A founder member of the High Level Ranters, Tom Gilfellon emerged occasionally with an inimitable collection of songs and tunes evoking the North-Eastern and the Irish strains of his background. Tom Gilfellon vocals, guitar, cittern with Martin Carthy guitar, Johnny Handle vocal, accordian, piano and Liz Sobell dulcimer, harmonium and Stefan Sobell cittern, concertina
1 The Banks of Red Roses / The Boys of Ballysadare Tom vocal/cittern; Stefan cittern; Liz dulcimer
2 The Workers’ Song Tom vocal; Liz harmonium
3a The Celebrated Working Man Tom vocal; Johnny accordeon/chorus
3b Uncle Albert’s last heroic farewell to the world Tom recitation
4 Reels; Lady Ann Montgomery / The Wind that Shakes the Barley / The Foxhunter’s Reel Tom cittern; Martin guitar
5 The Snow it Melts the Soonest Tom vocal
6 The Bonny Gateshead Lass Tom vocal; Stefan English concertina
7 Jigs: Thomas Friel’s/ The Battering Ram Tom cittern; Martin guitar
8 The Two Sisters Tom vocal
9 The Row in the Gutter Tom vocal; Johnny piano
10 The Fiery Clockface Tom vocal/guitar
11 Johnny Miner Tom vocal
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