John Tams

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John Tams, born on February 16, 1949 in Holbrook, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, is an English singer, songwriter, and composer. He began his career as a reporter for local newspapers and radio stations before transitioning into music. In the 1970s, Tams was a member of the Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes and later worked with Ashley Hutchings on albums including Son of Morris On. He was also a member of the British folk rock group Albion Band. In the 1980s, Tams formed Home Service. His solo career includes critically acclaimed albums such as Unity (2000), Home (2002), and The Reckoning (2005). He is also known for his acting roles, notably as rifleman Daniel Hagman in the ITV drama series Sharpe.

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01	Written in the Book (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			03:48
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
05	Spanish Bride	John Tams	Unity			07:09
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray

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Albums

An Introduction to

℗ 2018 Topic Record Limited: 27-04-2018

An Introduction to

01	Alright Jack	Home Service	An Introduction to			05:36
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
02	Scarecrow	Home Service	An Introduction to			06:04
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
03	Whole New Vision	John Tams	An Introduction to			03:47
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
04	From Where I Lie / Sleepcounting	John Tams	An Introduction to			05:43
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
05	Unity (Raise Your Banners High)	John Tams	An Introduction to			04:49
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
06	Spanish Bride	John Tams	An Introduction to			07:12
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
07	Harry Stone (Hearts of Coal)	John Tams	An Introduction to			06:00
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams

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The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)

℗ 2019 Fernie Court Management Limited. Licensed by Proper records Limited.: 05-09-2005

The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)

01	Written in the Book (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			03:48
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
02	Safe House (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			04:25
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
03	Amelia (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			04:14
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
04	How High the Price? / All Clouds the Sky / St Hilda's Waltz (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			07:15
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
05	Bitter Withy (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			06:45
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
06	A Man of Constant Sorrow (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			05:24
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
07	Pretty Nancy (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	The Reckoning (Deluxe Remaster 2019)			02:33
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams

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The Reckoning

℗ 2006 Topic: 05-09-2005

The Reckoning

01	Written in the Book	John Tams	The Reckoning			03:47
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
02	Safe House	John Tams	The Reckoning			04:23
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
03	Amelia	John Tams	The Reckoning			04:14
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
04	How High the Price / All Clouds the Sky / St Hilda's Waltz	John Tams	The Reckoning			07:16
	Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
05	Bitter Withy	John Tams	The Reckoning			06:45
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
06	A Man of Constant Sorrow	John Tams	The Reckoning			05:23
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
07	Pretty Nancy	John Tams	The Reckoning			02:34
	Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice

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Home

℗ 2006 Topic: 01-01-2000

Home

01	You Don't Know Me Anymore	John Tams	Home			03:32
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
02	Another Grey & Grim Old Grimy Day	John Tams	Home			04:21
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
03	Yonder - Down the Winding Road	John Tams	Home			04:37
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
04	The Ballroom	John Tams	Home			07:13
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
05	Hugh Stenson & Molly Green	John Tams	Home			05:38
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
06	Right on Line	John Tams	Home			05:16
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
07	The Traveller	John Tams	Home			04:42
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray

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Unity

℗ 2006 Topic: 01-01-2000

Unity

01	Whole New Vision	John Tams	Unity			03:48
	Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
02	American Dream - Girl in Texas	John Tams	Unity			05:34
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
03	From Where I Lie / Sheepcounting	John Tams	Unity			05:43
	Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
04	Unity (Raise Your Banners High)	John Tams	Unity			04:49
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
05	Spanish Bride	John Tams	Unity			07:09
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
06	Somewhere the Sun Is Shining / Hold Back the Tide	John Tams	Unity			06:57
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07	Winds of Change - Yalta Beach - Bonfire Night 1992	John Tams	Unity			04:36
	Writer: Tams John M / Composers: Tams John M

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Singles

Bitter Withy (Remastered 2019)

℗ 2019 Fernie Court Management Limited. Licensed by Proper records Limited.: 03-05-2019

Bitter Withy (Remastered 2019)

01	Bitter Withy (Remaster 2019)	John Tams	Bitter Withy (Remastered 2019)			06:45
	Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams

