A. L. Lloyd - Revision history

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	'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.		'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' (29 February, 1908 - 29 September, 1982), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.

	Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.(Edited) There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned. ([[Talk:A._L._Lloyd\|See note]])		Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.(Edited) There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned. ([[Talk:A._L._Lloyd\|See note]])

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	==References==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~


	==External links==		==External links==
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	*Stephen D. Winick, 'A. L. Lloyd and Reynardine: authenticity and authorship in the afterlife of a British broadside ballad', [[Folklore (Journal)\|Folklore]], Dec, 2004 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_3_115/ai_n8694034/pg_1]		*Stephen D. Winick, 'A. L. Lloyd and Reynardine: authenticity and authorship in the afterlife of a British broadside ballad', [[Folklore (Journal)\|Folklore]], Dec, 2004 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_3_115/ai_n8694034/pg_1]
	*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers		*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers
			*[http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/lloyd.htm Mark Gregory, ''A L Lloyd interviewed, 1970: Folk songs, industrial songs, the folk revival and other musics'', Musical Traditions Article MT223]

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	'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.		'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.

	Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.(Edited) There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.		Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.(Edited) There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned. ([[Talk:A._L._Lloyd\|See note]])

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.L._Lloyd Read the rest of this article on Wikipedia]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.L._Lloyd Read the rest of this article on Wikipedia]

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	*E. David Gregory, 'A. L. Lloyd and the English Folk Song Revival, 1934-44', Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, 1997 [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/25/v25art2.html]		*E. David Gregory, 'A. L. Lloyd and the English Folk Song Revival, 1934-44', Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, 1997 [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/25/v25art2.html]
	*E. David Gregory, 'Starting Over: A. L. Lloyd and the Search for a New Folk Music, 1945-49', Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, 1999-2000 [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/27/27_gregory.html]		*E. David Gregory, 'Starting Over: A. L. Lloyd and the Search for a New Folk Music, 1945-49', Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, 1999-2000 [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/27/27_gregory.html]
			*Stephen D. Winick, 'A. L. Lloyd and Reynardine: authenticity and authorship in the afterlife of a British broadside ballad', [[Folklore (Journal)\|Folklore]], Dec, 2004 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_3_115/ai_n8694034/pg_1]
	*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers		*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers

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	'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.		'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.

	Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.<ref>Particularly in the period after World War I, Australia had a policy of recruiting child migrants from the United Kingdom, financially assisted by the British Government’s Empire Settlement legislation. See, for example, the [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4006199 Department of Health website]</ref> There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.~~<ref>Britta Sweers, ''Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music'', Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0195158784</ref>~~		Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.(Edited) There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.

	When he returned to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, in the absence of a permanent job, he pursued his interests in studying folk music and social and economic history, doing much of his research at the British Museum: ~~he is quoted as saying that there is "nothing like unemployment for educating oneself".<ref>Sleeve notes to LP ''First Person'' (Topic 12T118).<~~/ref> In 1937 he signed on board the factory whaling ship the Southern Empress bound for the southern whaling grounds of the Antarctic.<ref>Michael Brocken, ''The British Folk Revival 1944-2002'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, 2003. ~~ISBN 0754632822 p~~.~~26<~~/~~ref>~~		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.L._Lloyd Read the rest of this article on Wikipedia]

	~~During this decade, he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain<ref>Brocken p.25<~~/~~ref> and was strongly influenced by the writings of the Marxist historian,~~ A. L. Morton, particularly his 1938 book ''A People's History Of England''.<ref>Brocken p.26</ref> In 1937, Lloyd's article "The People's own Poetry" was published in the ''Daily Worker'' (now known as the ''The Morning Star'') newspaper.<ref>Brocken p.25</ref>

	In 1938 the BBC hired him to write a radio documentary about seafaring life, and from then on he worked as a journalist and singer. A proponent of communism, Lloyd was staunchly opposed to Adolf Hitler, and, in 1939, he was commissioned by the ~~BBC to produce a series~~ of ~~programmes~~ on ~~the rise of Nazism. Between 1945 and 1950 he was employed as a journalist by ''Picture Post'' magazine but he left the job in an act of solidarity with one of his colleagues.<ref>Brocken p.26</ref>~~

