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Judy Collins: Fires of Eden

CD / Talking Elephant / 2013-03-05

Tracks: Blizzard, The; Fortune of Soldiers; Test of Time; Fires of Eden; Home Before Dark; Air I Breathe, The; City of Cities; Dreaming; Queen of the Night; From a Distance; Blizzard, The (Reprise)
Artists: Judy Collins

Personnel includes: Judy Collins; Matthew Wilder, Lucy Simon (vocals); Hiram Bullock (guitar); Tony Levin (bass); St. Thomas Boys Choir.

Audio Mixer: Alan Silverman.

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Morris on Band: The Morris On Band

CD / Talking Elephant / 2012-05-15

Artists: Morris on Band

Various Artists: The Traditional Morris Album

CD / Talking Elephant / 2012-05-08

Artists: Various Artists

Cyril Tawney: In Port *

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-11-08

Artists: Cyril Tawney

Original Tawney songs focusing on the sea fill up this album. Many of his best-known songs appear on this album, including "Sally Free and Easy," "The Grey Funnel Line," and "The Ballad of Sammy's Bar...continue...

Various Artists: Morris Dancing: An English Tradition

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-06-28

Tracks: Leapfrog; Two Morris Dance Tunes; Snake, The; British Grenadiers; Saturday Night/Bobbing Joe/Beux; 3 Bampton Morris Tunes; Jigs From Headington Quarry; Old Tom of Oxford/Webley Twizzle; Jupiters Retu...
Artists: Various Artists

Peter Bellamy: Oak, Ash and Thorn

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-05-31

Artists: Peter Bellamy

Peter Bellamy's fourth solo album after the breakup of the Young Tradition, 1970's Oak, Ash and Thorn is the first collection of his musical settings of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling, a project with w...continue...

Cyril Tawney: A Mayflower Garland

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-05-31

Artists: Cyril Tawney

This contains both traditional and original songs, and was recorded in honor of the 350th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. ~ Steve Winick...continue...

Peter Bellamy: Merlin's Isle of Gramarye

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-05-31

Artists: Peter Bellamy

Peter Bellamy's second album of settings of Rudyard Kipling's verse, 1972's Merlin's Isle of Gramarye, is entirely based on Kipling's two children's books, Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies....continue...

Marc Ellington: A Question of Roads

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-03-08

Tracks: Four Rode By; No Deposit No Return; Never Again; Please Be My Friend; Jacobite Lament (A Celtic Dream); Royal Blues; Question Marc? (Better Days Ahead); You Finally Found You; Past Master; Open the D...
Artists: Marc Ellington

Marc Ellington: Marc Time *

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-03-08

Tracks: Wild About My Lovin'; Answer Is You, The; Stealin'; Streets of Baltimore; Ad Man; I Miss the Mississippi and You; Shady Lies; Borrowing Time; Close the Door; You Just Can't Believe What You See; Anyd...
Artists: Marc Ellington

Marc Ellington: Restoration

CD / Talking Elephant / 2011-03-08

Tracks: Good Love Is Like A Good Song; It's Love That You Need; Coal Tattoo; Try; You Ain't Giong Nowhere; Let The Music Bring You Back; Break A Window (Break A Heart); Along Comes Mary; Younger Girl; Wild M...
Artists: Marc Ellington

The Albion Band: Albion Band Vintage, Vol. 2: On the Road

CD / Talking Elephant / 2010-11-16

Tracks: New St George/La Rotta; I'll Go and 'List For a Sailor; Hanged I Shall Be; High Level Hornpipe/the Gas Almost Works; Horse's Brawl; Old Sir Simon the King; Holm's Fancy/Cuckolds All Awry; Poor Old Ho...
Artists: The Albion Band

Blair Dunlop: An EP [EP]

CD / Talking Elephant / 2010-09-14

Tracks: Canadee-I-O; Drifting; Black is the Colour of My True Love's Hair; Morris Medley: Glorishears/Princess Royal; Older Chests; Road Beneath My Wheels, The
Artists: Blair Dunlop

Recording information: Repton School Studio (2010)....continue...

