Louis Killen (b 1936)

English singer playing mainly traditional songs and sea-songs.

(Louis Killen has also recorded with the Clancy Brothers and Cyril Tawney.)
(Also known as Lou Killen. He has lived in the USA since 1967.)

Albums.

Title.year.Label. no
Ballads and Broadsides1965Topic12T126
[Reissue]2009 Topic 
Sea Chanteys1968 ESP1085 
[Reissue]1994 ESP 
50 South to 50 South1969 South Street Seaport MuseumSTP-1021
Old Songs and old Friends1977 Front HallFHR 012 
Gallant Lads are We 1978Collector1932 
[Reissue]2009Collector 
The Rose in June1989 Own Label   
A Bonny Bunch1993 Own Label 
Sailors Ships and Chanteys Vol 11995 Knock Out!KO-01 
[Reissued as "The Rose in June" with extra tracks] 2001Old and New Tradition ONTCD 2005
A Seaman's Garland - Sailors Ships and Chanteys Vol 21997Knock Out! KO-04
Revels 20022002   

Collaboration - Louis Killen and Isla Cameron.

Title.year.Label. Number
The Waters of Tyne1961 Prestige International13059

Collaboration - Louis Killen and the Johnny Handle, accompanied by Colin Ross.

Title.year.Label. No
The Colliers Rant1962TopicTOP74
Northumbrian Garland1962TopicTOP75

Collaboration - Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Tom Gilfellan et al.

Title.year.Label. No.
Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside (*)1965 Topic 12T122
Along the Coaly Tyne - Old and New Northumbrian Songs1962Topic12T189
[Reissue]1999 TopicTSCD498

(* accompanied by Colin Ross and Maureen Craik)

Collaboration - Louis Killen and Peter Bellamy.

Title.year.Label. number
Won't You Go My Way?1971 Argo  AFB37

Collaboration - Louis Killen and the Clancy Brothers.

Title.year.Label. Number
Show Me The Way1971 Audio FidelityAFSD 6252
Live on St Patrick's Day1973 Audio FidelityAFSD 6256

Collaboration - Louis and Sally Killen.

Title.year.Label. Number
Bright Shining Morning1975 Front HallFHR 006

Collaboration - "The Revels Chorus and Band" (Louis Killen, John Roberts and Tony Barrand).

Title.year.Label. No
Homeward Bound2002 ??

Anthologies - Owen Hand, Ian Campbell Folk Group, Anne Briggs, Lou Killen, Matt McGinn, Hamish Imlach, Jill Doyle et al.

Title.year.Label.No.
Edinburgh Folk Festival vol 11963Decca LK 4546
Edinburgh Folk Festival vol 2 1964Decca LK 4563

Various artists - Bob Davenport, Anne Briggs, A.L. Lloyd, Lou Killen, Matt McGinn, The Celebrated Working Man's Band.

Title.year.Label. No
The Iron Muse - A Panorama of Industrial Folk Song1962TopicTOP74

Various artists - Ian Campbell, Bob Davenport, Lou Killen, Redd Sullivan, Dave Swarbrick, Cyril Tawney.

Title.year.Label.No.
Farewell Nancy: Sea Songs and Shanties 1964Topic12T110 
[Reissued as "Blow The Man Down"] (*) 1993Topic TSCD464

(* Extra tracks by Ewan MacColl, Harry H Corbett, Sam Larner, The Watersons, Bob Hart, A.L. Lloyd ).

Collaboration - A.L. Lloyd, Ewan MacColl and Harry H. Corbett.

Title.year.Label.number.
The Singing Sailor (EP)1956Topic  TRL3
[Reissued as "Blow The Man Down"][with bonus tracks]1993TopicTSCD464

(* See "Farewell Nancy" above).

Anthology - Various artists including Ewan MacColl, Roy Harris, Louis Killen, Peter Bellamy, A.L. Lloyd and Frankie Armstrong.

Title.year.Label.number.
Round Cape Horn1998 TopicTSCD 499

Anthology - Matt McGinn, Stan Kelly, Johnny Handle, Louis Killen, Enoch Kent, Charles Parker et al.

Title.year.Label.number.
Revival in Britain: Volume 11962 Folkways RecordsFW 8728 

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 VuDEJ5026

Louis Killen, Stan Hugill and the X Seamen.

Title.year.Label.
Sea Songs1978 Folkways
[Reissue]2009 Folkways

Session recordings.

Performer.Titleyear.
Robin WilliamsonAmerican Stonehenge (*)1978

(* playing concertina)

Websites

www.vh1.com/artists/az/killen_louis/bio.jhtml

Last updated on 05/02/2011