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The song carriers : A series of 10 programmes based on the traditional singers and song of Great Britain and Ireland / written and narrated by Ewan MacColl.

Contributor(s): Material type: MusicMusicPublication details: 2005.Description: 10 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):
Contents:
Programme 1: 1. Azerbajan bard in Persia -- 2. [comments] -- 3. Spanish singer -- 4. [comments] -- 5. Syrian singer -- 6. [comments] -- 7. Strawberry Fair -- 8. [comments] -- 9.-12. Comparison of style -- 13. Traveller sings Barbara Allen -- 14. Intro -- 15. Cecilia Costello: Cruel Mother -- 16. MacColl Intro -- 17. Harry Cox: Barley Straw -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Belle Stewart, with Sheila and Cathie: the Overgate -- 20. [comments] -- 21. Paddy Tunney: Green Fields of Canada -- 22. Intro -- 23. Charlie Wills: Upon a Market Day (Derby Ram) -- Programme 2 Group Singing: 1 Women of Barra: Waulking Songs -- 2. [comments] -- 3. Gonds of India -- 4. [comments] -- 5. Women of Barra: Hey Manthu -- 6. [comments] -- 7. Copper Family: Banks of Sweet Primroses -- 8. [comments] -- 9. Ned Adams: Bold Princess Royal -- 10. [comments] -- 11. Maggie McPhee: Gin I were where the Gaudie Rins at the back of Benachie [with cantarach] -- 12 [comments] -- 13. Sam Larner: Butter Cheese and All -- 14. [comments] -- 15. Queen Carolyne Hughes: Night after Night Love (The Cuckoo) -- 16. [comments] -- 17. Intro -- 18. Clarence Ashley: the Cuckoo Bird -- 19. [comments] -- 20. Peggy Seeger: the Cuckoo -- 21. [comments] -- 22. Joe Heaney, discussion with MacColl and Seeger -- 23. [comments] -- 24. Joe Heaney: Bonny Boy is Young, Trees they do Grow High: Programme 3 Mouth Music: 1. Medley of Mouth Music -- 2. [comments] -- 3. Scots puirt a beul -- 4. Talk -- 5. Carolyne Hughes -Diddling -- 6. Talk about Travellers' liltng -- 7. Paddy Doran lilting -- 8. [comments] -- 9. Paddy Tunney: lilting -- 10. Intro -- 11. Belle Stewart: lilting -- 12. [comments] -- 13. Mary Morrison: cantarach 14. [comments] -- 15. Maggie McDonagh -Drinaun Donn, The Blackthorn -- 16. [comments] -- 17. Mary Reynolds: My Darling Sleeps in England -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Hannah Short: There is a Tavern in the Town, (A Grief, A Grief) -- 20. Intro -- 21. Phil Tanner: Banks of Sweet Primroses -- 22. [comments] -- 23. Frankie Armstrong: Banks of Sweet Primroses -- 24. Talk -- 25. Sheila MacGregor: Andrew Lammie -- Programme 4 Comic Songs: 1. Jack Elliott: Three Jovial Welshmen -- 2. Talk -- 3. Lesley Baines, Norfolk: Black White Yellow and Green -- 4. Talk -- 5. Jeannie Robertson: Cuckoo's Nest -- 6. Talk -- 7. Red Herring, Herrin's Head -- 8. [comments] -- 9. Thomas Moran, Leitrim: Brian O'Lynn -- 10. Talk -- 11. Jock McGrath, Stoutest Man of the Forty Twa -- 12. Talk -- 13. West Country bumpkin song -- 14.