SHIRLEY COLLINS

Albums recorded by Shirley Collins, with release dates and UK CD availability.

 

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Sweet England

--/59

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False True Lovers

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Folk Roots, New Routes [with Davy Graham]

--/64

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The Sweet Prime-roses

--/67

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The Power Of The True Love Knot

--/68

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Anthems In Eden [Shirley & Dolly Collins]

--/69

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Love, Death & The Lady [Shirley & Dolly Collins]

--/70

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No Roses [with The Albion Country Band]

--/71

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Adieu To Old England

--/74

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A Favourite Garland

03/75

 

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Amaranth

--/76

 

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For As Many As Will [Shirley & Dolly Collins]

06/78

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Fountains Of Snow

01/92

 

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The Holly Bears The Crown [Young Tradition with Shirley & Dolly Collins]

11/95

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Harking Back [Shirley & Dolly Collins, live in Dublin 1978/9]

10/98

 

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Within Sound [4-CD box set]

11/02

 

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Snapshots [compilation, Shirley & Dolly Collins]

03/06

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1) SWEET ENGLAND

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Sweet England
Hares On The Mountain
Hori-Horo
The Bonny Irish Boy
Tailor And The Mouse
Lady And The Swine
Turpin Hero
The Cuckoo
The Bonny Labouring Boy
The Cherry Tree Carol
Sweet William
Omie Wise
Blackbirds And Thrushes
A Keeper Went A Hunting
Polly Vaughan
Pretty Saro
Barbara Allen
Charlie






Guy Carawan
Shirley Collins
Ralph Rinzler

Producer:

Guitar
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Guitar

Alan Lomax

2) FALSE TRUE LOVERS

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I Drew My Ship
The Irish Boy
The Spermwhale Fisher
Dennis O'Reilly
My Bonny Miner Lad
Just As The Tide Was Flowing
Bobby Shaftoe
Richie Story
The Unquiet Grave
The Swapping Song
Poor Old Horse
The False True Love
The Foggy Dew
Mowing The Barle
Scarborough Fair
The Cruel Mother
The Bonny Cuckoo
The Queen Of May
Died For Love




Guy Carawan
Shirley Collins
Ralph Rinzler

Producer:

Guitar
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Guitar

Alan Lomax

3) FOLK ROOTS, NEW ROUTES

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Nottamun Town
Proud Maisrie
The Cherry Tree Carol
Blue Monk
Hares On The Mountain
Reynardine
Pretty Saro
Rif Mountain
Jane, Jane
Love Is Pleasin'
Boll Weevil Holler
Hori Horo
Bad Girl
Lord Greggory
Grooveyard
Dearest Dear






Shirley Collins
Davey Graham

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Guitar

Ray Horricks

4) THE SWEET PRIME-ROSES

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All Things Are Quite Silent
Cambridgeshire May Carol
Spencer The Rover
The Rigs of The Time
Polly Vaughan
The Cruel Mother
The Bird In The Bush
The Streets Of Derry
The False Bride
Locks And Bolts
Ramble Away
A Blacksmith Courted Me
Brigg Fair
Higher Germaine
George Collins
The Babes In The Wood
Down In Yon Forest
The Magpie's Nest
False True Lover
The Sweet Primeroses




Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins
The Young Tradition

Producer:

Vocals, Portative Pipe Organ
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Chorus

Austin John Marshall

5) THE POWER OF THE TRUE LOVE KNOT

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Bonnie Boy
Richie Story
Lovely Joan
Just As The Tide Was A'Flowing
The Unquiet Grave
Black-Eyed Susan
Seven Yellow Gipsies
Over The Hills And Far Away
Greenwood Laddie
Lady Margaret And Sweet William
The Maydens Came
Polly Vaughan
The Barley Straw
Barbara Allen




Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins
Mike Heron
Bram Martin
Robin Williamson

Producer:

Vocals, Portative Pipe Organ
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Vocals, Guitar
Cello
Vocals, Guitar

