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'''The Folk Songs of Britain''' | '''The Folk Songs of Britain''' | ||
| − | A Ten Volume Series of sound recordings, compiled by Peter Kennedy and Alan Lomax, assisted by Shirley Collins. | + | A Ten Volume Series of sound recordings, compiled by [[Peter Kennedy]] and [[Alan Lomax]], assisted by [[Shirley Collins]]. |
| − | Originally published in America on Caedmon Records, 1961 onwards, and later in the UK on Topic Topic | + | Originally published in America on Caedmon Records, 1961 onwards, and later in the UK on [[Topic Records|Topic]] in 1968. |
| − | The songs were collected from | + | The songs were collected from traditional singers all over the British Isles by the editors mainly in England, and by [[Hamish Henderson]] in Scotland, and [[Seamus Ennis]] and [[Sean O'Boyle]] in Ireland. The series helped provide the repertoire and singing styles not only of luminaries like [[Ewan MacColl]] and [[Bert Lloyd]], but those hundreds who came to the revival from the late 1950s onwards. Unfortunately it is now difficult to obtain - although expanded versions of some of the original LPs were released on CD by [[Rounder]] in 2000 - and the series has been somewhat overshadowed by the later collection [[The Voice of the People]]. |
The 10 LPs in the series are: | The 10 LPs in the series are: | ||
| − | * Volume 1 Courtship | + | * Volume 1 [[Songs of Courtship (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Songs of Courtship]] |
| − | * Volume 2 Seduction | + | * Volume 2 [[Songs of Seduction (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Songs of Seduction]] |
| − | * Volume 3 Jack of all trades | + | * Volume 3 [[Jack of all trades (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Jack of all trades]] |
| − | * Volume 4 The Child Ballads 1 | + | * Volume 4 [[The Child Ballads 1 (The Folk Songs of Britain)|The Child Ballads 1]] |
| − | * Volume 5 The Child Ballads 2 | + | * Volume 5 [[The Child Ballads 2 (The Folk Songs of Britain)|The Child Ballads 2]] |
| − | * Volume 6 Sailormen | + | * Volume 6 [[Sailormen and Serving Maids (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Sailormen and Serving Maids]] |
| − | * Volume 7 Fair Game | + | * Volume 7 [[Fair Game and Foul (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Fair Game and Foul]] |
| − | * Volume 8 A Soldier's Life for me | + | * Volume 8 [[A Soldier's Life for me (The Folk Songs of Britain)|A Soldier's Life for me]] |
| − | * Volume 9 Songs of Ceremony | + | * Volume 9 [[Songs of Ceremony (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Songs of Ceremony]] |
| − | * Volume 10 Animal Songs | + | * Volume 10 [[Animal Songs (The Folk Songs of Britain)|Animal Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 19:56, 17 April 2007
The Folk Songs of Britain
A Ten Volume Series of sound recordings, compiled by Peter Kennedy and Alan Lomax, assisted by Shirley Collins.
Originally published in America on Caedmon Records, 1961 onwards, and later in the UK on Topic in 1968.
The songs were collected from traditional singers all over the British Isles by the editors mainly in England, and by Hamish Henderson in Scotland, and Seamus Ennis and Sean O'Boyle in Ireland. The series helped provide the repertoire and singing styles not only of luminaries like Ewan MacColl and Bert Lloyd, but those hundreds who came to the revival from the late 1950s onwards. Unfortunately it is now difficult to obtain - although expanded versions of some of the original LPs were released on CD by Rounder in 2000 - and the series has been somewhat overshadowed by the later collection The Voice of the People.
The 10 LPs in the series are:
- Volume 1 Songs of Courtship
- Volume 2 Songs of Seduction
- Volume 3 Jack of all trades
- Volume 4 The Child Ballads 1
- Volume 5 The Child Ballads 2
- Volume 6 Sailormen and Serving Maids
- Volume 7 Fair Game and Foul
- Volume 8 A Soldier's Life for me
- Volume 9 Songs of Ceremony
- Volume 10 Animal Songs