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In for a Penny•
CD - May 2003
In
for a Penny contains three new original "Sackful"
tracks, one track with a "Sackful" tune and traditional
words and four arrangements of traditional tunes.
The
track listing is as follows :
"Star
of the County Down"
Traditional arranged SofS.
"Barring
of the Door"
Lyric: Traditional, Tune: SofS.
"Dark
Eyed Sailor"
Traditional arranged SofS.
"The
Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Sackful of Sovereigns.
Immortality ain't all it's cracked up to be.
"Scarborough
Fair"
Traditional arranged SofS.
A dark arrangement of this traditional song.
"All
for the Sake of the King"
Sackful
of Sovereigns
The battle of Roundway Down, just outside of Devizes, Wiltshire,
took place during the English Civil War on the 13th July 1643.
"In
for a Penny"
Sackful of Sovereigns.
Actually this jig is about 1 min 20 secs!!
"Blackleg
Miner"
Traditional arranged SofS.
We've had a live version of this on a demo, and on this site,
for some time. Kev's sax playing blows everybody away so it
was a natural choice to finish the CD.
Kevin
Butler: Flute, Soprano Saxophone
Mark Griffin : Drums, Guitar, Voice
Denise Harrison : Voice, Bodhran, Percussion
Colin Harrison : Guitars, Keyboards, Voice
Steve Sawyer : Bass Guitar
Thanks
to Nick Smith for guest keyboard on
"Barring of the Door", Mike Gerrish for all his
help and all of our supporters at the gigs.
Recorded
May 2002 - March 2003 at
Littleton Studios, Wiltshire, England.
Engineered, Produced and Mixed by Mark Griffin
and Colin Harrison.
Mastered at www.littleton studios.co.uk
The
cover artwork is by Colin Harrison inspired by an idea by Mark
Griffin (the white horse theme) and the track "All for
the Sake of the King". The hill with the chalk logo cut
into its side is "Oliver's Castle", the site of the
Battle of Roundway Down in 1643.
The
sale price is £5.00 and is available at the
gigs or for £6.00 mail order.
Please email
penny@chdesign.co.uk
for details
