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The Voice of the People is an anthology of folk songs produced by Topic Records containing recordings of traditional singers and musicians from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

The series was first issued in 1998 as 20 CDs, compiled by Dr Reg Hall, a visiting fellow at Sussex University. A second series was issued in 2012 consisting of four volumes (7 CDs) compiled by Shirley Collins, Steve Roud and Rod Stradling. A third series was issued in 2013 comprising 4 albums ( 6 CDs and 1 DVD) of field recordings recorded by Peter Kennedy and selected by Dr Reg Hall. A fourth series was released in 2016 with two albums of three CDs each chronicling the music of the 'London-Irish' from the 1950s to the present day.

Introduction

The traditional singers and musicians were celebrities within their own community but the majority were unknown to the world at large until the 1950s and 60s when collectors arrived with portable tape recorders. A few of them recorded enough material for an entire album. Most are known for a couple of songs. A few scraps of biographical notes are given in booklets that accompany the discs. Every one of them led working-class lives. Volumes 9 and 19 are collections of instrumentals. In a few cases the singers used song books or ballad sheets to supplement their repertoire, but in most cases their versions are from oral tradition. This collection is the UK equivalent of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.

Reviews

Brian Peters wrote in Roots World as "the crème de la crème of Britain's traditional singers and musicians". Veteran Records said it was "the greatest set of CDs of English, Irish and Scottish singing and music ever produced."

The album is listed in the accompanying book to the Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as one of their classic records with Creeping Jane from volume 8 as the tenth track on the first CD and The Nut Dance from volume 16 as the first track on the second CD.

Track listing

The titles detailed below are those used by the singers although there are often other titles for the songs so the links may go to a different title. The references in parentheses for songs are from the three major numbering schemes for folk songs, the Roud Folk Song Index, Child Ballad Numbers originating from Francis James Child and the Laws Numbers from the George Malcolm Laws numbering system.

First series

Volume 1: Come Let Us Buy the Licence - Songs of Courtship & Marriage
No. Title Artist Length
1. "I Courted a Wee Girl" (Roud 154) Sarah Makem 3:44
2. "The Green Bushes" (Roud 1040; Laws P2) Geoff Ling 2:51
3. "Lovely Johnny" (Roud 5168) Mary Ann Haynes 1:03
4. "The Collen From Coolbaun" (Roud 9233) Tommy McGrath 2:53
5. "Our Captain Calls All Hands" (Roud 602) Pop Maynard 2:44
6. "The Song of the Riddles" (Roud 36; Child 46) Willie Clancy 3:41
7. "The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie" (Roud 545) Jimmy McBeath 3:42
8. "The Old Man Rocking the Cradle" (Roud 357) Paddy Tunney 3:05
9. "The Bold Fisherman" (Roud 291; Laws O24) Harry Cox 2:47
10. "The Lonely Maid" (Reel) Rose Murphy 1:17
11. "Who Are You, My Pretty Fair Maid?" (Roud 27; Laws O17) Joe Heaney 3:08
12. "The Gown of Green" (Roud 1085) Jack Norris 2:39
13. "The Bonnie Wee Lassie Fae Gouroch" (Roud 5212) Belle Stewart 3:13
14. "The Sweet Primroses" (Roud 586) Phil Tanner 3:19
15. "David's Flowery Vale" (Roud 2943) Eddie Butcher 4:05
16. "Abroad As I Was Walking" (Roud 413) Turp Brown 1:43
17. "The Blarney Stone" (Roud 4800) Margaret Barry 2:28
18. "Peggy Benn" (Roud 661) Walter Pardon 3:13
19. "The Little Drummer" (Roud 2302) Martin Gorman 3:27
20. "The Gypsy Girl" (Roud 229; Laws O4) Joseph Taylor 1:45
21. "Bound To Be a Row" (Roud 1616) Jimmy McBeath 2:38
22. "Nora Daly" (Roud 8002) Micho Russell 4:05
23. "When a Man's In Love He Feels No Cold" (Roud 990; Laws O20) Paddy Tunney 3:33
24. "An Old Man Came Courting Me" (Roud 210) Jeannie Robertson 3:46
Volume 2: My Ship Shall Sail the Ocean - Songs of Tempest & Sea Battles, Sailor Lads & Fishermen
No. Title Artist Length
1. "A Broadside" (Roud 492; Laws N4) Cyril Poacher 2:16
2. "The Lowlands Of Holland" (Roud 484) Paddy Tunney 3:37
3. "Riding Down To Portsmouth" (Roud 1534) Tom Willett 3:44
4. "Come My Own One, Come My Fond One" (Roud 531; Laws K38) Johnny Doughty 2:17
5. "The Sailor On The Rope / The Bonnie Bunch Of Roses" (Hornpipes) John Rae 2:34
6. "In Scarborough Town" (Roud 185; Laws K18) Sam Larner 4:07
7. "Sandy's A Sailor" (Roud 12924) Lizzie Higgins 1:34
8. "The Streams Of Lovely Nancy" (Roud 688) Turp Brown 1:40
9. "On Board The Leicester Castle" (Roud 653) George Ling 2:35
10. "In London So Fair" (Roud 2989) Mary Ann Carolan 5:11
11. "A Ship To Old England Came" (Roud 1424) Walter Pardon 2:59
12. "Jesus At Thy Command" (Roud 12925) Frank Verril 2:42
13. "The Royal Albion" (Roud 2: Laws Q26) Harry Upton 5:03
14. "The Pretty Ploughboy" (Roud 186; Laws M24) Harry Cox 3:03
15. "The Poor Little Fisherboy" (Roud 912; Laws Q29) Micho Russell 2:31
16. "Cod Banging" (Roud 1747) Bob Hart 1:27
17. "Round Rye Bay For More" (Roud 8095) John Doughty 1:48
18. "Young Henry Martin" (Roud 104; Child 250) Phil Tanner 3:33
19. "A Sailor And His True Love" (Roud 660; Laws O30) Cyril Poacher 2:29
20. "The Fish And Chip Ship" (Roud 1854) Bob Roberts 2:29
21. "The Oak And The Ash" (Roud 269; Laws K43) Jumbo Brightwell 3:15
22. "The Banks Of Newfoundland" (Roud 1812; Laws K25) Willie Scott 3:52
23. "The Dark-Eyed Sailor" (Roud 265; Laws N35) Fred Jordan 3:00
24. "Jack Tar Ashore" (Roud 919; Laws K39) Walter Pardon 2:53
Volume 3: O’er His Grave the grass Grew Green – Tragic Ballads
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Holland Handkerchief" (Roud 246; Child 272) Packie Manus Byrne 5:53
2. "The Bonny Boy" (Roud 31; Laws O35) Fred Jordan 3:35
3. "What Put the Blood?" (Roud 200; Child 13) Paddy Tunney 3:54
4. "Worcester City" (Roud 218; Laws P30) Joseph Taylor 2:45
5. "Willie,The Bold Sailor Boy" (Roud 273; Laws K12) Liz Jefferies 4:10
6. "The Clattering Of The Clyde Waters" (Roud 91; Child 216) Stanley Robertson 4:57
7. "Young Edmund In The Lowlands Low" (Roud 183; Laws M34) Geordie Hanna 5:22
8. "The Prickle Holly-Bush" (Roud 144;Child 95) Fred Hewett 3:32
9. "Lord Ronald" (Roud 10; Child 12) John MacDonald & Accordion 3:08
10. "Newry Town" (Roud 490; Laws L12) Jumbo Brightwell 2:44
11. "Cruel Lincoln" (Roud 6; Child 93) Ben Butcher 2:58
12. "Maria Marten" (Roud 18814) Freda Palmer 1:51
13. "The Cruel Mother" (Roud 9; Child 20) Lizzie Higgins 2:26
14. "Lady Margaret" (Roud 50; Child 77) Paddy Tunney 4:57
15. "The Well Below The Valley" (Roud 2335; Child 21) John Reilly 3:17
16. "The Dewie Dens Of Yarrow" (Roud 13; Child 214) John MacDonald 2:06
17. "Molly Vaughan" (Roud 166; Laws O36) Phoebe Smith 4:21
18. "George Collins" (Roud 147; Child 85) Enos White 2:37
19. "The Two Brothers" (Roud 38:Child 49) Belle Stewart 4:02
20. "The Lakes Of Coalflin" (Roud 189; Laws Q33) Scan Tester 3:15
21. "Willie-O" (Roud 22567) Nora Cleary 1:20
Volume 4: Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land - Songs of Exile & Emigration.

The tune tracks are 6 with fiddle and piano, 9 bagpipes and track 15 accordion. All the other tracks are songs unaccompanied except track 5 accompanied by banjo and tracks 13 and 18 by banjo and fiddle.

No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Green Fields Of Canada" (Roud 2290; Laws M6) Paddy Tunney 3:38
2. "Erin’s Lovely Home" (Roud 1427; Laws M6) Mary Ann Haynes 2:42
3. "Killyclare" (Roud 2939) Eddie Butcher 4:20
4. "Van Dieman’s Land" (Roud 221) Walter Pardon 7:25
5. "If You Ever Go Over To Ireland" (Roud 5277) Margaret Barry 2:21
6. "Farewell To Ireland / Unidentified" (Reels) Michael Coleman 3:09
7. "Brockagh Brae" (Roud 5171) Geordie Hanna 4:58
8. "Australia" (Roud 1488) Cyril Poacher 2:15
9. "Leaving St. Kilda" (Slow Air) Willie Ross 2:55
10. "Craigie Hill" (Roud 5165) Paddy Tunney 4:25
11. "She Lived Beside The Anner" (Roud 5687) Tommy McGrath 3:26
12. "You Boys O’Callieburn" (Roud 6932) Willie Scott 5:18
13. "Eileen McMahon" (Roud 9282) Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman 1:42
14. "Carrickmannon Lake" (Roud 5177) Sarah Anne O’Neill 2:54
15. "My Love She’s In America / Hand Me Down The Tackle" (Reels) Michael Grogan 3:17
16. "Erin’s Lovely Lee" (Roud 5327) Willie Clancy 4:11
17. "The Old Miser" (Roud 3913) Chris Willett 6:41
18. "Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land" (Roud 1455) Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman 2:46
19. "John Reilly" (Roud 270; Laws M8) Sarah Anne O’Neill 4:42
20. "Sweet Inishcara" (Roud 12923) Paddy Breen 2:03
Volume 5: Come All My Lads That Follow the Plough - The Life of Rural Working Men & Women

Track 7 is a Morris dance tune with fiddle and vocals and track 25 is a dance tune on melodeons. All the remaining tracks are unaccompanied voice except track 9 accompanied by accordion, track 17 accompanied by fiddle and piano-accordion and track 21 accompanied by piano-accordion.

