The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell
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The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell was a 1965 album by The Corries.
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[edit] Line-Up
- Roy Williamson (vocals, concertina)
- Ronnie Browne (vocals, guitar)
- Bill Smith (vocals)
- Paddie Bell (vocals, banjo)
Note: Acoustic guitars, mandolin and bandurra are also heard but no credits are given. Guest: Robin Brock plays acoustic bass on track 8. Recorded in mono 1965. Produced by W Gordon Smith. Running time: about 35 minutes.
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Today it is hard to believe how popular sea shanties were in the mid-sixties. The most vigorous song on this album is "Greenland Fisheries" with Ronnie Browne shouting "There She Blows" at the start of the song, at the top of his voice. "Jock O' Braidislee" is sung unaccompanied by Ronnie Browne. Paddie Bell sings "Lord Gregory" with only her banjo for accompaniment. On this album there is only one Jacobite song (Lock The Door, Lariston), though the group later made it a frequent feature of their concerts. In view of the way the Corries later developed it is surprising that Roy Williamson can barely be detected. By contrast, Paddie Bell's plaintive voice leads on three songs. The album begins with four songs associated with the game of Two balls and a wall.
[edit] Tracks
- 1. The Singing Games. (a) The Windy City (I'll Tell Me Ma) (b) Call on the one you love (c) 1 2 3 O'Leary (d) I'm No Goin' Tae Barry's Trip
- 2. Lock The Door, Lariston
- 3. Jock O' Braidislee (solo by Ronnie Browne)
- 4. Doodle Let Me Go (Yellow Girls) (vocal by Paddie Bell)
- 5. The Lass O' Fyvie
- 6. The Itinerant Cobbler
- 7. Lord Gregory (vocal by Paddie Bell) [Child Ballad 76]
- 8. McPherson's Farewell
- 9. Coorie Doon (vocal by Paddie Bell)(written by Matt McGinn)
- 10. Greenland Fisheries
- Tracks 11 - 24 are available on the 2002 CD re-release. They were not part of the original album. These tracks are listed as tracks 1 - 14 on "The Promise of the Day", their second album.