Joe Boyd

6) ANTHEMS IN EDEN

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A Song-Story:
A Beginning/A Meeting: Searching For Lamas/
A Courtship: The Wedding Song/A Denying: The Blacksmith/A Forsaking: Our Captain Cried/
A Dream: Lowlands/A Leavetaking: Pleasant And Delightful/An Awakening: Whitsun Dance/A New Beginning: The Staines Morris
Rambleaway
Ca' The Yowes
God Dog
Bonny Cuckoo
Nellie The Milkmaid
Gathering Rushes In The Month Of May
The Gower Wassail
Fare Tee Well My Dearest Dear
C'est La Fin/Pour Mon Cuer
Bonny Kate
Adieu To All Judges And Juries
Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene
Black Joker/Black, White, Yellow & Green




Steve Ashley
Paul Beer
Roger Brenner
Oliver Brookes
David Busby
Mike Clifton
Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins
Dots Daultrey
Pat Donaldson
John Fordham
Chris Hogwood
Stuart Hollyer
Ashley Hutchings
John Kirkpatrick
Michael Laird
Richard Lee
Alan Lumsden
Dave Mattacks
John Morgan
David Munrow

Simon Nicol
Martin Nicholls
Terry Potter
Gillian Reid
Roger Rigden
John Rodd
Colin Sheen
Adam Skeaping
Rod Skeaping
John Sothcott
Ada Turnham
John Watcham
Royston Wood
Ray Worman

Producer:

Vocals
Tenor Sackbut
Sackbut
Violin, Bass Viol
Vocals, Dancer
Vocals, Dancer
Vocals, Portative Pipe Organ
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Vocals, Dancer
Bass
Recorder, Vocals
Harpsichord, Virginal
Vocals, Dancer
Bass
Button Accordion, Melodeon
Cornet
Recorder
Sackbut
Drums, Regal
Vocals
Crumhorn, Shawm, Bass Rackett, Tenor Sordun, Treble Recorder
Guitar
Sackbut
Mouth Organ
Guitar
Vocals, Dancer
Anglo Concertina
Tenor Sackbut
Violin, Violone, Bass Viol
Violin
Recorder, Vielle
Vocals, Dancer
Anglo Concertina
Vocals
Vocals

Ashley Hutchings,
Austin John Marshall

7) LOVE DEATH & THE LADY

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Death And The Lady
Glenlogie
The Oxford Girl
Are You Going To Leave Me
The Outlandish Knight
Go From My Window
Young Girl Cut Down In Her Prime
Geordie
Salisbury Plain
Fair Maid Of Islington
Six Dukes Went A Fishing
Polly On The Shore
Plains Of Waterloo
Sailor From Dover
Young John
Short Jacket And White Trousers
The Bold Fisherman


Dolly Collins

Shirley Collins
Terry Cox
John Fordham
Chris Hogwood
Alan Lumsden
Adam Skeaping
Rod Skeaping
Eleanor Sloan
Peter Wood

Producer:

Vocals, Portative Pipe Organ, Piano
Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
Percussion
Recorder
Keyboards
Sac
Violin
Violin
Rebab
Clarinet

8) NO ROSES

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Claudy Banks
The Little Gypsy Girl
Banks Of The Bann
Murder Of Maria Marten
Van Dieman's Land
Just As The Tide Was A'Flowing
The White Hare
Hal-An-Tow
Poor Murdered Woman




Francis Baines
Dave Bland
Gregg Butler
Alan Cave
Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins
Lol Coxhill
Trevor Crozier
Barry Dransfield
Tony Hall
Ashley Hutchings
Nic Jones
John Kirkpatrick
Alan Lumsden
Dave Mattacks
Steve Migden
Simon Nicol
Roger Powell
Maddy Prior
Tim Renwick
Colin Ross
John Sothcott
Richard Thompson
Lal Waterson
Mike Waterson
Ian Whiteman
Royston Wood

Producer:

Guitar, Hurdygurdy
Dulcimer, Concertina
Serpent
Bassoon
Piano, Vocals
Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Alto Saxophone
Jew's-Harp
Fiddle, Vocals
Melodeon
Bass, Percussion
Violin, Vocals
Accordion
Sackbut
Drums, Percussion
French Horn
Guitar, Vocals
Drums
Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Guitar
Northumbrian Smallpipes
Recorder, Vielle
Guitar
Vocals
Vocals
Piano
Vocals

9) ADIEU TO OLD ENGLAND

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Mistress's Health
Lumps Of Plum Pudding
Down By The Seaside
Chiner's Song
Adieu To Old England
Ashen Faggot Wassail
I Sing Of Maiden That Is Makeless
The Banks Of The Mossom
The Ram Of Derbish Town
Portsmouth
Horkstow Grange
Come All You Little Streamers
Spaniards Cry: Sherborne Jig
One Night As I Lay On My Bed
The Death Of Nelson
Coronation Jig




Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins
Trevor Crozier
Pat Donaldson
John Harrington
Ian Holder
Bill Molan
Simon Nicol
Terry Potter
Geoff Singleton
Bob Stewart
Roger Swallow

Producer:

Flute, Vocals
Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Jew's-Harp
Bass
Vocals
Accordion
Percussion, Vocals, Melodeon
Guitar, Vocals
Harmonica
Violin, Percussion, Vocals
Tuba
Drums

Ashley Hutchings

10) A FAVOURITE GARLAND

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Prologue
A Beginning
Staines Morris
Lady Margaret & Sweet William
One Night As I Lay On My Bed
The Little Gypsy Girl
Plains Of Waterloo
Nottamun Town
God Dog
Just As The Tide Was A-Flowing
Mistress' Health
Lumps Of Plum Pudding
Sherborne Jig
Spaniards Cry
Over The Hills And Far Away
The Murder Of Maria Marten
Higher Germanie


Shirley Collins

Producer:

Vocals, Banjo, Guitar

11) AMARANTH

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Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear
Cest La Fin; Pour Mon Cuer
Bonny Kate
Adieu To All Judges And Juries
Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene
Black Joker; Black, White, Yellow & Green
Searching For Lambs
The Wedding Song
The Blacksmith
Our Captain Cried
Lowlands Away
Pleasant And Delightful
Whitsun Dance
Staines Morris


Steve Ashley
Paul Beer
Roger Brenner
Oliver Brookes
David Busby
Mike Clifton
Shirley Collins
Dots Daultrey
John Fordham
Chris Hogwood
Stuart Hollyer
Ashley Hutchings
John Kirkpatrick
Michael Laird
Richard Lee
Alan Lumsden
Dave Mattacks
John Morgan
David Munrow
Martin Nicholls
Simon Nicol
Terry Potter
Gillian Reid
Roger Rigden
Colin Sheen
Adam Skeaping
Rod Skeaping
Ada Turnham
Royston Wood
Ray Worman

Producer:

Vocals
Sackbut
Sackbut
Violin
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Vocals
Recorder
Keyboards
Vocals
Bass
Accordion
Cornet
Recorder
Sackbut
Drums
Vocals
Shawm
Sackbut
Guitar, Vocals
Harmonica
Guitar
Vocals
Sackbut
Violin
Violin
Vocals
Vocals
Vocals

12) FOR AS MANY AS WILL

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Lancashire Lass
Never Again
Lord Allenwater
Beggar's Opera Medley
O Polly You Might Have Toy'd And Kist
Oh What Pain It Is To Part
Miser Thus A Shilling Sees
Youth's The Season Made For Joys
Hither Dear Husband, Turn Your Eyes
Lumps Of Plum Pudding
Gilderoy
Rockley Firs
Sweet Jenny Jones
German Tune
Moon Shines Bright
Harvest Home Medley (Peas, Beans, Oats And The Barley)
Mistress's Health
Poor Tom


Dolly Collins

Shirley Collins
Barry Dransfield
Tony Engle
Michael Gregory
Paul Nieman
Phil Pickett


Producer:

Vocals, Organ, Synthesiser, Flute, Piano
Vocals, Banjo, Guitar
Violin, Cello, Vocals
Concertina
Percussion
Euphonium
Cornet, Recorder, Curtal, Shawm, Cittern

Tony Engle

13) FOUNTAINS OF SNOW

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All Things Are Quite Silent
Cambridgeshire May Carol
Polly Vaughan
The Cruel Mother
Streets Of Derry
Brigg Fair
Higher Germanie
George Collins
Down In Your Forest
The False True Love
The Sweet Primeroses
Down By The Seaside
Adieu Old England
I Sing Of A Maiden
One Night As I Lay In My Bed
Lancashire Lass
Never Again
Lord Allenwater
Gilderoy
The Moon Shines Bright
The False Bride
Locks And Bolts
Rambleaway
A Blacksmith Courted Me


Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins


Producer:

