Soldiers' Songs

Soldier's songs, songs about the army, or war are commonly concerned with recruiting parties, (for willing or unwilling recruits), such as The White Cockade or Twa Recruiting Sergeants; the girls left behind, like The Trooper and the Maid or The Manchester Angel; great battle stories like Bold General Wolfe or The Plains of Waterloo; hardships such as The Kerry Recruit or The deserter; and death, such as Young Jamie Foyers or The battle of Alma

• Sections on soldiers' songs are to be found in The Singing Island and The Folk Songs of Britain

• The Cruel Wars, Karl Dallas, 1967, Wolfe is a monograph on soldiers' songs,

as is the much older

• Barrack Room Ballads by Rudyard Kipling

• Songs and Music of the Redcoats by Lewis Winstock - Leo Cooper (London) 1970 - was a well researched book dealing with soldiers songs from 1642 to 1902. It was musically illustrated with a Decca released vinyl record also called Songs and Music of the Redcoats