Broadside Ballads (London: 1600-1700) Vol. 2: Female Frollicks and Politicke

This second volume (see Folkways FW03043, Broadside Ballads, Volume 1) continues Ewan MacColl’s exploration of English broadside ballads. It features songs about the exploits of women, from a woman who dresses in highwayman’s clothes for nefarious purposes (and comes to no good end) to the story of Constance of Cleveland, who was betrayed by a disloyal knight.

Track Listing

101	The Female Frollick	Ewan MacColl	04:11
102	Give Me My Yellow Hose	Ewan MacColl	08:43
103	A King and No King	Ewan MacColl	05:36
201	Constance of Cleveland	Ewan MacColl	16:54