The Kipper Family – The Crab Wars

A Ballad Opera of the Olden Times, as remembered by Sid and Henry Kipper

Track Listing:
1. Sid And Henry Arrive - 0:49   2. Come All You (Overture) - 0:16   3. The Prologue - 2:55   4. Come All You - 3:14   5. Sid’s Round - 1:30   6. Upspoke’s Dream - 2:19   7. Henry And Sid Get Some Out - 1:34   8. I Wish I Was Plural No More - 2:14   9. Sid Shuts Up - 1:13   10. Oh! It’s Hard - 2:38   11. Oh! It's Hard (Reprise) - 1:03   12. Jolly Boasting Weather - 3:22   13. Henry Finds Talking Thirsty Work - 2:30   14. Lost And Foundered - 3:23   15. Henry Doesn't Mind If He Knows - 0:34   16. The Parson Knows - 2:37   17. All Washed Up - 2:27   18. Sid Discusses A Matter Of Convenience - 1:00   19. Brave Old World - 3:14   20. Here Is The News (I) - 1:37   21. Henry's A Bit Short - 1:00   22. Belle's On Her Toes - 3:03   23. Sealed With A Curse - 4:45   24. Sid Explains Himself - 1:55   25. Ninety-Eight Not Out - 3:24   26. Henry Gets What He Deserves - 1:21   27. Here Is The News (II) - 1:33   28. The Mason's A Prune - 1:10   29. The Leaving Of Sheringham - 3:26   30. Here Is The News (III) - 1:04   31. Henry Confuses The Issue By Explaining Things - 3:18   32. In With The In-Breed - 2:00   33. In With The In-Breed (Reprise) - 1:50   34. Sid Loses Count - 0:43   35. Fall Down - 3:18   36. A Narrator’s Life - 2:04   37. Fall Down (Reprise) - 1:25   38. Henry Comes Clean In The Rain On The Way Home - 1:11

Personnel;
John Kirkpatrick (narrator, vocals, concertina, button accordion, melodeon) , Peter Bellamy (vocals) , Martin Carthy (vocals, acoustic guitar) , Shep Woolley (vocals) , Cathy Lesurf (vocals) , Phil Beer (vocals, guitar, mandoline) , Richard Digance (guitar) , John Smith (electric guitar, mandolin) , Sarah Graves (vocals, concertina) , Tim Laycock (vocals, concertina) , Mick Graves (fiddle, vocals, chorus) , Gary Carpenter (keyboards) , Chris Sugden (chorus) , Dick Nudds (chorus) , Dave Bubb (chorus) , Fairport Convention on 28: Dave Pegg (bass) , Dave Mattacks (drums) , Ric Sanders (fiddle) , Simon Nicol (guitar) , Martin Allcock (mandolin)