Recording of various traditional singers (Joseph Taylor, Harry Cox, Luke Stanley,...

Volume level fluctuations. Background hiss.

Joseph Taylor of Saxley All Saints, Lincolnshire was recorded in 1908. Luke Stanley of Barton on Humber was recorded in 1957. Eddy Hayes was from Wesselton, Co. Kerry.

Many of the songs on CDs 1 to 3 were collected in from East Anglia. Some songs are modern.

Most of the songs are incomplete. On CD 5 only snippets of songs are recorded; there are 79 tracks. They are introduced in a numbered sequence but singers are not given.

CD 1 of 5

Track 1: Tape Start

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 1.09 Description of track: Joseph Taylor Maria Marten

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 1.57 Description of track: The sprig of thyme

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.33 Description of track: Lord Bateman

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 1.11 Description of track: Died for love

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 0.57 Description of track: Brig Fair

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 3.31 Description of track: Creeping Jane

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 3.13 Description of track: Worcester City

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 3.06 Description of track: The white hare

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 4.00 Description of track: Bold William Taylor

Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 1.44 Description of track: Rufford Park poachers

Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 1.17 Description of track: Luke Stanley Bonny green ivy

Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 1.29 Description of track: Bonny blue handkerchief

Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 2.06 Description of track: A bold grenadier

Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 5.01 Description of track: The outlandish knight

Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 3.31 Description of track: 'Twas early one morning

Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 2.02 Description of track: Gary Wray An acre of land

Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 1.32 Description of track: Eddy Hayes ?

Track 19: Duration (min/sec): 1.06 Description of track: ? In Gaelic

Track 20: Duration (min/sec): 1.19 Description of track: ? In Gaelic

Total duration

43.10

CD 2 of 5

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 2.41 Description of track: John Griffiths Navvy boots on

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 4.40 Description of track: Early, early in the spring

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.40 Description of track: Soldy Hayes Nobleman's wedding

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 7.30 Description of track: Dark as a dungeon

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 2.00 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.31 Description of track: Broken wheelbarrow

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.54 Description of track: Irish rover

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 0.57 Description of track: ?Van Dieman's land

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 1.55 Description of track: One night

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 2.12 Description of track: ? New York girls

Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 4.35 Description of track: Outlandish knight

Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 1.47 Description of track: The white hare

Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 3.42 Description of track: King John and the Abbot of Canterbury

Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 2.55 Description of track: The beggar lad

Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 3.23 Description of track: ? Mussel song

Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 2.49 Description of track: Morris dance tunes

Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 1.06 Description of track: ? The white hare

Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 3.43 Description of track: Broomfield hill

Track 19: Duration (min/sec): 4.18 Description of track: John Barleycorn

Track 20: Duration (min/sec): 2.30 Description of track: Bull baiting song

Total duration (min/sec): 59.48

CD 3 of 5

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.28 Description of track: Tape start

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 2.54 Description of track: ? The Kerry recruit

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.22 Description of track: Poaching song

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 3.15 Description of track: ? The Derby ram

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 4.08 Description of track: Lord Melbourne

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 4.05 Description of track: ? The Golden Vanity

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 2.07 Description of track: The white hare

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 4.10 Description of track: Glasgow to Peterborough

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 2.27 Description of track: The wild goose (shanty)

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 6.02 Description of track: [various recordings: jazz music, the Hielan' men]

Total duration (min/sec): 32.58

CD 4 of 5

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.07 Description of track: Tape start

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 0.43 Description of track: ? Fair Annie [ends abruptly]

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 3.21 Description of track: Bob Thomson Dark as a dungeon

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 1.42 Description of track: Flash company

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 0.23 Description of track: ? ?

