The Settlers - 1964 [ENG] - Sing Out (Vinyl rip) @320

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The Settlers were initially known as the Birmingham Folk Four, but became known as the Settlers after their first single, "Settle Down". A six-month residency on the BBC television series, Singalong, led to support bookings on tours with, among others, Dusty Springfield, Roy Orbison and The Small Faces. The Settlers have generally been referred to as a folk group. However, like the Seekers, the successful Australian group with which they shared marked similarities, some of their material gravitated towards mainstream pop, which, taking its cue from American singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and such groups as Peter, Paul and Mary, We Five and The Byrds, readily absorbed folk influences in various ways in the mid-1960s. The Settlers’ melodic style was largely settled before the advent of British folk-rock in the guise of Fairport Convention and Pentangle later in the sixties.


Cindy Kent (vocals and tambourine)
Mike Jones (vocals and guitar)
John Fyffe (banjo)
Mansel Davies (Double bass)


A1     The Keeper
A2     Mingulay Boat Song
A3     Dirty Old Town
A4     Liverpool Lou
A5     Hunt The Wren
A6     Over The Stone
A7     The Green Man

B1     Three Jolly Rogues Of Lynn
B2     The Bonnie Shoals Of Herring
B3     Froggie's Wedding
B4     Coorie Doon
B5     Jute Mill Song
B6     Singing Bird
B7     The Golden Vanity