Folk Songs and Ballads of the British Isles

Paul Gwynne Phillips performs traditional songs from the British Isles which he learned mostly from hearing them sung in pubs or by acquaintances. Phillips explains that "Bold English Navvy" was given to him by the proprietor’s brother of the "The Whole in the Wall" pub but that he "didn’t put in all the verses because he said I was ‘too young’." Many of the songs are about the working class, exposing the hardships of labor while at the same time singing of love and courting. Other songs have a more serious subject, such as "Johnson’s Motor Car", which grew out of the Irish revolution of 1916 and is political in nature.

Track Listing

101	Johnson's Motor Car Paul Gwynne Phillips	03:53
102	Bold English Navvy Paul Gwynne Phillips	03:47
103	Barnyard of Dalgherty Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:39
104	Skipping Bar'foot Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:46
105	The Old Man Came A-Courting Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:22
106	Did You Ever See Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:09
107	Queen Jane Paul Gwynne Phillips	07:35
108	McPherson's Lament Paul Gwynne Phillips	04:31
201	Trooper and Maid Paul Gwynne Phillips	03:35
202	The Blarney Stone Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:44
203	The Trees Paul Gwynne Phillips	05:17
204	Brave Benbow Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:54
205	Dublin City Paul Gwynne Phillips	04:04
206	My Uncle Tam Paul Gwynne Phillips	00:46
207	I Put My Hand Paul Gwynne Phillips	01:38
208	Funny One Paul Gwynne Phillips	00:12
209	First Bloody Thing Paul Gwynne Phillips	00:14
210	Dunlavin Green Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:44
211	Johnny Lad Paul Gwynne Phillips	02:13