The new album.

Recorded by Joe Garcia. Kennard Moor Drove, Coxbridge, Somerset, England, March and November 2017. Thanks Sarah Orme. Mixed by Joe Garcia at Joe's Garage, Bristol, November and December 2017. Mastered in the USA by James Plotkin. Pinhole camera photography by Paul Woloschuk. Design by Natalie Peter-Budge.

All the music on this album is included in the Blowzabella tune book 'More Scores'

The copyright in these sound recordings is the property of Blowzabella, 2018.

The first album of the line-up of Andy Cutting, Jo Freya, Paul James, Gregory Jolivet, David Shepherd, Barn Stradling and Jon Swayne.

All the music is composed and arranged by Blowzabella except 'Le Galant Indiscret' and 'Jackie Tar' which are arrangements by Blowzabella based on traditional tunes.

Recorded in the community room at St Michael's Church, Inkpen, England in January and February 2007 by Paul James and Jon Swayne. 'Jackie Tar' and 'L'Ange recorded by Paul James in the nave of the church. Mixed in Baltonsborough, Somerset by Paul James and Jon Swayne. Mastered by Adam Skeaping. CD cover design and photography by Victor Nicholls. Band photography by Peter Abrahams.

The copyright in these sound recordings is the property of Blowzabella. 2007.

Andy Cutting - diatonic button accordion; Nigel Eaton - hurdy-gurdies, 'cello, percussion; Jo Freya. vocals, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Paul James - soprano saxophone, bagpipes, rauschfeife, percussion; Ian Luff - bass guitars, cittern, electric guitar, percussion; Jon Swayne - alto and soprano saxophones, bagpipes.

Produced by Paul James. Engineered and mixed by Paul James and Peter Lazonby at Longholme, Northamptonshre, England. Spaghetti Panic (Live) engineered by Mike Long At Moles, Bath. Mastering - Adam Skeaping and Duncan Cowell. Photography by Andrew Cleal. . Design by Tony Engle. Thanks to Robert John Godfrey (The Enid), Robin, Pete, Kes and Toby at Longholme.

Released in 1990 on CD, vinyl LP and cassette by Special Delivery Records (Topic Records).

All titles arranged by Blowzabella.

Recorded live on tour in Brazil. August 1987. Recorded by Charles Gray with a pair of Shure SM57 microphones and a Sony F1 Digital Audio Recorder.

The tour was organised by The British Council. Thanks to Rozanne Leite, Conselho Britânico, Sao Paulo, Brasil.

Nigel Eaton – hurdy-gurdy. Paul James – bagpipes, saxophone, whistle, rauschpfeife, darrabuka. Ian Luff – cittern, bass guitar. Dave Roberts – melodeon, darrabuka. Dave Shepherd – violin.

Thanks Some Bizzare Records and the legend that is Stevo Pearce for taking a chance on Blowzabella. Cover art: Philip Ridley. Some Bizzare Records. BIGHCD1 K.422.

Sadly we lost three of the team since those heady days. RIP Dave Roberts, Ian Luff and Charlie Gray. You are all greatly missed. (sleeve notes by Paul James).

All Things Are Quite Silent: traditional song collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sussex, 1904. Le Petit Chien / The Long Drive: schottishes by Andy Cutting. Malique: a bourrée in 2/4 time by Gregory Jolivet. Strange News: is the traditional song The Blacksmith which was collected in southern England in the early 20th century; the tune at the end is the traditional English tune/song Lovely Joan. Falco: English rant step dance tune by Paul James. The Muffler / Bhaskar’s: mazurkas by Jon Swayne and Barn Stradling. Black and White Box / Ubu the King: schottisches by Jo Freya and Paul James. Searching For Lambs / Main Dans La Main : traditional song collected in southern England in the early 20th century; followed by a waltz, also in 5 time, by Gregory Jolivet. The Maple Tree / Glasshouse: mazurkas by Jon Swayne and Jo Freya. Billy Ruffian / The Schoolhouse: bourrées in 2/4 time by Paul James and Jon Swayne. Nelly Was A Milkmaid : traditional song collected by Cecil Sharp, Oxfordshire, 1911. The Diggers / Cotillon: a rondeau by Paul James, the tune in the middle, Cotillon, is from the Wm. Vickers Mss c1770 and can still be heard as an Avant-deux dance in Poitou, France, and in Wallonie, Belgium. Shed Number 9 / Le Vicaire: schottishe by Jon Swayne, Le Vicaire is a traditional schottishe from the Auvergne, France.

