Fling were a folk band, performing in Fremantle in the 1990s. They were awarded WAM's Best World Music Act in 1997.
Sweet Life, 1994
1 The Hag At The Churn/The Guns Of The Magnificent Seven
2 Parallel Lines
3 The Rights Of man/Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
4 Se' F'e Mo Bhuartha/Toss The Feathers
5 Sweet Life
6 Bernard On The Reek
7 Miss You
8 Eleanor Plunkett
9 The John Wayland Set
10 The Copperplate/The Old Copperplate/The Fisherman's Lilt
11 Black Clouds
12 Drowsie Maggie/The Laurel tree/Tommy's Peoples'
13 Julia Delaney/The Foxhunters' Reel/The Gravel Walks
Suzanne Harris: fiddle, vocals; David B. Johnson, guitar, lead vocals; John Reed: cittern, guitar, vocals; Richard Saunders: bass, vocals; Ormonde Waters: concertina, low whistle, tin whistle, uilleann pipes, warpipes, vocals; Reuben Koopermann: drums; Kym Wood: sound engineer - with Reuben Koopermann: snare, high hats; Jamie Bunday: didgeridooo, sticks
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 trad. arr. Fling
Track 2, 5, 7, 11 Johnson arr. Fling
Track 6 Ormonde Waters
Peeler and the Goat, 1997
1 Peeler And The Goat
2 Three Words
3 Wadjemup
4 Humours Of Ballyloghlin
5 When It's Too Late
6 Little
7 The Piper's Despair/Mama's pet/The Star Of Munster
8 Brown Eyed Girl
9 The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
10 Julia Delaney/The Foxhunters' Reel/The Gravel Walks
11 Half Light
12 Nowhere To Here
13 Fistful Of Notes
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 9, 10 trad. arr. Fling
Track 2, 11 Nicholas/Johnson arr. Fling
Track 3, 12 Johnson arr. Fling
Track 5 Cope
Track 6 Johnson/Saunders arr. Fling
Track 8 Morrison
Jonathan Cope: cittern, guitar, vocals; Ormonde Waters: concertina, whistles, warpipes, uilleann pipes, vocals; Suzanne Harris: fiddle, vocals; David B. Johnson, guitar, vocals; Richard Saunders: bass, vocals; Reuben Koopermann: drums; Kym Wood: sound engineer
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