ASHLEY HUTCHINGS RICHARD THOMPSON – MORRIS ON LP – Nr MINT UK ISLAND FAIRPORT

Ashley Hutchings Richard Thompson Dave Mattacks John Kirkpatrick Barry Dransfield – Morris On
(Island Records  1970 IRSP6)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Morris On is a folk/rock album released in 1972 under the joint names of Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, John Kirkpatrick and Barry Dransfield. Like the subsequent “Descendant Of” Morris On albums (see below), it features English Morris dance tunes and songs, played with a combination of traditional instruments (button accordion, concertina, fiddle, etc.) and modern ones (electric guitar, bass, drums). In common with later records, dancers complete with bells and sticks were also included in the sessions. The album’s name echoes that of Rock On, another 1972 record in which Hutchings was involved.

Track listing

(All tracks trad. arr. Dransfield/Mattacks/Kirkpatrick/Hutchings/Thompson)

1. “Morris Call”
2. “Greensleeves”
3. “The Nutting Girl”
4. “Old Woman Tossed Up In A Blanket(Roud 1297) / Shepherds’ Hey / Trunkles”
5. “Staines Morris”
6. “Lads A’Bunchum / Young Collins”
7. “Vandals Of Hammerwich”
8. “Willow Tree / Bean Setting / Shooting”
9. “I’ll Go And ‘List For A Sailor”
10. “Princess Royal”
11. “Cuckoo’s Nest”
12. “Morris Off”

Personnel

• John Kirkpatrick – Vocals, Button Accordion, anglo-concertina, harmonium, tambourine
• Richard Thompson – Vocals, electric guitar
• Barry Dransfield – Vocals, fiddle, acoustic guitar
• Ashley Hutchings – Vocals, bass guitar
• Dave Mattacks – Drums, tambourine

with

• Shirley Collins, listed as Shirley Hutchings on the original album – vocals on “The Willow Tree” and “Staines Morris”
• Bert Cleaver – Pipe and tabor on “Vandals Of Hammerwich”
• Ray Worman – Dances the Bacca Pipes Jig to “Greensleeves”
• Chingford Morris Men – Stick dances on “Lads A’Bunchum” and “Young Collins”