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Henry the Human Fly (1972)
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- Roll Over Vaughn Williams
- Nobody's Wedding
- The Poor Ditching Boy
- Shaky Nancy
- The Angels Took My Racehorse Away
- Wheely Down
- The New St. George
- Painted Ladies
- Cold Feet
- Mary And Joseph
- The Old Changing Way
- Twisted
(guitar, vocal) (1976)
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- UK release only.
- Time Will Show The Wiser
- Throwaway Street Puzzle
- Mr. Lacey
- The Ballad Of Easy Rider
- Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman
- Sweet Little Rock 'n Roller
- A Heart Needs A Home
- The Dark End Of The Street
- It'll Be Me
- Flee As A Bird
- Night Comes In
- The Pitfall/The Excursion
- The Calvary Cross
Live! (More or Less) (1976)
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- U.S.-only release. The first disk is a re-issue of Richard & Linda Thompson's I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight album, while the 7 songs on the second disk are from Richard Thompson's UK-only release (guitar, vocal).
Disk One
Disk Two
- The Ballad Of Easy Rider
- Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman
- A Heart Needs A Home
- The Dark End Of The Street
- The Pitfall/The Excursion
- Flee As A Bird
- Night Comes In
Strict Tempo! (1981)
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- New-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel
- Vaillance Polka Militaire/Belfast Polka
- Glencoe/Scott Skinner's Rock/Bonny Banchory
- Banish Misfortune
- Dundee Hornpipe/Poppy-Leaf Hornpipe
- Do It For My Sake
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- The Random Jig/The Grinder
- Will Ye No Cam Back Again
- Cam O'er The Stream Charlie/Ye Banks And Braes
- Rufty Tufty/Nonsuch à la Mode de France
- Andalus/Radio Marrakesh
- The Knife-Edge
Hand of Kindness (1983)
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- Tear Stained Letter
- How I Wanted To
- Both Ends Burning
- A Poisoned Heart And A Twisted Memory
- Where The Wind Don't Whine
- The Wrong Heartbeat
- The Hand Of Kindness
- Devonside
- Two Left Feet
Small Town Romance (1984)
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- Time To Ring Some Changes
- Beat the Retreat
- Woman Or A Man?
- A Heart Needs A Home
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- Genesis Hall
- Honky Tonk Blues
- Small Town Romance
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
- Down Where The Drunkards Roll
- Love Is Bad For Business
- The Great Valerio
- Don't Let a Thief Steal Into Your Heart
- Never Again
- How Many Times
- Roll Over Vaughan Williams (instrumental)
- Meet On The Ledge
Across A Crowded Room (1985)
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- When The Spell Is Broken
- You Don't Say
- I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
- Shine On Love
- Ghosts In The Wind
- Fire In The Engine Room
- Walking Through A Wasted Land
- Little Blue Number
- She Twists The Knife Again
- Love In A Faithless Country
Doom And Gloom From The Tomb, Vol. 1 (1985)
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- Fairport Convention:Eastern Rain
- Book Song
- Died for Love (demo)
- Jealousy
- I'll Keep It With Mine
- The Calvary Cross
- First Light
- Move It
- How I Wanted To
- Speechless Child
- I'm A Dreamer
- Madness Of Love
- Traces of My Love
- Flowers Of The Forest
- Tear Stained Letter
- Together Again
- Strange Affair
- Jennie
Daring Adventures (1986)
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- A Bone Through Her Nose
- Valerie
- Missie How You Let Me Down
- Dead Man's Handle
- Long Dead Love
- Lover's Lane
- Nearly In Love
- Jennie
- Baby Talk
- Cash Down Never Never
- How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
The Marksman (Music From The BBC TV Series) (1987)
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- My Time
- Gordon
- Rude Health
- Night School
- Cornishe Pastiche
- Crossing the Water
- The Marksman
- Kyrie
- On Yer Eyes
- Gutters On The Run
- Don't Ever Change
- Up There (impromptu on the themes by Ian Lynn)
Amnesia (1988)
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- Turning Of The Tide
- Gypsy Love Songs
- Reckless Kind
- Jerusalem On The Jukebox
- I Still Dream
- Don't Tempt Me
- Yankee Go Home
- Can't Win
- Waltzing's For Dreamers
- Pharaoh
Doom Gloom II (Over My Dead Body) (1991)
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- Mind Your Own Business
- She Moves Through The Fair
- Walking Through A Wasted Land
- John The Gun
- The Poor Ditching Boy
- Autopsy
- Things You Gave Me
- Bad News Is All The Wind Can Carry
- Borrowed Time
- The End of the Rainbow
- Now Be Thankful
- Layla
- The Little Beggar Girl
- Down Where The Drunkards Roll
- Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Rumor and Sigh (1991)
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- Read About Love
- I Feel So Good
- I Misunderstood
- Grey Walls
- You Dream Too Much
- Why Must I Plead
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