No. Title Artist Length
1. "Hopping Down In Kent" (Roud 1715) Mary Ann Haynes 2:03
2. "The Rocks of Bawn" (Roud 3024) Joe Heaney 3:46
3. "The Tarves Rant" (Roud 4847) Davie Stewart 4:32
4. "The Pleasant Month Of May" (Roud 153) Sam Larner 1:57
5. "Copshawholm Fair" (Roud 9139) Bob Forrester 2:57
6. "The Weaver’s Daughter" (Roud 1277) Pop Maynard 1:39
7. "The Maid Of The Mill" (Morris Dance tune) Jinky Wells 0:59
8. "The Grazer Tribe" (Roud 2998) Straighty Flanagan 2:32
9. "The Mains O’Fogieloan" (Roud 5148) John MacDonald 1:57
10. "We’re All Jolly Fellows As Follow The Plough" (Roud 346) Fred Jordan 2:50
11. "The Farmer’s Servant" (Roud 792) Bob Hart 2:16
12. "I am a Miller To My Trade" (Roud 888) Davie Stewart 2:43
13. "Four Horses" (Roud 12929) Hockey Feltwell 2:00
14. "Nicky Tams" (Roud 1875) Jimmy McBeath 2:44
15. "The Lark In The Morning" (Roud 151) Paddy Tunney 1:04
16. "Lovely Molly" (Roud 1446) Lizzie Higgins 4:06
17. "The Bonnie Labouring Boy" (Roud 1162; Laws M14) Paddy Beades 2:57
18. "The Barnyards O’Delgaty" (Roud 2136) Jimmy McBeath 2:42
19. "The Rich Lady Gay" (Roud 1714) Harry Upton 4:15
20. "The Cranbally Farmer" (Roud 6978) Tom Leninan 3:01
21. "Wi’ Ma Big Kilmarnock Bonnet" (Roud 5861) Willie Kemp & Curly MacKay 2:43
22. "The Lads That Was Reared Among Heather" (Roud 5127) Willie Scott 1:58
23. "Tossing The Hay" (Roud 2940) Eddie Butcher 2:10
24. "Sleepytoon" (Roud 9140) John MacDonald 1:35
25. "Back O’ The Haggart" (Jigs) The Hyde Brothers 2:55
Volume 6: Tonight I'll Make You My Bride - Ballads of True & False Lovers
No. Title Length
1. "The Raggle-Taggle Gypsies" (Roud 1; Child 200) 2:45
2. "Hear's A Health to All True Lovers" (Roud 1235) 3:37
3. "Another Man's Wedding" (Roud 567; Laws P31) 5:56
4. "The Maid of Ballymore" (Roud 2991) 3:47
5. "The Battle Of The Ewe Buchts" (Roud 82; Child 217) 4:44
6. "The Green Wedding" (Roud 93; Child 221) 4:13
7. "Marrowbones" (Roud 183; Laws Q2) 2:53
8. "The Month of January" (Roud 175; Laws P20) 3:07
9. "The Forester" (Roud 67; Child 110) 3:13
10. "The Maid and the Magpie" (Roud 1532) 2:29
11. "Yong Ellender" (Roud 1417) 4:48
12. "Colin and Phoebe" (Roud 512) 3:31
13. "Matt Highland" (Roud 2880) 3:50
14. "Molly Bawn" (Roud 166; Laws O36) 5:33
15. "Bold William Taylor" (Roud 158; Laws N11) 3:47
16. "The Bold Trooper" (Roud 311) 3:43
17. "Kate of Ballinamore" (Roud 5172) 3:06
18. "The Laird o' the Dainty Doobie" (Roud 864) 2:55
19. "Long A-Growing" (Roud 31; Laws O35) 3:15
20. "The Mountain Streams Where the Moorcocks Crow" (Roud 2124) 5:05
Volume 7: First I'm Going To Sing You a Ditty - Rural Fun & Frolics
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 Herrings' Head (Roud 128) John Doughty 3:12
2 Burke's Engine(Roud 9228) Tommy McGrath 3:38
3 Untitled Scottische Scan Tester concertina 2:07
4 You Canna Put It On to Sandy(Roud 5143) Jimmy McBeath 2:28
5 Ladybower's/The Sister(Reels) Rose Murphy fiddle 3:19
6 Three Sons of Rogues(Roud 130) George “Pop” Maynard 1:40
7 Young Bob Riley(Roud 753) Mary Ann Carolan 1:52
8 Uncle George's Hornpipe/Tommy Roberts’ Hornpipe Bob Cann melodeon 3:46
9 The Ball o’ Kerrimeer(Roud 4828) John MacDonald 2:13
10 Widdlecombe Fair(Roud 666) Tom Brown 3:19
11 Oh, The Hampshires Do Like Duff(Regimental March) Sam Bond mouth organ 1:02
12 A Nice Piece Of Irish Pig's Head(Roud 12932) Maurice 2:19
13 Glendarel Highlanders(6/8 march)/Kenmure's On and Awa’(6/8 march)/Lovat Scouts(2/4 march)/Monymusk(Highland fling) Curley McKay & Willie Kemp piano accordion, vocals & trumpet 3:20
14 Clinking O'er The Lea(Roud 118; Child 279) Maggie Murphy 3:18
15 The Derby Ram(Roud 126) Sid Steer 3:01
16 Old King Cole(Roud 1164) Michael Gorman with chorus 2:36
17 Live performance – Bampton Bill Bampton Morris with Jinky Wells fiddle & voice 2:36
18 Down the Road(Roud 15128) Fred Jordan 3:42
19 The Rosin Box(Roud 2501) John Reilly 1:47
20 The Stack of Barley(hornpipe) Ellen O’Dywer concertina 1:28
21 Most Beautiful Leg of the Mallard(Roud 1517) Henry Michelmore 3:02
22 The Keyhole in the Door(Roud 2099) Jim Wilson with chorus 3:02
23 The Blue Meadow(Reel) Paddy Breen tin whistle 2:45
24 The Varsoviana(original tune)The Varsoviana(later tune) Ned Pearson fiddle & vocals 2:44
25 The Old Sow(Roud 1737) Albert Richardson 2:17
26 The Cod Fish(Roud 149) Nora Cleary 1:49
27 Stirling Militia(march)/Ruthven House(strathspey/fairy dance(reel) Will & Ian Powrie accordion & fiddle 3:09
28 Up to the Rigs of London Town(Roud 868) Charlie Wills 2:26
29 The Pigeon on the Gate(reel) Jim & Seamus Donaghue tin whistle & tambourine 2:05
Volume 8: A Story I'm Just About To Tell - Local Events & National Issues
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 Majuba Hill(Pipe March) John MacDonald accordion 0:50
2 A Broadside(Roud 492; Laws N4) Bob Hart 2:27
3 The Wild Colonial Boy(Roud 677; Laws L20) Margaret Barry and Michael Gorman accompanied by banjo & fiddle 2:49
4 The Wife of the Bold Tenant Farmer(Roud 5164) Joe Heaney 3:04
5 MacPherson's Rant(Roud 2160) Davie Stewart accompanied by accordion 6:05
6 The Young Horseman(Roud 1185) Martin Howley 2:16
7 The Haughs o' Cromdale(Roud 5147) John MacDonald accompanied by accordion 1:20
8 The Aghalee Heroes(Roud 6546) Robert Cinnamond 2:32
9 Young Jimmy Foyers(Roud 1941) Sheila Stewart 2:44
10 A Grand Conversation With Napoleon(Roud 1189) Tom Costello 4:49
11 The Glen of Aherlow Lucy Farr fiddle 2:12
12 Creeping Jane(Roud 1012; Laws Q23) Joseph Taylor 3:02
13 Skibbereen(Roud 2312) Freddy McKay 4:31
14 Bloody Waterloo(Roud 622) Willie Scott 4:08
15 Down in the Town of Old Bantry(Roud 12938) Tommy McGrath 2:01
16 Boulavogue(Roud 2356) Davie Stewart accompanied by accordion 3:45
17 Bonaparte's Retreat(set dance) Bernard O'Sullivan & Tommy McMahon concertinas 3:02
18 The Wind That Shakes the Barley(Roud 2994) Sarah Makem 3:21
19 Hartlake Bridge(Roud 1729) Jasper Smith 1:34
20 Morrissey and the Russian Sailor(Roud 2150; Laws H18) Joe Heaney 3:49
21 The Bonny Bunch of Roses(Roud 664; Laws J5) Cyril Poacher 2:34
22 Calvery(Roud 1148) May Bradley 2:26
23 Michael Power(Roud 8141) Straighty Flanagan 4:15
24 The Bold Fenian Men(Roud 9266) Margaret Barry accompanied by banjo 4:13
Volume 9: Rig-A-Jig-Jig - Dance Music of the South of England
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 Jenny Lind(polka) Scan Tester & Rabbity Baxter concertina & tambourine 1:59
2 The Flowers Of Edinburgh / Bobbing Around (Morris dance tunes) Jinky Wells fiddle & voice 3:10
3 The Yarmouth Breakdown(hornpipe) Percy Brown melodeon 1:08
4 The Italian Waltz Oscar Woods melodeon 3:09
5 The Boscastle Breakdown (stepdance) The Boscastle & Tintagel Players concertinas, cello & stepping 1:21
6 Shepherd's Hey(Morris dance tune) Jack Hyde mouth-organ 1:02
7 In And Out The Windows(polka)/ The Monkey Hornpipe Scan Tester concertina 3:08
8 Hands Across / The Four-Handed Reel The Dorset Trio fiddle, concertina & cello 2:18
9 Woodland Flowers / Uncle Jim's Barndance Bob Cann melodeon 4:07
10 Greensleeves(Morris jig tune)/Napoleon's March Stephen Baldwin fiddle 2:51
11 Over The Waves / The Cuckoo Waltz Jimmy Dixon & Ron Whatmore mouth-organs 2:10
12 Old Mrs Cuddledee Walter Bulwer mandolin-banjo 0:53
13 The Egg Hornpipe / The Shipdham Hornpipe / The Sailor's Hornpipe Walter Bulwer fiddle 3:30
14 Untitled Polka Scan Tester & Rabbity Baxter concertina & tambourine 2:33
15 Johnny's So Long At The Fair(Morris dance tune) Arnold Woodley fiddle 1:56
16 Over The Hills To Glory(Country dance) Bill Kimber concertina 2:18
17 Untitled Polka/Golden Slippers/Mick's Tune Font Whatling melodeon 2:41
18 The Irish Washerwoman / Garyowen / Rory O’More / St Patrick's Day(jigs) Billy Cooper dulcimer 2:27
19 The Italian Schottische The Dorset Trio fiddle, melodeon & cello 2:00
20 The Gypsy Hornpipe. Untitled Schottische Stephen Baldwin fiddle 2:00
21 Untitled Schottische Scan Tester & Daisy Sherlock concertina & piano 1:57
22 The Veleta / The Heel And Toe Polka Percy Brown melodeon 3:53
23 The Earl Soham Slog. Harkie Nestling's(stepdance tunes) Fred Whiting fiddle 4:13
24 The Manchester Hornpipe / Click Go The Shears Ruth Askew & George Privett melodeon & spoons 2:05
25 Sheep-Shearing. Untitled Polka The Dorset Trio fiddle, concertina & cello 3:18
26 Untitled Polka. Untitled Polka Oscar Woods melodeon 3:18
27 The Maid Of The Mill. Bacca Pipes / Jockey To The Fair. (Morris dance tunes) Bertie Clark fiddle 3:44
28 Nobody's Darling But Mine / Untitled( waltzes)/Quick- Step Medley Jimmy Dixon & Ron Whatmore mouth-organs 3:24
29 Live Performance on the streets of Minehead(The Boat is Tipping Over) The Sailors’ Hobby Horse melodeon & two drums 1:51
Volume 10: Who's That at my Bedroom Window? - Songs of Love & Amorous Encounters
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Seventeen Come Sunday" (Roud 277; Laws O17) Bob Hart 2:33
2. "Three Maidens to Milking Did Go" (Roud 290) Fred Hewett 1:21
3. "When I Was No But Sweet Sixteen" (Roud 5138) Jeanie Robertson 1:21
4. "Rolling in the Dew" (Roud 298) George 'Pop' Maynard 5:02
5. "The Bonny Wee Tramping Lass" (Roud 5129) Willie Scott 4:14
6. "The Old Petticoat" (Roud 12940) Paddy Tunney 1:27
7. "The Copshawholme Butcher" (Roud 167) Harvey Nicholson 2:59
8. "Adieu To All true Lovers" (Roud 22568) John Reilly 3:23
9. "The Bold English Navvy" (Roud 516) Jimmy McBeath 2:58
10. "Standing in Yon Flowery Garden" (Roud 264; Laws N42) Sarah Anne O'Neill 3:46
11. "Died For Love" (Roud 60; Laws P25) Geoff Ling 2:03
12. "Betsy Bell" (Roud 5211) Belle Stewart 3:31
13. "The Banks of Sweet Mossing" (Roud 1646) Jim Swain 2:42
14. "The Tan Yard Side" (Roud 1021; Laws M28) Frank Quinn(accompanied by fiddle) 3:08
15. "On The Banks of the Silvery Tide" (Roud 561; Laws O37) Paddy Breen 5:33
16. "The Banks of Red Roses" (Roud 603) Lizzie Higgins 1:29
17. "Blow The Candle Out" (Roud 368; Laws P17) Jumbo Brightwell 2:38
18. "The Factory Girl" (Roud 1659) Sarah Makem 4:31
19. "The Seeds of Love" (Roud 3) George 'Pop' Maynard 3:54
