The Works is the sixth album by folk duo Spiers and Boden. It was made to celebrate 10 years working together. It features re-recorded tracks from their previous albums. The album also features a number of special guests. It peaked at number 32 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Track listing "Tom Padget" "Horn Fair" "Gooseberry Bush/Laudanum Bunches" "The Birth of Robin Hood" "The Cheshire Waltz" "Brown Adam" "Rochdale Coconut Dance" "Old Maui" "Haul Away" "Bold Sir Rylas" "Prickle-Eye Bush"
Personnel Personnel Instruments Tracks Jon Boden vocals, fiddle, guitar, Stomp Box All John Spiers vocals, melodeon, concertina All Nancy Kerr vocals, fiddle Tom Padget, Old Maui James Fagan vocals, Bouzouki Tom Padget, Old Maui Sam Sweeney Percussion, fiddle Tom Padget, The Birth of Robin Hood, The Cheshire Waltz, Haul Away Hannah James clogging, accordion Tom Padget, The Birth of Robin Hood Maddy Prior vocals Horn Fair, Bold Sir Rylas Martin Carthy guitar Gooseberry Bush/Laudanum Bunches, Prickle-Eye Bush Eliza Carthy vocals, fiddle The Birth of Robin Hood, Haul Away, Bold Sir Rylas Andy Cutting melodeon The Cheshire Waltz, Bold Sir Rylas Martin Simpson guitar Horn Fair, Brown Adam Fay Hield vocals Old Maui, Haul Away, Bold Sir Rylas, Prickle-Eye Bush Ian Giles vocals Old Maui, Haul Away, Bold Sir Rylas, Prickle-Eye Bush Peter Coe vocals Old Maui, Haul Away, Bold Sir Rylas, Prickle-Eye Bush David Kosky Tenor Banjo Haul Away
Limited edition 500 copies of the album have been made to celebrate their 10th anniversary, these have been available to purchase at some concerts on the 2011 Spring tour. The sleeve notes on the album are written by Colin Irwin, it is not known if regular edition will also contain the same ones.
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