- Backlash Love Affair
- Mystery Wind
- Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands
- Keep Your Distance
- Mother Knows Best
- God Loves A Drunk
- Psycho Street
Sweet Talker (1992)
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- Put Your Trust In Me
- Persuasion (instrumental)
- Roll Up (instrumental)
- The Dune Ship (instrumental)
- Conviction (instrumental)
- Boomtown
- Harry's Theme (instrumental)
- Sweet Talker (instrumental)
- To Hang A Dream On
- Beachport (instrumental)
- False Or True
Watching The Dark (1993)
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Disk A
- A Man In Need
- Can't Win
- Waltzing's For Dreamers
- Crash The Party
- I Still Dream
- Bird In God's Garden/Lost and Found
- Now Be Thankful
- A Sailor's Life
- Genesis Hall
- The Knife-Edge (instrumental)
- Walking On A Wire
- Small Town Romance
- The Shepherd's March/Maggie Cameron (instrumental)
- Wall Of Death
Disk B
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- Back Street Slide
- Strange Affair
- The Wrong Heartbeat
- Borrowed Time
- From Galway To Graceland
- Tear Stained Letter
- Keep Your Distance
- Bogie's Bonnie Belle
- Poor Wee Jockey Clark (instrumental)
- Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair
- Dimming Of The Day
- Old Man Inside A Young Man
- Never Again
- Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
- A Heart Needs A Home
- Beat the Retreat
Disk C
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- Walking Through A Wasted Land
- When The Spell Is Broken
- Devonside
- Little Blue Number
- I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
- Withered And Died
- Nobody's Wedding
- The Poor Ditching Boy
- The Great Valerio
- Twisted
- The Calvary Cross
- Jennie
- The Hand Of Kindness
- Two Left Feet
- Shoot Out The Lights
Mirror Blue (1994)
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- For The Sake Of Mary
- I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life
- MGB-GT
- The Way That It Shows
- Easy There, Steady Now
- King Of Bohemia
- Shane And Dixie
- Mingus Eyes
- I Ride In Your Slipstream
- Beeswing
- Fast Food
- Mascara Tears
- Taking My Business Elsewhere
Live At Crawley 1993 (1995)
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- Easy There, Steady Now
- Mingus Eyes
- Two Left Feet
- Ghosts In The Wind
- I Feel So Good
- Taking My Business Elsewhere
- Valerie
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- MGB-GT
- I Misunderstood
- Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me
You? Me? Us? (1996)
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- Razor Dance
- She Steers By Lightning
- Dark Hand Over My Heart
- Hide It Away
- Put It There Pal
- Business On You
- No's Not A Word
- Am I Wasting My Love On You?
- Bank Vault In Heaven
- The Ghost Of You Walks
- Baby Don't Know What To Do With Herself
- She Cut Off Her Long Silken Hair
- Hide It Away
- Burns Supper
- Train Don't Leave
- Cold Kisses
- Sam Jones
- Razor Dance
- Woods Of Darney
Two Letter Words: Live 1994 (1996)
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- I Ride In Your Slipstream
- From Galway To Graceland
- Easy There, Steady Now
- Waltzing's For Dreamers
- I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life
- MGB-GT
- The Way That It Shows
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- Now Be Thankful
- Mascara Tears
- Tear Stained Letter
- Dimming Of The Day
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
- Beeswing
- Mingus Eyes
- Killerman Gold Posse
- Shoot Out The Lights
- Valerie
- Wall Of Death
- I Feel So Good
- Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
- Ghosts In The Wind
- Back Street Slide
- Read About Love
Industry (1997)
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- Chorale (instrumental)
- Sweetheart On The Barricade
- Children Of The Dark (instrumental)
- Big Chimney
- Kitty "Tommy, quick! Get up..." (instrumental)
- Drifting Through The Days
- Lotteryland
- Pitfalls (instrumental)
- Saboteur
- New Rhythms (instrumental)
- Last Shift
Celtschmerz: Live UK '98 (1998)
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- Turning Of The Tide
- How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
- Why Must I Plead
- The Poor Ditching Boy
- When The Spell Is Broken
- Last Shift
- Pharaoh
- Keep Your Distance
- Walking On A Wire
- A Heart Needs A Home
- She May Call You Up Tonight
- Persuasion
- Razor Dance
- Beat the Retreat
- Wall Of Death
- Tear Stained Letter
Mock Tudor (1999)
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- Cooksferry Queen
- Sibella
- Bathsheba Smiles
- Two-Faced Love
- Hard On Me
- Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
- Uninhabited Man
- Dry My Tears And Move On
- Walking The Long Miles Home
- Sights And Sounds Of London Town
- That's All, Amen, Close The Door
- Hope You Like The New Me
- Fully Qualified To Be Your Man
- Mr. Rebound
The Best Of: The Island Records Years (2000)
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The Best Of: The Island Records Years