20. "Blackwaterside" (Roud 312; Laws O1) Paddy Tunney 2:35
21. "The Wind Blew the Lassie's Plaidie Awa'" (Roud 2574) Jimmy McBeath 3:38
22. "The Wandering Girl" (Roud 1691) Freda Palmer 1:25
23. "Captain Thunderbold" (Roud 1453) Phoebe Smith 2:35
24. "Let the Wind Blow High or Low" (Roud 308) Walter Pardon 3:30
25. "She Moved Through the Fair" (Roud 861) Margaret Barry(accompanied by banjo) 4:53
Volume 11: My Father's the King of the Gypsies - English and Welsh Travellers & Gypsies
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Roud 954) Phoebe Smith 3:51
2. "Sally Morrow" (Roud 526; Laws K11) Harry Brazil 2:08
3. "God Killed the Devil" (melodeon) Lemmie Brazil 0:37
4. "There was a Rich Farmer at Sheffield" (Roud 2638; Laws L2) Wiggy Smith 3:44
5. "Father Had a Knife" (Roud 850) Jasper Smith 1:13
6. "Sweet William" (Roud 273; Laws K12) Phoebe Smith 6:01
7. "The Haymakers" (Roud 153) Levi Smith 1:04
8. "One Penny" (Roud 393) Levi Smith 0:48
9. "Ove Yonder's Hill" (Roud 60; Laws P25) Amy Birch 2:46
10. "The Moon Shines Bright" (Roud 702) Jasper Smith 1:09
11. "The Basket of Eggs" (Roud 377) Minty Smith 2:12
12. "Will You Buy My Sweet Lavender/Love is Pleasing" (Roud 854/waltz) Bill Ellson accompanied by mouth organ 2:25
13. "Little Dun Dee" (Roud 176) Mary Ann Haynes 1:59
14. "The Breakdown/The Flowers of Edinburgh" (stepdance tunes) Harry Lee fiddle 1:56
15. "The American Stranger" (Roud 1081) Chris Willett 2:34
16. "The High-Low Well" (Roud 1697) Wiggy Smith 1:41
17. "Cock o' the North/Garryowen/Flowers of Edinburgh/Step it Away/The Girl I Left Behind Me" (mouth organ,voice & drums) Jasper & Levi Smith 2:35
18. "Down in the Meadow" (Roud 18829) Jasper Smith 1:08
19. "The Tan Yard Side" (Roud 1021; Laws M28) Phoebe Smith 2:19
20. "Mandi Went to Poove the Gri/Untitled Stepdance Tune/Gan You Rokker Romany?" (Roud 852) Peter Ingram 2:01
21. "A Blacksmith Courted Me" (Roud 816) Harry Brazil 1:52
22. "The Small Bird's Whistle" (Roud 199; Child 106) Jasper Smith 1:55
23. "The Female Drummer" (Roud 226) Mary Ann Haynes 2:21
24. "Once I was a Servant" (Roud 269; Laws K43) Chris Willett 1:52
25. "The Colour of Amber" (Roud 1715) Mary Ann Haynes 1:15
26. "The Squire and the Gypsy" (Roud 229; Laws O4) Jasper Smith 0:55
27. "Two Untitled Stepdance Tunes/Untitled Step dance Tune" (stepdancing/melodeon) Tom Orchard with Tommy Orchard/Tom Orchard 1:14
28. "The Game of Cards" (Roud 232) Levi Smith 1:16
29. "Royal Comrade" (Roud 189; Laws Q33) Amy Birch 3:27
30. "Georgie" (Roud 90; Child 209) Levi Smith 1:25
31. "The Young Officer" (Roud 21; Child 4) Mary Ann Haynes 3:41
32. "Under the Leaves" (Roud 127) May Bradley 2:23
Volume 12: We've Received Orders to Sail - Jackie Tar at Sea & on Shore
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Loss of the “Ramilles”" (Roud 523; Laws K1) Jumbo Brightwell 3:24
2. "Captain Coulson" (Roud 1695) Paddy Tunney 3:48
3. "A Sailor in the North Country" (Roud 1504) George 'Pop' Maynard 1:21
4. "Just as the Tide was A-flowing" (Roud 1105) Harry Cox 3:24
5. "The Ramling Sailor" (Roud 518) Chris Willett 5:17
6. "The Sailor's Alphabet" (Roud 21100) Sam Larner 3:20
7. "Coil The Hawser/Lord MacDonald" (Reels) John Rea(dulcimer) 2:17
8. "Nancy of Yarmouth" (Roud 407) Cyril Poacher 2:28
9. "Baltimore" (Roud 4690) Johnny Doughty 2:43
10. "The Willow Tree" (Roud 18831) May Bradley 3:46
11. "Come All You Men Throughout the nation(The Captain's Apprentice)" (Roud 835) Harry Cox 2:41
12. "My Mother's Last Goodbye" (Roud 9705) James MacDermott 2:54
13. "The Female Cabin Boy" (Roud 239; Laws N13) Bob Hart 2:26
14. "The Sailor Cut Down in his Prime" (Roud 2; Laws Q26) Walter Bulwer(fiddle) 0:57
15. "Up The Channel(Spanish Ladies)" (Roud 687) Johnny Doughty 3:20
16. "Jolly Jack the Sailor Lad" (Roud 1785) George Ling 1:24
17. "Farewell, lovely Nancy" (Roud 527; Laws K14) Nora Cleary 2:37
18. "Stowborough Town" (Roud 185; Laws K18) Frank Verrill 4:31
19. "Ships are Sailing/The Heather Breeze" (reels) Gerry Wimsey(tin whistle) 1:39
20. "Will You Marry Me" (Roud 573) Johnny Doughty 3:06
21. "Windy Old Weather" (Roud 472) Tom Brown 3:37
22. "The Bold Princess Royal" (Roud 528; Laws K29) Harry Cox 3:52
23. "Plenty Of Thyme" (Roud 3) Cyril Poacher 1:42
24. "The Streets of Port Arthur" (Roud 2; Laws Q26) Johnny Doughty 2:32
25. "The Lofty Tall Ship" (Roud 104; Child 250) Sam Larner 3:16
26. "Polly on the Shore" (Roud 811) George 'Pop' Maynard with chorus 4:12
Volume 13: They Ordered Their Pints of Beer & Bottle of Sherry - The Joys and Curse of Drink
No. Title Artist Length
1. "John Barleycorn" (Roud 164) Fred Jordan 2:46
2. "Two Hundred Years A-Brewing" (Roud 12930) Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman accompanied by banjo & fiddle 3:18
3. "The Merchant's Son" (Roud 2153) Davie Stewart with chorus 2:49
4. "My Old Hat That I Got On" (Roud 475) Tom Newman 3:19
5. "The Real Old Mountain Dew" (Roud 938) John Griffin accompanied by flute & piano 3:03
6. "Coming Home Late" (Roud 114; Child 274) George Spicer 4:30
7. "Piper O'Neill" (Roud 5125) Willie Scott 2:50
8. "Bold Docherty" (Roud 2992) Mary Ann Carolan 3:08
9. "The Bottom of the Punchbowl/The Teetotaller" (Reels) Donald Cumming(accordion) & Eddy Holmes(dulcimer) 2:55
10. "When I Was a Young Man" (Roud 1165) Wiggy Smith 1:09
11. "I'm Often ... and Seldom Sober" (Roud 3135) Davie Stewart 3:21
12. "When Mursheen Went to Bunnan" (Roud 8145) Micho Russell 2:29
13. "When Jones's Ale Was New" (Roud 139) Fred Jordan 4:13
14. "The Bonnie Lass Who never Said No" (Roud 2903) Jeannie Robertson 1:45
15. "The Tinkler's Wedding" (Roud 5408) Willie Kemp & Curly MacKay accompanied with accordion 3:16
16. "The Cow That Drunk ..." (Roud 5170) Paddy Tunney 2:59
17. "Young Maria" (Roud 1478) Louie Fuller 2:11
18. "The Drunken Piper/Highland Whisky/The High Road to Linton" (march/strathspey/reel) Will Powrie accordion with piano 3:32
19. "My Little Grey Horse" (Roud 393) George Dunn 3:56
20. "Paddy's Panacea" (Roud 3079) Tom Lenihan 4:04
21. "The Broken Pledge"   Michael Gorman(nephew) 1:12
22. "Jock Geddes and the Soo" (Roud 5130) Willie Scott 4:24
23. "Live Performance"   Wassailers (Drayton) 2:56
24. "The Barley Mow" (Roud 944) George Spicer with chorus 4:07
Volume 14: Troubles They Are But Few - Dance Tunes & Ditties
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 Bonny Kate/Jenny's Chickens(reels) Eddie Corcoran & Séamus Tansey tin whistle & tambourine 1:58
2 The Herring(Roud 128) Mikeen McCarthy 3:59
3 The Old Jolly Booger(Roud 19111) Jack Elliott with chorus 2:34
4 MacKenzies's Highlanders/The Inverness Gathering(pipe marches) Willie Kemp & Curly MacKay ocarina & piano accordion 3:25
5 The Leperchaun( Roud 5274) Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman banjo & fiddle 1:50
6 The Derby Miller(The Three Rogues)(Roud 138; Laws Q21) Jumbo Brightwell 2:33
7 Tell Her I Am/Teviot Brig(jigs) Will Atkinson mouth organ 2:00
8 The Hungry Army(Roud 1746) Walter Pardon 3:31
9 Hieland Rory(Roud 5146) Jimmy McBeath 1:53
10 Old Joe, The Boat Is Going Over/Untitled Polka Percy Brown melodeon 3:26
The Pigeon on the Gate(step dance ) Font Whatling & Wattie Wright melodeon & step dancing
11 The Barley Grain(Roud 164) Austin Flanagan 5:56
12 The Heel and Toe Polka/The Morpeth Rant(country dance) Ned Pearson fiddle 2:01
13 Sing ivy(Roud 21093) Charlie Potter 1:22
14 I Am a Donkey Driver(Roud 1147) Harry Upton 2:04
15 The Queen of the Fair/The lark in the Morning(jigs) Michael Grogan accordion 3:03
16 The Ball O’ Kerriemeer(Roud 4828) Willie Kemp & Curly MacKay accompanied by piano accordion 3:18
17 The Pigeon at the Gate(step dance )/The next Song in the Program Albert Smith Jew's harp & vocals 3:01
Tiddlewink Old Man Jasper Smith
Derby Derby Minty Smith
We are the Peckham Boys Ray Driscoll
Yonder Comes the Devil Joe Jones
Old Brown sat in the Rose and Crown Albert Smith
Climbing Up My Old Apple Tree/St. Patrick's Dayjigs Jasper Smith
18 Off to California/the Greencastle(hornpipes) Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson fiddle, small pipes & mouth organ 3:12
19 Its Now’t to Do With Me Now(Roud 5315) Martin Gorman 1:52
20 The Four-Hand Reel (a.k.a. The Pigeon at the Gate) Phil Tanner 2:34
21 Johnny McIndoe(Roud 3390) Jimmy McBeath 2:26
22 Old John Wallis(Roud 294) Bob Brader 2:05
23 Ballydesmond/Knocknabowl(Kerry polkas ) Julia Clifford fiddle 2:23
24 I Wish There Was No Prisons(Roud 1708) George Spicer 1:09
25 the Inverness Gathering/Dornoch Links(pipe marches) Donald Davison mouth organ 3:27
26 I'm Going to be Mother Today(Roud 8093) Johnny Doughty 1:42
27 A Parody (Roud 12926) Unidentified & Margaret Barry accompanied by banjo 4:07
28 the Soldier's Joy(reel) Gargan's Athlone Accordion Band 3:10
Volume 15: As Me and My Love Sat Courting - Songs of Love, Courtship & Marriage
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Haste to the Wedding" (Morris dance tune) William Kimber(concertina) 2:02
2. "Queen Amang The Heather" (Roud 375) Belle Stewart 3:43
3. "Johnny Harte" (Roud 2929) Jimmy Halpin 4:44
4. "The Aylesbury Girl" (Roud 364) George 'Pop' Maynard 3:49
5. "The Half-Door" (Roud 5275) Margaret Barry(banjo) & Michael Gorman(fiddle) 3:18
6. "Green Grow the Laurels" (Roud 279) Louie Fuller 2:01
7. "Old Carathee" (Roud 3377) John Reilly 1:45
8. "The Blackbird" (Roud 387) Diddy Cook(with Chairman & chorus) 3:23
9. "Coochie Coochie Coo Go Way" (Roud 120; Child 281) Jamsie McCarthy 2:30
10. "I Wish, I Wish" (Roud 495) Walter Pardon 1:21
11. "What Can a Lassie Dae Wi' an Auld Man" (Roud 1295) Jane Turriff 3:36
12. "Johnny, Lovely Johnny" (Roud 6168) Paddy Tunney 2:22
13. "Lurgan Stream" (Roud 6881) Mary Ann Connelly 3:15
14. "I'll Marry and I Won't Be A Nun" (march or two-step) Margaret Barry(banjo) & Michael Gorman(fiddle) 1:46
15. "One Cold Morning in December" (Roud 1745) Walter Pardon 4:21
16. "Rosemary Lane" (Roud 12; Child 2) Liz Jefferies 1:51
17. "It Was Early, Early All in a Spring" (Roud 152; Laws M1) Robert Cinnamond 4:40
