Appeal for particular recording

Subject: Appeal for particular recording
From: The Sandman
Date: 04 Feb 21 - 07:42 AM

I am trying to acquire 'English and Scottish Love Songs' Ewan MacColl and Isla Cameron (Riverside Records). .

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Reinhard
Date: 04 Feb 21 - 08:34 AM

discogs.com offers a copy from a Merkin seller.

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 04 Feb 21 - 09:45 AM

T'internet inform me that'English and Scottish Love Songs'is "A reissue of Still I Love Him, with some songs added; several songs also appear under a different name".

A search on YouTube for "Isla Cameron, Ewan MacColl" brings up many, if not all, of the tracks from Still I Love Him.

LFF

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Tony Rees
Date: 04 Feb 21 - 01:10 PM

"A reissue of Still I Love Him, with some songs added; several songs also appear under a different name" is something that I wrote on Wikipedia a while back, while researching this Isla's recordings. I found more details somewhere, cannot remember where but they are around... (he says unhelpfully!)

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Reinhard
Date: 04 Feb 21 - 02:43 PM

Reissue is not totally correct. Both albums share 10 songs but each album has songs that are not on the other one.

But "Still I Love Him" is one of three albums that comprise the 2010 budget CD "Ewan MacColl: The Anthology".   Unfortunately this is of quite poor sound quality, probably a direct LP to CD transfer without proper remastering.

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Tony Rees
Date: 05 Feb 21 - 02:03 AM

On www.theballadeers.com: (https://www.theballadeers.com/eng/ewm_1959_rlp656_engscots_love.htm):

English and Scottish Love Songs
1958 - Riverside RLP 12-656 LP
Side One
Will Ye Gang to the Hielands? (Child 209)
The Bonny Miner Lad
The Foggy Dew
Sprig Of Thyme
It Was Under My Love's Window
Still I Love Him
The American Stranger
Blackbirds and Thrushes
O Sally My Dear
Side Two
Whistle, Daughter, Whistle
Blow Away the Morning Dew (Child 112)
To the Weavers Gin Ye Go
The Bird in the Bush
The Waters of Tyne
The Weaver Lassie of Kelvin Haugh
Geordie
Are Ye Sleeping, Maggie?
Musicians
Isla Cameron: Vocals (Tracks: 2, 4, 7, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 & 16)
Accompanied by Ralph Rinzler: Banjo and Guitar
Ewan MacColl: Vocals (Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 & 17)
Accompanied by Peggy Seeger: Banjo and Guitar

Track Notes:
Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10 & 14-17 appear on both the Riverside and Topic records.
With some title variation.
"Will Ye Gang to the Hielands?" (Riverside) — "Geordie" (Topic)
"Sprig Of Thyme" (Riverside) — "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" (Topic)
"The Weaver Lassie of Kelvin Haugh" (Riverside) — "The Bleacher Lass Of Kelvinhaugh" (Topic)

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Tony Rees
Date: 05 Feb 21 - 02:12 AM

This link may also be of interest:

Rare Music Zone Once I Had A True Love - Isla Cameron, Ewan MacColl - Still I Love Him (Traditional Love Songs) (Vinyl, LP, Album)

Cheers - Tony

Subject: RE: Appeal for particular recording
From: Tony Rees
Date: 05 Feb 21 - 02:23 AM

The tracks with Ralph Rinzler were presumably recorded while Ralph was resident in London, which I understand was from 1957 to 1959, when he returned to New York (information from Richard Gagne, "Ralph Rinzler, Folklorist: Professional Biography". Available on the web via Google Search. He was mainly occupied in accompanying Dominic Behan, A.L. Lloyd and Ewan MacColl according to that source, before returning to the U.S. where he started the Greenbriar Boys.