An English Folk Music Anthology

Various Artists

An English Folk Music Anthology, recorded between 1974 and 1980, features 47 tracks of nursery songs, ballads, and broadsides, as well as more contemporary political and union songs. Performers include rural and urban singers from all walks of life (housewives, retired bankers, coal miners, and many more), travelers, and children. The liner notes provide information on English folk music as well as song lyrics, and background on each track; there are also extensive references and a bibliography.

Track Listing

101	Once in China	Harry Stubbs	0:33
102	Old Roger is Dead	Hazel Bibbings	1:11
103	The Fox	Mrs. M. Heathman	1:12
104	Kyman I-Doe	Harry Stubbs	0:22
105	There Was a Lady Mrs. Green	Dora Turner	0:46
106	The Worms Crept Out	Mr. Erwin	0:39
107	Children's Songs with Games, Actions	n/a	6:05
108	Henry My Son	Alison Bricknell	1:53
109	Parody and Impropriety	n/a	3:46
110	Wim Wim Wobble O	Troy Penfold	1:14
111	Lent Crocking Song	Mrs. M. Heathman	0:47
112	Six Jolly Miners	Ted Frost	0:50
113	Cob Coaling Song	Dora Turner	0:32
114	The Captain's Song	Grenoside Sword Dance	1:21
115	Carhampton Wassail Song	Eric Tarr	0:54
201	The Herring's Head	Bill Hingston	3:23
202	The Derby Ram	Bob Mills	3:13
203	Lord Lovell	Walter Pardon	4:33
204	The Fourteenth of December	Lillian Lugg	2:24
205	The Deserter	Walter Pardon	2:08
206	The Maid of Australia	Walter Pardon	3:56
207	Butter and Cheese and All	Mrs. Dowrick	3:38
208	All Jolly Fellows That Follow the Plough	Bob Mills	2:39
301	The Two Butchers	Nelson Penfold	2:20
302	Young A-Growing	Nelson Penfold	1:32
303	He Pulled a Dagger	Amy Birch	2:38
304	There Was an Old Man Lived in Yorkshire	Amy Birch	2:01
305	The Battle of Sahagun	Harry Stubbs	2:46
306	McCathery	Mrs. Hawkins	2:53
307	Maggie May	Stan Walters	2:11
308	Jimmy MacElbee	Mary Duffy	1:38
309	Jimmy Run Down to Your Uncles	Mary Duffy	0:58
310	Do You Know Me Father / There Was an Old Man / I Lost My Arm (medley)	Bert Draycott	1:04
311	The Ringarangroo	Stan Walters	2:00
312	The Game of Football	Mary Duffy	2:20
313	T'Bobbin Winder's Song	Essie Dean	1:22
314	The Doggey Putter	Bert Draycott	1:35
401	Joe Hill	George Strattan	2:32
402	Hallelujah I'm a Bum	Bob Hine	1:10
403	Harry Was a Bolshie	Ken Penny	3:01
404	The Forty Pound Car	Bert Draycott	3:08
405	Canteen Tea	Allan Lavercombe	2:30
406	The Big Hewer and the LIttle Marra	Bert Draycott	2:22
407	The Shrewsbury Three	Joe Kay	3:10
408	Demonstration Songs and Chants	CND March	4:01
409	No Cruise Missles	Campaign Atom Group	1:45
410	A simple lad like me	n/a	3:14

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