Billy Childish with The Singing Loins - At The Bridge

A re-issue of one of our favourite early releases and a rather overlooked classic album, a one off collaboration between Billy Childish and legendary Medway folkies The Singing Loins’

This was recorded in 1992when Billy was in Thee Headcoats and The Singing Loins were in their first incarnation. The Singing Loins formed in late 1990, a two piece band playing “Authentic raw folk from the Medway Delta”. They are Chris Broderick on Vocals / Stick and Chris ‘Arfur’ Allen on Guitar. They had recorded two classic albums before this both of which were released on Billy’s own Hangman records.

The album features a few Childish classics reworked including ‘You Make Me Die’ and ‘Every Bit Of Me’ as well as 4 tracks written by Billy & The Loins especially for this album.

The Singing Loins are still going strong today after taking a break for a few years before reforming in 2004. They released a brand new album in 2005 called ‘Songs To Hear Before You Die’ and a double CD compilation of all their early work called ‘The Complete Singing Loins’.

Billy Childish with The Singing Loins
At The Bridge (1992)

Vinyl rip 320

Tracks:
1. The Bitter Cup
2. Pocahontas Was Her Name
3. The Hanged Man's Dance
4. You Make Me Die
5. I Don't Like The Man I Am
6. The Double Axe
7. At The Bridge
8. Every Bit Of Me
9. Somebody Else
10. The Ferry Man (Zeebrugge)
11. One Day You Die
12. Brimful Of Hate
13. Dragging Through This
14. One More Bottle To Drink

Singing Loins