First I'm going to sing you a ditty : [rural fun & frolics].

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:London : Topic, 1998.
Description:1 sound disc (78 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:English
Series:The voice of the people ; v. 7
Voice of the people (London, England) ; vol. 7.
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Format: CD Audio Music recording
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5040306
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Other authors / contributors:Hall, Reg.
Notes:Subtitle from container insert.
Series subtitle: The traditional music of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Field recordings (mostly) made between 1928 and the mid-1980s, chiefly from the archives of Topic Records.
Production by Tony Engle and Reg Hall; compilation, research and notes by Reg Hall.
Compact disc.
Notes on the series and the performers, recording information, and words of the songs printed as text (63 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Various performers.
Publisher's no.:TSCD657 Topic
Table of Contents:
  • Herrings' heads (Johnny Doughty)
  • Burke's engine (Tommy McGrath)
  • Untitled schottische (Scan Tester, concertina)
  • You canna put it on to Sandy (Jimmy McBeath)
  • Ladybower's/The sister (Rose Murphy, fiddle)
  • Three sons of rogues (Pop Maynard)
  • Young Bob Ridley (Mary Ann Carolan)
  • Uncle George's hornpipe/Tommy Roberts' hornpipe (Bob Cann, melodeon)
  • The ball o'Kerriemeer (John MacDonald)
  • Widdlecombe Fair (Tom Brown)
  • Oh, the Hampshires do like Duff (Sam Bond, mouth organ)
  • A nice piece of Irish pig's head (Maurice)
  • Glendarel Highlanders/Kenmure's on and awa'/ Lovat scouts/ Monymusk (Willie Kemp ; Curly McKay, accordion)
  • Clinking o'er the lea (Maggy Murphy)
  • The Derby ram (Sid Steer)
  • Old King Cole (Martin Gorman)
  • Live performance : Banbury Bill (Bampton Morris ; Jinky Wells)
  • Down the road (Fred Jordan)
  • The rosin box (John Reilly)
  • The stack of barley (Ellen O'Dwyer, concertina)
  • Most beautiful leg of the mallard (Henry Mitchelmore)
  • The keyhole in the door (Jim Wilson)
  • The blue meadow (Paddy Breen)
  • The Varsoviana (Ned Pearson)
  • The old sow (Albert Richardson)
  • The codfish (Nora Cleary)
  • Stirling militia/Ruthven House/Fairy dance (Will Powrie, accordion ; Ian Powrie, fiddle)
  • Up to the rigs of London.
  • Town (Charlie Wills)
  • The pigeon on the gate (Jim Donaghue, tin-whistle ; Seamus Donaghue, tambourine).