	By the 1950s he had established himself as a professional folklorist—as Colin Harper puts it "in a field of one".<ref>Colin Harper, ""Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival"" Bloomsbury, 2006. ISBN 0-7475-8725-6 pp.26</ref>
	Harper goes on to note that, at a time when the English folk revival was dominated by young people who wore jeans and pullovers, Lloyd was rarely seen in anything other than a suit (and a wide grin). [[Ewan McColl]] ~~is quoted as describing Lloyd (with affection) as "a walking toby jug".<ref>Harper p.26</ref>~~

	In the early 1960s, Lloyd became associated with an enterprise known as "Centre 42" which arose from Resolution 42 of the 1960 Trades Union Congress, concerning the importance of arts in the community. Centre 42 was a touring festival aimed at devolving art and culture from London to the other main working class towns of Britain. It was led by Arnold Wesker, with McColl and Lloyd providing the musical content. Centre 42 was important in bringing a range of folk performers to the public attention: [[Anne Briggs]], the [[Ian Campbell Folk Group]], [[The Spinners]] and [[The Watersons]].<ref>Harper p.103</ref>

	Lloyd recorded many albums of English folk music, most notably several albums of the [[Child Ballads]] with [[Ewan MacColl]]. He also published many books on folk music and related topics, including ''[[The Singing Englishman]]'', ''[[Come All Ye Bold Miners]]'', and ''[[Folk Song in England]]''. He was a founder-member of [[Topic Records]] and remained as their artistic director until his death. He died at his home in Greenwich in 1982.<ref>Lucy Duran, "A. L. Lloyd. A Tribute", published in ''Yearbook for Traditional Music'', Vol. 14, 1982 (1982), pp. xiii-xv</ref>

	~~While Lloyd is most widely known for his work with British folk music, he had a keen interest in the music of Spain, Latin America, and Southeastern Europe.~~

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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 *''Folk Music of Bulgaria'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1964
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 ==Bibliography==

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	'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.		'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.

	Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.<ref>Particularly in the period after World War I, Australia had a policy of recruiting child migrants from the United Kingdom, financially assisted by the British Government’s Empire Settlement legislation. See, for example, the [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4006199 ~~Deopartment~~ of Health website]</ref> There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.<ref>Britta Sweers, ''Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music'', Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0195158784</ref>		Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.<ref>Particularly in the period after World War I, Australia had a policy of recruiting child migrants from the United Kingdom, financially assisted by the British Government’s Empire Settlement legislation. See, for example, the [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4006199 Department of Health website]</ref> There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.<ref>Britta Sweers, ''Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music'', Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0195158784</ref>

	When he returned to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, in the absence of a permanent job, he pursued his interests in studying folk music and social and economic history, doing much of his research at the British Museum: he is quoted as saying that there is "nothing like unemployment for educating oneself".<ref>Sleeve notes to LP ''First Person'' (Topic 12T118).</ref> In 1937 he signed on board the factory whaling ship the Southern Empress bound for the southern whaling grounds of the Antarctic.<ref>Michael Brocken, ''The British Folk Revival 1944-2002'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, 2003. ISBN 0754632822 p.26</ref>		When he returned to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, in the absence of a permanent job, he pursued his interests in studying folk music and social and economic history, doing much of his research at the British Museum: he is quoted as saying that there is "nothing like unemployment for educating oneself".<ref>Sleeve notes to LP ''First Person'' (Topic 12T118).</ref> In 1937 he signed on board the factory whaling ship the Southern Empress bound for the southern whaling grounds of the Antarctic.<ref>Michael Brocken, ''The British Folk Revival 1944-2002'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, 2003. ISBN 0754632822 p.26</ref>

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'''Albert Lancaster Lloyd''' ([[29 February]], [[1908]]- [[29 September]], [[1982]]), usually known as '''A. L. Lloyd''' or '''Bert Lloyd''', was an English folk singer and collector of folk songs, and as such was a key figure in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s.

