RIDDLE ME THIS -- Jean RITCHIE (dulc) with Oscar BRAND (gtr) & Dave SEARS (banjo): RIVERSIDE RLP-12-646 1957

RIDDLE SONG, THE - or RIDDLES WISELY EXPOUNDED - "I had four sisters sailed across the sea" - CHILD #1 - ROUD#161 - BS: "Go no more a-rushing" - D'URFEY 1698-1720 4 p129-32 - CHAPPELL NEA 1838 & PMOT 1858 "Lay the bent to the bonny broom" - MASON 1877 - REYNARDSON 1890 p45 "Damsel in the West" - BARING GOULD Ms#116 (a) J Helmore (b) W Nichols (c) R Hard (unpubl) "Don't go a rushing" - BARRETT EFS 1891 pp84-5 "Go no more a-rushing" - BROADWOOD ECS 1893 pp6-7 from Mason - STOKOE & REAY SBNE 1899 pp56-7 "Lay the bent to the bonny broom" - MASON NRCS 1908 p31 Mitford family, Northumberland "There was a lady in the West" - WHITTAKER NCB 1921 - SHARP School 6 - SHARP-KARPELES CDC 1974 2 #407 p600 Mrs Ware, Over Stowey, Somerset 1907 "Don't you go a-rushing" - JFSS 3:11 1907 pp114-5 Hammond: J Burrows, Sherborne, Dorset 1906 - OPIE ODNR 1951 p386-8 - REEVES IP 1958 p169 Sharp: Miss Aimers at Stratford-on-Avon 1914 (see below - she rec for BBC in Dublin in 1959 for the BBC Cecil Sharp Commemorative Radio Progr) "Perry Merry Winkle Domine" - REEVES EC 1960 pp161-2: Hammond: J Burrows (w/o) "I will give my love an apple" - BROCKLEBANK-KINDERSLEY DBFS 1966 p12 J Burrows - GUNDRY CK 1966 p6 from Gilbert SACC Cornwall "The Three Sisters" - FOLK SONG TODAY 3 1970 p16 Tony Wales Sussex "Piri-iri-igolum" - ED&S 32:1 1970 p19 Whittaker NCB - STUBBS LOM 1970 p43 Jim Wilson, Three Brisges, Sussex 1960 "Never go a-rushing" - PALMER SOM 1972 p16 Sharp: Miss Almers, Stratford- on-Avon, Warwicksh 1914 "Perry Merry Winkle Domine" - PALMER EBBB 1980 #98 "A noble riddle wisely expounded" -- WALES BBR 1985 pp20-21 Mrs Minnie Wales, Horsham, Sussex "Piri-iri-Ignum" --- RANDOLPH OFS 1946 pp432-3 Frank Playter, Mo 1920 (w/o) "I had four brothers over the sea" - Cf CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN -- Phoebe & Joe SMITH & Joe SMITH (Phoebe's son) rec by PK, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1956: FTX-100 "Perry Merry Winkle" - Tony WALES (with gtr) FOLKWAYS FG-3515/ 7"RTR--0089 "Sussex Folk Songs and Ballads "Piri-iri-igdum" (from his mother) - Jack LANGSTAFF (with piano): TRADITION TLP-1009 1957 "I will give my love an apple"(from RVW) - Mrs WHEELER (Scots) rec Dublin 1959: RPL LP 26003 "Perry Merry Winkle Paradise Lost-um" - Roy GUEST & BENBOW FOLK FOUR: SOCIETY SOC-919 1963 - Ewan McCOLL & Peggy SEEGER "The Long Harvest" ARGO ZDA-67 1967 Northumbrian & Texas Gladden's "The Devil's 9 Questions" - Cyril TAWNEY: ARGO ZFB-87 1973 "I will give my love an apple" (coll by Hammond, Dorset) - Martin WYNDHAM-READ: ARGO ZFB-82 1973 - Various Versions CASS-30-0526 - Several versions together: FTX-136 --- Susan REED (with harp): CBS M-61359 1951 - Jean RITCHIE (dulc) with Oscar BRAND (gtr) & Dave SEARS (banjo): RIVERSIDE RLP-12-646 1957 - Paul CLAYTON & Jean RITCHIE (with gtr) rec USA: TRADITION TLP-1011 1957 - Sandy PATON (voc/gtr) rec by PK, London 1/1/58: RPL LP 24201 "Perry Merry Dixie Dominie" - Jean JENKINS rec by PK, London 1957: FOLKTRAX 914 - Peggy SEEGER (voc/gtr) rec by PK, London 1958: RPL LP 24213 - Josh WHITE: DECCA CRLM-1047 1971 "I will give my love an apple" - Jean RITCHIE with Oscar BRAND & Others: LONDON (SIRE) SA-7530 1977

