Alan Lomax - Classic Ballads Of Britain And Ireland Vol. 1 (Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales) (2000)

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Alan Lomax - Classic Ballads Of Britain And Ireland Vol. 1 (Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales) (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 312 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 213 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:17:47
Folk, Field Recording | Label: Rounder Records

Drawn from field recordings made between 1949 and 1969 (gathered now under the umbrella title of Folk Songs of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales), Classic Ballads of Great Britain and Ireland deals with storytelling songs as recorded by Francis James Child in his English and Scottish Popular Ballads (the first uniform attempt at getting these songs onto paper). Time, naturally, brings changes – often dramatic ones when it comes to an oral tradition such as folk song – so this collection is replete with songs varying from Child's versions (even where Child himself recorded numerous variants), sometimes with verses dropped, sometimes with verses added, sometimes both; others have been modified for a particular purpose, some are regional variants, and others have changed little over the years. Others yet are familiar in either lyric or melody but not both – folk song being sometimes a crazy quilt. The notes for this edition acknowledge several collecting and reference sources. This entry in the Alan Lomax collection is a rich collection that bears well with repeated visits – the songs are delivered a capella, in locations ranging from little cottages to packed pubs, with performers ranging from the wonderfully able all the way to the worn and rough (these folk songs were beginning to die away at the time Lomax's team was doing this set of field recordings). Some of the recordings are rough, despite the remastering, but all of them are captivating. A number of the recordings on this set have never been released previously, which makes it all the more interesting a set. Indispensable for any U.K. folk song collection.
Tracklist:
1. Thomas Moran – Strawberry Lane (The Elfin Knight) (02:24)
2. Duncan McPhee & Frank Quinn – The False Knight Upon The Road (02:53)
3. Fred Jordan – The Outlandish Knight (Lady Isabel And THe Elf Knight) (04:43)
4. Henry McGregor – The Douglas Tragedy (Earl Brand) (01:04)
5. John Strachan, Dorothy Fourbister & Ethel Findlater – The Twa Sister (02:31)
6. Jeannie Robertson, Elizabeth Cronin, Thomas Moran, Colm McDonagh, Eirlys Thomas & Eddis Thomas – Lord Randal (03:28)
7. Mary Ellen Connors, Jeannie Robertson, Thomas Moran & Angela Brasil – Edward (05:52)
8. John Stickle – King Orfeo (00:40)
9. Duncan Burke, Cecilia Costello & Thomas Moran – The Cruel Mother (05:17)
10. Cyril Poacher – Broomfield Hill (Broomfield Wager) (04:59)
11. Thomas Moran – Captain Woodburn (Wedderburn's Courtship) (03:09)
12. Lucy Stewart & Nellie McGregor – The Two Brothers (03:40)
13. Willie Mathieson – The King's Daughter (00:50)
14. Thomas Moran & Jeannie Robertson – Lord Bateman (02:10)
15. Jessie Murray – Lord Thomas And Fair Ellen (Lord Thomas And Fair Annet) (02:40)
16. Ethel Findlater – Lord Lovel (03:19)
17. Elizabeth Cronin – Lord Gregory (The Lass Of Roch Royal) (03:57)
18. Jeannie Robertson – Little Musgrave And Lady Barnard (Little Matty Groves) (05:41)
19. Jessie Murray, Fred Jordan, Charlie Wills, May Bennell, Thomas Moran & Phil Tanner – Barbara Allen (05:10)
20. Enos White – George Collins (01:49)
21. George Fosbury – False Lamkin (03:14)
22. Sarah Anne Tuck & Julia Scaddon – The Pricketty Bush (The Maid Freed From The Gallows) (01:46)
23. Albert Beale – The Bailiff's Daughter Of Islington (01:41)
24. Carolyne Hughes – The Famous Flower Of Servantmen (03:27)

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