Lloyd was born in Wandsworth in London, his father was an AA Patrolman and failed smallholder. His mother sang songs around the house and according to Lloyd mimicked the Gipsy singers that she'd heard. By the age of fifteen his mother had died and his father, an ex-soldier, was a semi-invalid, and Lloyd was sent as an assisted migrant to Australia in a scheme organised by the British Legion.<ref>Particularly in the period after World War I, Australia had a policy of recruiting child migrants from the United Kingdom, financially assisted by the British Government’s Empire Settlement legislation. See, for example, the [http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4006199 Deopartment of Health website]</ref> There, he worked on various sheep stations in New South Wales and it was during this time that he began to write down folksongs he learned.<ref>Britta Sweers, ''Electric Folk: The Changing Face of English Traditional Music'', Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0195158784</ref>

When he returned to the United Kingdom in the 1930s, in the absence of a permanent job, he pursued his interests in studying folk music and social and economic history, doing much of his research at the British Museum: he is quoted as saying that there is "nothing like unemployment for educating oneself".<ref>Sleeve notes to LP ''First Person'' (Topic 12T118).</ref> In 1937 he signed on board the factory whaling ship the Southern Empress bound for the southern whaling grounds of the Antarctic.<ref>Michael Brocken, ''The British Folk Revival 1944-2002'', Ashgate Publishing, Ltd, 2003. ISBN 0754632822 p.26</ref>

During this decade, he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain<ref>Brocken p.25</ref> and was strongly influenced by the writings of the Marxist historian, A. L. Morton, particularly his 1938 book ''A People's History Of England''.<ref>Brocken p.26</ref> In 1937, Lloyd's article "The People's own Poetry" was published in the ''Daily Worker'' (now known as the ''The Morning Star'') newspaper.<ref>Brocken p.25</ref>

In 1938 the BBC hired him to write a radio documentary about seafaring life, and from then on he worked as a journalist and singer. A proponent of communism, Lloyd was staunchly opposed to Adolf Hitler, and, in 1939, he was commissioned by the BBC to produce a series of programmes on the rise of Nazism. Between 1945 and 1950 he was employed as a journalist by ''Picture Post'' magazine but he left the job in an act of solidarity with one of his colleagues.<ref>Brocken p.26</ref>

By the 1950s he had established himself as a professional folklorist—as Colin Harper puts it "in a field of one".<ref>{{cite book| last =Harper | first =Colin | title =Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival (2006 edition) | publisher =Bloomsbury | date =2006 | isbn =0-7475-8725-6|pages=p.26}}</ref>
Harper goes on to note that, at a time when the English folk revival was dominated by young people who wore jeans and pullovers, Lloyd was rarely seen in anything other than a suit (and a wide grin). [[Ewan McColl]] is quoted as describing Lloyd (with affection) as "a walking toby jug".<ref>Harper p.26</ref>

In the early 1960s, Lloyd became associated with an enterprise known as "Centre 42" which arose from Resolution 42 of the 1960 Trades Union Congress, concerning the importance of arts in the community. Centre 42 was a touring festival aimed at devolving art and culture from London to the other main working class towns of Britain. It was led by Arnold Wesker, with McColl and Lloyd providing the musical content. Centre 42 was important in bringing a range of folk performers to the public attention: [[Anne Briggs]], the [[Ian Campbell Folk Group]], [[The Spinners]] and [[The Watersons]].<ref>Harper p.103</ref>

Lloyd recorded many albums of English folk music, most notably several albums of the [[Child Ballads]] with [[Ewan MacColl]]. He also published many books on folk music and related topics, including ''[[The Singing Englishman]]'', ''[[Come All Ye Bold Miners]]'', and ''[[Folk Song in England]]''. He was a founder-member of [[Topic Records]] and remained as their artistic director until his death. He died at his home in Greenwich in 1982.<ref>Lucy Duran, "A. L. Lloyd. A Tribute", published in ''Yearbook for Traditional Music'', Vol. 14, 1982 (1982), pp. xiii-xv</ref>

While Lloyd is most widely known for his work with British folk music, he had a keen interest in the music of Spain, Latin America, and Southeastern Europe.

