SCS 692
Sound Library
The Transports at Whitby
Peter Bellamy.
- Whitby Folk Festival, 1992.
- 1 sound cassette : analog.
Cassette tape.
Side one: 1. Overture / The Band -- 2. The ballad of Henry and Susannah - Street Singer / George Faux -- 3. Us poor fellows - The Father / John O'Hagan -- 4. The robber's song - Abe Carmen / Martin Carthy -- 5. Ballad / George Faux -- 6. The leaves in the woodland - The Mother / Norma Waterson -- 7. Ballad / George Faux -- 8. I once lived in service - Susannah / Eliza Carthy -- 9. Norwich Goal - The Convict / Chris Sugden -- 10. Sweet loving friendship - Henry and Susannah / Damien Barber and Eliza Carthy -- 11. Ballad / George Faux Side two: 12. Black and bitter night - Henry / Damien Barber -- 13. Ballad / George Barber -- 14. The human turnkey - John Simpson / Mike Bettison -- 15. The Plymouth mail - The coachman / Tim Laycock -- 16. The green fields of England - The Transports / Festival workshop -- 17. Roll down - The shantyman / Festival workshop -- 18. Ballad / George Faux
Recording by Dave Howard at Whitby Folk Festival, August 1992. Recording by Dave Howard at Whitby Folk Festival, August 1992.
The Band: Ian Blake, John Kirkpatrick, Mike Lynskey, Vince Edwards.
The Transports was written by Peter Bellamy in 1977. It is a ballad opera based on the true story of the first transportation of convict ships to colonise Australia.