A Toe in the Water

Not for sale but for passing on from one lover of singing to another.

Having taped both my sets at the Banbury Canalside Folk Festival and the St Albans Windward Folk Club during 2005, a more concerted effort was made to produce this CD which I've called "A Toe in the Water" with my tongue quite firmly in my cheek. Although the sound quality has been cleaned up, the songs and atmosphere still reflect the live performances with coughs and foot-tapping all included. As far as I'm concerned it's the songs that really count and I hope that listening to them gives you as much pleasure as it does me.

1	The Ranter	Trad - arr. Chris Foster
2	The Dutchman	Michael Smith	accompanied by Mike Peach
3	Weaver and the Factory Maid	Trad - arr. Steeleye Span
4	The Journey	Mick Ryan
5	Caledonia	Dougie MacLean	accompanied by John Breeze
6	Where Ravens Feed	Graeme Miles
7	The Green Man Walks the Forest	Graeme Miles
8	Withered and Died	Richard Thompson	accompanied by Mike Peach
9	Thaney	Karine Polwart
10	Follow the Heron	Karine Polwart
11	Weaver's Four Daughters	Spurlock	accompanied by Mike Peach
12	Sisters of Mercy	Leonard Cohen
13	Mary Mack	Trad
14	The Rain is Falling	George Papavgeris	accompanied by John Breeze