Brass Monkey
English group playing English traditional tunes and singing English songs.
(John Kirkpatrick has also recorded with The Albion
Band, Steeleye Span, Umps and Dumps, Ashley Hutchings,
Richard Thompson, Shirley Collins, Frankie Armstrong
and Roy Bailey)
(Martin Carthy also recorded with The Albion Band,
Steeleye Span, The Watersons, Waterson-Carthy, John
Kirkpatrick, Maddy Prior, Roy Bailey and Peter Bellamy)
(Martin Brinsford has recorded with the Old Swan Band,
English Country Dance Band and John Kirkpatrick)
(Howard Evans has recorded with Albion, and
classical orchestras)
(Not to be confused with the American psychedelic rock band (1971) of the same name)
Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No
|
|---|
| Brass Monkey | 1983 |
Topic | 12TS431 |
| See How it Runs |
1986 |
Topic | 12TS442 |
|
The Complete Brass Monkey | 1993 |
Topic | TSCD 467 |
| Sound and Rumour |
1999 | Topic |
TSCD501 |
| Going and Staying | 2001 |
Topic |
TSCD531 |
| Flame of Fire | 2004 |
Topic |
12TS550 |
| Head of Steam |
2009 |
Topic |
TSCD575 |
Multi-volume albums.
| Title | Year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| The Complete Brass Monkey (*) | 1993 |
Topic | TSCD 467 |
(*)("Brass Monkey" and "See How It Runs")
Compilations.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
| The Definitive Collection
| 2005
| Highpoint
| HPO6011
|
Anthology - Robin Dransfield, Brass Monkey, Nic Jones, Watersons, Cyril
Tawney, Louis Killen, John Kirkpatrick et al.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Anthology of English Folk (5 CDs) | 2006 |
Deja Vu | DEJ5026 |
Session recordings - Carthy, Brinsford and Evans.
| Performer.
| Title | year. | Label. | number.
|
|---|
| Loudon Wainwright | More Love
Songs | 1986 |
| |
Best albums(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| Brass Monkey |
1983 |
(*) Based on critical opinion.
Popular downloads.
| Title. |
|---|
| The Maid and the Palmer |
|
The Foxhunt |
| Old Grenadier |
|
Jolly Bold Robber |
|
Waterman's Hornpipe |
|
Sovay |
|
The Handweaver and the Factory Maid |
Last updated on 05/02/2011