18. "Moorlough Maggie" (Roud 12939) Stanley Robertson(with chorus) 3:38
19. "Just As the Tide Was Flowing" (Morris dance tune) Stephen Baldwin(fiddle) 2:13
20. "The Wearing of the Britches" (Roud 1588) Paddy Tunney 2:06
21. "A Week Before Easter" (Roud 154) Harry Burgess 3:36
22. "I'm a Stranger in This Country" (Roud 3388) Jimmy McBeath 2:32
23. "The Banks of Sweet Dundee" (Roud 148; Laws M25) Bob Brader 3:29
24. "Sixteen Years, Mama" (Roud 1570) Tom Lenihan 1:36
25. "Bonny Tavern Green" (Roud 3110) Paddy Tunney 2:50
Volume 16: You Lazy Lot of Boneshakers - Songs & Dance Tunes of Seasonal Events
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 The Nut Dance The Britannia Coconut Dancers with The Nutters Band Live Performance 4:59
2 Highland Mary(Morris Dance Tune) Jinky Wells (of Bampton Morris) fiddle & voice 1:45
3 The Quaker(Roud 3093) Bampton Morris Live Performance 2:33
4 The Pace-Egging Song(Roud 614) Emma Vickers (of Burscough Pace-Eggers) voice 3:27
5 The Happy Wanderer The Merrymakers (Padstow) Live Performance 2:17
6 While Shepherds Were Watching Their Flocks By The Night(Roud 16898) George Dunn voice 2:52
7 By The Bright Silvery Light Of The Moon/Highland Fling Wrenboys (Listowel) Live Performance 2:38
8 Double Set Back(Morris dance tune) Bill Kimber (of Headington Quarry Morris Dancers) concertina 1:16
9 So Now We’ve Gained Our Victory(Roud 12928)/ The Quaker(Roud 3093) Mummers voice & melodeon 3:36
10 Dublin Fair/ The Boys Of Wexford/ Garryowen Wapping Irish Flute & Drum Band & Guest Pipers Live Performance 3:05
11 The Girl I Left Behind Me(Morris dance tune) Stephen Baldwin fiddle 1:12
12 Live Performance The Ripon Sword Dancers (Mummers) 3:20
13 Jockey To The Fair Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers Live Performance 2:14
14 The Wassail Song(Roud 209) Phil Tanner voice 2:30
15 The Furry Dance Helston Town Band Live Performance 1:24
16 While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night(Roud 16898) Scan Tester concertina 1:58
17 God Bless The Master Of This House(Roud 1066) Frank Bond (of North Waltham Jolly Jacks) voice 1:10
18 Where Does Father Christmas Go To?(Roud 12927) Sam Bond (of North Waltham Jolly Jacks) voice 2:34
19 Bobbing Around Bampton Morris Live Performance 2:26
20 Joe The Boat is Tipping Overtune The Sailors’ Hobby Horse (Minehead) Live Performance 2:28
21 The Waysailing Bowl Billy Buckingham & Others voices 2:45
22 The Great Little Army March Widnes Star Novelty Band 2:53
23 Live Performance Wassailers (Bodmin) voices 2:15
24 Cock O’The North The Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers Live Performance 1:42
25 The Garland Dance No.3 The Britannia Coconut Dancers with The Nutters Band Live Performance 2:33
26 Live Performance The Merrymakers (Padstow) The Sash 3:26
Volume 17: It Fell on a Day, a Bonny Summer Day - Ballads
No. Title Artist Length
1. "A Beggar Man" ((Roud 118;Child 279)) Lizzie Higgins 2:25
2. "Lord Baker" ((Roud 40;Child 53)) John Reilly 7:23
3. "Jack Hall" ((Roud 369;Laws L5)) Walter Pardon 3:10
4. "The Bonnie Hoose o' Airlie" ((Roud 794;Child 199)) John MacDonald 2:27
5. "Buried in Kilkenny" ((Roud 10;Child 12)) Mary Delaney 5:43
6. "The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow" ((Roud 13;Child 214)) Willie Scott 4:53
7. "Young Alvin" ((Roud 2988)) Packie Manus Byrne 7:20
8. "The Mountain Stream Where the Moorcocks Grow" (Roud 2124)) Sheila Stewart with chorus 4:00
9. "There Was a Lady Lived in the West" ((Roud 64;Child 100)) Robert Cinnamond 5:14
10. "In Worcester City" ((Roud 218;Laws P36)) Harry Cox, 1958. 3:17
11. "What Put the Blood" ((Roud 200;Child 13)) Mary Delaney 7:46
12. "Lady Mary Ann" ((Roud 31;Laws O35)) Lizzie Higgins 1:49
13. "Once There Lived a Captain" (Roud 3376) John Reilly 3:01
14. "The Gypsy Laddies" ((Roud 1;Child 200)) Jeannie Robertson, 1953. 6:08
15. "Young Edmund" ((Roud 182; Laws M34)) Harry Cox 5:22
16. "Barbara Allan" ((Roud 54;Child 84)) Sarah Makem, 1967. 6:53
Volume 18: To Catch a Fine Buck Was My Delight - Songs of Hunting & Poaching
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 While Gamekeepers Were Sleeping(Roud 363) Bob Roberts voice 2:05
2 On Yonder Hill There Sits A Hare(Roud 5173) Geordie Hanna voice 2:02
3 The Irthing Water Hounds(Roud 5692) Willie Scott voice 4:22
4 The White Hare(Roud 1110) Joseph Taylor voice 2:25
5 Out With My Gun In The Morning(Roud 1847) Jimmy Knights voice 2:15
6 The Huntsman's Horn(Roud 12920) Big John Maguire voice 3:57
7 The Hungry Fox (Roud 131) Harry Burgess voice 2:59
8 The Oakham Poachers(Roud 1686) Wiggy Smith voice 1:47
9 The Fox Hunt Felix Doran uilleann pipes & voice 3:16
10 Thornymoor Park(Roud 222) Jasper Smith voice 1:16
11 The Fair Of Rosslea(Roud 12935) Philip McDermott voice 3:17
12 Williarn Taylor(Roud 851) Pop Maynard voice 3:53
13 The Kielder Hunt(Roud 5126) Willie Scott voice 4:40
14 Hares In The Old Plantation(Roud 363) Wiggy Smith voice 2:10
15 Champion He Was A Dandy(Roud 21934) Jack Elliott voice 3:14
16 The Reaping Of The Rushes Green(Roud 3380) Philip McDermott voice 4:59
17 Bold Keeper(Roud 321; Laws M27) Harry Brazil voice 1:33
18 The House That Jack Built (Roud 12921) Charlie Wills voice 4:29
19 The Poachers’ Fate(Roud 793; Laws L14) Walter Pardon voice 4:34
20 Killafole Boasters(Roud 12922) Jimmy Halpin voice 3:08
21 The Huntsman's Chorus George Tremain melodeon 2:50
Volume 19: Ranting & Reeling - Dance Music of the North of England
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 Hexham Races / The Stool Of Repentance(jigs) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 1:57
2 The Gilsland Hornpipe(hornpipe) Tom Hunter & Billy Ballantine fiddle & piccolo 1:14
3 Untitled Hornpipe. Untitled (polka) Ned Pearson fiddle 1:58
4 Bonny North Tyne(waltz) Billy Ballantine piccolo 1:57
5 The Braemar Gathering /J.D. Burgess(pipe marches) Willy Taylor fiddle 2:27
6 The Friendly Visit / The Greencastle / The Lass On The Strand(hornpipes) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 2:50
7 Christie MacLeod / The Gallowglass Rant / Charlie Hunter(jigs) Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson fiddle, small pipes & mouth-organ 3:29
8 The Morpeth Rant(country dance) Jim Rutherford fiddle 1:13
9 The Oyster Girl – 1st Figure/The Lass Of Dallowgill – 2nd Figure. Arthur Marshall & The Loftus Sword Dancers melodeon 4:04
10 Willy Taylor's Polka/There's Nae Good Luck(jig) Willy Taylor fiddle 2:03
11 The Pop Along Polka Willy Taylor accordion 1:18
12 Mrs. Jamieson's Favourite (slow air)/ Parnell's March Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson fiddle, small pipes & mouth-organ 4:33
13 The Polka Mazurka/Paddle Your Own Canoe(quadrille tune) Ned Pearson fiddle 1:59
14 Farewell To The Creeks(pipe march) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 2:16
15 Tom Hepple's Polka. The Tow House Polka Adam Gray fiddle 3:13
16 The Wild Rover / Copshawholm Fair / Yon Flowery Garden(waltz) Rob Forrester with Alf Adamson's Band mouth-organ 2:31
17 J.B.Milne (reel)/ The New High Level(fast hornpipe) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 3:11
18 The Tenpenny Bit / The Rakes Of Kildare / I Lost My Love And I Care Not.(jigs)/Untitled Reel Davie Rogerson fiddle 3:24
19 Rosalie, The Prairie Flower. My Lodging / Blow The Wind Southerly Billy Ballantine & Jimmy Hunter piccolo & mouth-organ 2:45
20 Corn-Rigs/Untitled Jig For The Sylph 1/Untitled Jig For The Sylph 2(country dances) Ned Pearson fiddle 2:48
21 Longueval(waltz) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 2:20
22 The Kielder Schottische (The Lad with the Plaidie) Jake Hutton, Tom Hunter & Billy Ballantine two fiddles & piccolo 1:38
23 The Sylph(country dance)/Proudlock's Hornpipe Billy Ballantine piccolo 2:15
24 The Highland Laddie(country dance)/The Pin Reel(tune: The Fiery Clock Face)(country dance)/The Cambo March Ned Pearson fiddle 3:36
25 A.M.Shinnie / The Hogmaney Jig / Elizabeth Adair(jigs) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 4:00
26 Untitled Hornpipe. The Swallow's Tail(reel) Davie Rogerson fiddle 1:52
27 The Ideal Schottische(tune: Jack Thompson's Fancy) The Cheviot Ranters band 4:07
28 Kelso Accordion And Fiddle Club / Linda McFarlane / The Scairlaveg(marches) Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton & Will Atkinson fiddle, small pipes & mouth-organ 4:33
Volume 20: There is a Man Upon the Farm - Working Men & Women in Song
Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 The Overgate(Roud 866) Belle Stewart voice 3:16
2 The Wee Weaver(Roud 3378) Paddy Tunney voice 1:49
3 We Shepherds Are The Best of Men(Roud 284) Fred Jordan voice 3:05
4 The Job Of Journeywork) The Belhavel Trio fiddle, uilleann pipes & accordion 3:03
5 The Flies Are on the Tummits (Roud 1376) Ted Laurence voice 2:02
6 Come All You Tramps and Hawkers(Roud 1874) Jimmy MacBeath voice 3:37
7 Muddley Barracks(Roud 1735) Jumbo Brightwell voice 2:21
8 The Shepherd's Song(Roud 5124) Willie Scott voice 4:19
9 In The Bar-Room(Roud 3486) Jack Elliott voice with chorus 2:22
10 An Spailpin Finach (The Migrant Labourer) Sean Mac Donnchadna voice 2:10
11 Come To The Hiring(Roud 12936) Jamesy McCarthy voice 2:30
12 The Wandering Shepherd Laddie(Roud 5150) John MacDonald voice & accordion 1:22
13 There Was A Poor Thresherman(Roud 19) Harry Holman voice 1:45
14 The Neatly Thatched Cabin(Roud 8121) Big John Maguire voice 2:10
15 The Banks Of The Dee(Roud 3484) Jack Elliott voice with chorus 2:34
16 My Father's A Hedger And Ditcher(Roud 846) Mary Ann Carolan voice 1:08
17 Ground For The Floor(Roud 1269) Pop Maynard voice 4:51
18 Airlin's Fine Braes(Roud 517) Jimmy MacBeath voice 2:05
19 The Little Ball Of Yarn(Roud 1404) Mary Ann Haynes voice 2:14
20 To Reap And Mow The Hay(Roud 12937) Paddy & Jimmy Halpin voices 5:21
21 The Roaming Journeyman(Roud 360) Tom Willett voice 1:53
22 When The Kye Comes Hame(Roud 12919) Willie Scott voice 4:13
23 The Berry Fields O’Blair(Roud 2154) Belle Stewart voice 2:31

