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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;The Singing Island&#039;&#039;,by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, published in 1960 by Mills Books, is an anthology of folk songs arranged by theme, and with the music. A great favourite in the ea...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;The Singing Island&#039;&#039;,by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, published in 1960 by Mills Books, is an anthology of folk songs arranged by theme, and with the music. A great favourite in the early folk revival, it has mostly traditional songs, with a few contemporary ones written in traditiional style. <br /> <br /> The themes, which are self-explanatory, are: <br /> <br /> * Children<br /> <br /> * When you go a-courting<br /> <br /> * Men at work<br /> <br /> * On the road<br /> <br /> * Singing sailors<br /> <br /> * Barrack-room ballads<br /> <br /> * Rovin&#039; boys and flash girls<br /> <br /> * Historical songs<br /> <br /> * Fill up your glass! <br /> <br /> <br /> Other publications putting songs into themed sections include [[Folk Songs of Britain and Ireland]], and the two collections of sound recordings, [[The Folk Songs of Britain]], and [[The Voice of the People]].</div>

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