The Best Of: The Island Records Years
- Roll Over Vaughn Williams
- The Poor Ditching Boy
- When I Get To The Border
- Withered And Died
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
- Down Where The Drunkards Roll
- The End of the Rainbow
- The Great Valerio
- Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
- Never Again
- A Heart Needs A Home
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- Night Comes In
- Beat the Retreat
- Dimming Of The Day
- The Calvary Cross
Action Packed (2001)
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- Turning Of The Tide
- Waltzing's For Dreamers
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
- I Misunderstood
- I Feel So Good
- Keep Your Distance
- King Of Bohemia
- I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life
- Beeswing
- The Ghost Of You Walks
- Razor Dance
- Cold Kisses
- Bathsheba Smiles
- Cooksferry Queen
- Uninhabited Man
- Walking The Long Miles Home
- Persuasion (vocal)
- Mr. Rebound
- Fully Qualified To Be Your Man
Semi-Detached Mock Tudor (2002)
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- Cooksferry Queen
- Sibella
- Bathsheba Smiles
- Two-Faced Love
- Hard On Me
- Jennie
- She Twists The Knife Again
- Uninhabited Man
- Walking The Long Miles Home
- When The Spell Is Broken
- Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
- A Man In Need
- Razor Dance
The Old Kit Bag (2003)
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- Gethsemane
- Jealous Words
- I'll Tag Along
- A Love You Can't Survive
- One Door Opens
- First Breath
- She Said It Was Destiny
- I've Got No Right To Have It All
- Pearly Jim
- Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen
- Outside of the Inside
- Happy Days and Auld Lang Syne
More Guitar (2003)
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- Don't Tempt Me
- Can't Win
- Jennie
- Gypsy Love Songs
- The Angels Took My Racehorse Away
- When The Spell Is Broken
- Shoot Out The Lights
- I Still Dream
- Here Without You
- A Bone Through Her Nose
- We Got To Get Out Of This Place
- Jerusalem On The Jukebox
1000 Years Of Popular Music (2003)
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- Sumer Is Icumen In
- King Henry
- So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo
- Bonnie St. Johnstone
- O Sleep Fond Fancy
- Remember O Thou Man
- Shenandoah
- Blackleg Miner
- I Live In Trafalgar Square
- There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
- Java Jive
- Night And Day
- Orange Coloured Sky
- Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
- A-11
- See My Friends
- Friday On My Mind
- Tempted
- Oops!... I Did It Again
- Cry Me A River
- 1985
- Sam Hall
Ducknapped! (2003)
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- Gethsemane
- Pearly Jim
- Outside of the Inside
- Missie How You Let Me Down
- A Love You Can't Survive
- One Door Opens
- I'll Tag Along
- Bank Vault In Heaven
- She Said It Was Destiny
- I Misunderstood
- Valerie
- Can't Win
- Jealous Words
- Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen
Faithless (2004)
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- Fire In The Engine Room
- Nearly In Love
- Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed
- You Don't Say
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- Little Blue Number
- How I Wanted To
- I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
- Shoot Out The Lights
- She Twists The Knife Again
- Love In A Faithless Country
- Wall Of Death
- Tear Stained Letter
- Withered And Died
- Skull and Cross Bones
The Chrono Show (2004)
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- Watch Me Go
- Jack O'Diamonds
- Meet On The Ledge
- The Poor Ditching Boy
- Nobody's Wedding
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
- The Great Valerio
- I'll Regret It All In The Morning
- Hokey Pokey (revised version 2004)
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- Banish Misfortune
- Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed
- The Hand Of Kindness
- Devonside
- Sibella
- She May Call You Up Tonight
Live in Providence (2004)
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Live In Providence
Live In Providence
- Tear Stained Letter
- Gethsemane
- Outside of the Inside
- Razor Dance
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- One Door Opens
- Walking On A Wire
- Shoot Out The Lights
- Can't Win
- Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
- A Man In Need
- Jealous Words
Live from Austin TX (2004)
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- Cooksferry Queen
- Uninhabited Man
- Walking The Long Miles Home
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- Mingus Eyes
- Dry My Tears And Move On
- Easy There, Steady Now
- Persuasion (vocal)
- Bathsheba Smiles
- Mr. Rebound
- Ghosts In The Wind
- She Twists The Knife Again
- Shoot Out The Lights
- Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
- Put It There Pal
Front Parlour Ballads (2005)
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- Let It Blow
- For Whose Sake?