The Voice of the People – A Selection from the Series of Anthologies

This album released in 1998 contains one track from each of the first twenty volumes of the series.

The Voice of the People
Track Title/Original Album Artist Instrument Length
1 When a Man's in Love He Feels No Cold( Roud 990; Laws O20) Paddy Tunney 3.32
Volume 1: Come Let us Buy the Licence - Songs of Courtship & Marriage
2 In Scarborough Town(Roud 185; Laws K18) Sam Larner 4:07
Volume 2: My Ship Shall Sail the Ocean - Songs of Tempest & Sea Battles, Sailor Lads & Fishermen
3 The Two Brothers(Roud 38; Child 49) Belle Stewart 4:02
Volume 3: O’er His Grave the grass Grew Green - Tragic Ballads
4 Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land(Roud 1455) Margaret Barry & Michael Gorman banjo & fiddle 2:46
Volume 4: Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land - Songs of Exile & Emigration
5 The Rocks Of Bawn(Roud 3024) Joe Heaney 3:46
Volume 5: Come All My Lads That Follow the Plough - The lLfe of Rural Working Men & Women
6 Bold William Taylor(Roud 158; Laws N11) Joseph Taylor 3:47
Volume 6: Tonight I'll Make You My Bride - Ballads of True & False Lovers
7 Up to the Rigs of London Town(Roud 868) Charlie Wills 2:26
Volume 7: First I'm Going To Sing You a Ditty - Rural Fun & Frolics
8 The Wind That Shakes the Barley(Roud 2994) Sarah Makem 3:21
Volume 8: A Story I'm Just About To Tell - Local Events & National Issues
9 Untitled Polka Scan Tester & Rabbity Baxter concertina & tambourine 2:33
Volume 9: Rig-A-Jig-Jig – Dance Music of the South of England
10 The Seeds of Love(Roud 3) George 'Pop' Maynard 3:54
Volume 10: Who's That at my Bedroom Window? - Songs of Love & Amorous Encounters
11 The Tan Yard Side(Roud 1021; Laws M28) Phoebe Smith 2:19
Volume 11: My Father's the King of the Gypsies – English & Welsh Travellers & Gypsies
12 Just as the Tide was A-flowing(Roud 1105) Harry Cox 3:24
Volume 12: We've Received Orders to Sail – Jack Tar at Sea & on Shore
13 I'm Often Drunk and Seldom Sober(Roud 3135) Davie Stewart 3:21
Volume 13: They Ordered Their Pints of Beer & Bottle of Sherry – The Joys & Curse of Drink
14 The Four-Hand Reel (a.k.a. The Pigeon at the Gate) Phil Tanner 2:34
Volume 14: Troubles They Are But Few – Dance Tunes & Ditties
15 I'm a Stranger in This Country(Roud 3388) Jimmy McBeath 2:32
Volume 15: As Me and My Love Sat Courting – Songs of Love, Courtship & Marriage
16 Joe The Boat is Tipping Over(tune) The Sailors’ Hobby Horse (Minehead) Live Performance 2:28
Volume 16: You Lazy Lot of Boneshakers – Songs & Dance Tunes of Seasonal Events
17 The Gypsy Laddies(Roud 1; Child 200) Jeannie Robertson 6:08
Volume 17: It Fell on a Day, a Bonny Summer Day - Ballads
18 The Poachers’ Fate(Roud 793; Laws L14) Walter Pardon 4:34
Volume 18: To Catch a Fine Buck Was My Delight – Songs of Hunting & Poaching
19 Hexham Races / The Stool Of Repentance(jigs) Will Atkinson mouth-organ 1:57
Volume 19 Ranting & Reeling – Dance Music of the North of England
20 We Shepherds Are The Best of Men(Roud 284) Fred Jordan 3:05
Volume 20: There is a Man Upon the Farm – Working Men & Women in Song

