The Happy Wanderer

~ Release by Bill Staines (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1The Happy Wanderer
recording of:
The Happy Wanderer (English version)
lyricist:
Antonia Ridge
publisher:
Sam Fox
translated version of:
Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann
4:08
2This Song Is for the Birds1:46
3Home on the Range
recording of:
Home on the Range
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
4:34
4The Gypsy Rover
recording of:
The Gypsy Rover
writer:
Leo Maguire
3:35
5Kookaburra
recording of:
Kookaburra (“Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree”)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sinclair
0:48
6Little Brown Dog
fretless bass:
Mike Walsh (Bass player)
guitar and keyboard:
Bill Staines
violin:
Stuart Schulman
vocals:
Bill Staines
recording of:
Little Brown Dog
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:02
7I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowing3:44
8Four Little Sailors3:00
9The Applepicker's Reel2:27
10First Lullaby
recording of:
First Lullaby
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
3:18
11Jubilee
recording of:
Jubilee
writer:
Bill Staines
publisher:
Mineral River Music
2:53
12Sweet Potato
recording of:
Sweet Potato
writer:
Hamilton Loomis
3:07
13Hound Dog Song
recording of:
Hound Dog Song
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:24
14A Place in the Choir2:31