Polly On The Shore

Boy With Weapon

An ancient English song, existing in countless versions and rendered by a great many artists, dramatically reimagined by the Black Smocks.

I Wish I Wish

Recorded by Rosa Mystica Consort

Recorded and engineered by James Bull http://panphonic.co.uk/about/

Guerrero: Tota Pulchra Es

The Ballad of Newhaven High Street

For fans of MR James, this song is inspired by his most famous ghost story "O Whistle and I'll Come to You". Written and performed by Sharon Cannings, on piano and glass harp, with addition guitar by Martin Nicholls.

O Whistle

An original folk song by Joe Ryan, centred around nature  of life’s temptations.

Joe Etherington's Album

Dance with the Devil

This is just a rough recording.

Dedicated to my cat, Cherry, who died in her sleep, May 18th, 2020.

Frederic Chopin - Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 (Rough Version)

An instrumental version of a song written by the poet and songwriter Murdo MacFarlane(1901-82)

Cànan Nan Gàidheal (The Language of the Gaels)

A song by Robert Burns (1759-1796), set to the traditional air 'Cold and Raw'

Up In The Morning Early

A traditional folk tune, recorded at home, January 2021

If you will not have me, you may let me go

Firstly, do please check out The Black Smock Band, in which I'm the fiddle-player, here on SoundCloud. Meanwhile, here are some examples of my solo bits and pieces, much of which happened pre-Black Smock Band, often under the name ZeroSumGame.

Boy With Weapon

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