Second series

TSCD671 You Never Heard So Sweet : Songs by Southern English Traditional Singers.
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Bold Princess Royal" (Roud 528; Laws K29) Ned Adams 2:50
2. "Heave On The Trawl" (Roud 1788) Joe Spicer 1:56
3. "Caroline and her Young Sailor" (Roud 553; Laws N17) Lily Cook 4:28
4. "Down by the Seaside" (Roud 1712) George (Pop) Maynard 2:35
5. "The Bonny Bunch of Roses O" (Roud 664; Laws J5)) Noah Gillett 4:41
6. "The Birds in the Spring" (Roud 356) Bob & Ron Copper 1:42
7. "The Pretty Ploughboy" (Roud 186; Laws M24) George Burton 1:20
8. "The Lark in the Morning" (Roud 151) Lily Cook 1:51
9. "Dame Durden" (Roud 1209) Luther Hills & Mark Fuller 2:09
10. "Spencer the Rover" (Roud 1115) Jim Barrett 3:29
11. "Jim the Carter Lad" (Roud 1080) Jim Swain 2:03
12. "Six Jolly Miners" (Roud 877) Turp Brown 1:40
13. "While Jones's Ale Was New" (Roud 139) Fred Hewett 1:55
14. "Old Johnny Buckle" (Roud 19111) Mrs. Hewett(sister of Enos White) 1:18
15. "The Broken-Down Gentleman" (Roud 383) George Attrill 2:33
16. "Cloddy Banks" (Roud 266; Laws N40) George (Pop) Maynard 4:46
17. "The Bold Dragoon" (Roud 321; Laws M27) Enos White 1:58
18. "Lemany" (Roud 193) Jim Copper 2:24
19. "Deep In Love" (Roud 18829) Gladys Stone 3:06
20. "The Foggy Dew" (Roud 558; Laws O3)) Luther Hills with Mark Fuller 2:30
21. "The Folkestone Murder" (Roud 897) George Spicer 3:50
22. "Canada-ee-i-o" (Roud 309) Harry Upton 2:30
23. "The Silver Pin" (Roud 573) Lottie Chapman 2:17
24. "The Bold Trooper" (Roud 311) Frank Cole 5:27
25. "The Moon Shines Bright" (Roud 702) Albert Beale 1:39
26. "Shepherds Arise!" (Roud 1207) Bob & Ron Copper 3:34
TSCD672D I’m a Romany Rai : Songs by Southern English Gypsy Traditional Singers.
CD1 I were Borned in an Old Gypsy Wagon
No. Title Artist Length
1. "I’m A Romany Rai" (Roud 4844) Phoebe Smith 1:55
2. "The Roving Journeyman" (Roud 360) Tom Willett 2:01
3. "Won’t You Buy My Sweet Blooming Lavender" (Roud 854) Janet Penfold 1:25
4. "The Banks of the Sweet Primroses" (Roud 586) Rebecca Penfold 2:51
5. "How Old Are You, My Pretty Fair Maid?" (Roud 277; Laws O17) Charlie Scamp 0:47
6. "Oh, What a Life" (Roud 9683) Mary Fuller 0:39
7. "The Game of Cards" (Roud 232) Wally Fuller 1:55
8. "Come Father Build me a Boat" (Roud 273; Laws K12) Charlie Scamp 3:05
9. "Dear father, Pray Build me a Boat" (Roud 273; Laws K12) Sheila Smith 1:48
10. "High Germanie" (Roud 904) Phoebe Smith 2:04
11. "The Rose of Ardene" (Roud 2816) Tom Willett 2:50
12. "Meeting is a Pleasant Place" (Roud 454) Rebecca Penfold 0:56
13. "Briny O’Then" (Roud 294) Jack Fuller 2:17
14. "The Bold Drunkards" (Roud 1165) Wally Fuller 1:38
15. "The Little Ball of Yarn" (Roud 1404) Chris Willett 1:56
16. "Green Grow the Laurels" (Roud 279) Jack Fuller 2:30
17. "The Banks of the Sweet Dundee" (Roud 148; Laws M25) Rebecca Penfold 4:05
18. "Young Leonard" (Roud 189; Laws Q33) Charlie Scamp 4:13
19. "Down by the Sheepfold" (Roud 559; Laws O10) Phoebe Smith 4:38
20. "Thorny Park" (Roud 222) Chris Willett 1:19
21. "The Bold Poachers" (Roud 902) Wally Fuller 1:34
22. "Down by the Tanyard Side" (Roud 1021; Laws M28) Tom & Chris Willett 3:31
23. "I Am a Man That’s Done Wrong to My Parents" (Roud 1386) Wally Fuller 2:11
24. "Barbary Allen" (Roud 54; Child 84) Charlie Scamp 5:28
25. "A Blacksmith Courted Me" (Roud816) Charlie Scamp 1:10
26. "A Blacksmith Courted Me" (Roud 816) Phoebe Smith 5:35
CD2 Caroline Hughes and her family
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Soldier and the Lady" (Roud 140; Laws P14) Carolyne Hughes 2:30
2. "The Sprig of Thyme" (Roud 3) Carolyne Hughes 2:16
3. "A Blacksmith Courted Me" (Roud 816) Carolyne Hughes 2:31
4. "The London Murder" (Roud 263: Laws P35) Carolyne Hughes 2:44
5. "As I Was a Walking One May Summer's Morning" (Roud 586) Carolyne Hughes & Daughter 2:06
6. "Once I Had a Colour" (Roud 954) Carolyne Hughes 2:13
7. "My Father He Built Me A Shady Bower" (Roud ; Child 106) Carolyne Hughes 3:19
8. "Georgie" (Roud 90; Child 209) Carolyne Hughes 1:13
9. "Young Willie" (Roud 945) Carolyne Hughes 1:31
10. "My Black Dog and Sheep Crook" (Roud 948) Carolyne Hughes 0:48
11. "If I Were a Blackbird" (Roud 387) Carolyne Hughes 1:53
12. "Down By The Old Riverside" (Roud 564; Laws P18) Carolyne Hughes 1:48
13. "A Wager, a Wager" (Roud 564; Child 43) Carolyne Hughes 2:15
14. "The Break of Briars" (Roud 18; Laws M32) Carolyne Hughes 1:16
15. "The Bird in the Bush" (Roud 290) Carolyne Hughes 1:19
16. "Flash Girls and Airy" (Roud 277; LawsO17) Carolyne Hughes 0:55
17. "The Game of Cards" (Roud 232) Carolyne Hughes 1:34
18. "Catch Me, Bold Rogue, If You Can" (Roud 2638; Laws L2) Carolyne Hughes 1:57
19. "Jealousy Thoughts" (Roud 218; Laws P30) Celia Warren 1:56
20. "The Long Lost Child" (Roud 1549) John Hughes 1:57
21. "Henry My Son" (Roud 10; Child 12) Carrie Hughes 1:56
22. "Barbry Allen" (Roud 54; Child 84) John Hughes 2:42
23. "Billy Boy" (Roud 326; Child 12 appendix) Carolyne Hughes & daughter 1:04
24. "The Cuckoo" (Roud 413;) Carolyne Hughes 2:18
25. "Died for Love" (Roud 60; Laws P25) Carolyne Hughes 1:42
26. "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" (Roud 4; Child 73) Carolyne Hughes 1:41
27. "The Little Boy" (Roud 45; Child 65) Carolyne Hughes 2:49
28. "Adieu to Old England" (Roud 1703) Carolyne Hughes 1:19
29. "The Butcher Boy" (Roud 409; Laws P24) Carolyne Hughes 2:14
30. "My Truelove Was a Sailor Lad" (Roud 60; Laws P25) Carolyne Hughes 2:03
31. "Meet Me Tonight in the Moonlight" (Roud 767) Carolyne Hughes 1:42
32. "Tuning"     0:58
33. "The Draggle -Tail Gypsies" (Roud 1; Child 200) Carolyne Hughes 1:03
TSCD673T Good People, Take Warning : Ballads by British and Irish Traditional Singers.

Selected by Steve Roud.

