Field Trip-England

In 1952, Jean Ritchie—iconic folksinger and dulcimer player from Kentucky—received a Fulbright scholarship enabling her to travel to the British Isles to trace the origin of her Kentucky versions of songs and compare them with British versions. During the course of her travels, she and husband George Pickow, with the assistance of prominent British folk song authorities, made many field recordings, some of which appear on this album.
The collection includes old British ballads, drinking songs, children’s songs and games, hand bell ringing, dance tunes, lyrical love songs, and an excerpt from a Mummers’ Play. Instruments include fiddle, Northumbrian small pipes, melodeon, and pipe and tabor (drum).
The liner notes, written by Ritchie, provide background information and lyrics about each performance.
Track Listing
101
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Leapfrog / The Guid Man of Ballingigh (medley) | Winsome Bartlett | 1:11 | |
102
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Death of Queen Jane,The | Douglas Kennedy | 2:56 | |
103
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Church Bells of Empingham,The | Church-Ringers of Empingham | 1:18 | |
104
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Orange and Lemon | Dianne Endicott | 1:10 | |
105
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Cherry Stones | Schoolchildren of Sidbury | 0:37 | |
106
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Have a Cigarette, Sir | Schoolchildren of Sidbury | 0:59 | |
107
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Johnny Todd | Isla Cameron and Ewan MacColl | 1:35 | |
108
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Windy Old Weather | Bob Roberts | 2:37 | |
109
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Young Sailor Cut Down in His Prime,The | Harry Cox | 1:58 | |
110
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Widdecombe Fair | Bill Westaway | 4:14 | |
201
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My Bonnie Lad | Jane Hair | 2:33 | |
202
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John Barleycorn | Jane Haxey and the Hood Singers | 3:55 | |
203
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Three Scamping Rogues | George Endicott | 1:29 | |
204
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Bushes and Briars | Isla Cameron | 2:17 | |
205
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Earsdon Sword Dance | English Country Dancers | 0:56 | |
206
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Barbara Allen | Mr. Rew | 1:50 | |
207
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Marshfield Mummers Play and their Song | Players of Marshfield | 2:46 | |
208
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Hark, The Herald Angels Sing | Charles Wilson and the Empingham Hand Bell Ringers | 0:59 |