Kimber's Men: Kimbers Men

CD / Talking Elephant / 2010-08-24

Tracks: Rio Grande; Admiral Benbow; Blood Red Roses; Shallow Brown; Lord Franklin; Donkey Riding; Bully In Alley; A Long Time Ago; Drinking That Wine; Trim Rigged Doxy; Robert Whitworth; Mollymauk; South Aus...
Artists: Kimber's Men

The Dubliners: Time To Remember

CD / Talking Elephant / 2010-02-23

Tracks: Introduction; Fermoy Lassies / Sporting Padding; Banks of the Rose, The; Ferryman, The; Three Score and Ten; Belfast Hornpipe / the Swallow's Tai l, The; For What Died the Sons of Roisin; Maids Wh...
Artists: The Dubliners

Phil Beer: Mandorock 2000 Live *

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2009-10-06

Tracks: Shape I'm In, The; Goldwatch Blues; Tower of Song; Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy; Frank and Jessie James; Volcano; Blues Melody: Leaving Blues/Lonsome Whistle; You Can Close Your Eyes; Tunes: Goldrush/Jak...
Artists: Phil Beer

Personnel: Phil Beer (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Gareth Turner (melodeon).

Audio Mixers: Mike Dolan; Will Thomas.

Recording information: Hutingdon Hall, Worcester (09/2000).

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Various Artists: Seaside Folk

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2009-08-18

Tracks: Calm Waters - Ric Sanders; I'll Go and 'List for a Sailor - Morris on Band; Seaside Shuffle - The Albion Dance Band; Crabfish, The - Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective; Postcard - Eggibred; Flandyke Sh...
Artists: Various Artists

2009 collection of songs and tune reflecting the seas and the seaside from the cream of British Folk artists including Fairport Convention, The Albion Band,...continue...
Talking Elephant Records has put out a few compilations like this one, each one drawing tracks from modern British folk artists like Fairport Convention, the Albion Band, Ric Sanders, and others, and ...continue...

Little Johnny England: 10 Years On

2 CD / Talking Elephant / 2009-06-23

Tracks: My Hearts Where My Home Used to Be; Jenny; Mystere du Box Vulgare, Le; Like the Moon at My Window; Widecombe Fair; Johnny England; Early to Bed; Blow the Candle Out - (previously unreleased); 40 Year...
Artists: Little Johnny England

Little Johnny England first got together in mid 1999, and soon became one of the most talked about new bands on the Folk Rock scene,...continue...
Personnel: Miranda Sykes (vocals); Anna Ryder (French horn); Christine Collister, Julie Matthews (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Gareth Turner; Mark Stevens.

Recording information: Bl...continue...

Downes & Beer/Paul Downs/Paul Downes/Phil Beer: Live at Nettlebed

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2008-09-23

Tracks: Intro: Bruce; Coming Rains; Nancy's A Tune Set; Call It A Loan; Life Goes On; Honour And Praise; Opinion On Love; Sir Richard's Song; Both Sexes; Blues In D; Sheath And Knife; There But For Fortune; ...
Artists: Downes & Beer/Paul Downs/Paul Downes/Phil Beer

Phil and Paul are two of the leading lights on the current booming Folk circuit. Phil is half of the fantastically successful band Show of...continue...

Various Artists: Mother of All Morris

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2007-11-20

Tracks: Leapfrog (Glorisher) - Morris on Band; Gallant Hussar/Valentine, The - Chris Parkinson/Sultans of Squeeze/John Kirkpatrick; Barham Down/The Yellow Joak/The Go! Of London City - The Gloworms; Swaggeri...
Artists: Various Artists

Personnel: Jim Moray (vocals, guitar); Chris Leslie (vocals, mandolin, oud, violin, Native American flute, percussion); Jim Causley (vocals, bass drum); Vo Fletcher (guitar, slide guitar); P.J. Wright...continue...

Various Artists: A Touch of Morris

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2007-07-17

Tracks: Flowers of Edinburgh/Old Jon Oxford - Chris Leslie; Cuckoo's Nest - The Albion Dance Band; Blue Eyes Stranger/The Curly-Headed Ploughboy, The; Neil's Morris; Princess Royal; Merry Sherwood Rangers - ...
Artists: Various Artists

Sister Mary Elephant: Just a Dream

CD / Talking Elephant / 2007-02-06

Tracks: Annie's Running for the Train; Castle on the Hill; Vacuum Man; Protest Song; Stone's Throw Away; Wars 100; Cause Mistress; Just a Dream
Artists: Sister Mary Elephant

Personnel: Michael Wood, Steve Smith (vocals).

Recording information: Plumstead, S.E. London.

Photographer: Charles Williams & His Concert Orchestra....continue...