CD1
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Bold Fisherman" (Roud 291; Laws O24) Bob & Ron Copper 3:37
2. "The Boston Smuggler" (Roud 261; Laws L16) Jean Elvin 4:05
3. "Doran's ..." (Roud 1010; Laws Q19) Maggie Chambers(Murphy) 1:50
4. "Molly Bawn" (Roud 166; Laws O36) Bess Cronin 2:11
5. "Seven Yellow Gypsies" (Roud 1; Child 200) Paddy Doran 1:35
6. "In Sheffield Park" (Roud 860) Ben Butcher 1:39
7. "The Braes o' Strathblane" (Roud 1096) Maggie Stewart 4:05
8. "The Bonny Bunch of Roses" (Roud 664; Laws J5) Phil Tanner 3:09
9. "Johnnie Cock" (Roud 69; Child 114) Jeannie Robertson 9:23
10. "Holloman's Ivy" (Roud 21093) Gabriel Figg 2:34
11. "Caroline and the Sailor" (Roud 553; Laws N17) Sarah Makem 4:17
12. "The Jolly Beggar" (Roud 118; Child 279) Lucy Stewart 1:18
13. "The Blind Beggar's Daughter" (Roud 132; Laws N27) Thomas Moran 2:44
14. "Her Mantle So Green" (Roud 714; Laws N38) Thomas Moran 2:44
15. "My Father's Serving Boy" (Roud 1911; Laws M11) Mick McAlinden 5:17
16. "The Trip Over The Mountain" (Roud 9632) Maureen Melly 1:39
17. "The London Steamer" (Roud 17760) Sam Larner 2:13
18. "The Oxford Girl" (Roud 263; Laws P35) Phoebe Smith 4:13
19. "When I Was a Young Maid(The Female Drummer)" (Roud 226) Margaret Jeffrey 3:41
CD2
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Blooming Caroline" (Roud 398; Laws P27) Jean Evlin 6:17
2. "The Crabfish" (Roud 149) Harry Cox 2:31
3. "Barbara Allen" (Roud ; Child 84) Bess Cronin 2:11
4. "Jogging up to Cauldy" (Roud ; Roud 6336) Mary Toner 1:46
5. "The Light Dragoon" (Roud 162; Child 299) Harry List 1:42
6. "The Golden Victory" (Roud ; Child 286) Dodie Chalmers 3:36
7. "Her Servant Man" (Roud 539; Laws M15) Gladys Stone 2:43
8. "Captain Wedderburn" (Roud 36; Child 46) Séamus Ennis 4:10
9. "Our Ship She is Ready" (Roud 2995) Sarah Makem 1:50
10. "Willie and Mary" (Roud 348; Laws N28) Paddy McCluskey 2:15
11. "Two Pretty Boys" (Roud ; Child 49) Lucy Stewart  
12. "You Seamen Bold" (Roud 807) Jim Copper 3:46
13. "The American Stranger" (Roud 1081) Jean Mathew 3:43
14. "McCaffery" (Roud 1148) Paddy Grant 4:01
15. "The Blind Man He Could See" (Roud 183; Laws Q2) Thomas Moran 1:49
16. "The Maid of the Cowdie and Knowes" (Roud 92; Child 217) Ethel Findlater 2:01
17. "The Wreck of the ‘Northfleet’" (Roud 1174) Harry Upton 4:54
18. "Oxford City" (Roud 218; Laws P30) Mary Doran 3:24
19. "The Banks of Sweet Dundee" (Roud 148; Laws M25) Joe Thomas 2:00
20. "The Brig Columbus" (Roud 8098) Dot Fourbiter 2:35
21. "The Devil and the Baliff" (Roud 5294) Michael Gallagher 1:48
22. "The Moorlough Shore" (Roud 2946) Jim O’Neill 3:30
23. "Lord Bateman" (Roud ; Child 53) Charlotte Higgins 4:36
CD3
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Banks of the Silvery Tide" (Roud 561; Laws O37) Maggie Chambers(Murphy) 4:13
2. "The Hungry Fox" (Roud131) Bob and Ron Copper 2:25
3. "The Twa Sisters" (Roud ; Child 10) Lucy Stewart 3:38
4. "Handsome Polly" (Roud 545) Thomas Moran 2:496
5. "John McCann(Charming Mary Neill)" (Roud 142; Laws M17) Peter Donnelly 6:25
6. "The Gates o' the Drum" (Roud 247; Child 236) Togo Crawford 2:35
7. "The Dowie Dens o' Yarrow" (Roud 13; Child 214) Mary Ann Stewart 5:46
8. "The Squire and the Gypsy" (Roud 1628) Harry Cox 2:26
9. "Blow the Windy Morning" (Roud ; Child 112) Emily Bishop 2:10
10. "The Banks of the Bann" (Roud 889; Laws O2) Joseph Higgins 2:44
11. "Hiring Time" (Roud 2516) Michael Gallagher 1:43
12. "The Bleacher Lassie" (Roud 3325) Jean Mathew 2:08
13. "Willie Lennix" (Roud 189; Laws Q33) Joe Moran 2:49
14. "Pretty Polly(The Cruel Ships’s Carpenter)" (Roud 15; Laws P36) Sam Larner 3:59
15. "Well Sold the Cow" (Roud 2637; LawsL1) Elizabeth Cronin 4:32
16. "Six Pretty Maids(The Outlandish Knight)" (Roud 21; Child 4) Fred Jordan 3:58
17. "Young George Oxbury" (Roud 90; Child 209) George Bloomfield 1:34
18. "Young but Growing" (Roud 31; Laws O35) Mary McGarvey 2:56
19. "Butter and Cheese and All" (Roud 510) Leslie Johnson 2:57
TSCD674 Sarah Makem : The Heart Is True

All the tracks are sung by Sarah Makem and selected by Rod Stradling from recordings made in the 1950s and 1960s.

No. Title Length
1. "As I Roved Out (Seventeen Come Sunday)" (Roud 277; Laws O17) 0:51
2. "The Banks of Red Roses" (Roud 603;) 2:58
3. "Barbara Allen" (Roud Roud 54; Child 84) 7:05
4. "The Butcher Boy" (Roud 409; Laws P24) 4:49
5. "The Canny Ould Lad" (Roud 183; Laws Q2) 3:49
6. "Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold" (Roud 553; Laws N17) 4:23
7. "Derry Gaol" (Roud 896; Laws L11) 4:43
8. "The Factory Girl" (Roud 1659) 4:50
9. "Our Ship She’s Ready" (Roud 2995) 2:01
10. "It Was in The Month of January" (Roud 175; Laws P20) 5:28
11. "Jackets green" (Roud 9520) 3:28
12. "The Jolly Thresher" (Roud 19) 3:03
13. "The Laurel Wear(Cupid’s Garden)" (Roud 297) 2:54
14. "Robert Burns And His Highland Mary" (Roud 820; Laws O34) 5:02
15. "Mary of Kilmore" (Roud 2918) 3:26
16. "A Servant Maid In Her Master's Garden" (Roud 264; Laws N42) 4:46
17. "I Courted a Wee Girl" (Roud 154) 4:11

Third series

Good Humour for the rest of the Night

A selection of Dance Music in Northumberland and Cumberland

Track Title Tune Type Artist Instrument Length
1 The Soldier's Joy Country Dance Ned Pearson Fiddle 1:12
2 The Ribbon Country Dance Country Dance Ned Pearson Fiddle 1:06
3 We All Go A-hunting Today Waltz Ned Pearson Fiddle 1:05
4 Ned's father's Strathspey Strathspey Ned Pearson Fiddle 1:00
5 The Ladies’ Hornpipe Hornpipe Ned Pearson Fiddle 0:48
6 Barbara Bell Country Dance Ned Pearson Fiddle 0:59
7 The Coquet Reel Reel Billy Ballantine Piccolo 0:51
8 The Lads of North Tyne Hornpipe Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:35
9 The Mosstroopers Polka Polka Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:43
10 The Wild Hills of Wannies Waltz Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:08
11 My Love She's But A Lassie Yet Bob Clark Jews Harp 0:39
12 The Clinch Polka Polka George Taylor Melodeon 0:40
13 The Clinch Polka Polka Bob Clarke & George Taylor Jew's Harp and Melodeon 1:17
14 George Foreman's Hornpipe Hornpipe Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 1:21
15 The Sylph Country Dance Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 1:01
16 Highland Laddie Country Dance Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 1:08
17 The Keel Row Country Dance Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 0:40
18 The Heel and Toe Polka: Duncan Gray Polka Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 0:52
19 Proudlock's Hornpipe Hornpipe Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 1:23
20 Patrick Conroy's March March Billy Conroy Tin Whistle 1:44
21 Patrick Conroy's Waltz No. 1 Waltz Billy Conroy Tin Whistle 0:57
22 Patrick Conroy's Waltz No. 2 Waltz Billy Conroy Tin Whistle 0:43
23 The Rollicking Irishman Jig Billy Conroy Tin Whistle 0:38
24 Corn Riggs Country Dance Jake Hutton Fiddle 1:00
25 Jake Hutton's Strathspey Strathspey Jake Hutton Fiddle 1:04
26 Durham Rangers / The Rights of Man Hornpipe Tom Hunter Fiddle 1:14
27 Circassian Circle: Good Humour Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:10
28 The Time for Step-dancing Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:00
29 Russian Ballet Billy Ballantine Piccolo 0:32
30 Nancy Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 1:12
31 Drops of Brandy Country Dance Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 0:53
32 The Maltese Schottische Scottische Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 0:45
33 Roxburgh Castle Country Dance Geordie Armstrong Fiddle 1:09
34 The Lancers, figure 1 Billy Ballantine Piccolo 0:42
35 The Lancers, figure 2 Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:30
36 The Lancers, figure 3 Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:18
37 The Lancers, figure 4 Billy Ballantine Piccolo 0:55
38 The Lancers, figure 5 Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:54
39 The Last Figure of the Lancers Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:24
40 The West End Hornpipe Jim Rutherford Fiddle 1:11
41 Corn Rigs Country Dance Jim Rutherford Fiddle 0:46
42 The Garden House Polka Jim Rutherford Fiddle 1:14
43 Louden's Bonny Woods and Braes Scottische Jim Rutherford Fiddle 0:54
44 The Gilsland Hornpipe Hornpipe Willy Taylor Melodeon 0:39
45 Peter Robson's Polka Polka Willy Taylor Fiddle 1:09
46 The Roman Wall Jig Adam Gray Fiddle 1:07
47 Billy's Father's Polka Polka Billy Ballantine Piccolo 0:58
48 The Circassian Circle: The Whinshields Hornpipe Hornpipe Billy Ballantine Piccolo 0:53
49 The Circassian Circle: Whinham's Reel Reel Billy Ballantine Piccolo 1:04
50 The Triumph Country Dance Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:29
51 Corn Rigs Country Dance Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:31
52 The Ribbon Dance Country Dance Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:26
53 Cock Your Leg Up Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:39
54 The Self Country Dance Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:40
55 The Circassian Circle – first figure Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:36
56 The Circassian Circle – second figure Geordie Taylor Fiddle 0:20
57 Roxburgh Castle Country Dance Jimmy Hunter Mouth Organ 0:38
58 Caddam Woods Jimmy Hunter Mouth Organ 1:15
59 Jack Heron's Waltz Waltz Jimmy Hunter Mouth Organ 0:53
60 The Circassian Circle Jimmy Hunter Mouth Organ 1:40
The Barley Mow – Field recordings and a film made in Suffolk

The album consists of a CD and a DVD of recordings made by Peter Kennedy in Suffolk during the 1950s and selected by Reg Hall.

The Barley Mow CD
No. Title Artist Length
1. "The Nutting Girl" (Roud 509) Cyril Poacher 3:32
2. "Nancy of Yarmouth" (Roud 407) Fred Ling 4:05
3. "Newlyn Town" (Roud 490; Laws L12) Bob Scarce 5:00
4. "Maggie May" (Roud 1757) Geoff Ling 2:39
5. "General Wolfe" (Roud 624) Bob Scarce 6:02
6. "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Roud 954) Eli Durrant 3:27
7. "The Oak and the Ash" (Roud 269; Laws K43) Edgar Button 3:21
8. "The Herring" (Roud 128) Edgar Allington 2:41
9. "The Northamptonshire Poacher" (Roud 299) Jim Baldry 2:08
10. "The Knife on the Window" (Roud 329) Harry List 2:15
11. "The Sailor and his Truelove" (Roud 660; Laws O30) Arthur Smith 3:02
12. "Muddley Barracks" (Roud 1735) Jumbo Brightwell 2:18
13. "Three Jolly Sportsmen" (Roud 17; Laws L4) Bob Scarce 3:52
14. "Blow the Candle Out" (Roud 368; Laws P17) Edgar Button 2:22
15. "Hares in the Plantation" (Roud 363) Jim Baldry 3:10
16. "Fagan the Cobbler" (Roud 872) Wickets Richardson 2:06
17. "The Broomfield Wager" (Roud 34; Child 43) Cyril Poacher 4:59
18. "Good Luck to the Barley Mow" (Roud 944) Jack French 4:29

The film on the DVD has also been issued on the BFI DVD "Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow". The filming took place mainly on 19 November with some additional shots and part of The Nutting Girl on 10 December 1955 in the Ship Inn, Blaxhall.

