The Whole Hog, by Pig's Ear

The Whole Hog

by Pig's Ear

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1.	The Miner 02:14	info	buy track
2.	Sussex Downs 04:19	info	buy track
3.	Turpin Hero 03:12	info	buy track
4.	The 51st Highland Division's Farewell to Sicily 04:08	info	buy track
5.	The 23rd February 02:47	info	buy track
6.	Leaving on the Tide 03:09	info	buy track
7.	Hills of Connemara/The Long Room at Scarborough 03:39	info	buy track
8.	Welcome Cold November 03:22	info	buy track
9.	The Weaver's Dance 03:27	info	buy track
10.	Sausages 03:27	info	buy track
11.	A Drink for Each Song 05:51	info	buy track
12.	Slip Jigs and Reels 06:37	info	buy track
13.	Black Crow 03:03	info	buy track
14.	Finnegan's Wake 03:12	info	buy track
15.	The Painful Plough 03:09	info	buy track
16.	Old Fid 03:05	info	buy track
17.	Last Valentine's Day 02:59	info	buy track
18.	The Peddler 05:45	info	buy track

about

The Whole Hog was Pig's Ear's second album, originally released on cassette in 1994 and remastered for CD in 2001.
it built on the band's recorded repertoire incorporating material written by Sue and Keith, new arrangements of traditional songs and those by contemporary writers. These tracks were some of the band's favourites and were often performed at their gigs.

credits

released December 31, 2001

Sue Rule - vocals, guitar, fiddle, flageolet
Lyndsey Rule - vocals, treble & descant recorder, flute, oboe
Keith Rule - vocals, bodhran, bongos & vibroslap
Grant Rule - vocals, Appalachian dulcimer, bodhran
'Ben' Rule & Helen Rule - backing vocals

All tracks arranged by Pig's Ear. Information and credits included on the origins of each track, lyrics and tune where known.

Re-released for download by Notbob Records.

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Pig's Ear England, UK

Pig's Ear was a family folk group that entertained audiences from the late 1980s to 2011, with a mix of carefully collected and researched traditional folk, self-penned songs and creative musical arrangements. Based in Kent, near the Sussex & Surrey border, in 2003 they started a small festival 'The Pig's Ear Folk Ale' at Markbeech, Kent which is still going today - folkale.co.uk ... more

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