Hark The Village Wait

Steeleye Span Mk.1

A 'wait' is a musician or group of musicians, employed by a town to play on ceremonial occasions (historical) and (in plural) persons who welcome in Christmas by playing or singing out of doors at night. In this case the group of musicians are:

Tim Hart, electric guitar, 5-string banjo, electric dulcimer, harmonium, fiddle, vocals;
Ashley Hutchings, electric bass;
Maddy Prior, vocals;
Gay Woods, vocals, autoharp, concertina, bodhrán;
Terry Woods, mandola, mandolin, 5-string banjo, electric guitar, vocals;
Gerry Conway, drums on [2,3,5,6,7,8];
Dave Mattacks, drums on [4,10,11,12]

Engineer: Vic Gamm, Sound Techniques.

RCA SF 8113 (LP, UK, June 1970)

Side 1

A Calling-On Song (1:13)
The Blacksmith (3:41)
Fisherman's Wife (3:12)
The Blackleg Miner (2:46)
The Dark-Eyed Sailor (5:59)
Copshawholme Fair (2:35)

Side 2

All Things Are Quite Silent (2:38)
The Hills of Greenmore (4:02)
My Johnny Was a Shoemaker (1:11)
Lowlands of Holland (6:00)
Twa Corbies (2:06)
One Night As I Lay on My Bed (3:30)

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