==Discography==
*''English Drinking Songs'', Riverside Records (USA) LP, 1961. CD Reissue: [[Topic Records]]
*''England and Her Folk Songs (A Selection From The Penguin Book)'', with [[Alf Edwards]], Collector Records (UK) 7" EP
*''First Person (Some Of His Favourite Folk Songs)'', [[Topic Records]] LP, 1966
*''The Best Of A.L. Lloyd'', Xtra (UK) LP, 1966.
*''Leviathan'', [[Topic Records]] LP, 1967. CD Reissue: Topic Records

===With Ewan MacColl===
*''The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'' 9 Volumes, Washington albums, 1952
*''Thar She Blows! (Whaling Ballads and Songs)'', Riverside Records (USA) LP
*''English and Scottish Folk Ballads'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964
*''Bold Sportmen All'', Topic Records (UK) 10", 1958. CD reissue: Topic Records
*''Gamblers and Sporting Blades (Songs Of The Ring and the Racecourse)'', Topic records (UK) 7" EP, 1962
*''A Sailor's Garland'', Xtra Records (UK) LP, 1966
*''Blow Boys Blow (Songs of The Sea)'', Tradition Records (USA) LP, 1967. CD Reissue: Tradition, 1996

===Compilations and Contributions===
*''Blow The Man Down'', Topic Records (UK) 7" EP, 1956
*''The Iron Muse (A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music)'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1963
*''Farewell Nancy (Sea Songs and Shanties)'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964
*''The Bird In The Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs)'' , Topic Records (UK) LP, 1966
*''Singing The Fishing - A [[Radio Ballad]]'', Argo Records (UK) LP, 1967
*''The Valiant Sailor (Songs & Ballads of Nelosn's Navy)'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1973
*''Sea Shanties'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1974
*''The Transports ''A Ballad Opera by Peter Bellamy)'', Free Reed (UK) 2LP, 1977
*''Topic Sampler No. 1 - Folk Songs'', Topic Records (UK) LP
*''Topic Sampler No. 2 - Folk Songs'', Topic Records (UK) LP
*''Topic Sampler No. 3 - Men At Work'', Topic Records (UK) LP
*''Topic Sampler No. 6 - A Collection Of Ballads & Broadsides'', Topic Records (UK) LP
*''Topic Sampler No. 7 - Sea Songs & Shanties'', Topic Records (UK) LP

===Recorded and Edited By===
*''Folk Music of Bulgaria'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964
*''The Music of Albania'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1966

==Bibliography==
*A.L. Lloyd & Igor Vinogradoff, ''Shadow of the Swastika'', John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1940.
*A.L. Lloyd, ''The Singing Englishman. An introduction to folksong'', Workers’ Music Association: London, 1944.
*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), '' Corn On The Cob (Popular and Traditional Poetry of the USA)'' , Fore Publications Ltd, 1945.
*A.L. Lloyd, ''Singing Englishmen : A collection of folk-songs specially prepared for a Festival of Britain concert given in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain.'', 1951
*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), ''Coaldust Ballads'' (Part-songs by various composers), London : Workers’ Music Association, 1952
*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), ''Come All Ye Bold Miners (Ballads & Songs of the Coalfield)'', Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1952.
*R. Vaugh Williams and A.L. Lloyd (Editors), ''The Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs'', Penguin Books, 1959.
*A.L. Lloyd, '' The Golden City'', Methuen, 1960.
*A.L. Lloyd, ''[[Folk Song in England]]'', Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1967. Paperback edition: Paladin, 1975.

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/27/27_gregory.html Biography of A. L. Lloyd]
*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers

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	In 1938 the BBC hired him to write a radio documentary about seafaring life, and from then on he worked as a journalist and singer. A proponent of communism, Lloyd was staunchly opposed to Adolf Hitler, and, in 1939, he was commissioned by the BBC to produce a series of programmes on the rise of Nazism. Between 1945 and 1950 he was employed as a journalist by ''Picture Post'' magazine but he left the job in an act of solidarity with one of his colleagues.<ref>Brocken p.26</ref>		In 1938 the BBC hired him to write a radio documentary about seafaring life, and from then on he worked as a journalist and singer. A proponent of communism, Lloyd was staunchly opposed to Adolf Hitler, and, in 1939, he was commissioned by the BBC to produce a series of programmes on the rise of Nazism. Between 1945 and 1950 he was employed as a journalist by ''Picture Post'' magazine but he left the job in an act of solidarity with one of his colleagues.<ref>Brocken p.26</ref>

