Thursday, October 23, 2008

Oyster Ceilidh Band

Jack's Alive





















Dingles LP, DIN 309 (1980)
The Oyster Ceilidh Band continued as both a dance and concert band, however, changing their name c.1982 to Oysterband. Cathy Lesurf subsequently left the Oysters for a spell with the Albion Band.

Musicians:
Cathy Lesurf: Vocals, Calls The Dances
John Jones: Melodeon, Piano, Vocals
Alan Prosser: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Fiddle, Bones, Bowed Psaltery, Vocals
Chris Taylor: Bouzouki, Mandola, Acoustic Guitar, Jaw-Harp, Harmonica, One-Row Melodeon
Ian Telfer: Fiddle, Viola, English Concertina
Will Ward: Bassoon, Recorders, Crumhorn, Synthesiser
Chris Wood: Electric Bass, Percussion, Vocals


Tracks:
01 - The Blean Hoodening Song-The City Branle - 3'36
02 - Hunting The Hare-The Clog - 3'13
03 - Schottische D'Auvergne-Belle Rosine - 3'01
04 - Oyster River Hornpipe-Herne Bay Dance-The Curly-Headed Ploughboy - 3'31
05 - Marche Du Fin Du Bal-The Committee Jig - 2'45
06 - The Lakes Of Cool Flynn - 3'42
07 - The Rambling Sailor - 3'40
08 - Brandy - 1'44
09 - The Shaalds Of Foula - 2'36
10 - The Lawyer - 2'52
11 - News Of The Victory-The One-Horned Sheep - 2'59
12 - Limbo - 2'46
13 - Boscastle Breakdown - 2'53
Quality: VBR 196 kbps

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Interesting to hear this one as I don't think it's been reissued in full.
Thanks!
Newelectricmuse

24 October, 2008 17:34  
Blogger GeoX, one of the GeoX boys. said...

I'm a big Oysterband fan, so this is super-cool. Thanks.

25 October, 2008 03:01  

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