Legends of Leicester & Leicestershire Vol. II, by Steve Cartwright & Dave Taylor

Legends of Leicester & Leicestershire Vol. II

by Steve Cartwright & Dave Taylor

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1.	King Lear 04:35	buy track
2.	Black Annis's Lair 04:01	buy track
3.	Ethelfleda 03:53	buy track
4.	Thankyou Mr Hoskins 05:27	buy track
5.	Dick the Shit 02:53	buy track
6.	Goosepastures 04:49	buy track
7.	Multum in Parvo (Jeffrey Hudson) 04:33	buy track
8.	Too Much Drinking (George Davenport) 04:08	buy track
9.	Rasselas Morjan 03:03	buy track
10.	Ada Lovelace 02:52	buy track
11.	The Poacher (James Hawker) 03:25	buy track
12.	James Hawker song 02:54	buy track
13.	Buffalo Bill 04:37	buy track
14.	Living Next Door to Alice (Hawkins) 04:15	buy track
15.	Rum Weather 04:39	buy track
16.	Old Clothes (The Leicestershire Miner) 04:58	buy track
17.	Squire de Lisle 03:22	buy track
18.	Sea of Blue (Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha) 04:50	buy track

about

Steve Cartwright is a singer/songwriter and poet and has been writing songs for over 40 years. He writes in a variety of styles but for this album he has centred on a number of famous Leicester and Leicestershire legends. Steve has produced twenty-five other albums to date, ten poetry books and plays regularly on the Leicester scene and further afield.

Dave Taylor is also a local singer/songwriter who's been writing songs for about the same time as Steve. He has recorded six solo albums and two with his wife Julia under the name 'On the Fence'. He also teaches local history with the WEA.

Andrew Scattergood (Skatz) is another very talented singer/songwriter and has co-written a couple of tracks on this album.

Not suitable for young children.

credits

released November 21, 2020

All songs written and arranged by Steve Cartwright and Dave Taylor.

Steve Cartwright - lead and harmony vocals, guitar, mandola, bass, percussion
Dave Taylor - lead and harmony vocals, guitar, banjo, accordion, piano, keyboards, recorder, percussion, laptop theremin.

Guest musicians:-
Martin Tabraham - whistle on "Old Clothes"
Sarah Brookman - accordion on "Goosepastures"
Graham Parker - fiddle and vocals on "Squire de Lisle"
Camille Parker - mandolin and vocals on "Squire de Lisle"
Claudine Langille - banjo and vocals on "Squire de Lisle"

Mixed and mastered by Greg Tempest, Gregs Music Room, Mountsorrel.
www.gregsmusicroom.co.uk
(Squire de Lisle was recorded by Rod Ferrell, Bark Dog Records, Vermont, USA)

Front cover photograph - Dave Elliott
Alice Hawkins sculpture - Sean Hedges-Quinn

www.steve-cartwright.com
www.onthefencegroby.com

Writing credits:
King Lear (Taylor)
Black Annis's Lair (Taylor)
Ethelfleda (Cartwright)
Thankyou Mr Hoskins (Taylor)
Dick the Shit (Taylor)
Goosepastures (Taylor)
Multum in Parvo (Jeffrey Hudson) (Cartwright/Scattergood)
Too Much Drinking (George Davenport) (Taylor)
Rasselas Morjan (Cartwright/Scattergood)
Ada Lovelace (Cartwright)
The Poacher (James Hawker) (Cartwright/Taylor)
James Hawker song (Cartwright)
Buffalo Bill (Cartwright/Scattergood)
Living Next Door to Alice (Hawkins) (Taylor - modelled on "Living Next Door to Alice" by Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn, 1972)
Rum Weather - Cartwright
Old Clothes (The Leicestershire Miner) (Taylor)
Squire de Lisle (Cartwright)
Sea of Blue (Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha) (Taylor)

Copyright (C) Steve Cartwright & Dave Taylor 2020

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Steve Cartwright Leicester, UK

I am a singer/songwriter (of considerable repute), a poet and an artist and I’ve been around for centuries. I write great songs and you’ll find they span a variety of styles and cover a very wide range of topics. My poems (like my songs) are designed to inform and challenge and to make you laugh and cry. ... more

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