Saturday Night at the Bull and Mouth

Husband-and-wife folk duo Ewan MacColl (1915–1989) and Peggy Seeger (b. 1935) present this live set of folk songs, recorded at the Bull & Mouth pub in London, England, in 1978. The songs, arranged by MacColl and Seeger, range from traditional Child ballads (“Rambling Man” and “Th‘owd Chap”) to MacColl’s protest song about the massacre of black South Africans in Sharpville in 1960 (“The Ballad of Sharpville”). Peggy Seeger plays the English concertina, a small accordion, on two selections (“Rattling Roaring Willie” and “I’m a Rover”). Liner notes include lyrics to all the tracks, along with brief summaries explaining the origins of each.

Track Listing

101	Blackleg Miner	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	01:54
102	Rambling Man (Child No. 279)	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	05:01
103	Young Peggy	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	03:29
104	John J. Curtis	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	03:40
105	John Hardy	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	04:00
106	Willie's Lyke-Wake	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	05:41
107	The Ballad of Sharpville	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	04:46
201	Freight Train	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	03:24
202	Ythanside	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	03:52
203	Soap	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	04:04
204	The 'Owd Chap (Child 274)	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	02:55
205	Rattling Roaring Willie	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	01:35
206	Up In Wisconsin	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	04:16
207	Mysterious Lover	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	02:28
208	I'm a Rover	Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger	05:09