- Miss Patsy
- Old Thames Side
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
- My Soul, My Soul
- Cressida
- Row, Boys, Row
- The Boys Of Mutton Street
- Precious One
- A Solitary Life
- Should I Betray?
- When We Were Boys At School
Grizzly Man (2005)
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- Tim & the Bears
- Main Title
- Foxes
- Ghosts In the Maze
- Glencoe
- Parents
- Bear Swim
- Twilight Cowboy
- The Kibosh
- Treadwell No More
- Teddy Bear
- Small Racket
- Streamwalk
- That's My Story
- Bear Fight
- Big Racket
- Corona for Mr Chocolate
- Main Title Revisited
- Coyotes
RT -The Life and Music of Richard Thompson (2006)
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Disc 1 - Walking the Long Miles Home
- Now That I Am Dead
- Genesis Hall
- Josef Locke
- Willy O' Winsbury
- Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands
- Nobody's Wedding
- Madonna's Wedding
- Walking The Long Miles Home
- Withered And Died
- Beat the Retreat
- The Great Valerio
- Walking On A Wire
- Never Again
- The End of the Rainbow
- King Of Bohemia
- Killerman Gold Posse
- Lotteryland
- Now Be Thankful
- Shoot Out The Lights
- Outside of the Inside
Disc 2 - Finding Better Words
- I Feel So Good
- Push and Shove
- Time To Ring Some Changes
- Cooksferry Queen
- Waltzing's For Dreamers
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
- I Misunderstood
- Meet On The Ledge
- Down Where The Drunkards Roll
- Gethsemane
- Tear Stained Letter
- Wall Of Death
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
- From Galway To Graceland
- Crazy Man Michael
- Dimming Of The Day
- Beeswing
Disc 3 - Shine in the Dark
- Valerie
- Don't Let a Thief Steal Into Your Heart
- Ghosts In The Wind
- Crash The Party
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong
- The Calvary Cross
- Sloth
- Night Comes In
- Drowned Dog Black Night
- Put It There Pal
- Morris Medley/Flying Saucers (live)
Disc 4 - Songs Pour Down Like Silver
- Substitute
- Tempted
- Hamlet (Dog Eat Dog in Denmark)
- Oops! I Did It Again
- Ça Plane pour Moi
- Why Don't Women Like Me?
- Time Has Told Me
- Shenandoah
- Danny Boy
- Move It
- Willie & Hand Jive/Not Fade Away
- Loch Lomond
- Job of Journeywork
- Napoleon's Dream
- Little Sally Rackett
- God Loves A Drunk
- The Angels Took My Racehorse Away
- Poseidon
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- I Ain't Marching Anymore
- The Who Medley (live)
Disc 5 - Real Rarities
- Albion Sunrise
- How Many Times
- Bad News Is All The Wind Can Carry
- Mrs. Rita
- Shady Lies
- Lucky in Love
- Dragging the River
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Someone Else's Fancy
- Modern Woman
- Woman Or A Man?
