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The Watersons

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An English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire, the Watersons performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their close harmonies. Original members were Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, and Lal Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Kingston High School. They had a skiffle band in the early 1960s but moved on to playing more traditional material. They were briefly known as "The Folksons". Their first album was Frost and Fire 1965 (awarded the "Melody Maker" Album of the Year, a rarity for a debut album) fo… read more
An English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire, the Watersons performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their close harmonies. Original members were Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, and Lal Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Ki… read more
An English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire, the Watersons performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their close harmonies. Original members were Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, and Lal Waterson, with their cousin John Harrison from Kingston High School. They had a skiffle band in the early 1960s but moved… read more

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1 Play track For Pence And Spicy Ale Country Life
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 60 listeners
2 Frost and Fire Hal-An-Tow
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3 Early Days The Broom Of Cowdenknowes
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4 Early Days King Arthur's Servants
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5 Play track Early Days The North Country Maid
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6 Frost And Fire : A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs Harvest Song: We Gets up in the Morn
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7 Play track Early Days The Thirty-Foot Trailer
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8 Play track For Pence And Spicy Ale The Good Old Way
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9 Green Fields The Prickle - Holly Bush
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10 Play track For Pence And Spicy Ale Swinton May Song
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Albums

  1. 12,910 listeners

    1 Jan 1975 · 21 tracks

    For Pence And Spicy Ale
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  2. 9,478 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 27 tracks

    Early Days
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  3. 4,407 listeners

    1965 · 14 tracks

    Frost and Fire
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  4. 2,797 listeners

    1 Jan 1965 · 14 tracks

    Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs
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