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Street Cries

℗ 2006 Topic: 01-10-2001

Street Cries

01	Doing Time to Fit Your Crime	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			04:06
	Writer: Ashley Hutchings / Composers: Ashley Hutchings
02	Damn the Day	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			03:22
	Writer: Ashley Hutchings / Composers: Ashley Hutchings
03	He's Young but He's Growing	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			04:56
	Writer: Hutchings Ashley Stephen / Composers: Hutchings Ashley Stephen
04	Young Henry Martin	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			04:16
	Writer: Hutchings Ashley Stephen / Composers: Hutchings Ashley Stephen
05	Salford Girls	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			04:17
	Writer: Hutchings Ashley Stephen / Composers: Hutchings Ashley Stephen
06	He Ran out of Road	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			04:20
	Writer: Hutchings Ashley Stephen - Nicol Kenneth / Composers: Hutchings Ashley Stephen - Nicol Kenneth
07	Endless Pages	Ashley Hutchings	Street Cries			03:00
	Writer: Ashley Hutchings - Steve Knightley / Composers: Ashley Hutchings - Steve Knightley

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Winding To You

(P) 2026 Talking Elephant Records/ Dave Whetstone: 17-04-2026

Winding To You

01	ONE FOR DAN	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			04:18
	Composers: Dave Whetstone
02	ROCKY AND ANOTHER GOPHER	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			03:21
	Composers: Dave Whetstone
03	ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			04:45
	Composers: Dave Whetstone - Ashley Hutchings
04	MICHAEL AND MARY	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			02:24
	Composers: Dave Whetstone
05	JOLLY JOLLY DEMONS	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			03:59
	Composers: Dave Whetstone
06	TO IRELAND	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			02:39
	Composers: Ashley Hutchings - John Shepherd
07	HORATIO	Dave Whetstone	Winding To You			02:54
	Composers: Dave Whetestone

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Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1

℗ 2010 Folk Against Fascism Limited: 22-08-2010

Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1

01	The Origin of the World	Blowzabella	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			04:20
	Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
02	Spitfires	Chris Wood	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			03:54
	Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
03	Nobody Knew She Was There	The Unthanks	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			05:54
	Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
04	Anna Mae	Roy Bailey	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			05:31
	Writer: Clarke Stanley Marvin / Composers: Clarke Stanley Marvin
05	Wildwood Flower	Laura Veirs	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			03:55
	Writer: CARTER ALVIN PLEASANT / Composers: CARTER ALVIN PLEASANT
06	England Half English Meets John Barleycorn	The Imagined Village	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			02:54
	Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
07	Roll Her Down the Bay	Bellowhead	Folk Against Fascism, Vol. 1			03:31
	Writer: Flood Peter Quentin Daniel - Sweeney Samuel James Henry / Composers: Flood Peter Quentin Daniel - Sweeney Samuel James Henry

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Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles

℗ 2012 Smooth Operations: 29-12-2016

Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles

01	Drive My Car	Jim Moray	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			02:32
	Writer: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James / Composers: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James
02	Norwegian Wood	Waterson:Carthy	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			03:11
	Writer: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James / Composers: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James
03	You Won't See Me	Paul Brady	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			04:01
	Writer: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James / Composers: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James
04	Nowhere Man	Chris While	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			03:14
	Writer: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James / Composers: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James
05	Think for Yourself	Barry Coope	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			02:42
	Writer: Harrison George / Composers: Harrison George
06	The Word	Johnny Dickinson	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			03:13
	Writer: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James / Composers: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James
07	Michelle	Ralph McTell	Rubber Folk: A Folk Tribute to the Beatles			03:14
	Writer: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James / Composers: Lennon John Winston - Mccartney Paul James