-15. Aunt Fannie Rumble and Albert Collins, Shrewton, Wiltshire: What Shall I wear to the Wedding John? -- 16. Intro -- 17. Mountaineer's Courtship -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Mary Murphy, Draperstown, Co. Derry: Wee Far Down -- 20. Talk -- 21. Thomas Moran: Boat that Brought Me Over -- 22. [comments] -- 23. Maggie Chambers and sister, Fermanagh: Gaberlunzie Man, Auld Beggarman -- Programme 5 Songs of Seasonal Rituals and Ceremonies: 1. Wassail, Malpas, Cornwall, 1956 -- 2. [comments] -- 3 William Partridge, Cinderford, Gloucestershire: Cherry Tree Carol -- 4. Talk -- 5. Harry and Walter S[?], Ash Prior, Somerset: Lily White Pin, Apples, capfuls -- 6. Talk -- 7. Peter Jones, Ross, Herefordshire: Holly and the Ivy -- 8. Talk -- 9. Emily Bishop, Bromesberrow Heath, Herefordshire: Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand -- 10. Talk -- 11. Matthew Hollins [?], Congleton, Cheshire: Souling Song -- 12. Talk -- 13. Jack Elliott: Where are you Going? says Billy to Bob, Cutty Wren -- 14. Talk -- 15. In Praise of Puck Fair -- 16. Talk -- 17 Phil Tanner, Gower: Wassail Song -- Programme 6 Ornamentation: 1. Intro -- 2. Talk -- 3. Bob Copper: Spotted Cow -- 4. [comments] -- 5. John Taylor (sic): Brigg Fair, (1944) -- 6. Intro -- 7. Isla Cameron: Brigg Fair -- 8. Talk -- 9. Jessie Murray the Boatie Rows -- 10. [comments] -- 11. [uncredited, Mary Doran ?] Blackwaterside -- 12. [comments] -- 13. [uncredited singer]: Lakes of Coolfin -- 14. Intro -- 15. Sandra Kerr: A Blacksmith Courted Me -- 16. [comments] -- 17. Robert Cinnamond: Napoleon Bonaparte -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Elizabeth Cronin: How Can I live on the Top of a Mountain? -- 20. Intro -- 21. Paddy Tunney: Mountain Streams Where the Moorcocks Crow -- 19. Belle Stewart, with Sheila and Cathie: the Overgate -- 20. [comments] -- 21. Paddy Tunney: Green Fields of Canada -- 22. Intro -- 23. Wills: Upon a Market Day (Derby Ram) -- Programme 7 the Folk Process. How Songs Change Over Time: 1. Cuddy Alone [uncredited singer] -- 2. Provenance of Frog and the Mouse -- 3. Thomas Moran: Kitty Alone -- 4. Link -- 5. Cecilia Costello, (1954) Frog that lived in Well -- 6. Link -- 7. American Version -Kitty Kitty Kymie o -- 8. Intro -- 9. Gordon McCullough: Marrowbones -- 10. Talk -- 11. Peggy Seeger: Marrowbones -- 12. Link -- 13. Frank Hewitt, Maple Durwell, Hampshire: Prickle Holly Bush -- 14-15. Peggy Seeger: Maid Freed from the Gallows -- 16. Intro -- 17. Harry Cox: Sailor Cut Down in his Prime -- 18. Link 19. [uncredited singer] Streets of Laredo -- 20. [comments] -- 21. Mary Doran: When I was On Horseback -- 22. Link -- 23 Halle Wood: Poor Cowboy Cut Down in My Prime -- Programme 8 the Sea Shanty and Songs about Work: 1. Shanty, Paddy Doyle [uncredited] -- 2. Intro, Gaelic song from Lerwick, talk after -- 3. Bob and James Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex: Two Brethren -- 4. Talk -- 5. John Strachan: the Ploughboy Lad -- 6. Talk -- 7. Togo Crawford, Galloway: Feeing Time -- 8. Intro -- 9. Taragh Market, Frank Steele, Banffshire -- 10. Talk -- 11. Threshing Machine, James Copper, Rottingdean -- 12. Talk -- 13. John McLaverty: Doffing Mistress -- 14. Talk -- 15. Sarah Makem, Armagh: Factory Girl -- 16. Talk -- 17. John McLaverty: Hot Asphalt -- 18. Talk -- 19. Victor "Turp" Brown of Cheriton, Hampshire: Six Jolly Miners -- 20. Pete Elliott, Co. Durham, Birtley: Collier's Rant -- Programme 9 Folk Song Themes: 1. Joe Heaney [not credited]: Morrissey and the Russian Sailor -- 2. Talk -- 3. Harry Cox, Catfield, Norfolk: Seventeen come Sunday -- 4. Talk -- 5. Frank Steele, Banff: Ythanside: 6. Intro -- 7. Brigid Tunney, Co. Fermanagh: Wee Weaver -- 8. Talk -- 9. Charles Gillies, Angus: Plantains [?] o' Loch Lero [?] -- 10. Intro -- 11. Michael Gallagher, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh: Keach in the Creel -- 12. Talk -- 13. Colm Keane, Connemara: Rocks of Baun -- 14. Talk -- 15. Mrs. Smith, Tarrington, Herefordshire: the Holy Well -- 16. Talk -- 17. Harry Cox, Norfolk: in Newlyn Town (Wild and Wicked Youth) -- 18. Intro -- 19. Jack Endicott, Chagford, Devon -Tyburn, Tedburn Hill (Sam Hall) -- 20. Talk -- 21. Michael Gallagher: the Devil and Bailiff McGlynn -- Programme 10:[traditional singing in 1965]: 1. Maggie McDonagh, Fenish Island, Connemara: Herding Song in Irish -- 2. Talk -- 3. Harry Cox, Catfield, Norfolk: Foggy Dew -- 4. Intro -- 5. Belle Stewart, Alyth, Perthshire: Banks of Red Roses -- 6. Intro -- 7. Cathie Stewart: lullaby in cant -- 8. Talk -- 9. Paddy Doran, Belfast: Seven Yellow, Little Gypsies -- 10. Intro -- 11. Phil Tanner, Gower: Young Roger Esquire -- 12. Intro -- 13. Jessie Murray, Fraserburgh: Jimmie Raeburn -- 14. Intro -- 15. Queen Carolyne Hughes, Barbary Allen -- 16. Intro -- 17. Brigid McDonagh, Fenish Island, Connemara: Banks of White Rock -- 18. Intro -- 19. Colm Keane: P Stands for Paddy I Suppose -- 20. Intro -- 21. Bob and Ron Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex: Here's Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy -- 22. Intro -- 23. Brigid Tunney, Fermanagh: As I Roved Out -- 24. Summing up.
Based on twelve half-hour programmes of Scots, Irish and
Summary: Based on twelve half-hour programmes of Scots, Irish and English traditional song. Devised by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, produced by Charles Parker. CDs produced by Bob Blair from original BBC radio programmes broadcast January to April 1965.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Class number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode
Sound Recordings Sound Recordings VWML Gift Storage SCD 2516 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only SR08387
Sound Recordings Sound Recordings VWML Storage SCD 1150 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Reference only SR04966

Compact discs, in a DVD case.

Not commercially available.

The tracklists are printed out and available in CDA folder in library.

Programme 1: 1. Azerbajan bard in Persia -- 2. [comments] -- 3. Spanish singer -- 4. [comments] -- 5. Syrian singer -- 6. [comments] -- 7. Strawberry Fair -- 8. [comments] -- 9.-12. Comparison of style -- 13. Traveller sings Barbara Allen -- 14. Intro -- 15. Cecilia Costello: Cruel Mother -- 16. MacColl Intro -- 17. Harry Cox: Barley Straw -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Belle Stewart, with Sheila and Cathie: the Overgate -- 20. [comments] -- 21. Paddy Tunney: Green Fields of Canada -- 22. Intro -- 23. Charlie Wills: Upon a Market Day (Derby Ram) -- Programme 2 Group Singing: 1 Women of Barra: Waulking Songs -- 2. [comments] -- 3. Gonds of India -- 4. [comments] -- 5. Women of Barra: Hey Manthu -- 6. [comments] -- 7. Copper Family: Banks of Sweet Primroses -- 8. [comments] -- 9. Ned Adams: Bold Princess Royal -- 10. [comments] -- 11. Maggie McPhee: Gin I were where the Gaudie Rins at the back of Benachie [with cantarach] -- 12 [comments] -- 13. Sam Larner: Butter Cheese and All -- 14. [comments] -- 15. Queen Carolyne Hughes: Night after Night Love (The Cuckoo) -- 16. [comments] -- 17. Intro -- 18. Clarence Ashley: the Cuckoo Bird -- 19. [comments] -- 20. Peggy Seeger: the Cuckoo -- 21. [comments] -- 22. Joe