ENGLISH MUSIC CDs AND TRADITIONAL ENGLISH SONGS...
Folk Music of England
Folk Music from England presents songs from throughout the country. Local songs from Lancashire (tracks 9-11) rub shoulders with the Lincolnshire poacher. Morris tunes mix with sailors' hornpipes, drinking songs and songs of harvest and hunting as the recording celebrates the mixture of seafaring and country living which has marked the development of England over the centuries.
Favourite traditional English music and songs in superb arrangements, performed by leading musicians in their field. A full range of instruments is used, from fiddles to accordions and whistle. This CD is a great introduction to English folk music. The folk songs featured on this CD are music that has been sung by English working people for hundreds of years and has been passed down from generation to generation. The kids will love to join in with "Hal and Tow" or there's good old fashioned toe tapping English drinking songs like "Drink Old England Dry" about beating the French up.... The music tells of the everyday life and struggles of the English people. English folk music isn't just about pipe smokers and open toed sandles so give it a try - you might just surprise yourself!
1 The Innocent Hare. 2 Hal and Tow/Shropshire Lass. 3 John Barleycorn. 4 Rusty Gully/Dance To Your Daddy/My Cat Has Kitted-Three Northern Hornpipes. 5 How Pleasant and Delightful. 6 Drink Old England Dry. 7 Searching for Lambs. 8 Lemmy Brazil's Hornpipe No.2/Wonder Hornpipe. 9 A Merry Little Doffer. 10 The Poor Loom Weaver. 11 Bury New Loom. 12 Astley's Ride/The Old John Peel. 13 The Lincolnshire Poacher/Dr Faustus' Tumbler. 14 The Harvest Song. 15 The Seeds of Love. 16 Morris Tunes: The Webley/Old Man's Dance/Queen's Delight. 17 John Barleycorn's a Hero Bold. 18 The White Cockade. 19 Barleymow
