A Singsong and a Scrap

Studio album by Chumbawamba

Released

11 October 2005

Recorded

2005

Genre

Folk, pop

Length

42:40

Label

No Masters

Chumbawamba chronology

Un
(2004)

A Singsong and a Scrap
(2005)

Get On with It
(2006)

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A Singsong and a Scrap is the 12th studio album by Chumbawamba released in 2005. It shows more folk influence than their previous album Un and features guest appearances from folk musicians such as Coope Boyes and Simpson, Andy Cutting and John Jones and Ian Telfer of Oysterband. The first single to be taken from the album is "Fade Away".

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Chumbawamba, except 8 and 11:

#	Song Name	Length	Notes
1	"Laughter in a Time of War"	2:46	With vocals by John Jones
2	"William Francis"	3:39
3	"By and By"	4:31	A tribute to Swedish-American labour activist Joe Hill; vocals by John Jones
4	"You Can (Mass Trespass, 1932)"	4:38	About the Mass Trespass of Kinder Scout that led to land access reform in the UK
5	"Walking into Battle With the Lord"	2:56	With vocals by John Jones & Coope, Boyes & Simpson
6	"When Alexander Met Emma"	3:10	About anarchists Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman
7	"Fade Away (I Don't Want To)"	3:10
8	"Bankrobber"	2:07	Acapella The Clash cover; Written by Strummer/Jones; vocals by Coope, Boyes & Simpson
9	"Learning to Love"	3:12
10	"The Land of Do What You're Told"	4:19	With vocals by Coope, Boyes & Simpson
11	"Bella Ciao"	1:34	Traditional Italian song, arranged by Chumbawamba; recorded in the wake of the controversial death of activist Carlo Giuliani in Genoa
12	"Smith and Taylor"	4:00
13	"The Untraditional"	1:56	hidden track; A song about forbidden love in the English folk tradition. Any mention of the track on the package was omitted to reinforce the "taboo" subject nature and "because it tries to make its point in a very quiet way"

Personnel

All instruments and voices

With

John Jones & Barry Coope, Jim Boyes & Lester Simpson – Vocals
Winkie Thin – Accordion on 1, 4, 7, 10, 12; Whistling on 6; Cello on 9
Richard Ormrod – Accordion on 3; Mellophone on 12
Andy Cutting – Melodeon on 2,9
James O'Grady – Uillean pipes on 3, 13; Whistle on 2
Ian Telfer – Fiddle on 7, 10

References

Chumbawamba news

External links

A Singsong and a Scrap at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

Chumbawamba
Boff Whalley Danbert Nobacon Lou Watts Dunstan Bruce Alice Nutter Harry Hamer Dave Dillon Paul Greco Jude Abbott Neil Ferguson Phil Moody
Albums	Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records (1986) Never Mind the Ballots (1987) English Rebel Songs 1381–1984 (1988) Slap! (1990) Shhh (1992) Anarchy (1994) Swingin' with Raymond (1995) Tubthumper (1997) WYSIWYG (2000) Readymades (2002) Un (2004) A Singsong and a Scrap (2005) The Boy Bands Have Won (2008) ABCDEFG (2010)
Compilations and soundtracks	Uneasy Listening (1998) Shhhlap! (2003) Revengers Tragedy (2003)
Live albums	Showbusiness! (1995) Get On with It (2006)
Singles and EPs	"Revolution" (1985) "Smash Clause 28! Fight the Alton Bill!" (1988) "(Someone's Always Telling You How To) Behave" (1992) "Enough is Enough" (1993) "Timebomb" (1993) "Homophobia" (1994) "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" (1995) "i - Portraits of Anarchists" (1996) "Just Look at Me Now" (1996) "Tubthumping" (1997) "Amnesia" (1998) "Drip Drip Drip" (1998) "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" (1998) The ABCs of Anarchism (1999) "Tony Blair" (1999) "She's Got All the Friends That Money Can Buy" (2000) "Enough Is Enough (Kick It Over)" (2000) "Her Majesty" (2002) "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" (2002)
Related	Discography Agit-Prop Records One Little Indian Records No Masters Records Credit to the Nation The Ex Oysterband Coope, Boyes & Simpson Noam Chomsky Negativland

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