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 1.28 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 1.04 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 0.19 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 0.49 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 0.59 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 1.02 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 1.54 Description of track: Unnamed tune

Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 1.02 Description of track: Joseph Taylor I will take you -almost inaudible

Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 4.31 Description of track: Creeping Jane -almost inaudible

Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 1.07 Description of track: William Taylor -almost inaudible

Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 7.10 Description of track: ? -almost inaudible

Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 2.55 Description of track: Harry Cox Maids of Australia

Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 8.12 Description of track: Spotted cow

Total duration (min/sec): 38.48

CD 5 of 5

Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 0.15 Description of track: Tape start

Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: ? Rich roast beef and mince pies

Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: ? 26: Boar's head song

Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 0.37 Description of track: ? 27: Bring us in good ale

Track 5: Duration (min/sec): 0.30 Description of track: ? 28: When we hear the fife and drum

Track 6: Duration (min/sec): 0.30 Description of track: ? 29: Black is the colour

Track 7: Duration (min/sec): 0.29 Description of track: ? 30: Bold grenadier (or the nightingale)

Track 8: Duration (min/sec): 0.30 Description of track: ? 31: Bold grenadier (or the nightingale)

Track 9: Duration (min/sec): 0.40 Description of track: ? 32: West Virginia

Track 10: Duration (min/sec): 0.17 Description of track: ? 33: The farmer's cursed wife

Track 11: Duration (min/sec): 0.27 Description of track: ? 34: Gypsum Davy

Track 12: Duration (min/sec): 0.26 Description of track: ? 35: A cuckoo song

Track 13: Duration (min/sec): 0.27 Description of track: ? 36: A sprig of thyme

Track 14: Duration (min/sec): 0.46 Description of track: ? 37: version of the Briary bush or the two brothers

Track 15: Duration (min/sec): 0.32 Description of track: ? 38: Lord Randall

Track 16: Duration (min/sec): 0.39 Description of track: ? 39: The bonny labouring boy

Track 17: Duration (min/sec): 0.49 Description of track: ? 40: The crow on the cradle

Track 18: Duration (min/sec): 0.39 Description of track: ? 41: Time for man go home

Track 19: Duration (min/sec): 0.42 Description of track: ? 42: The waters of Tyne

Track 20: Duration (min/sec): 1.04 Description of track: ? 43: The unfortunate rake

Track 21: Duration (min/sec): 0.58 Description of track: ? 44: St James' hospital

Track 22: Duration (min/sec): 0.59 Description of track: Dave van Ront 45: Gambler's blues

Track 23: Duration (min/sec): 1.16 Description of track: Stan Kelly 46: Colder than clay

Track 24: Duration (min/sec): 0.35 Description of track: ? 47: Fishing song (from Singing the Fishing)

Track 25: Duration (min/sec): 0.29 Description of track: Stanley Carter 48: A Book Song

Track 26: Duration (min/sec): 0.39 Description of track: ? 49: The Balynure ballad (choral version)

Track 27: Duration (min/sec): 0.52 Description of track: ? 50: The Gallowa' hills

Track 33: Duration (min/sec): 0.26 Description of track: ? 57: Bonnie lass come o'er the burn

Track 34: Duration (min/sec): 0.31 Description of track: ? 58: Erin go bragh

Track 35: Duration (min/sec): 0.45 Description of track: ? [59]: There's nae luck aboot the hoose

Track 36: Duration (min/sec): 0.20 Description of track: ? 60: The Laird o'Cockpen

Track 37: Duration (min/sec): 0.32 Description of track: ? 61: The tod

Track 38: Duration (min/sec): 1.19 Description of track: ? 62: Medley of Scottish children's street songs

Track 39: Duration (min/sec): 0.49 Description of track: Ewan MacColl 63: Shoals of herring

Track 40: Duration (min/sec): 0.38 Description of track: ? 64: The plooboy lads

Track 41: Duration (min/sec): 0.29 Description of track: ? 65: Scottish song

Track 42: Duration (min/sec): 0.43 Description of track: ? 66: The green bushes

Track 43: Duration (min/sec): 0.24 Description of track: ? 67: Windy old weather (from Singing the fishing)

Track 44: Duration (min/sec): 1.05 Description of track: ? 68: Rowan tree

Track 45: Duration (min/sec): 0.47 Description of track: ? 69: I drew my ship into a harbour

