Walking on a Wire: 1968-2009

Original Release Date:  August 18, 2009

Track Listing

• 1. Time Will Show the Wiser
• 2. Meet on the Ledge
• 3. Genesis Hall
• 4. Crazy Man Michael
• 5. Sloth
• 6. Roll Over Vaughn Williams
• 7. The Poor Ditching Boy
• 8. The Angels Took My Racehorse Away
• 9. The Great Valerio
• 10. When I Get to the Border
• 11. Withered and Died
• 12. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
• 13. Down Where the Drunkards Roll
• 14. The Calvary Cross
• 15. I'll Regret It All in the Morning
• 16. Old Man Inside a Young Man
• 17. For Shame of Doing Wrong
• 18. Night Comes In
• 19. Dimming of the Day/Dargai
• 20. A Heart Needs a Home
• 21. Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart
• 22. Strange Affair
• 23. Sunnyvista
• 24. Sisters
• 25. Rockin' in Rhythm
• 26. Did She Jump or Was She Pushed
• 27. Man in Need
• 28. Shoot Out the Lights
• 29. Wall of Death
• 30. Walking on a Wire
• 31. Tear Stained Letter
• 32. How I Wanted To
• 33. Hand of Kindness
• 34. Beat the Retreat [Live]
• 35. I Ain't Going to Drag My Feet No More
• 36. Little Blue Number
• 37. She Twists the Knife Again
• 38. Valerie
• 39. Turning of the Tide
• 40. I Still Dream
• 41. Waltzing's for Dreamers
• 42. Read About Love
• 43. I Feel So Good
• 44. I Misunderstood
• 45. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
• 46. Put Your Trust in Me
• 47. From Galway to Graceland [Live]
• 48. I Can't Wake Up to Save My Life
• 49. MGB-GT
• 50. Mingus Eyes
• 51. Beeswing
• 52. Taking My Business Elsewere
• 53. King of Bohemia
• 54. Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me [Live]
• 55. Razor Dance [Voltage Enhanced][Version]
• 56. Hide It Away [Voltage Enhanced][Version]
• 57. Last Shift
• 58. Big Chimney
• 59. Lotteryland
• 60. Persuasion [Live]
• 61. Cooksferry Queen
• 62. Bathsheba Smiles
• 63. Hard on Me [Live]
• 64. Gethsemane
• 65. A Love You Can't Survive
• 66. A Legal Matter [Live]
• 67. Grizzly Man (Main Titles)
• 68. Al Bowlly's in Heaven [Live]
• 69. I'll Never Give It Up
• 70. Dad's Gonna Kill Me
• 71. She Sang Angels to Rest

