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