- My Daddy is a Mummy
- You Got What You Wanted
- In Over Your Head
- Dear Janet Jackson
Disc 6 - RT on FR
- Meet On The Ledge
- When I Get To The Border
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
- We Sing Hallelujah
- The Hangman's Reel
- Albion Sunrise
- Sir Patrick Spens
- The New St. George
- Sword Dance/Young Black Cow
- The Lady is a Tramp
- Farewell, Farewell
- Meet on the Ledge II
- Gas Almost Works
- Withered And Died
- Has He Got A Friend For Me
- The End of the Rainbow
- Beeswing
Sweet Warrior (2007)
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- Needle and Thread
- I'll Never Give It Up
- Take Care the Road You Choose
- Mr. Stupid
- Dad's Gonna Kill Me
- Poppy-Red
- Bad Monkey
- Francesca
- Too Late to Come Fishing
- Sneaky Boy
- She Sang Angels to Rest
- Johnny's Far Away
- Guns Are the Tongues
- Sunset Song
Other Songs
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- A Blind Step Away
- A Commercial Proposition
- A Heart Needs A Home (Bbc)
- Andalus / Radio Marrakesh
- Any Old Body
- Banks Of The Sweet Primroses
- Beat The Retreat (Live)
- Begging Bowl
- Bird In God's Garden / Lost And Found
- Bird On A Wire
- Bonny Bunch Of Roses
- Book Song
- Cajun Woman
- Cam OEr The Stream Charlie / Ye Banks And Braes
- Chelsea Morning
- Civilisation
- Close The Door Lightly When You Go
- Come All Ye
- Corona For Mr. Chocolate
- Crawl Back ( Under My Stone )
- Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
- Dargai
- Dark End Of The Street (Live)
- Davenport's Cakewalk
- Davenport's Retreat
- Dear Landlord
- Decameron
- Died For Love (Demo)
- Dirty Linen
- Doctor Of Physick
- Don't Tell Secrets
- Drinking Wine Spo-dee-o-dee
- Dundee Hornpipe / Poppy-Leaf Hornpipe
- Dust And Wine
- Eastern Rain
- End Of A Holiday
- Flatback Caper
- For Who's Sake?
- Fotheringay
- Georgie On A Spree (Bbc Theme)
- Georgie On A Spree
- Glencoe / Scott Skinner's Rock / Bonny Banchory
- Gone, Gone, Gone
- Hai Sai Oji-San / Hey Man!
- Hard Luck Stories
- Has He Got A Friend For Me?
- Hokey Pokey (Live)
- House Of Cards
- I Don't Know Where I Stand
- I Still Miss Someone
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Live)
- I'm Turning Off A Memory (Bbc)
- If (Stomp)
- If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong
- It Don't Cost Much
- It Won't Be Long
- It'll Be Me (Live)
- It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft
- Jack ODiamonds
- Justice In The Streets
- Killing Jar
- Kiss
- Kitty "Tommy, Quick! Get Up...
- Legal Matter
- Lonely Hearts
- M1 Breakdown
- Man In Need
- March Of The Cosmetic Surgeons
- Marry, Ageyn Hic Hev Donne Yt
- Matty Groves
- Million Dollar Bash
- Mole In A Hole
- Money
- Morning Glory
- Mr Rebound
- My Time (Sung By Christine Collister)
- New-Fangled Flogging Reel / Kerry Reel
- Night Comes In (Live)
- No Man's Land
- Nottamun Town
- Now Be Thankful (Stereo)
- One Sure Thing
- Orange-Coloured Sky
- Pavanne
- Peppermint Rock
- Percy's Song
- Portfolio
- Rainbow Over The Hill
- Reno, Nevada
- Restless Boy
- Restless Highway
- Reynardine
- Saturday Rolling Around
- Si Tu Dois Partir
- Sickness And Diseases
- Sisters
- Smiffy's Glass Eye
- Some Sweet Day
- Staines Morris
- Streets Of Paradise (Live)
- Streets Of Paradise
- Sun Shade
- Sunnyvista
- Surfin' Usa
- Suzanne
- Sweet Little Rock'n'roller
- Sweet Surrender
- Tale In Hard Time
- Tam Lin
- The Calvary Cross (Live)
- The Choice Wife
- The Deserter
- The Egypt Room
- The Fool
- The Hots For The Smarts
- The Journeyman's Grace
- The Lark In The Morning Medley
- The Lobster
- The Lord Is In This Place, How Dreadful Is This Place
- The Madness Of Love
- The May Day Psalter
- The New St George
- The Pitfall / The Excursion
- The Poor Boy Is Taken Away
- The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood
- The Random Jig / The Grinder
- The Same Thing
- The Sun Never Shines On The Poor
- The World Is A Wonderful Place
- Tim And The Bears
- Time To Ring Some Changes Ii
- Together Again (Live)
- Tried So Hard
- Two Faced Love
- Up There (Impromptu On The Themes By Lan Lynn)
- Vaillance Polka Militaire / Belfast Polka
- Waiting At The Church
- Welcome Home, Mr. Lewis
- When I Am Laid In Earth
- Why Do You Turn Your Back?
- Wings A' La Mode
- Wishing (Bbc)
- Yellow Bird
- You Never Wanted Me
- You're Going To Need Somebody
- You're Gonna Need My Help
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