Heaney, discussion with MacColl and Seeger -- 23. [comments] -- 24. Joe Heaney: Bonny Boy is Young, Trees they do Grow High: Programme 3 Mouth Music: 1. Medley of Mouth Music -- 2. [comments] -- 3. Scots puirt a beul -- 4. Talk -- 5. Carolyne Hughes -Diddling -- 6. Talk about Travellers' liltng -- 7. Paddy Doran lilting -- 8. [comments] -- 9. Paddy Tunney: lilting -- 10. Intro -- 11. Belle Stewart: lilting -- 12. [comments] -- 13. Mary Morrison: cantarach 14. [comments] -- 15. Maggie McDonagh -Drinaun Donn, The Blackthorn -- 16. [comments] -- 17. Mary Reynolds: My Darling Sleeps in England -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Hannah Short: There is a Tavern in the Town, (A Grief, A Grief) -- 20. Intro -- 21. Phil Tanner: Banks of Sweet Primroses -- 22. [comments] -- 23. Frankie Armstrong: Banks of Sweet Primroses -- 24. Talk -- 25. Sheila MacGregor: Andrew Lammie -- Programme 4 Comic Songs: 1. Jack Elliott: Three Jovial Welshmen -- 2. Talk -- 3. Lesley Baines, Norfolk: Black White Yellow and Green -- 4. Talk -- 5. Jeannie Robertson: Cuckoo's Nest -- 6. Talk -- 7. Red Herring, Herrin's Head -- 8. [comments] -- 9. Thomas Moran, Leitrim: Brian O'Lynn -- 10. Talk -- 11. Jock McGrath, Stoutest Man of the Forty Twa -- 12. Talk -- 13. West Country bumpkin song -- 14.-15. Aunt Fannie Rumble and Albert Collins, Shrewton, Wiltshire: What Shall I wear to the Wedding John? -- 16. Intro -- 17. Mountaineer's Courtship -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Mary Murphy, Draperstown, Co. Derry: Wee Far Down -- 20. Talk -- 21. Thomas Moran: Boat that Brought Me Over -- 22. [comments] -- 23. Maggie Chambers and sister, Fermanagh: Gaberlunzie Man, Auld Beggarman -- Programme 5 Songs of Seasonal Rituals and Ceremonies: 1. Wassail, Malpas, Cornwall, 1956 -- 2. [comments] -- 3 William Partridge, Cinderford, Gloucestershire: Cherry Tree Carol -- 4. Talk -- 5. Harry and Walter S[?], Ash Prior, Somerset: Lily White Pin, Apples, capfuls -- 6. Talk -- 7. Peter Jones, Ross, Herefordshire: Holly and the Ivy -- 8. Talk -- 9. Emily Bishop, Bromesberrow Heath, Herefordshire: Christmas is Now Drawing Near at Hand -- 10. Talk -- 11. Matthew Hollins [?], Congleton, Cheshire: Souling Song -- 12. Talk -- 13. Jack Elliott: Where are you Going? says Billy to Bob, Cutty Wren -- 14. Talk -- 15. In Praise of Puck Fair -- 16. Talk -- 17 Phil Tanner, Gower: Wassail Song -- Programme 6 Ornamentation: 1. Intro -- 2. Talk -- 3. Bob Copper: Spotted Cow -- 4. [comments] -- 5. John Taylor (sic): Brigg Fair, (1944) -- 6. Intro -- 7. Isla Cameron: Brigg Fair -- 8. Talk -- 9. Jessie Murray the Boatie Rows -- 10. [comments] -- 11. [uncredited, Mary Doran ?] Blackwaterside -- 12. [comments] -- 13. [uncredited singer]: Lakes of Coolfin -- 14. Intro -- 15. Sandra Kerr: A Blacksmith Courted Me -- 16. [comments] -- 17. Robert Cinnamond: Napoleon Bonaparte -- 18. [comments] -- 19. Elizabeth Cronin: How Can I live on the Top of a Mountain? -- 20. Intro -- 21. Paddy Tunney: Mountain Streams Where the Moorcocks Crow -- 19. Belle Stewart, with Sheila and Cathie: the Overgate -- 20. [comments] -- 21. Paddy Tunney: Green Fields of Canada -- 22. Intro -- 23. Wills: Upon a Market Day (Derby Ram) -- Programme 7 the Folk Process. How Songs Change Over Time: 1. Cuddy Alone [uncredited singer] -- 2. Provenance of Frog and the Mouse -- 3. Thomas Moran: Kitty Alone -- 4. Link -- 5. Cecilia Costello, (1954) Frog that lived in Well -- 6. Link -- 7. American Version -Kitty Kitty Kymie o -- 8. Intro -- 9. Gordon McCullough: Marrowbones -- 10. Talk -- 11. Peggy Seeger: Marrowbones -- 12. Link -- 13. Frank Hewitt, Maple Durwell, Hampshire: Prickle Holly Bush -- 14-15. Peggy Seeger: Maid Freed from the Gallows -- 16. Intro -- 17. Harry Cox: Sailor Cut Down in his Prime -- 18. Link 19. [uncredited singer] Streets of Laredo -- 20. [comments] -- 21. Mary Doran: When I was On Horseback -- 22. Link -- 23 Halle Wood: Poor Cowboy Cut Down in My Prime -- Programme 8 the Sea Shanty and Songs about Work: 1. Shanty, Paddy Doyle [uncredited] -- 2. Intro, Gaelic song from Lerwick, talk after -- 3. Bob and James Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex: Two Brethren -- 4. Talk -- 5. John Strachan: the Ploughboy Lad -- 6. Talk -- 7. Togo Crawford, Galloway: Feeing Time -- 8. Intro -- 9. Taragh Market, Frank Steele, Banffshire -- 10. Talk -- 11. Threshing Machine, James Copper, Rottingdean -- 12. Talk -- 13. John McLaverty: Doffing Mistress -- 14. Talk -- 15. Sarah Makem, Armagh: Factory Girl -- 16. Talk -- 17. John McLaverty: Hot Asphalt -- 18. Talk -- 19. Victor "Turp" Brown of Cheriton, Hampshire: Six Jolly Miners -- 20. Pete Elliott, Co. Durham, Birtley: Collier's Rant -- Programme 9 Folk Song Themes: 1. Joe Heaney [not credited]: Morrissey and the Russian Sailor -- 2. Talk -- 3. Harry Cox, Catfield, Norfolk: Seventeen come Sunday -- 4. Talk -- 5. Frank Steele, Banff: Ythanside: 6. Intro -- 7. Brigid Tunney, Co. Fermanagh: Wee Weaver -- 8. Talk -- 9. Charles Gillies, Angus: Plantains [?] o' Loch Lero [?] -- 10. Intro -- 11. Michael Gallagher, Belleek, Co. Fermanagh: Keach in the Creel -- 12. Talk -- 13. Colm Keane, Connemara: Rocks of Baun -- 14. Talk -- 15. Mrs. Smith, Tarrington, Herefordshire: the Holy Well -- 16. Talk -- 17. Harry Cox, Norfolk: in Newlyn Town (Wild and Wicked Youth) -- 18. Intro -- 19. Jack Endicott, Chagford, Devon -Tyburn, Tedburn Hill (Sam Hall) -- 20. Talk -- 21. Michael Gallagher: the Devil and Bailiff McGlynn -- Programme 10:[traditional singing in 1965]: 1. Maggie McDonagh, Fenish Island, Connemara: Herding Song in Irish -- 2. Talk -- 3. Harry Cox, Catfield, Norfolk: Foggy Dew -- 4. Intro -- 5. Belle Stewart, Alyth, Perthshire: Banks of Red Roses -- 6. Intro -- 7. Cathie Stewart: lullaby in cant -- 8. Talk -- 9. Paddy Doran, Belfast: Seven Yellow, Little Gypsies -- 10. Intro -- 11. Phil Tanner, Gower: Young Roger Esquire -- 12. Intro -- 13. Jessie Murray, Fraserburgh: Jimmie Raeburn -- 14. Intro -- 15. Queen Carolyne Hughes, Barbary Allen -- 16. Intro -- 17. Brigid McDonagh, Fenish Island, Connemara: Banks of White Rock -- 18. Intro -- 19. Colm Keane: P Stands for Paddy I Suppose -- 20. Intro -- 21. Bob and Ron Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex: Here's Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy -- 22. Intro -- 23. Brigid Tunney, Fermanagh: As I Roved Out -- 24. Summing up.

Based on twelve half-hour programmes of Scots, Irish and

Based on twelve half-hour programmes of Scots, Irish and English traditional song. Devised by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, produced by Charles Parker. CDs produced by Bob Blair from original BBC radio programmes broadcast January to April 1965.

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