Anthologies   •   A Cold Wind Blows
Songs in traditional styles composed and sung by Cyril Tawney, Matt McGinn, Johnny Handle and Alasdair Clayre

 

• A Cold Wind Blows
  • 1966 - Elektra EUK 253 LP (UK)

• Side One
  1. Five Foot Flirt — Cyril Tawney
  2. Hawthorne Berries — written & sung by Alasdair Clayre
  3. Get Up, Get Out — Matt McGinn
  4. Dust — Johnny Handle
  5. Tiny Newman — Alasdair Clayre
  6. The Champagne Flows — Matt McGinn
  7. The Trepanner Song — Johnny Handle
  8. On a Monday Morning — Cyril Tawney
  9. Mr. Rising Price — Matt McGinn

• Side Two
  7. Fill up the Pints Again — Johnny Handle
  8. Old Man's Song — Alasdair Clayre
  9. I've Packed up My Bags — Matt McGinn
  10. Sammy's Bar — Cyril Tawney
  11. The Old Pubs — Johnny Handle
  12. A Cold Wind Blows — Alasdair Clayre
  13. Jeannie Gallacher — Matt McGinn
  14. Because It Wouldn't Pay — Johnny Handle
  15. The Oggie Man — Cyril Tawney

• Musicians
  • Matt McGinn: Vocals
    • w/David Speirs: Guitar & Banjo
  • Johnny Handle: Vocals, Banjo, Accordion, Melodeon
    • w/Ellis Holliday: Vocals on "The Old Pubs"
  • Alasdair Clayre: Vocals
    • w/Peggy Seeger: Guitar, Banjo, Concertina & Dulcimer
    • w/Martin Carthy: Guitar on "Hawthorne Berries"
  • Cyril Tawney: Vocals

• Credits
  • Produced by Joe Boyd
  • Recorded:
    • Edinburgh, January 1966 — Matt McGinn
    • Newcastle, January 1966 — Johnny Handle
    • London, January 1966 — Alasdair Clayre
    • London, April 1966 — Cyril Tawney
  • Cover Photo: John Hopkins
  • Cover Design: William S. Harvey

• Sources:
  • Information on this recording comes from Reinhard Zierke's" Mainly Norfolk" website, and other sources.