Vocals, Organ, Piano
Vocals, Banjo, Guitar

14) THE HOLLY BEARS THE CROWN

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Murder Of Maria Marten
The Boars Head Carol
Is It Far To Bethlehem
Lullay My Liking
The Cherry Tree Carol
Shepherds Arise
I Sing Of A Maiden That Is Makeless
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
A Virgin Most Pure
A Coventry Carol
The Holly Bears The Crown
March The Morning Sun
Bring Us In Good Ale


Dolly Collins

Shirley Collins
The Young Tradition

Producer:

Vocals, Portative Pipe Organ, Piano
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo
Chorus

15) HARKING BACK

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All Things Are Quite Silent
Rockley Firs
George Collins
Sellenger's Round
Lancashire Lass
Poor Murdered Woman
The Moon Shines Bright
The Black Joker: Black, White, Yellow & Green
Staines Morris
Come All You Little Streamers
Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear
Hopping Down In Kent
Morris Medley
The Bonny Labouring Boy
Greenwood Laddie
Just As The Tide Was A-Flowing
All Flowers In Bloome
The Captain With The Wiskers
The Gipsy's Wedding Day
The Merry Milkmaids
Poor Sally Sits A-Weeping
Kate's Wedding

Tracks 1-15 Live in Dublin 1978
Tracks 16-19 Live in London 1979
Tracks 20-22 instrumental piano pieces by Dolly


Dolly Collins

Shirley Collins

Producer:

Vocals, Portative Pipe Organ, Piano
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo

16) WITHIN SOUND

 
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Disc 1
Dabbling In The Dew
The Bonny Labouring Boy
Turpin Hero
The Cuckoo
Just As The Tide Was Flowing
I Drew My Ship
The False True Love
Sweet England
Higher Germanie
Long Years Ago
Newcastle
Dance To You Daddy
The Irish Girl
The Foggy Dew
She Moves Through The Fair
Locks And Bolts
Geordie
The False Bride
Cotton Eyed Joe/What Shall We Do With The Baby?
Pretty Saro
Dearest Dear

Disc 2
Nottamun Town
Reynardine
When A Man's In Love
The Sweet Primeroses
Don In Yon Forest
George Collins
The Streets Of Derry
Two Brethren
Tyburn Tree
Bonnie Boy
Richie Story
Over The Hills And Far Away
Polly Vaughan
Whitsun Dance
God Dog
The Gower Wassail
The Blacksmith
The Bonny Cuckoo
I Sing Of A Maiden That Is Makeless
A Virgin Most Pure
Is It Far To Bethlehem
The Cherry Tree Carol


 
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Disc 3
Plains Of Waterloo
Geordie
Polly On The Shore
The Bold Fisherman
Just As The Tide Was Flowing
Banks Of The Bann
Poor Murdered Woman
Murder Of Maria Marten
Staines Morris
One Night As I Lay On My Bed
The Blacksmith Courted Me
Down By The Seaside
Banks Of The Mossom
Come All You Little Streamers
The Little Gypsy Girl
Horn Fair
Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear
Bonny Kate
Edi Beo Thu Hevene Quene
The Hunt Is Up
Hopping Down In Kent

Disc 4
Honour Bright
The Moon Shines Bright
Never Again
Gilderoy
Mariner's Farewell
Come All You Little Streamers
All Things Are Quite Silent
The Bonny Labouring Boy
The Captain With The Whiskers
Just As The Tide Was Flowing
Come My Love
Green Fields
The Golden Glove
Lord Allenwater
Christ Made A Trance
Bedfordshire May Carol
The Tillington Poachers
The Oakham Poachers
Poor Sally Sits A-Weeping
Lost In A Wood

17) SNAPSHOTS

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All Things Are Quite Silent
Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear
The Captain With The Whiskers
The Bonny Bunch Of Roses
Loving Hannah
Two Brethren
All Flowers In Broome
Just As The Tide Was Flowing
Tyburn Tree
Poor Murdered Woman
Greenwood Laddie
Is It Far To Bethlehem
While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping
Rockley Firs
Come All You Little Streamers
The Gypsy's Wedding Day
Black-eyed Susan
The Banks Of Sweet Primeroses
My Bonny Cuckoo
Black, White, Yellow And Green
The Bonny Labouring Boy
The Merry Milkmaids


Michael Clifton
Dolly Collins
Shirley Collins
John Fordham
Ray Worman

Producer:


Piano, Portative Organ
Vocals, Guitar, Banjo



Shirley Collins, David Suff