	By the 1950s he had established himself as a professional folklorist—as Colin Harper puts it "in a field of one".<ref>~~{{cite book\| last =~~Harper ~~\| first =Colin \| title =~~Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival ~~(2006 edition) \| publisher =~~Bloomsbury ~~\| date =~~2006 ~~\| isbn =~~0-7475-8725-6~~\|pages=p~~.26}}</ref>		By the 1950s he had established himself as a professional folklorist—as Colin Harper puts it "in a field of one".<ref>Colin Harper, ""Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival"" Bloomsbury, 2006. ISBN 0-7475-8725-6 pp.26</ref>
	Harper goes on to note that, at a time when the English folk revival was dominated by young people who wore jeans and pullovers, Lloyd was rarely seen in anything other than a suit (and a wide grin). [[Ewan McColl]] is quoted as describing Lloyd (with affection) as "a walking toby jug".<ref>Harper p.26</ref>		Harper goes on to note that, at a time when the English folk revival was dominated by young people who wore jeans and pullovers, Lloyd was rarely seen in anything other than a suit (and a wide grin). [[Ewan McColl]] is quoted as describing Lloyd (with affection) as "a walking toby jug".<ref>Harper p.26</ref>

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	*''First Person (Some Of His Favourite Folk Songs)'', [[Topic Records]] LP, 1966		*''First Person (Some Of His Favourite Folk Songs)'', [[Topic Records]] LP, 1966
	*''The Best Of A.L. Lloyd'', Xtra (UK) LP, 1966.		*''The Best Of A.L. Lloyd'', Xtra (UK) LP, 1966.
	*''Leviathan'', [[Topic Records]] LP, 1967. CD Reissue: Topic Records		*''Leviathan'', [[Topic Records]] LP, 1967. CD Reissue: [[Topic Records]]

	===With Ewan MacColl===		===With Ewan MacColl===
	*''The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'' 9 Volumes, Washington albums, 1952		*''The English and Scottish Popular Ballads'' 9 Volumes, Washington albums, 1952
	*''Thar She Blows! (Whaling Ballads and Songs)'', Riverside Records (USA) LP		*''Thar She Blows! (Whaling Ballads and Songs)'', Riverside Records (USA) LP
	*''English and Scottish Folk Ballads'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964		*''English and Scottish Folk Ballads'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1964
	*''Bold Sportmen All'', Topic Records (UK) 10", 1958. CD reissue: Topic Records		*''Bold Sportmen All'', [[Topic Records]](UK) 10", 1958. CD reissue: [[Topic Records]]
	*''Gamblers and Sporting Blades (Songs Of The Ring and the Racecourse)'', Topic ~~records~~ (UK) 7" EP, 1962		*''Gamblers and Sporting Blades (Songs Of The Ring and the Racecourse)'', [[Topic Records]](UK) 7" EP, 1962
	*''A Sailor's Garland'', Xtra Records (UK) LP, 1966		*''A Sailor's Garland'', Xtra Records (UK) LP, 1966
	*''Blow Boys Blow (Songs of The Sea)'', Tradition Records (USA) LP, 1967. CD Reissue: Tradition, 1996		*''Blow Boys Blow (Songs of The Sea)'', Tradition Records (USA) LP, 1967. CD Reissue: Tradition, 1996

	===Compilations and Contributions===		===Compilations and Contributions===
	*''Blow The Man Down'', Topic Records (UK) 7" EP, 1956		*''Blow The Man Down'', [[Topic Records]] (UK) 7" EP, 1956
	*''The Iron Muse (A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music)'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1963		*''The Iron Muse (A Panorama of Industrial Folk Music)'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1963
	*''Farewell Nancy (Sea Songs and Shanties)'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964		*''Farewell Nancy (Sea Songs and Shanties)'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1964
	*''The Bird In The Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs)'' , Topic Records (UK) LP, 1966		*''The Bird In The Bush (Traditional Erotic Songs)'' , [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1966
	*''Singing The Fishing - A [[Radio Ballad]]'', Argo Records (UK) LP, 1967		*''Singing The Fishing - A [[Radio Ballads\|Radio Ballad]]'', Argo Records (UK) LP, 1967
	*''The Valiant Sailor (Songs & Ballads of Nelosn's Navy)'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1973		*''The Valiant Sailor (Songs & Ballads of Nelosn's Navy)'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1973
	*''Sea Shanties'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1974		*''Sea Shanties'', [[Topic Records]] (UK) LP, 1974
	*''The Transports ''A Ballad Opera by Peter Bellamy)'', Free Reed (UK) 2LP, 1977		*''The Transports ''A Ballad Opera by Peter Bellamy)'', [[Free Reed]] (UK) 2LP, 1977
	*''Topic Sampler No. 1 - Folk Songs'', Topic Records (UK) LP		*''Topic Sampler No. 1 - Folk Songs'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP
	*''Topic Sampler No. 2 - Folk Songs'', Topic Records (UK) LP		*''Topic Sampler No. 2 - Folk Songs'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP
	*''Topic Sampler No. 3 - Men At Work'', Topic Records (UK) LP		*''Topic Sampler No. 3 - Men At Work'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP
	*''Topic Sampler No. 6 - A Collection Of Ballads & Broadsides'', Topic Records (UK) LP		*''Topic Sampler No. 6 - A Collection Of Ballads & Broadsides'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP
	*''Topic Sampler No. 7 - Sea Songs & Shanties'', Topic Records (UK) LP		*''Topic Sampler No. 7 - Sea Songs & Shanties'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP

	===Recorded and Edited By===		===Recorded and Edited By===
	*''Folk Music of Bulgaria'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1964		*''Folk Music of Bulgaria'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1964
	*''The Music of Albania'', Topic Records (UK) LP, 1966		*''The Music of Albania'', [[Topic Records]](UK) LP, 1966

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	*A.L. Lloyd & Igor Vinogradoff, ''Shadow of the Swastika'', John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1940.		*A.L. Lloyd & Igor Vinogradoff, ''Shadow of the Swastika'', John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1940.
	*A.L. Lloyd, ''The Singing Englishman. An introduction to folksong'', Workers’ Music Association: London, 1944.		*A.L. Lloyd, ''[[Singing Englishman, The\|The Singing Englishman. An introduction to folksong]]'', Workers’ Music Association: London, 1944.
	*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), '' Corn On The Cob (Popular and Traditional Poetry of the USA)'' , Fore Publications Ltd, 1945.		*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), '' Corn On The Cob (Popular and Traditional Poetry of the USA)'' , Fore Publications Ltd, 1945.
	*A.L. Lloyd, ''Singing Englishmen : A collection of folk-songs specially prepared for a Festival of Britain concert given in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain.'', 1951		*A.L. Lloyd, ''Singing Englishmen : A collection of folk-songs specially prepared for a Festival of Britain concert given in association with the Arts Council of Great Britain.'', 1951
	*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), ''Coaldust Ballads'' (Part-songs by various composers), London : Workers’ Music Association, 1952		*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), ''Coaldust Ballads'' (Part-songs by various composers), London : Workers’ Music Association, 1952
	*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), ''Come All Ye Bold Miners (Ballads & Songs of the Coalfield)'', Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1952.		*A.L. Lloyd (Compiler), ''[[Come All Ye Bold Miners]] (Ballads & Songs of the Coalfield)'', Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1952.
	*R. ~~Vaugh~~ Williams and A.L. Lloyd (Editors), ''The Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs'', Penguin Books, 1959.		*[[Ralph Vaughan Williams\|R. Vaughan Williams]] and A.L. Lloyd (Editors), ''The [[Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs]]'', Penguin Books, 1959.
	*A.L. Lloyd, '' The Golden City'', Methuen, 1960.		*A.L. Lloyd, '' The Golden City'', Methuen, 1960.
	*A.L. Lloyd, ''[[Folk Song in England]]'', Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1967. Paperback edition: Paladin, 1975.		*A.L. Lloyd, ''[[Folk Song in England]]'', Lawrence & Wishart Ltd, 1967. Paperback edition: Paladin, 1975.
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/27/~~27_gregory~~.html ~~Biography of~~ A. L. Lloyd]		*Vic Gammon, ‘Lloyd, Albert Lancaster (1908–1982)’, [[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]], Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/50988]
			*E. David Gregory, 'A. L. Lloyd and the English Folk Song Revival, 1934-44', Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, 1997 [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/25/v25art2.html]
			*E. David Gregory, 'Starting Over: A. L. Lloyd and the Search for a New Folk Music, 1945-49', Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, 1999-2000 [http://cjtm.icaap.org/content/27/27_gregory.html]
	*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers		*[http://libweb.gold.ac.uk/collections/speccoll.php#llo The A. L. Lloyd Collection] - Lloyd's library and papers