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Voice & Vision

℗ 2014 Topic Records Ltd: 29-12-2016

Voice & Vision

01	The World Turned Upside Down	Dick Gaughan	Voice & Vision			02:48
	Writer: Leon Rosselson / Composers: Leon Rosselson
02	The Diggers' Song	Chumbawamba	Voice & Vision			03:28
	Writer: Alice Nutter - Boff Whalley - Dunstan Bruce - Harry Hamer - Jude Abbott - Lou Watts - Neil Ferguson - Nigel Hunter / Composers: Alice Nutter - Boff Whalley - Dunstan Bruce - Harry Hamer - Jude Abbott - Lou Watts - Neil Ferguson - Nigel Hunter
03	The Hard Times of Old England	Roy Bailey	Voice & Vision			04:20
	Writer: Roy Bailey / Composers: Roy Bailey
04	To the Begging I Will Go	Ewan MacColl	Voice & Vision			02:34
	Writer: Ewan MacColl - Peggy Seeger / Composers: Ewan MacColl - Peggy Seeger
05	The Recruited Collier	Anne Briggs	Voice & Vision			02:37
	Writer: Anne Briggs / Composers: Anne Briggs
06	The Rigs of Time	Shirley Collins	Voice & Vision			03:10
	Writer: Shirley Collins - Dolly Collins / Composers: Shirley Collins - Dolly Collins
07	The Month of May	The Copper Family	Voice & Vision			02:02
	Writer: The Copper Family / Composers: The Copper Family

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The Best of John McCusker

Under One Sky Records: 20-01-2023

The Best of John McCusker

01	The Big Man Set	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			03:50
	Composers: John McCusker - Andy Cutting
02	The Wishing Tree	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			04:46
	Composers: John McCusker - Michael Mcgoldrick
03	It's a Girl	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			06:35
	Composers: John McCusker
04	Brian's Jigs	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			04:15
	Composers: John McCusker - Brian McCabe - Phil Cunningham
05	Baron's Heir	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			04:25
	Writer: John McCusker - Eddi Reader - Traditional / Composers: John McCusker
06	A Trip to Roma	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			05:05
	Composers: John McCusker
07	Night Visiting Song	John McCusker	The Best of John McCusker			05:00
	Writer: John McCusker - Kate Rusby / Composers: John McCusker

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Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)

℗ 2017 Topic Records Ltd: 20-10-2017

Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)

01	Both Sides the Tweed	Dick Gaughan	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			03:41
	Writer: James Hogg - Dick Gaughan / Composers: James Hogg - Dick Gaughan
02	Canadee - I - O	Nic Jones	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			06:00
	Writer: Jones / Composers: Jones
03	Angi	Davy Graham	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			02:26
	Writer: Davy Graham / Composers: Davy Graham
04	The Sweet Primroses	Shirley Collins	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			03:30
	Writer: Shirley Collins - Dolly Collins / Composers: Shirley Collins - Dolly Collins
05	Never Any Good	Martin Simpson	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			05:26
	Writer: M Simpson / Composers: M Simpson
06	Wasps in the Woodpile	Andrew Cronshaw	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			03:43
	Writer: Andrew Cronshaw - Martin Simpson - Ian Blake / Composers: Andrew Cronshaw - Martin Simpson - Ian Blake
07	The Time Has Come (Live 2008)	Pentangle	Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (28 Treasured Tracks from the Topic Catalogue)			03:30
	Writer: Anne Briggs / Composers: Anne Briggs

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The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike

℗ 2010 Smooth Operations: 29-12-2016

The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike

01	Introduction	Introduction	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			00:18
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
02	Remembrance Day	John Tams	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			03:49
	Writer: Rosselson Leon / Composers: Rosselson Leon
03	Corton Wood	John Tams	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			00:36
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04	It'll All Be over in a Fortnight	Bob Fox	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			06:46
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05	My Mother Said	Sally Ward	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			00:14
	Writer: Smith Ian Christopher / Composers: Smith Ian Christopher
06	Beyond the Picket Line	Julie Matthews	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			07:46
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07	The Judas Bus	Jez Lowe	The Radio Ballads: The Ballad of the Miner's Strike			07:21
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional

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The Songs of the Radio Ballads

℗ 2012 Smooth Operations: 29-12-2016

The Songs of the Radio Ballads

01	Mucky River	John Tams	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			03:32
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
02	Curtains	Kate Rusby	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			03:18
	Writer: Not Found On Ice / Composers: Not Found On Ice
03	Crane Driver	Julie Matthews	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			01:36
	Writer: Matthews Julie Deborah / Composers: Matthews Julie Deborah
04	Fireland	John Tams	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			03:11
	Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
05	Hobo	Karine Polwart	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			02:42
	Writer: Polwart Karine Anne / Composers: Polwart Karine Anne
06	Unprotected	Bob Fox	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			02:08
	Writer: Lowe John Gerard / Composers: Lowe John Gerard
07	Comes the Hour	Chris While	The Songs of the Radio Ballads			03:07
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional

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