RIDDLE SONGS - CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN - DEAF WOMAN'S COURTSHIP - ELFIN KNIGHT - JENNY JENKINS - MADAM, I AM COME TO COURT (WILL YOU WALK?) - MY BOY BILLY - MY GOOD OLD MAN - PRETTY LITTLE RECKLESS BOY - SOLDIER, SOLDIER - WE GO WALKING UP THE GREEN GRASS - WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF? - WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?

RIDDLES - Britain & Ireland - HALLIWELL NR & NT 1843 p235-246 - BURNE Shrop F/L 1883 p573 - HYDE 1910/78 Beside the Fire p170-2 - LEATHER Heref F/L 1912 p228 - OPIE LLSC 1959 p73 - TOCHER 1 1971 p10/ 3 1971 p91/ 20 1975 p136-7/ 23 1976 p277-282 & p288 - McCOLL-SEEGER 1986 p136-40 Stewarts - ED&S mag 37/3 1975 p104/ 38/1 1976 p13 --- HUNTINGTON SWS 1964 pp282-4 ship's log 1853 (w/o) "An Ancient Riddle" ("Adam God made out of dust") - TAYLOR ER from OT 1981 - JAFL 87 1974 #345 & 89 1976 #352 - SPALDING Lilt of the Irish 1978 p76 - McDOWELL Children's Riddling 1979 - FUNK & WAGNALL dictionary - see CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN - NOW WE ARE SIX - RIDDLE SONG --- Children - OPIE LLSC pp73-86 - Mrs NANCY EDGECOAT (candle) - PURR AT THE DOOR -

RIDE A MILE - Triple Jig - COLE #7 p61 (G) - GIBLIN #65 p32 (G) "Walk a mile" - KERR MM 3 #234 p26 (A ends B) "Cummilum" - Tunebook Ms #36 p138 (D) A & B reversed - LEVEY 1 #44 p17 (A) - O'NEILL MOI #1157-8 & DMI #453 alt: "Mad Moll I don't care" "Cumilum" "Hey my kitten"- WILSON p30 (G ending C) - Cf PEACOCK FOLLOWED THE HEN, THE -- HIGH LEVEL RANTERS: LEADER LER-2037 1973

RIDE AWA TO ABERDEEN - "and buy white breid" - ROUD#13034 - RYMOUR 2 p96

RIDE IN THE CREEL - KEACH IN THE CREEL

RIDING - HERE COMES A DUKE/ GYPSY/ KING A-RIDING

RIDING ALONG ON A PUSH-BIKE, HONEY - "Where I first met you - motor-bike" etc - Children's Singing Game version of Pop Song -- rec by Damian Webb 31/7 St Theresa Juniors, Crossgates, Leeds 1975: FTX-196 #14

RIDING DOWN TO PORTSMOUTH - "As I was riding along in the height of my gloom" - On his way back to his ship a sailor meets a girl and, while they are sleeping in a farmer's barn she robs of him gold watch and purse, so that he has to pawn his horse - ROUD#1534 - SHARP Ms M5/890 W6/958 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 pp117-118 Jack Barnard, Bridgwater, Som 1906 - Gardiner Ms Hp 922 - RVW Ms 3 475 - GRAINGER #114 George Wray, Brigg, Lincolnsh 1906 - FMJ 3:1 1975 p69 Yates: Mary Maynes (gypsy) 3v/m - PALMER RVW 1983 #40 pp63- 4 Mrs Esther Smith (m), Dilwyn, Herefordsh 1912 text from unmarked sheet in Harris Library, Preston -- Tom WILLETT (gypsy) Kent: TOPIC 12-T-84 1962/ TOPIC TSCD-652 1998 - Mary HAYNES (gypsy) rec by Mike Yates, Sussex 1972: TOPIC 12-T- 258 1975

RIDING IN MY CAR - Children's Song comp by Woody Guthrie -- Robin HALL & Jimmie McGREGOR: DECCA ECS-2161 1974

RIDING IN THE BUGGY - "….Miss Mary Jane" - SEEGER: AFSC 1948 pp78-9 -- Peggy SEEGER (voc/banjo): PYE Nixa NPL-18013 1958/ FTX-942 - Mike & Peggy SEEGER: (ROUNDER C-8001 2 parts) "American Folksongs for Children" 1987 CASS-1225-6

RIDING IN TROUBLE - "Don't you go and tell our father/ mother/ sister" - SHARP FSSA #166 Vol II p231 Mrs Wilson, Pineville, Bell Co., Ky 1917 "Niagra Falls" (starts: "Don't you hear the water rolling?")