Track 46: Duration (min/sec): 0.38 Description of track: ? [70]: The bold Fenian man

Track 47: Duration (min/sec): 0.33 Description of track: ? 71: John o'Breedesley

Track 48: Duration (min/sec): 0.32 Description of track: ? 72: Bonnie George Campbell

Track 49: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: ? 73: Frank Rutter

Track 50: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: ? 73 [sic]: The ballad of John Kennedy

Track 51: Duration (min/sec): 0.38 Description of track: ? [75]: Bantry Bay

Track 52: Duration (min/sec): 0.33 Description of track: ? 76: Searching for lambs

Track 53: Duration (min/sec): 0.35 Description of track: ? 77: The tailor and the mouse

Track 54: Duration (min/sec): 0.52 Description of track: ? 78: Poor old horse

Track 55: Duration (min/sec): 0.35 Description of track: ? 79: The false knight on the road

Track 56: Duration (min/sec): 1.07 Description of track: ? 80: The Blantyre explosion

Track 57: Duration (min/sec): 0.43 Description of track: ? 81: William Foxy Fowler

Track 58: Duration (min/sec): 0.48 Description of track: ? 82: The handsome [or female] cabin boy

Track 59: Duration (min/sec): 0.41 Description of track: ? 83: Mary Ann

Track 60: Duration (min/sec): 0.30 Description of track: ? 84: A Berkshire tragedy

Track 61: Duration (min/sec): 1.01 Description of track: ? 85: North Country Fair

Track 62: Duration (min/sec): 2.24 Description of track: Lou Killen 86: The Cropper lads

Track 63: Duration (min/sec): 0.22 Description of track: ? 87: Tae the beggin' I will go

Track 64: Duration (min/sec): 0.54 Description of track: ? 88: Some queer bungle eye

Track 65: Duration (min/sec): 1.12 Description of track: ? 89: Lord Gregory

Track 66: Duration (min/sec): 0.34 Description of track: ? 90: The Donbristle disaster

Track 67: Duration (min/sec): 0.22 Description of track: ? 91: Santiago

Track 68: Duration (min/sec): 0.26 Description of track: ? 92: Go down you murderers

Track 69: Duration (min/sec): 1.03 Description of track: ? 93: Marco Polo

Track 70: Duration (min/sec): 0.41 Description of track: ? 94: A Brummagem bus

Track 71: Duration (min/sec): 0.51 Description of track: ? 95: Bonny Strathyre

Track 72: Duration (min/sec): 0.38 Description of track: ? 96: Maids when you're young (Scottish version)

Track 73: Duration (min/sec): 0.56 Description of track: ? 97: The fairy lullaby

Track 74: Duration (min/sec): 0.28 Description of track: ? 98: Tomorrow I'm going to be married

Track 75: Duration (min/sec): 0.48 Description of track: ? 99: Let her go, farewell she

Track 76: Duration (min/sec): 0.38 Description of track: ? 100: Katy and the saint

Track 77: Duration (min/sec): 0.33 Description of track: ? 101: The tailor's britches

Track 78: Duration (min/sec): 0.46 Description of track: ? 102: Jack was every inch a sailor

Track 79: Duration (min/sec): 7.37 Description of track: ? [103]: Snippets of songs: A long farewell to the old plantation; Were you ever in Quebec?; Johnny was a rover; Two two to carry me; The hill o' Benachie; [talking]; etc.

Total duration (min/sec): 60.32

<span class="wrapper"><p>Transcript of a talk by Ewan MacColl on the subject of Speech and Sound in MS 4000/1/8/9/2/1.</p> <p>Other Critics Group transcriptions in MS 4000/1/8/9.</p> <p>Notes by Charles Parker on the Critics Group meetings can be found in MS 4000/1/8/9/3.</p> <p>Some performances by Critics Group members at the Grey Cock Folk Club in MS 5/3/5/4/</p></span>

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