From the Beggar's Mantle ... Fringed with Gold is an album by Barbara Dickson

Barbara Dickson

Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February"...

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"The Morning Lies Heavy on Me" by Allan Taylor is a soldier's farewell to his family. Dickson had met the folk singer Daisy Chapman (1912 - 1979) in 1968, and had learned "The Orange and the Blue" directly from her. It is a longer version of the song "All Around My Hat

All Around My Hat (song)

The song "All Around my Hat" is of nineteenth century English origin. In an early version, dating from the 1820s, a Cockney costermonger vowed to be true to his fiancee, who had been sentenced to seven years' transportation to Australia for theft and to mourn his loss by wearing green willow...

". "Lord Thomas of Winesberry and the King's Daughter" is sustained for 6 minutes with simple fiddle and guitar accompaniment. The album was recorded in 1971 and released on vinyl in 1972. It was re-released in 2006 on CD with Do Right Woman

Do Right Woman

Do Right Woman is the debut solo album by Barbara Dickson.Barbara Dickson's first two solo albums were on Decca Records. They won critical praise but poor sales. They show the repertoire that she had at that time as a singer in folk clubs...

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Track listing

Side One

1. "Witch of the Westmorland" (Archie Fisher
   Archie Fisher
   Archie Fisher MBE is a Scottish folk singer and song writer.-The early years:Archie Fisher was born in Glasgow on 23 October 1939 into a large singing family. His sister Cilla Fisher is also a professional singer, as was his late sister Ray. In 1960 he moved to Edinburgh and appeared regularly at...
   
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2. "If I Never, Ever Saw You Again" (Archie Fisher) (3:03)
3. "Recruited Collier" (Traditional) (2:35)
4. "The Morning Lies Heavy On Me" (Allan Taylor) (3:10)
5. "Fine Flowers in the Valley" (Traditional) (3:01)

Side Two

1. "Lord Thomas of Winesberry and the King's Daughter" (Traditional) (6:02)
2. "The Climb" (Archie Fisher) (3:16)
3. "The Orange and the Blue" (Traditional) (3:38)
4. "Winter's Song" (Alan Hull
   Alan Hull
   Alan Hull was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.-Career:...
   
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Personnel

• Barbara Dickson - vocals
• Nic Jones
  Nic Jones
  Nicolas Paul "Nic" Jones is an English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player whose professional career spanned the years 1964-1982. He recorded five solo albums, and was a frequent guest performer.-Biography:...
  
   - fiddle, guitar
• Archie Fisher
  Archie Fisher
  Archie Fisher MBE is a Scottish folk singer and song writer.-The early years:Archie Fisher was born in Glasgow on 23 October 1939 into a large singing family. His sister Cilla Fisher is also a professional singer, as was his late sister Ray. In 1960 he moved to Edinburgh and appeared regularly at...
  
   - guitar, concertina
• Daryl Runswick
  Daryl Runswick
  Daryl Runswick is a classically trained English composer, arranger, musician, producer and educationalist.He started playing bass with leading UK jazz musicians in the mid-60s, including Dick Morrissey and John Dankworth, with whom he would tour and compose for extensively for some 12 years...
  
  - bass, piano
• Bill DeMont - cello
• Produced by Ray Horricks