The Young Tradition

English group singing mainly traditional songs.

(Peter Bellamy 1944 - 1991 has recorded solo.)
(Royston and Heather Wood have recorded as a duo)
(Shirley Collins has record with the Albion band, The Etchingham Steam Band and solo)
(Royston Wood (1935 - 1990) was not related to Heather Wood (b 1945))

Albums.

Title.	year.	Label.	Number
The Young Tradition	1966	Transatlantic	TRA 142
[Reissue]	1967	Vanguard	VSD 79246
[Reissue] (Vinyl)	1987	Transatlantic
[Reissue]	1989	Demon	TRANDEM5
So Cheerfully Round	1967	Transatlantic	TRA 155
Galleries	1968	Transatlantic	172
Galleries Revisited	1973	Transatlantic	TRASAM 30

Multi-volume Albums.

Title	Year.	Label.	number.
Young Tradition/ So Cheerfully Round	1996	Essential	ESM409
[Reissue]	1999	Castle
Galleries/ No Relation (*)	1997	Essential
[Reissue]	2002	Castle

(* "No Relation" is an album by Royston Wood and Heather Wood" (1977). Royston Wood was also a member of The Young Tradition).

Collaboration - Young Tradition and Shirley and Dolly Collins.

Title.	year.	Label.	No
The Holly Bears the Crown	1969 (*)	Fledgling	FLED3006

(* not released until 1995).

Best albums(*).

Title.	year.
Galleries	1969

(*)Based on critical opinion.

Popular downloads.

Title.
Lyke Wake Dirge
California Morning
John Barleycorn
Footprints
The Fox Hunt
Sheila Takes a Bow
The Agincourt Carol

Anthologies - The Young Tradition, Cyril Tawney, Ewan MacColl, Sandra Kerr and John Faulkner, et al.

Album title.	year	Label.	Number.
The World of Folk	1971	Argo	SPA-A 132

Anthology - Lonnie Donegan, Ewan MacColl, Ian Campbell, Young Tradition, Shirley and Dolly Collins, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Pentangle, Anne Briggs et al.

Title.	year.	Label.	No
Troubadours of British Folk Volume 1 - Unearthing the Tradition	1995	Rhino	72160

Various artists - Shirley Collins, Sweeney's Men, Vashti Bunyan, Mr Fox, Ewan MacColl, Isla Cameron, Bert Jansch, Fairport Convention, Donovan, Incredible String Band, Jan Dukes de Grey, Young Tradition, Sandy Denny, Comus et al.

Title.	year.	Label.	no
Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British and Irish Folk 1966 - 1978 (4 CDs)	2006	Castle Music	CMXBX 1030

"The Holly Bears the Crown". Recorded 1969 but not released until 1995. Running time 32 minutes 50 seconds.

The Young Tradition (Peter Bellamy (vocal), Heather Wood (vocals), Royston Wood (vocals)), Shirley Collins (vocals), Dolly Collins (pipe-organ), Adam Skeaping (bass viol), Roderick Skeaping (recorder). Narrations by Gary Watson. Instrumental arrangements by Dolly Collins. Produced by John Gilbert. Photography by Brian Shuel. Cover artwork by David Suff.

Title.	Author.
1. Prologue from "Hamlet" (spoken)	Shakespeare
2. The Boar's Head Carol	Trad
3. Is It Far To Bethlehem?	Frances Chesterton/ Trad
4. Lullay My Liking	Trad (tune by Gustav Holst)
5. The Cherry Tree Carol	Trad (tune by Shirley Collins)
6. Shepherds Arise	Trad (Copper Family)
7. I sing of a Maiden That Is Makeless	Trad (tune by Dolly Collins)
8. Interlude: the Great Frost (spoken)	Virginia Woolf ("Orlando")
9. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day	Trad
10. A Virgin Most Pure	Trad
11. The Coventry Carol	Trad
12. The Holly Bears The Crown	Trad
13. March The Morning Sun	Royston Wood
14. Bring Us In Good Ale	Trad

Last updated on 30/08/2010