Old Swan Band

English country dance band playing mostly English tunes.

(Paul Burgess has also recorded with the English Country Dance Band)
(Rod Stradling has recorded with Oak, the English Country Dance Band, the English Country Blues Band and solo)
(Danny Stradling has recorded with Oak)
(Martin Brinsford has recorded with the Brass Monkey, English Country Dance Band and John Kirkpatrick)
(Jo and Fi Fraser have recorded as the Fraser Sisters, and with Freya)
(Rod Stradling is editor of "Musical Traditions", formerly a paper magazine, now on-line)

Albums.

Compilation.

Anthologies - various artists including Old Swan Band.

(*) One track only - Walter Bulwer's Polkas Nos 2 & 1 (from No Reels).
(**) One track only - Church Street/Redwing/St Mary's (from Swan-Upmanship).
(***) Book with double CD

Anthology - John Kirkpatrick, Benji Kirkpatrick, The Old Swan Band, Martin Carthy, Eliza Carthy, Sara Grey, Bob Cann, Waterson/Carthy, Rosie Doonana and Ben Murry et al.

Album tracks.

Swan-Upmanship Running time 59 minutes 56 seconds. Released 2004. John Adams (trombone, fiddle), Martin Brinsford (percussion), Paul Burgess (fiddle), Fi Fraser (fiddle), Jo Freya (tenor saxophone, whistle), Neil Gledhill (bass saxophone), Flos Headford (fiddle), Heather Horsley (keyboard). There is an uncredited harmonica on some tracks.

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Last updated on 05/12/2010