RIDING ON A HAND-CAR - Jig - COLE p74 (G)

RIDING ON A LOAD OF HAY - "Someone stole my heart away" - ROUD#12891- WILLIAMS #688 (w/o)

RIDING ON THE WHEEL - GREAT BIG WHEEL

RIDING THE STANG - MOORMAN Yorkshire Dialect Poems 1916 p113 from Grassington "Riding t' Stang" - see also ROUGH MUSIC - VAUCHE D'ANE (Channel Islands) -- Recordings - see SUBJECTS Listing

RIEVING RAPTURE, THE - REUBADH NA MARA

RIFLE BOYS, THE -- La Rena CLARK rec Ont Canada: TOPIC 12-T-140 1965

RIFLEMAN, THE - Reel - KENNEDY FTB 1 1951 p24 - Tunebook Ms. Reel #192 p332 (Am ends c) Dance collected by PK publ in CDManual #2 (?)

RIFLES, THE - SOME RIVAL HAS STOLEN MY TRUE LOVE AWAY

RIFLES FLASHED, THE -- Brendan BEHAN rec Dublin 1953: RTR-0595

RIFLES, 'SKINS AND FUSLIERS, THE - "Villikens" tune -- McPEAKES: FONTANA STL-5433 1967

RIG-A-JIG-JIG - (Title by PK for an un-named tune used for "The Long Dance") - RAVEN ECDT 1986 p125 -- Mrs A M BULLIMORE (pub piano solo) rec by PK, Morston, Norfolk 4/11/52: RPL 18705/ FTX-328 - Herbert SMITH (fid) rec by PK, Blakeney, Norfolk 4/11/52: RPL 18705 FTX-328 - OAK (Group): TOPIC 12-TS-212 1971 - Tufty SWIFT (mel) with Alan & Sue HARRIS (fid & ham dulc): FREE REED FRR-017 1977/ CASS-0539-C30 - OLD HAT CONCERT PARTY on Radio 2 10/10/90 CASS-1016 bef "Starry Night for a ramble"

RIGGED SHIP, THE - Jig - RAVEN ECDT 1984 p126 - see FULL/ NEW RIGGED SHIP, THE

RIGHTEOUS JOSEPH - "When RJ wedded was" - Carol - ROUD#1551 - DUNSTAN CSB p42 Ms Coll c1830 1v/m/ Rev G H Doble: Elizabeth Hocking, Redruth, Cornwall - OXFORD BOC #41 - see also GOD BLESS THE MASTER

RIGHTS OF MAN, THE - Thomas Paine's "tract" publ in 1792 which Wolfe described as "The Koran" - Another song to this tune see OMAGH TOWN -- Frank McPEAKE Senr (unacc) rec by PK, Belfast 9/7/52: 7"RTR-0543/ RPL 18291/ FTX-176 with talk

