Bob Pegg's song The Last Dance, performed by Red Shift at the Leeds Astoria in the late 80s or early 90s. Recorded by Sue Coe off the mixing desk.

Live from Leeds Astoria

The Last Dance - Red Shift Live from Leeds Astoria

Suzie Adams sings Casey's Last Ride with Muckram Wakes on tour in Holland in the 1980s.  John Adams plays harmonium and sings chorus, Helen Watson (Hockenhull) sings chorus and Roger Watson plays harmonica.
https://www.john-adams.info/?page_id=166 Muckram Wakes

Casey's Last Ride

An American version of a well known English folk song, Barbara Allen, performed by Muckram Wakes led by Helen Watson (Hockenhull)and recorded on a tour of Holland in the 80s. Introductions in Dutch from Roger Watson.

Helen - harmonium and vocal
John Adams - fiddle
Roger Watson - harmonica

Followed by the tune Speed The Plough.
john Adams - melodeon
Suzie Adams - banjo
Helen Watson - harmonium
Roger Watson - Bb bass

3 Barbry Ellen plus Speed The Plough

Looking For A Partner

Ashley's Flag_Trade Winds

A song written by Pete Coe along traditional lines.
Pete Coe - John Adams - Gina Le Faux - Chris Coe - Dave Shaw
Recorded by Sue Coe off the desk at a concert in Batley, West Yorkshire, UK  possibly 1987 or 1988.

Live

Come I will Sing You

Recorded off the desk by Sue Coe at a Red Shift concert in Batley, West Yorkshire, UK in 1989.  This is a collation of two versions put together by Chris who sings the song accompanied by Pete Coe on banjo, John Adams on synth, Gina Le Faux on fiddle and Dave Shaw on Indonesian Jaw Harp.

Four Loom Weaver

Red Shift in dance mode - recorded off the desk by Sue Coe at a concert/dance at Leeds Astoria (UK), 2nd October 1989
Pete Coe (caller and melodeon) Dave Shaw (Northumbrian pipes) Gina Le Faux (fiddle)Chris Coe (hammer dulcimer) John Adams (keyboards).

Morpeth Rant and  Last Of The Twins

Johnny Adams and Chris Partington: Two Northern English fiddlers playing three Northern English fiddle tunes.

Rehearsal recordings

Herd on the Hill/Wards Brae/Cuckold Come Out of the Amrey

The Clinch was from George Taylor of Whittingham,Northumberland. Billy Harrison was from East Yorkshire.

The Clinch/Billy Harrison's Father's Polka

Three tunes recorded in the Old Bridge Inn in Ripponden in 2006.
From the William Vickers manuscript they are:
The Sailors Are All at the Bar / Ladd's Dance / Juniper Hill

Medley from the Vickers Ms (1774) by the Ryburn 3 Step session

From the album Back In The Red by Red Shift
Writer: Bill Prince
Pete Coe: Vocal and banjo
John Adams: Vocal and keyboard
George Faux: Mandolin
Dave Shaw: Melodeon
All: final chorus

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