Trade's End by Whistling Treason
I started recording this during the covid lockdowns of 2020. Some tracks from that time have already been released, and some I hung onto to release here. Solo work is often a thankless task, and trying to build a new project from scratch doubly so. It's a terrible cliché, but this is genuinely me making music for myself, and if anyone else likes it, well that's a bonus. Hence the erratic and random choices of material. It would no doubt have been better to present a consistent selection of English trad or steppas dub, but that's just not how my brain works. I blame rave, and the way it taught a generation to run two tunes in their heads at the same time.
Tracklist
| 1. | Trade's End | 4:36 |
| 2. | 1312 Overture | 3:45 |
| 3. | Cropper Lads | 3:16 |
| 4. | Longa Farahfaza | 3:46 |
| 5. | Let Union Be | 3:44 |
| 6. | Beer, Bread and Butter | 3:23 |
| 7. | Skip Song / Bin Skankin | 4:14 |
| 8. | Megalith Steppa | 3:35 |
Credits
Everything written or arranged, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by myself at Mythern Hifi, except for invaluable guest contributions from Julie Forgues, Dom Elias, and James Tolhurst.
I took the cover photo of the bow of Harriett, the last surviving Kennet barge built in 1905 by Robbins, Lane and Pinnegar of Honeystreet, Pewsey, and beached at Purton on the Severn in 1964.
Huge thanks to:
The Towpath Singers for all the amazing sessions.
The Tea Trolley walkers for the regular unreality checks, expeditions, and being the best hiking crew out there.
Family for putting up with the noise.
You for listening.
License
All rights reserved.
Dubplate-folk, Soundsystem Trad, Acoustic or Valve Powered, Global Confusion. Whatever I feel like.
As guitarist with RSVP Bhangra and Malarchy, I've played countless major festivals across Britain and Europe, including Glastonbury & Womad.
What started out as a strictly folk project has expanded wildly, to incorporate tunes from around the world, original compositions, and a whole lot of dub.