RIGHTS OF MAN, THE - Hornpipe (Em) - DIXON 1987 p28 includes version from Tom Clough's Ms as a James Hill composition - ALLAN # 86 p22 - BRODY p230 - HONEYMAN p42 written in both "Sand Dance" & "Sailor's" style - KERR MM 4 #292 p31 - KOHLER 1 p9 - MOYLAN 2 #30 pp18-19 from John O Leary (melodeon) - O'NEILL (not in MOI) DMI #811 - ROCHE 2 #202 p7 - WILLIAMSON p59 Scots setting - KENNEDY FTB 1998 #152 p42 (Em/G) -- Leo ROWSOME (U-pipes) rec Dublin 1937-8: TOPIC 12-T-259 1975 with "Wexford" & "Dunphys" Hornpipes - Francie McKEOWN (whistling) rec by PK, Garrison, Co Fermanagh 20/7/52: 7"RTR-0554/ RPL 18525/ FTX-301/ SAYDISC CD SDL 411 1995 aft "The Blackbird" - Padraig O KEEFE (fidrec by Seamus Ennis, Charlie Horan's Bar, Coalisland, Co Kerry 9/9/52: RPL 18752/ TOPIC TSCD-309 (1977) 1994 aft "Callagan's" (Cronin's H) - Tom HUNTER (fid) rec by PK, Bewcastle, Cumb 30/6/54: RPL 20612 aft "Durham Rangers" - Alex STEWART (H-pipes) rec by PK, Blairgowrie, Perthsh 1955: FTX-185/- Alex STEWART (H-pipes) rec by PK, Blairgowrie, Perthsh 1961: FTX-182/ SAYDISC (CD) SDL-416 1996 - Sean O RIADA & CEOLTOIRI: GAEL-LINN CEF-016 1967 - John REA (ham dulc) Antrim: TOPIC 12-TS-373 1979 - Robin WILLIAMSON (harp): PIG'S WHISKER PWM-004 1984 cass

RIGHTS OF MANKIND, THE - "To mortals who genuine liberty prize -" Ch: "Down adown down" mentions America, Turk and Negro - PALMER TOTT 1974 p278 - comp by John Feeth 1790 publ in "Political Songster"/ tune "Old Homer" (Chappell NEA p677)

RIGS AND FUN, THE - NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIR

RIGS AND SPREES OF LEEDS TOWN, THE - "You lads and lasses blythe and gay" Ch: I was up to the rigs" Parody on UP TO THE RIGS - PALMER TOTT 1974 p98 text: Bs by Thompson of Dudley (Kidson bss vol 9 p210/ tune: "Up to the Rigs of London Town"

RIGS O' BARLEY, THE - "It was on a Lammas night" - ROUD#1024 - BSs "Amang the Rigs o Barley"

RIGS OF LONDON TOWN, THE - UP TO THE RIGS OF LONDON TOWN

RIGS O MARLOW, THE - RAKES OF MALO

RIGS O RYE, THE - "Twas in the month of sweet July - before the sun had pierced the sky - Twas in between two rigs o' rye - That I heard two lovers talking" - The boy tests his love by saying he won't marry her because her "fortune's sma'" - she bursts into tears and he says he said it "a ' to try you" - they agree and he lets out a roar - finally they marry with children and live in Brechin in winter and Montrose in summer - LAWS #O-11 ABBB 1957 p231 "Two Rigs of Rye" - ROUD#985 - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #1054 pp499-517 (35var 11v/24m) - ORD 1930 p31-2 9v/m noted from ex-Aberdeen ploughman living in Glasgow by J B Allen, organist - Ord sent it to Ford but it arrived too late for inclusion in his Vagabond Songs 1899 -- Archie FISHER (Voc/gtr): TOPIC 12-T-137 1966 - Vic SMITH Sussex: ERON-002 1974 - Jane TURRIFF rec by Allan Palmer, West Church Hall, Kinross, 1979 Courtesy SPRINGTHYME Records: ROOT & BRANCH #2 2000 #20

RIGS OF THE TIME(S), THE - "Ye men of high and low degree" "Tis of an old butcher I must bring him in" - Ch: "Honesty's all out of fashion - these are the rigs of the time" - ROUD#876 - BS in Madden Coll Univ Lib Cambridge "Riggs of the Times" "Ye men of high and low degree come listen to my song" - BSs inbl BG 1.1#6 (Research Publ Index) - Carnell: Ballads in C.H.Firth Coll in Sheffield Univ Lib #C84 - KENNEDY AS 1829 "Adulterations" to tune of "Denis Bulgruddery" (see WORDFILE) - JFSS 35 p277 coll Moeran "The Publican" m/o - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 p104 6v "Here's first to these farmers" - PALMER Painful Plough 1972 - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 p523 "Charger" Salmons, Stalham, Norfolk 1947 - PALMER EBECS 1979 pp53-54 Moeran: from Salmons - Cf - ALTERATION OF THE TIMES - DODGIN SONG - STATE OF GREAT BRITAIN - tune of LITTLE DUN MARE (Mary Ann Hayes) --- American & Canadian counterparts go under title: "Hard Times" - LOMAX Cowboy 1910/38 p176/ ABFS 1934 p138/ FSNA 1960 p438 from 1934 - BELDEN Mo 1940 p433 - BROWN 1952-62 p419 - PEACOCK NFL 1965 p57 2var -- "Charger" John W Salmons, rec "Windmill" Sutton, Norfolk 27/10/47: RPL 13864/ COLUMBIA SL-206 1952 (Assigned to FOLKTRAX by Mr Salmons 1951)/ FTX-021 (vs 3 & 5 omitted)/ FTX-517 - Harry COX rec by Sheila Park 1967: TOPIC TSCD-512 (D) 2000 Disc 2 #4 - Shirley COLLINS (& ch): TOPIC 12-T-170 1967 - Vic HARRUP rec Ship Inn, Blaxhall, Suffolk: TRANSATLANTIC XTRS-1141 1974