Andy Cutting - diatonic button accordion, triangle. Jo Freya – vocals, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones, whistle. Paul James – border bagpipes, soprano and alto saxophones, whistle. Gregory Jolivet – alto hurdy-gurdy. Dave Shepherd – violin, octave violin. Barn Stradling – acoustic bass guitar, octave bass guitar. Jon Swayne – border bagpipes, soprano and alto saxophones.

Guest: Patrick Bouffard – hurdy-gurdy on The Diggers / Cotillon.

Produced by Blowzabella 2013. Mixed and mastered by Olivier Thillou, Chateauroux, France. Recorded by Paul James and Jon Swayne at Kennard Moor Drove, Coxbridge, Somerset, England (thanks to Sarah Orme) and in Franchesse, Allier, Auvergne, France (thanks to Patrick Bouffard and Violaine Jourdren). Vocals recorded by Neil Ferguson in Leeds, England. Design: Ali Ford at the EmSpace. Photography by Lieve Boussauw. Back cover photograph by Julien Wieser.

For this live album we decided to record some of the older tunes in our repertoire. We love playing these tunes and even though we've played them for years we've never previously recorded them all - either at all, or in the form in which we now play them. This is dance music and an important part of these recordings is the interaction with the audience. We really appreciate the contribution made by all the people who came to the gigs and danced so enthusiastically.

Blowzabella: Andy Cutting, Jo Freya, Paul James, Gregory Jolivet, Dave Shepherd, Barnaby Stradling, Jon Swayne.

Recorded live in Exeter, Bath and Lincoln by Mark Simms. October 2009. Mixed by Paul James. Mastered by Adam Skeaping. Released 2010. The copyright in these sound recordings is the property of Blowzabella.

Blowzabella’s first album recorded in 1982. The record company mislaid the master tapes soon after so it was never re-released on CD. As a result it has been something of a lost album – known only to those with an original vinyl LP or a bootleg cassette. Jon Swayne and Paul James have restored the recordings as far as possible from a pristine vinyl copy.

The French tunes were learned from visits to the festival at St Chartier, some came from Sam Palmer and his mother Susann Palmer (who wrote the book “The Hurdy-Gurdy”) and some from a French dance group in London. Chris Gunstone, being half Greek, brought the Balkan repertoire to the band and Chris, Jon and others would sometimes play for the London Balkan dance group Izvoren. For a band that was known from the beginning as playing European music there are a lot of English traditional tunes included too as we had all grown up with home grown folk music. Some of the other repertoire came from the tunes Paul, Cliff and Chris honed through busking in London.

The cover photograph, by Ian Martin, was taken at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden. Known as the actor’s church, Samuel Pepys saw one of the first ever Punch and Judy (Punchinella) shows there in the 17th Century. The name Blowzabella comes from a 17th Century Italian Commedia del Arte play - Comedia being one of the origins of Punch and Judy.

Chris Gunstone – bouzouki, drum, vocals. Paul James – English bagpipes, soprano rauschpfeife, bombard, soprano saxophone, tin whistle, recorder, vocals. Sam Palmer – hurdy-gurdy. Dave Roberts - melodeon, diatonic button accordion, piano, tambura, percussion. Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy. Jon Swayne – English, Flemish and Macedonian bagpipes, recorders, flute, curtal, tin whistle, vocals.

Recorded at Woodworm Studios, Barford St Michael, Oxon., England. 1982. Engineered by Mark Powell. Artwork by Janina Lech. Print and typesetting by Graham Bignell. Cover photograph by Ian Martin at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London.

All titles traditional, arranged Blowzabella. The copyright in these sound recordings are the property of Chris Gunstone, Paul James, Sam Palmer, Dave Roberts, Cliff Stapleton, Jon Swayne.