An English Folk Music Anthology, recorded between 1974 and 1980, features 47 tracks of nursery songs, ballads, and broadsides, as well as more contemporary political and union songs. Performers include rural and urban singers from all walks of life (housewives, retired bankers, coal miners, and many more), travelers, and children. The liner notes provide information on English folk music as well as song lyrics, and background on each track; there are also extensive references and a bibliography.
10 Do You Know Me Father / There Was An Old Man / I Lost My Arm (Medley)
11 The Ringarangroo
12 The Game of Football
13 T'bobbin Winder's Song
14 The Doggey Putter
15 Joe Hill
16 Hallelujah I'm a Bum
17 Harry Was a Bolshie
18 The Forty Pound Car
19 Canteen Tea
20 The Big Hewer and the Little Marra
21 The Shrewsbury Three
22 Demonstration Songs and Chants
23 No Cruise Missles
24 A Simple Lad Like Me
An English Folk Music Anthology, recorded between 1974 and 1980, features 47 tracks of nursery songs, ballads, and broadsides, as well as more contemporary political and union songs. Performers include rural and urban singers from all walks of life (housewives, retired bankers, coal miners, and many more), travelers, and children. The liner notes provide information on English folk music as well as song lyrics, and background on each track; there are also extensive references and a bibliography.