The Barley Mow DVD
No. Title Artist Length
1. "Good Luck to the Barley Mow" (Roud 944) Arthur Smith and Chorus  
2. "The Nutting Girl" (Roud 509) Cyril Poacher with Fred Pearse(melodeon) and Chorus  
3. "Fagan the Cobbler" (Roud 872) Wickets Richardson and Chorus  
4. "General Wolfe" (Roud 624) Bob Scarce  
5. "Pigeon on the Gate" (Step Dance) Fred Pearse(melodeon) and Step Dancers  
6. "National Anthem of Great Britain"   The Company  
The Flax in Bloom Traditional songs, airs & dance music in Ulster

The album consists of three CDs recorded by Peter Kennedy and Sean O’Boyle in 1952 and 1953.

CD1

The CD contains a mixture of dance tunes and songs from the two counties, Fermanagh and Donegal

Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 Lough Erne Shore(Roud 3476) Paddy Tunney voice 2:04
2 The Mountain Streams Where The Moorcocks Crow(Roud 2124) Brigid Tunney voice 3:54
3 Untitled Polka Joe Tunney accordion 1:04
4 Pat Hart's (single jig) Joe Tunney accordion 1:06
5 Miss Monaghan / The Gree Mountain / The Scholar (reels) Joe Tunney accordion 0:38
6 My Charming Buachall Roe(Roud 5730) Annie Lunny voice 1:54
7 Deartháirin ó mo Chroi(Little Brother of my Heart) (Roud 9286) Annie Lunny voice 2:36
8 Bundle and Go (single jig) John Doherty fiddle & voice 0:43
9 Miss McLeod's Reel John Doherty fiddle & voice 1:14
10 Gusty's Frolics (slip jig) John Doherty fiddle & voice 1:15
11 Moorlough Mary(Roud 2742) John Doherty fiddle & voice 4:27
12 Marry When You're Young (reel) John Doherty fiddle & voice 1:06
13 Boney Crossing the Alps John Doherty fiddle & voice 1:10
14 The Last Figure of The Lancers John Doherty fiddle & voice 0:58
15 The Rollicking Boys Around Tandragee(Roud 3106) Mick Gallagher voice 2:25
16 Buachaillin Donn(Roud 9258) Maureen Melly voice 2:04
17 Paddy Shinaghan's Cow(Roud 2924) Maureen Melly voice 1:32
18 Farewell Green Erin(Roud 2900) Maureen Melly voice 1:04
19 The Blackbird(Roud 2375) Paddy Tunney voice 3:39
20 The Loughanure Tune (reel) Neilidh Boyle fiddle & voice 2:25
21 Seán sa Cheo (reel) Neilidh Boyle fiddle & voice 1:32
22 Pleoid ar an Fharraige is i átá Morl(A Curse upon the Sea, it is it that is Great!) Neilidh Boyle fiddle & voice 1:51
23 Sráid na mBúrcach (The Street of the Burkes)(verse and air) Neilidh Boyle fiddle & voice 1:21
24 An Seanduine Dóite(The Dried Up Old Man) Sheila Gallagher voice 1:54
25 In Aimsir Bhaint an Fhéir(At Hay-Cutting Time) Sheila Gallagher voice 0:34
26 The Wearing of the Britches(Roud 1588) Pat Bell Keown voice 2:08
27 The Blackbird of Avondale(Roud 5174) Maureen Melly voice 2:13
28 My Dark Slender Boy(Roud 9706) Maureen Melly voice 1:20
29 Bonnie Kate (reel) Simie Doherty fiddle 0:53
30 Cuffe Street (reel) Simie Doherty fiddle 0:39
31 The Pigeon on the Gate (reel) Simie Doherty fiddle 1:11
32 The Tullaghan Lasses (reel) Simie Doherty fiddle 0:57
33 Mooney's Favourite (reel) Simie Doherty fiddle 0:58
34 The Heathery Hills(Roud 5295) Brigid Tunney voice 3:07
35 The Soldier and the Sailor(Roud 350) Brigid Tunney voice 1:22
36 Wee Paddy Molloy(Roud 5297) Brigid Tunney voice 1:33
37 The Atlantic Roar (hornpipe) John Doherty fiddle & voice 1:07
38 Rocking The Cradle(Roud 357) John Doherty fiddle & voice 3:26

CD2 Dance Music

Track Title Artist Instrument Length
1 The Basket of Oysters (highland) / Jackson's Rum Punch (jig) Johnny Pickering fiddle 1:44
2 Green Grow The Laurels O / Love, Will You Marry Me (highlands) Johnny Pickering, Jimmy Pickering, Unidentified fiddle, accordion & lilting 1:24
3 Biddy The Bowl Wife / I Lost My Love & I Care Not/ King of the Cannibal Islands (jigs) McCusker Brothers Ceili Band 3:10
4 Untitled / Untitled / Jenny Lind (polkas) McCusker Brothers Ceili Band 3:19
5 The First of May (reel) Vincent & John McCusker fiddles 1:03
6 3 untitled mazurkas Vincent & John McCusker fiddles 1:36
7 Monymusk / Kafoozalum / Maggie Pickens (highlands) McCusker Brothers Ceili Band 3:10
8 Tatter Jack Walsh (jig) Vincent & John McCusker fiddles 1:00
9 The Princess Royal (set dance) Vincent & John McCusker fiddles 1:00
10 The Man from Newry (hornpipe) / The Barndance (barndance) McCusker Brothers Ceili Band 3:10
11 Jockey to the Fair (set dance) Vincent, John & Benignus McCusker fiddles and accordion 2:05
12 The Orange Rogue (set dance) John McCusker fiddle 1:53
13 McKenna's / The Tinker's Apron / The Antrim (reels) McCusker Brothers Ceili Band 3:16
14 The Sweets of May (single jig) McCusker Brothers Ceili Band 3:17
15 The Gosson that Beat his Father (reel) John Maguire tin whistle 1:13
16 The First House In Connaught (reel) John Maguire tin whistle 1:21
17 Lovely Nancy (jig) John Maguire tin whistle 1:09
18 The Maid of the House (reel) John Maguire tin whistle 1:11
19 The Boys of Leefive (reel) John Maguire tin whistle 1:20
20 The Cuckoo's Nest (hornpipe) John Maguire tin whistle 1:21
21 All The Way To Galway (polka) Paddy McLuskey fiddle 0:41
22 Napoleon Crossing the Alps (march) Paddy McLuskey fiddle 0:59
23 The Cuckoo's Nest (hornpipe) Paddy McLuskey fiddle 0:52
24 The Ewe with the Crooked Horn (reel) Paddy McLuskey fiddle 1:06
25 Coming Home from Reilly's Party (jig) Danny McNiff flute 1:22
26 The Clap Dance / The Soldier's Joy Eddie Moor fiddle 1:02
27 Unidentified / Monymusk (highlands) Philip Breen fiddle 1:41
28 Woodland Whispers (waltz) Philip Breen fiddle 1:00
29 The Flax In Bloom / The Dairymaid / The Galway Rambler Philip Breen fiddle 3:09
30 The Sailor's Bonnet / Kiss The Bride / Roaring Mary (reels) Sean Maguire, Liam Donnelly, Tom Turkington, Bill Montgomery & John Maguire fiddles & tin whistle 3:05
31 The Flax In Bloom / The Millstone / The Dairymaid (reels) Sean Maguire & Bill Montgomery fiddles 4:28

CD3 recordings made of the Travelling People All the tracks are unaccompanied voice including the hornpipe.

CD3 Travellers

Track Title Artist Length
1 The Dark-Eyed Gypsy(Roud 1; Child 200) Christy Purcell 2:14
2 What Brought The Blood? (Roud 200; Child 13) Mary Connors 5:04
3 I Am A Maid That's Deep In Love(Roud 231: Laws N12) Lal Smith 3:16
4 Here's A Health unto All Truelovers(Roud 1235) Mary Doran 4:06
5 Three Jolly Old Sportsmen(Roud 17; Laws L4) Paddy Doran 2:06
6 The Lovely Banks of Lea(Roud 9493) Mary Connors 4:05
7 The Bandy-Legged Mule(Roud 9217) Christy Purcell 2:27
8 Marrow Bones(Roud 183; Laws Q2) Mary Connors & Paddy Doran 2:25
9 Early, Early In The Month of Spring(Roud 152; Laws M1) Lal Smith 4:01
10 The Lodging-House in Carrick-on-Suir(Roud 9228) Christy Purcell 2:59
11 The Rambling Irishman(Roud 360) Mary Doran 2:21
12 Dungarvan(Roud 9284) Paddy Doran 1:55
13 The Bold English Navvy(Roud 516) Lal Smith 3:04
14 The Little Beggarman (The Red-haired Boy)(hornpipe) Paddy Doran 0:40
15 Going to Mass Last Sunday(Roud 454) Winnie Ryan 2:10
16 Kate From Ballinamore(Roud 5172) Paddy Doran 1:38
17 The Miles I Have Rambled(Roud 114; Child 274) Mary Connors & Paddy Doran 1:05
18 The Fair At Spancil Hill(Roud 9292) Christy Purcell 1:28
19 Come All You Loyal Lovers(Roud 9232) Mary Connors 4:54
20 Early, Early In The Spring(Roud 18834) Winnie Ryan 3:45
21 Blackwaterside(Roud 564; Laws P18) Paddy Doran 2:23
22 I Wish I Was In Newross Town(Roud 16715) Mary Connors 2:54
23 Nancy Hogan's Goose(Roud 9703) Lal Smith 2:02
24 I Am a Poor Girl and My Life It Is Sad(Roud 387) Winnie Ryan 3:51
Orkney - Traditional Dance Music From Orkney

Instrumentalists

Group Artist Instrument track
John Fraser fiddle
Peter Pratt tin whistle tracks 12 – 16
fiddle tracks 29-31
Bill Greave fiddle
William Clyne guitar
Tom Thomson fiddle
Jim Leslie piano-accordion
Ronnie Aim fiddle
John Burgess fiddle
Mary Ormand fiddle
Billy and Jimmy Meil fiddles
The Garson Trio Jimmy Garson fiddle
Iris Nicholson Piano-accordion
John Nicholson guitar
The Orkney Strathsey and Reel Society Ronny Aim(leader) fiddle
Several fiddles
possibly piano-accordion Track 25
Piano
Guitars
The Anderson Brothers Band Jim and George Robson Fiddles
Alan, Robin and Jim Anderson Piano-accordions

Fourth series

On 16 March 2016 Topic Records issued 2 more albums in the series to commemorate the traditional music of the 'London-Irish'. These two albums were compiled by Reg Hall. Both albums consist of 3 CDs and contain collections or rare recordings from Topic Records own archive, the Peter Kennedy archive in the British Library and many private collections. The albums are:

It was mighty - The early days of Irish music in London

It was great altogether - The continuing tradition of Irish music in London

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