Songs of Good Company - Revision history

Ian Russell at 18:58, 3 December 2008

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	Two anthologies with sections on drinking songs are ''[[The Singing Island]]'' and ''[[Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland]]'', and ''[[The Voice of the People]]'' has an album on the theme.		Two anthologies with sections on drinking songs are ''[[The Singing Island]]'' and ''[[Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland]]'', and ''[[The Voice of the People]]'' has an album on the theme.


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PeteWood at 09:11, 18 April 2007

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	There are many songs about ~~alcohol~~, ~~most~~ of ~~them about~~ beer, ~~except north~~ of ~~the border where songs about whisky abound~~, ~~and west of Bristol~~, ~~where songs extolling~~ the ~~juice of the apple are to be found~~.		There are many songs about having a good time with friends, usually with a lot of beer in an inn. Many, such as ''Good Ale'', extol the health benefits of alcoholic beverage, whereas others, such as ''Farewell to Whisky'', take the opposite view.



	''A Taste of Ale'' by Roy Palmer, 2000, Green Branch, Lechlade is an excellent collection of songs about beer and ale		''A Taste of Ale'' by Roy Palmer, 2000, Green Branch, Lechlade is an excellent collection of songs about beer and ale
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	~~Collections often use euphemisms, such as "Songs of Good Company" to label this section.~~		Two anthologies with sections on drinking songs are ''[[The Singing Island]]'' and ''[[Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland]]'', and ''[[The Voice of the People]]'' has an album on the theme.

	Two anthologies with sections on drinking songs are: ''[[The Singing Island]]'' and ''[[Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland]]''.

	~~Two collections of sound recordings with drinking songs are:~~ ''[[The Voice of the People]]'' ~~and ''[[The Folk Songs of Britain]]''~~.

PeteWood: Drinking Songs moved to Songs of Good Company: preferred title

2007-04-18T09:06:23Z

Drinking Songs moved to Songs of Good Company: preferred title

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PeteWood: New page: There are many songs about alcohol, most of them about beer, except north of the border where songs about whisky abound, and west of Bristol, where songs extolling the juice of the apple a...

2007-04-12T15:03:43Z

New page: There are many songs about alcohol, most of them about beer, except north of the border where songs about whisky abound, and west of Bristol, where songs extolling the juice of the apple a...

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There are many songs about alcohol, most of them about beer, except north of the border where songs about whisky abound, and west of Bristol, where songs extolling the juice of the apple are to be found.

''A Taste of Ale'' by Roy Palmer, 2000, Green Branch, Lechlade is an excellent collection of songs about beer and ale

and

''The Tale of Ale'' compiled by Vic Gammon, Free Reed Records, is a classic album of song, music and anecdote.

Collections often use euphemisms, such as "Songs of Good Company" to label this section.

Two anthologies with sections on drinking songs are: ''[[The Singing Island]]'' and ''[[Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland]]''.

Two collections of sound recordings with drinking songs are: ''[[The Voice of the People]]'' and ''[[The Folk Songs of Britain]]''.