RIGWIDDY CARLIN, THE - BARGAIN WITH ME

RILEY - REILLY

RIM RAM ROO - DING DANG DOO

RINAWA' BRIDE, THE - RUNAWAY BRIDE

RING - MISSY LOST HER GOLD RING (K)

RING A RING A ROSES - "pocket full of posies - atishoo - we all fall down" - Children's Ring Game - GOMME/ SHARP 1912 p14 2 variant versions coll CJS Gloucestersh & Somerset - OPIE SG 1985 #48 pp220-7 - see GABRIEL JOHN -- Redriff Primary School, Bermondsey, London TOPIC IMP-A-101 1969 - Nursery Rhymes arr Nigel Pegrum & Vince Cross 1989 CASS-1173

RING-A-RING-ROSES - DUBLIN CITY

RING DANG DOO - "Would you like to have a game on my Rackyman Doo?" - Bawdy Army Ballad - ROUD#1880 - GRAINGER #161 Charles Rosher, Chelsea, London 1906 "Ring Down" - ALBINO Ms "The Ding Dang Doo" - BRAND Bawdy Songs 1960 p80 - CRAY p60 - McCOLL-SEEGER Traveller's Songs 1977 p159 "Rackyman Doo" from Carolyne Hughes - MORGAN 1967 "Why was he born so beautiful" & other RUGBY SONGS" p26- - SQUAWK 1 1993 child's version and coll by H H Albino -- Carolyne HUGHES (gypsy) rec by PK, nr Blandford, Dorset 19/4/68: 7"0120/ CASS-45-1245/ FTX-143 after opening words "Ricky man doo, pray what is that?" then stops singing ("It's a Dirty Song") - Stan WALTERS rec by Sam Richards, Stanstead, Essex: FOLKWAYS FE-38553/ CASS-1292 "As I was walking down the street"- -- GRANDAD'S ARMY: PICKWICK Hallmark SHM-747 1971 "Ring dan doo"

RING DIAMOND - children's ring clapping and girl in centre showing off -- The Rose of Sharon Friendly Society chorus rec by Alan Lomax, Blachisseuse, St George, Trinidad 1962: ROUNDER CD-1716 1997

RING DOWN THE CURTAIN -"I can't sing tonight" -- Ruth BURDON (frag) rec Sandwich, Kent 27/2/82: CASS-90-0626

RING GAMES - ALL THE BOYS IN OUR TOWN - ANCIENT AUNTIE - BEE BAW BABBITY - BINGO - BLUEBIRD - COCK ROBIN - `DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE? - DOWN IN THE MEADOW - FARMER'S IN HIS DEN - FIRE ON THE MOUNTAINS - GOING TO KENTUCKY - GREEN GRASS - GREEN GRAVEL - GREEN PEAS AND BARLEY-O - GREEN PEAS MUTTON PIES - HEY JOCK MA CUDDY - HEY LITTLE LASSIE - HOKEY POKEY - HEY JOCK MA CUDDY - I'M A LITTLE SANDY GIRL - I PAULA TEE - I SENT A LETTER - I'LL GIVE TO YOU A PAPER OF PINS - IN AND OUT THE DUSTY BLUEBELLS - JOGGLE ALONG - JOHNNY THE SAILOR - JOLLY MILLER - KING HENRY - KING WILLIAM - KNEES UP MARY MUFFET - LEAVES ARE GREEN - LOOBY LOO - MARY MALLOGA - MARY WAS A BAD GIRL - MILKING PAIL - MUFFIN MAN - MULBERRY BUSH - MY LAD'S A TERRY - OATS AND BEANS - OLD ROGER IS DEAD - ON A MOUNTAIN - ORANGE BELLS - OUR BOOTS ARE MADE OF LEATHER - OUR GALLANT SHIP - PEASANT - POOR MARY SAT A-WEEPING - PRAY PRETTY MISS - PRETTY LITTLE GIRL OF MINE - QUEEN MARY HAS LOST HER GOLD RING - PUNCHINELLA - PUSH THE BUSINESS ON - QUEEN MARY - RING A RING A ROSES - ROSES RED AND VIOLETS BLUE - ROUND ABOUT THE PUNCHBOWL - ROUND APPLES - SAILORS SAILING ON THE SEA - SALLY GO ROUND THE SUN - SALLY WAS A NAUGHTY GIRL - SALLY WATER - SHOO FLY - SIX VIRGINS - SKIP TO MY LOU - SLEEPING PRINCESS - THERE WAS A YOUNG COUPLE - THREE JOLLY FISHERMEN - UP THE STREET - WALLFLOWERS - WHEN I WAS A LADY - WIDOW FROM BABYLON - WIND BLOWS HIGH

