Home page News Albums      There was a Time     Shadowfall     Earth, Wind, Fire & Rain     Ravensdaughter     Wild Skies     Foreign Land     Long Last History Musicians Work in progress FAQ Ordering Contacts	There was a Time Stories. And the good tunes, of course. But mainly the stories. They are what drew me to traditional songs in the first place. When you start delving into collections of songs you find there are some weird and wonderful goings-on going on. Tales of love, death and betrayal are there with reports of battles won and lost and acts of bravery. All human activity is there in the telling. As a songwriter I find that as years have gone on, more and more I want there to be a story to tell. Sometimes based on historical or mythological themes, other times they are pure invention. So this album has lots of stories. We hope you enjoy them. This is the band's seventh album, released on CD in 2018. The track notes are by John. Alice Thacker autoharp, finger cymbals, vocals Bruce Goatly keyboards, bowed psaltery, Tibetan singing bowl, vocals Dave Percy guitar, vocals Derek Hudson drums, percussion Ed Criswick bass guitars, vocals John Richards guitars, cittern, hammer dulcimer, vocals   All text, images and music samples on this site are copyright © Childe Rolande.	Tracks 1. There was a Time ♫ 2. Grymalkin ♫ 3. Byker Hill ♫ 4. Ella was a Robber ♫ 5. Amongst the Roses ♫ 6. Captain Jack ♫ 7. Hard Times of Old England ♫ 8. Northfield ♫ 9. Dear Elektra ♫ 10. Lovely Joan ♫ 11. Royal Oak ♫ 12. Lucy Anna Martin ♫ 13. The Good Old Way ♫ 14. Landscape ♫ 15. (Lucy Variations) ♫