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Announcing the release of Eel Pie's debut CD "A helping of Eel Pie". Only £12.00 (inc p&p).

The CD has 19 tracks - 10 sets of traditional English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and American tunes and 9 songs, some traditional, some composed by members of the band, together with details of a nineteenth century recipe for Eel Pie to gratify your senses of both taste and hearing. It is a veritable feast of sound and song!

Ordering information can be found further down this page.

Listen before you buy

Excerpts from some tracks are available to listen to, or download to your computer (in MP3 format).

To listen to a track
Left-click "listen/download", a new window will be created and the song should start to play. If it doesn't, then you may need to update your computer's software to enable it to play MP3 files. When the excerpt has ended, you can close the window.

To download a track
Right-click on "listen/download" and choose "Save Target As", or "Download link to disc". The track will be downloaded to the location you choose. You should then be able to play the MP3 file on your computer.

Note: each MP3 file is approximately 1 mb in size.

Tracklisting

• June Apple / Red Haired Boy* listen/download
• The Eel Fishers, John Crowe / Copyright Control listen/download
• The News of the Victory / Lamb Skillet / Earl Bley's Jig*
  Thomas Hardy (c) 1820 Hardy Estate+Dorset County Museum / Traditional / (c) EFDS
• Gypsy King's Farewell, Peter Rowan / Jubilation Music Int. BMI listen/download
• Saligo River Waltz / Saligo River Rapids, Terry Stoodley / Stoodo Music
• The Fenland Disaster, Ray Dron / Copyright Control listen/download
• Moll o' the Woods / Monday Morning / Merry Month of May*
• Foggy Dew*
• Farewell to Whisky*
• Lady of the Corn, John Crowe / Copyright Control listen/ownload
• The Castle / Lannagan's ball* listen/download
• Orphan Girl, Gillian Welch - Irving Music BMI listen/download
• Rakes of Kildare / Shandon bells* listen/download
• The Ploughman's Lament, Ray Dron / Copyright Control
• Soldier's Joy / Highland Lassie / Staten Island /Peat Fire Flame / Marie's Wedding*
• Red Rocking Chair* listen/download
• Merch Megan / Caerdroia / Blodaur's Drain
• Old Joe Clark / Cripple Creek* listen/download
• Oh! Good Ale* listen/download
  

* Traditional tracks arranged by Eel Pie - Copyright Control

Total running time: 74 minutes.
Catalogue Number: SR:04:001.

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How to Order the CD

There are 2 ways you can purchase the CD.

1) Send a cheque or postal order for £12.00 (this includes UK postage and packing) to:

Ann Steward
104 High Street
Sutton
Cambridgeshire, UK
CB6 2NW

Dont forget to include your postal address.

2) The CD is also available at the following shops:

• Fenland Music, 59 Market Street, Ely, Cambs. Tel. 01353 666313
• Hills, Harnwell & Rutterford, 65 High Street, Sutton, Cambs.

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More about the CD

Contributors:
Ann Steward: Accordion, Sythesised Bass, Vocals
Ray Dron: Accordion, Recorder, Banjo, Washboard and Vocals
John Crowe: Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar and Vocals
Terry Stoodle: Dreadnought & Classical Guitar, Double Bass and Vocals
Graham Steward: 12 String Guitar, Vocals.

Guests: Sam Burke , Electric Bass on "The Castle / Lannagan's ball" & Second Guitar on Staten Island and Lucy Crowe Harmony Vocal on "Lady of the Corn" & Ferris Jay recorder on "June Apple / Red Haired Boy".

Recorded at: Sleeping Toad Studio, Manea, Cambridgeshire between 10th Oct - 16th Nov 2004 .
Engineer (and big help): Sam Burke - thanks a million Sam
Edited & produced by: Sam Burke, John Crowe, Terry Stoodley & Eel Pie.

The CD was recorded live...ish.