RING MY MOTHER WORE, THE - "How well I do remember, though years have passed away" "The earth has many treasures rare" - ROUD#7372 - see Miscellaneous Popular Songs, 144, Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, and V Randolph, Ozark Folksongs, 4 vols., Columbia, 1946-50, IV, pp. 154-55. Such lists it in his catalogue c.1880. -- Sam FRIEND rec by Neil Lanham, Framsden, Woodbridge, Suffolk: NL-02 1995 CASS-1358 "The Wedding Ring"

RING O' BELLS - Lichfield Morris -- Son of MORRIS ON (gtr, shawm, bass, drums) & Albion MORRIS: EMI SHSM-2012 1976

RING OF IRON, THE - comp by GM 1957 -- Graeme MILES: FTX-228 - FETTLERS< Middlesbrough 1966 small tape reel - THE TEES-SIDE FETTLERS: TRADITIONAL SOUND TSR-016 1974 (S) - Vin GARBUTT: TOPIC 12-TS-378 1977

RING OUT YE BELLS - "right merrily for Christmas time is here" - Carol -- John CHAPPELL (& ch) rec by PK, Cornwall 1956: FTX-010 & FTX-217 "Ring on" - sung in a South Yorksh pub (with ch) rec by Ian Russell: LEADER LEE-4065 1974

RING THE BANJO - 2/4 Air - KERR MM 3 #396 p43 (G) - WESTROP #28 p10 (A) Country Dance "Ring, ring the banjo"

RING THE BELL, WATCHMAN - Song also used as Schottische - comp by Henry Clay Work - Tune used for Australian songs: CLICK GO THE SHEARS & OLD BULLOCK DRAY and possibly also the matrix of "Waltzing Matilda" - RUGBY SONGS 1967 p28 "Ring the bell, verger" -- Fred PIDGEON (fid) rec by PK, Stockland, Devon 1951: FTX-087 "Ring the bell, watchman" - Ruth ASKEW (mel) & George PRIVETT (spoons): TOPIC TSCD-659 titled "Click go the shears"

RING TING TING - imitation of "The White Cockade"(Yorkshire Square Dance) 78 rpm disc: West Indies Broadcast recs for PK: RTR-0445/ CD 945

RINGARANGROO - RING DANG DOO

RING-A-DOO-A-DA - Comic Irish song -- Noel MURPHY (v/ gtr): Concert Hall Radio 2: 16/3/89: CASS-90-0715

RING-TING-A-LING - TELEPHONE SONG

RINGERS OF EGLOSHAYLE, THE - "Come all you jovial ringers" "Come all you ringers, good and grave" - ROUD#1163 - BARING GOULD SOW #138 from James Masters (b) Old man at Tavistock (c) John Martyn sent by Rev ECC Wilson, curate, Milton Abbot (BG says song traced back to 1810) - DUNSTAN CDFS 1932 pp44-45 Wm Rickard, Egloshayle, Cornwall - COLLINSON-DILLON SFC 1946 pp28-29 Cornwall - GUNDRY CK 1966 from BARING GOULD Ms: John Martyn. Milton Abbott, Cornwall - see also Ms sent to me by Mr Bragg, St Breock, Wadebridge, Cornwall (choral arr for mixed voices) -- Pete & Chris COE: LEADER LER-2077 1962 - ZIGGURAT rec by PK, Dartington, Devon 1974: FTX-090