Credits

• Alistair Anderson: Concertina, Northumbrian Smallpipes
• Martin Carthy: Vocals (Background)
• Nic Jones: Fiddle
• Dolores Keane: Whistle (Human), Whistle
• John Kirkpatrick: Accordion, Bass (Vocal), Concertina, Triangle, Anglo Concertina, Button Accordion
• Dave Swarbrick: Fiddle, Mandolin, Composer, Viola, Vocals
• Sandy Denny: Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Harpsichord, Vocals, Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
• Peter Knight: Violin
• Maddy Prior: Vocals (Background)
• The Watersons: Vocals (Background)
• Fairport Convention: Producer
• Tim Finn: Composer
• Clive Gregson: Vocals (Background)
• John Hiatt: Vocals (Background)
• Henry Kaiser: Producer
• Richard Thompson: Organ, Dulcimer, Synthesizer, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Accordion, Autoharp, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Harmonium, Theremin, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle (Human), Producer, Hurdygurdy, Dulcimer (Hammer), Liner Notes, Mandocello, String Arrangements, Photography, Compilation Producer, Electric Dulcimer, Roland Synthesizer, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Whistle
• Danny Thompson: Bass, Producer, Double Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Upright)
• Henry Lowther: Trumpet
• Irving Mills: Composer
• John Wood: Producer
• Julie Covington: Vocals (Background)
• Marc Ellington: Vocals (Background)
• Andy Fairweather Low: Vocals (Background)
• Richard Harvey: Krummhorn
• Ashley Hutchings: Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Trevor Lucas: Vocals (Background)
• Simon Nicol: Organ, Dulcimer, Guitar (Acoustic), Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Violin, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guitar (12 String), Producer, Guitar (12 String Electric), Electric Autoharp, Electric Dulcimer, Guitar (Nylon String), Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
• Dave Pegg: Bass, Mandolin, Guitar (Bass), Vocals
• Emitt Rhodes: Composer
• Andy Roberts: Dulcimer
• Jim Keltner: Drums
• Brian Jones: Cornet
• Sid Page: Violin
• Tony Roberts: Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
• Aly Bain: Fiddle, Double Bass
• David Paton: Bass
• Alex Acuņa: Percussion
• Greg Allen: Photography
• Phil Barnes: Vocals (Background)
• Stephen Barnett: Trombone
• Les Benedict: Trombone
• Lindsay Benton: Vocals (Background)
• David Bitelli: Sax (Baritone)
• Tchad Blake: Guitar, Producer
• Joe Boyd: Producer, Compilation
• Dave Burland: Vocals (Background)
• CWS Silver Band: Instrumentation
• Bill Caddick: Vocals (Background)
• Harry Carney: Composer
• John Chelew: Producer
• Jeff Cole: Trombone
• Christine Collister: Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Stephen Corbett: Cornet
• Mickey Curry: Drums
• Mark Cutts: Trombone
• John Defereri: Sax (Tenor)
• Timi Donald: Percussion, Drums, Vocals
• Pat Donaldson: Bass, Vocals
• Sue Draheim: Fiddle
• Barry Dransfield: Fiddle
• Tom Dube: Producer
• Duke Ellington: Composer
• Paul Dunmall: Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
• Alan Dunn: Accordion
• Judy Dyble: Piano, Autoharp, Recorder, Vocals, Electric Autoharp
• Peter Filleul: Flute, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Producer
• Bob Fisher: Remastering
• Chuck Fleming: Fiddle
• Mitchell Froom: Organ, Piano, Celeste, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Theremin, Producer, Regal, Emulator, Chamberlin, Echo Harp, Clavioline, Optigan, Electric Harp, Portative Organ, Hammond B3
• Phil Goodwin: Tuba
• Brian Gulland: Krummhorn
• Edward Haber: Engineer, Recording Supervision
• John Hanes: Percussion, Drums
• Sue Harris: Oboe, Dulcimer (Hammer)
• Tyger Hutchings: Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background), Jug, Double Bass
• Michael Jerome: Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Background)
• Chris Karan: Percussion
• Frances Kelly: Baroque Harp
• Neil Larsen: Keyboards
• Julian Littman: Vocals (Background)
• Todd Lloyd: Producer
• Bruce Lynch: Bass
• Dave Mattacks: Percussion, Drums, Harmonium, Keyboards, Drums (Snare), Bodhran, Hi Hat
• Ian Matthews: Conga, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
• Tom McConville: Fiddle
• Anna McGarrigle: Vocals (Background)
• David McLees: Compilation Producer
• Andy Newmark: Drums
• Linda Peter: Vocals
• Linda Peters: Vocals
• Phil Pickett: Shawm
• Taras Prodaniuk: Bass (Electric)
• Tom Rothrock: Producer
• Jerry Scheff: Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, String Bass
• Rob Schnapf: Producer
• Olive Simpson: Vocals (Background)
• David Snell: Harp
• Brian Taylor: Cornet
• Pete Thomas: Percussion, Drums, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
• Linda Thompson: Vocals, Liner Notes
• Nicole Tibbels: Vocals (Background)
• Glenn Tilbrook: Vocals (Background)
• Clay Toyani: Trumpet
• Jeff Big Dad Turmes: Sax (Baritone)
• Willie Weeks: Bass
• Ian Whiteman: Organ, Flute, Piano, Shakuhachi, Harmonium, Piano (Electric)
• Pete Wingfield: Keyboards
• Pete Zorn: Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Mandolin, Percussion, Saxophone, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Whistle (Human)
• Tony Goddard: Cornet
• Ian Peters: Euphonium
• Simon Tassano: Producer, Compilation, Editing, Mixing
• David Horn: Horn (Tenor)
• Michael Spencer-Arscott: Drums
• Danny Thompson: Bass, Producer, Double Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Upright)
• Joey Waronker: Drums
• Kate McGarrigle: Vocals (Background)
• Suzie Katayama: Cello
• Lal Carthy: Vocals (Background)
• Mike Carthy: Vocals (Background)
• Norma Carthy: Vocals (Background)
• Ilana Pelzig Cellum: Engineer
• Martin Dunn: Flute
• Bill Gill: Photography
• Patrick Humphries: Liner Notes
• Liz Kitchen: Percussion
• Judith Owen: Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
• Patrick Milligan: Annotation
• Philip Pickett: Recorder, Recorder (Soprano), Curtal, Shawm
• Ilana Pelzig: Assistant
• Philip Pickett & the New London Consort: Recorder, Orchestra, Krummhorn, Recorder (Soprano), Curtal, Shawm, Bass Programming
• Charlie Davis: Cornet
• Robert Y. Kim: Project Assistant
• Dylan Fowler: Oboe, Cor Anglais
• Alan V. Michaels: Violin
• Teddy Thompson: Dulcimer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
• Damon Smith: Bass (Acoustic)
• Atom Ellis: Bass (Electric)
• Danielle DeGruttola: Cello
• Terry Lickona: Producer
• Jeff Smith: Design, Cover Illustration, Package Art Direction
• John Free: Photography
• David McKelsy: Harmonica
• Joe Buck: Violin
• Ian MacDonald: Jew's-Harp, Vocals
• Tim Bernett: Management
• Al Quattrocchi: Design, Package Art Direction
• David Vanderheyden: Engineer
• Dorothy Stefanski: Editorial Supervision
• Larry Hall: Cornet
• Bobby "Blanco" King: Vocals (Background)
• Jeff Palo: Producer
• Chris Karen: Percussion
• Peter Knight Singers: Violin
• Novi Ola: Viola
• Ian MacDonald: Jew's-Harp, Vocals
• Joe Buck, Jr.: Violin
• Eric Hayes: Photography
• Karrie Stouffer: Art Direction
• Michael Jolly: Project Assistant, Cover Art
• Crazy Man Michael: Liner Notes
• Jim Bessmon: Liner Notes
• Derek Dresher: Producer
• Paul Ghosh: Vocals (Background)
• Andrew Horvitch: Vocals (Background)
• James ORourke: Guitar, Piano
• Damon Scina: Licensing
• Peter Zorn: Percussion, Vocals (Background), Whistle
• Randall Aldcroft: Trombone
• Dave Brady: Vocals (Background)
• Phil Barnes: Vocals (Background)
• Kingsley Abbott: Vocals (Background)
• Martin Lamble: Fiddle, Percussion, Violin, Drums, Tabla, Washboard
• Peta Webb: Vocals (Background)
• Heather Brady: Vocals (Background)
• David Vanderheyden: Engineer
• Sidonie Goossens: Harp
• Ed Haber: Engineer
• Chuck Fleming: Fiddle
• James O'Rourke: Guitar, Piano