Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales: Songs of Seduction

~ Release by Alan Lomax (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Part of The Alan Lomax Collection

Annotation last modified on 2012-02-24 22:23 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Blackbirds and Thrushes
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Dickie Lashbrook
Dickie Lashbrook1:03
2The Bonny Wee Lassie Who Never Said No
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Jeannie Robertson (folk singer)
Jeannie Robertson1:57
3Bundle and Go
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
fiddle:
Johnny Doherty (Donegal fiddler)
Johnny Doherty1:04
4Blow the Candle Out
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
performer:
Jimmy Gilhaney
Jimmy Gilhaney1:47
5The Foggy Dew
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Phil Hammond (folk musician)
Phil Hammond3:37
6Toorn-a Ma Goon
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Jimmy McBeath (traditional Scottish singer)
Jimmy McBeath0:31
7Rolling in the Ryegrass
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
flute:
Paddy Taylor (Irish flautist)
Paddy Taylor1:03
8The Jolly Tinker
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
fiddle:
Michael Gorman
Michael Gorman1:28
9The Jolly Tinker
recording engineer:
Séamus Ennis (in 1954-12)
vocals:
Thomas Moran (in 1954-12)
cover recording of:
The Jolly Tinker (in 1954-12)
composed in and lyrics written in:
Ireland
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Thomas Moran1:53
10The Long Peggin' Awl
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Harry Cox (UK folk singer)
Harry Cox2:01
11The Thrashing Machine
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Annie O'Neal
Annie O'Neal1:53
12Up to the Rigs of London Town
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Charlie Wills (folk singer)
Charlie Wills2:10
13The New-Mown Hay
recording engineer:
Wyn Humphries and Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
William Rew
William Rew3:32
14The Overgate
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Hamish Henderson and Belle Stewart (singer of Scottish and Irish folk songs, 1906-1997)
Belle Stewart with Hamish Henderson3:42
15Rolling in the Dew
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
George Maynard
George Maynard4:30
16She is a Rum One
recording engineer:
Hamish Henderson and Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Jeannie Robertson (folk singer)
Jeannie Robertson2:42
17The Knife in the Window
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Harry Cox (UK folk singer)
Harry Cox2:19
18The Cunning Cobbler
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and George Spicer (farm worker)
George Spicer with Chorus3:41
19The Nutting Girl
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
diatonic button accordion:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
performer:
Cyril Poacher (folk singer)
Cyril Poacher2:17
20The Magpie's Nest
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Sean O'Boyle
performer:
Annie Jane Kelly
Annie Jane Kelly2:40
21Dublin City
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Séamus Ennis
Séamus Ennis1:03
22The Orkney Style of Courtship
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
John Findlater
John Findlater1:29
23The Light Drag'on
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Harry List
Harry List1:37
24The Cuckoo's Nest (Two Versions)
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland), Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Sean O'Boyle
tin whistle:
Sean Maguire (Irish whistle player)
vocals:
Jeannie Robertson (folk singer)
Jeannie Robertson & Sean Maguire2:22
25Twa 'n Twa (The Cuckoo's Nest)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
John Strachan
John Strachan0:45
26The Soldier and the Lady
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
accordion:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Fred Cantwell and Ray Cantwell
Fred Cantwell & Ray Cantwell5:17
27Behind the Bush in the Garden
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
uilleann pipes:
Séamus Ennis
Séamus Ennis2:06
28Never Wed a' Auld Man
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Jeannie Robertson (folk singer)
Jeannie Robertson1:47
29The Maid of Australia
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Harry Cox (UK folk singer)
Harry Cox2:59
30The Merchant's Son and the Beggar Wench
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
accordion:
Davie Stewart (Scottish travelling singer and accordion player)
vocals:
Davie Stewart (Scottish travelling singer and accordion player)
Davie Stewart3:29
31The Bold English Navvy
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland)
vocals:
Lal Smith
Lal Smith2:06
32Firelock Stile
recording engineer:
Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
Harry Cox (UK folk singer)
Harry Cox2:15
33The Wind Blew the Bonny Lassie's Plaidie Awa' (Three Versions)
recording engineer:
Hamish Henderson, Peter Kennedy (co-author Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
bagpipe:
Duncan Burke
vocals:
Jimmy McBeath (traditional Scottish singer) and Jeannie Robertson (folk singer)
Jimmy McBeath, Duncan Burke & Jeannie Robertson1:17

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Release

ASIN:US: B0000457IE [info]

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part of:Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales (order: 2)