Ewan MacColl
Singing the Fishing
1966 - Argo RG 502 LP
UK Release — w/Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger
Track List:
Up jumped the herring, the king of the sea
Come all you gallant fishermen
It's up with the dawn
Years ago, you started very young (The Shoals of Herring)
I started to go to sea in 1892
So it's off with a boiler full of steam
When the wind is freshening
What shall it profit a fisherman
It's busk ye, my lads, get you up on the deck
There's no feeling like coming into harbour
Came a'ye fisher lassies
Up jumped the herring
Cwa, ye herring fishermen
A' the week your man's away
Wi' our nets and gear
Our ships are small
Credits
A Radio Ballad by Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger featuring Sam Larner of Winterton and Ronnie Balls of Yarmouth<
A tribute to the fishing communities of East Anglia and the MORAY FIRTH
Recorded in association with BBC Enterprises
Singers: Ronnie Balls, Ian Campbell, John Clarence, Sam Larner, A.L. Lloyd, Ewan MacColl, Elizabeth Stewart, Jane Stewart
The Clarion Singer Chorus: Martin Marshall, Gordon McCulloch, John O'Reilly, David Phillips, Jack Thomas, J.R.S. Wright — directed by Katherine Thomson
Musicians:
Jim Bray: Double Bass
Fitzroy Coleman: Guitar
Alf Edwards: Concertina & Ocarina
Kay Graham: Fiddle
Peggy Seeger: Autoharp, Guitar, Mandolin, 5-String Banjo
Bruce Turner: Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Named Speakers: Sam Larner [1], Lewis Cardno [2], Ronnie Balls, Jimmy Burnett [3], George Draper, T.R. Bowles, Frank West, Jim West, George Keeble, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Burnett, George Stephens, Mrs. Buchan, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Murray & Mrs. J. West
First Broadcast: August 16, 1960, repeated November 6, 1960
Script, Song Lyrics and Music: Ewan MacColl
Orchestration and Music Direction: Peggy Seeger
Chorus Direction: Katharine Thompson
Production: Charles Parker
Actuality Recording: Ewan MacColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger
Technical Direction: John Clarke
1 sang "Up Jumped the Herring"
2 sang "Sae Like the Little Faded Flower"
3 recited his poem "Thou Lovely Shining Silver Fish"
Alternate Releases
Singing the Fishing: 1971 - Argo DA 142 LP
Singing the Fishing: A radio ballad about Britain's herring fishing communities …
1999 - Topic TSCD803 CD
Notes
Sources: Mainly Norfolk & Set Into Song …