Tickled Pink: Tickled Pink *

CD / Talking Elephant / 2007-01-30

Tracks: Dutch 'S'; King, The; Upton Park Jig; Tam Lin; Strawberry-Flavoured Hornpipe; Blackleg!; Saw Jig; Green Potato/Bombay Mix; Cape Horn; Mrs. Foster's; Tube Cowboy, The; Saw Jig; Need for Speed; Upton P...
Artists: Tickled Pink

Personnel: Trevor Landen (vocals, rap vocals, bass guitar, tabla, percussion, background vocals); Roy Kay Trio (vocals, recorder, keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Gerald Claridge (guitar, ac...continue...

Rainbow Chasers: Fortune Never Sleeps *

CD / Talking Elephant / 2006-09-05

Tracks: Looking for a Change; Stanley's Wake; Surrounded by Strangers; Far-Off Bay, A; Poem; There Isn't Any More to Say; Lost Bagpipe, The; Think of Me; Better Be Smart; Trunk Beneath the Bed, The; River's ...
Artists: Rainbow Chasers

Rainbow Chasers' important second album has Ashley Hutchings has pulled out all the stops. Having led Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band, no...continue...
Personnel: Ruth Angell (vocals, acoustic guitar, violin); Jock Hamilton (vocals, acoustic guitar, viola); Ashley Hutchings (vocals, bass guitar); Chris Leslie (mandolin, violin); Ric Sanders (violin);...continue...

Simon Care: The Box Set

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2006-06-27

Artists: Simon Care

Simon Care is one of the countries leading melodeon players. This anthology is a splendid collaboration of music from many of the artists and bands...continue...
Multi-disc anthology from folk-pop singer/songwriter Carly Simon. On Talking Elephant label....continue...

Cecil Sharp: As I Cycled out on a May Morning

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2006-06-27

Tracks: 100 Years Ago; William Taylor; Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy; Country Dance Medley: Rhilibelula All the Way/Newcastle/Galopede; Trees They Do Grow High, The; Among the New Mown Hay; Crabfish, The; Rosebud...
Artists: Cecil Sharp

Chris Leslie: Dancing Days *

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2006-06-27

Tracks: Flowers of Edinburgh; Old Tom of Oxford; Bumpus O Stretton; Sweet Jenny Jones; Bower Processional; Morning Star; Getting Upstairs; Laudnum Bunches; Orange in Bloom; Swaggering Boney; Lumps of Plum Pu...
Artists: Chris Leslie

The Magic of Morris: The Magic of Morris

2 CD / Talking Elephant / 2006-06-27

Tracks: Off to California; Ring O' Bells; Pershore Stick Dance; Princess Royal; White Ladies Aston; Rigs O' Marlow; Postman's Knock; Nutting Girl; Valentine, The; Pershore Handkerchief Dance; Abbots Bromley ...
Artists: The Magic of Morris

Details TBA. Talking Elephants. 2005....continue...
This 50-track compilation of Morris music, spanning the early 1900s to 2004, features acts such as William Kimber and The Great Grandson of Morris On featuring Ashley Hutchings....continue...

Morris On: Great Grandson of Morris On

2 CD / Talking Elephant / 2006-06-27

Artists: Morris On

Rainbow Chasers: Some Colours Fly

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2005-03-08

Tracks: New Blue Stockings; When I Jumped Ship; About Dawn; Gypsy Gigg, The; First Europeans, The; Given Time; Ghosts in the Rain; He Throws Brilliant Light; Knitting Song; Brambles on a Hill; Under Surveill...
Artists: Rainbow Chasers

Spectacular group led by the leader of modern folk music Ashley Hutchings (founder of such bands as Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span). This release is...continue...
With a resume that includes Fairport Convention and Seeleye Span, Ashley Hutchings has his share of British folk crediblity. Hutchings's mid-2000s project, Rainbow Chasers, released the 12-song set SO...continue...

Marc Ellington: Rains/Reins of Change

1 CD / Talking Elephant / 2004-05-25

Tracks: Oh No It Can't Be So; On Your Own; Saving Grace; Song For a Friend; Yarrow; I'm Leaving (America); Rains/Reigns of Changes; Life You Love; Days Used to Be Warmer; Alligator Man; All the Times; All th...
Artists: Marc Ellington

First time on CD for 1969 album featuring Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Ian Matthews, & Sneaky Pete. 12 tracks including a cover of the classic...continue...
Finding its way to CD for the first time, RAINS/REIGNS OF CHANGES is a 12-track album from Marc Ellington, with contributions from Ian Mathews, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson.

In some ways, ...continue...