Blue Murder

English group singing mainly traditional songs.

(Martin Carthy also recorded with The Albion Band, Steeleye Span, The Watersons, Waterson-Carthy, Brass Monkey, John Kirkpatrick, Maddy Prior, Roy Bailey, Peter Bellamy and Paddie Bell)
(Eliza Carthy also recorded with Nancy Kerr, Waterson:Carthy and with The Kings of Callicutt)
(Norma and Mike Waterson and Martin Carthy have recorded with the Watersons and Waterson:Carthy)
(Jim Boyes has recorded with Swan Arcade)
(Barry Coope, Jim Boyes and Lester Simpson have recorded as a trio.)


Albums.

Title.year.Label.number.
No One Stands Alone2002TopicTSCD537

Collaboration/ Tribute - Dick Gaughan, Billy Bragg, Maddy Prior, Richard Thompson, Teddy Thompson, Christy Moore, Blue Murder etc.

Title. year. Label. number.
Shining Bright: The Songs of Lal and Mike Waterson 2009 Topic ?

Album tracks.

No One Stands Alone. Recorded and issued 2002. Running time 48 minutes 59 seconds. Group vocals on all tracks: Barry Coope, Mike Waterson, Martin Carthy, Jim Boyes, Norma Waterson, Lester Simpson, Eliza Carthy. Lester Simpson plays accordeon on "Three Day Millionaire". Martin Carthy plays guitar on "Rubber band", "Blue mountain", "Mole in a hole" and "The goodnight song"), 

Title.Author.
1. No one stands aloneJimmy Davis
2. Gown of greenTrad
3. Rubber bandMike Waterson
4. Blue mountainGilkyson, Dehr, Miller
5. Standing on the promises of GodTrad
6. The banks of sweet primrosesTrad
7. The land where you never grow oldUnknown, 1914
8. Three day millionaireMike Waterson
9. Adieu sweet lovely NancyTrad
10. Bully in the alley (shanty)Trad adapted Lester Simpson
11. Mole in a holeMike Waterson
12. Stars in my crownTrad
13. The goodnight songJim Boyes

Last updated on 27/08/2010