Our Goodman, a drunken ballad
The ballad dates back at least to 1760 (it was found in a broadside printed in London with…
Tag: Ewan MacColl
Jinkin’ You, Johnnie Lad
Not to be confused with the related and similarly-titled song 'Johnny Lad' (Roud 2587; see Buchan (1828)), as…
I Hae a Wife O’ Ma Ain
I hae a wife o ma ain (I have a Wife of My Own) is apparently the melody…
Last May a braw wooer by Robert Burns
Robert Burns writes the humorous song "Last May a Braw Wooer" (Last Maya brave lover) making some drafting…
Pubblicato inFOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, Musica scozzese/ Scottish music, STORIA SCOZZESE/ Scottish history
Hughie the Graham
The ballad is classified by Child to the number 191 in several variations, but they are only two…
The Dreadnought shanty
A sea song about The Dreadnought an American packet ship launched in 1853, flagship of the "Red Cross…
Pubblicato inFOLK INGLESE/English Folk
Paddy West sea shanty
A jesting forebitter / capstan shanty about a famous boarding master of Liverpool, Stan Hugill says Padyy West…
Pubblicato inFOLK INGLESE/English Folk
Paddy West
Una divertente forebitter / capstan shanty su un maestro d'imbarco di Liverpool, è' Stan Hugill a riferire che…
Pubblicato inEMIGRATION SONG/Canti sull'emigrazione, FOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music
Banks of Newfoundland sea shanty
There are several sea songs entitled "the Banks of Newfoundland", not to be properly considered variations on the…
Pubblicato inEMIGRATION SONG/Canti sull'emigrazione, FOLK BALLAD/Ballate popolari, FOLK INGLESE/English Folk, MUSICA CELTICA/ Celtic music
On the Banks of Newfoundland
Ci sono parecchie sea songs dal titolo "the Banks of Newfoundland", da non considerarsi propriamente come variazioni su…