RINGS - GOLD

RINKA, LA - Old-time couple dance -- Bob CANN (mel): TOPIC 12-TS- 275 1975

RINORDINE - MOUNTAINS HIGH

RIO GRANDE - "I say were you ever down Rio Grande?" Ch: "Away Rio" "We're bound for the RG" - Shanty - ROUD#317 - BECKETT 1914 p2 "'Way down to Rio" - DAVIS-TOZER 1887 #1 - GRAINGER #208 Charles Rosher, Chelsea, London 107 - WHALL 1910 p75 - BULLEN- ARNOLD 1914 #14 p13 (1v only) - SHARP 1914 #21 p24 John Short, Watchet, Som - GRAINGER #RNS90 Tom Roberts, Chelsea, London 1908 "We're bound for the RG" - SHAY 1925 p1 (words only) "Away Rio" - JFSS 20 1916 p306-8 Piggott Dartmouth Devon 1912 with details about the shantymen - HUGILL 1961 p90 (6 versions) & 1969 p145 --- MACKENZIE BSSNS 1928 pp268-9 & p402 Daniel Heighton, NS 3var (w/o) -- Mark PAGE rec by James M Carpenter, Sunderland c1928: FOLKTRAX 142 - Stanley SLADE with male ch & Phil GREEN (p-acc): RPL LP 6018/ rec by PK, Bristol 1950: FTX-207 - A H RASMUSSEN of Norway rec by PK, London 11/4/54: RPL 22349 talk bef/ FTX-205 - Fishermen rec by PK, Cadgwith, Cornwall 18/11/56: RPL LP 23654/ / SAYDISC SDL-405 1994 - P E "Jack" CHEESEMAN (of Westerham, Kent) rec PK, Manor House, London 1960: RTR-0092 (dub) & 0897 (original) - Stan HUGILL & crew rec by PK, London 1961: FTX-035 "O Aye Rio" - Colin WILKIE: SAGA FID-2090 1967 - THE SHANTEYMEN: ALLEGRO ALL-879 1968 --- Jeff WARNER (& Ch) USA: COLLECTOR-1928 1977 -- THE ALMANAC SINGERS rec NY 1941-2: PRISM PLATCD 704 2001 "Away, Rio"

RIONDINA - Waltz - Tunebook Ms #107 p491

RIOTING BLADE - "Good people pay attention to my unhappy lot" - WILLIAMS #465 David Sawyer, Ogbourne, Wiltsh (w/o)

RIOTS - COME ALL YE FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS

RIP THE CALICO - Reel -- BOTHY BAND CASS-60-0885

RIP VAN WINKLE - comp by Bob Pegg -- Mr FOX: TRANSATLANTIC TRA-226 1970

RIPE AND BEARDED BARLEY, THE - "Come out, tis now September" - Hunter's Moon - Ch:" All among the barley who would not be blithe, while the ripe and bearded barley is smiling on the scythe" - describes seasons and crops: wheat, oats & rye - ROUD#1283 - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 p210 #300 Henry Serman, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordsh (w/o) 3dv/ch

RIPEST APPLES - MADAM

RIPON SWORD DANCERS - Yorkshire - annually on Boxing Day (Dec 26th) formerly Hardcastle family, Stone Bridge Gate - characters include Beelzebub, Big Head, St George & the Doctor -- Tony CHAMBERS, Norman CARTER & Bill CHAPMAN rec by Doc Rowe, Ripon, 1980: TOPIC TSCD-666 1998

RISE AND FOLLOW CHARLIE - Jacobite Song & Waltz -- John McDONALD (mel) rec Elgin, Moraysh: TOPIC 12-T-263 1975

RISE AND PUT ON YOUR CLOTHES - EIRIGH 'S CUIR ORT DO CHUID EADAIGH

RISE, GENTLE MOON - Song Air - Tunebook Ms #201 p254 (G) 3/4

RISE HER UP - or RISE ME UP FROM DOWN BELOW - Shanty - Cf WHISKY JOHNNY - HUGILL 1961 p281 -- JENKINS EAR Guernsey F/Group FGC- 269 1992 gift from Sean Laffey CASS-1280

RISE, SALLY WALKER - SALLY WALKER (K)

RISE UP, JOCK - "and sing a song and all join hands and form a chain" - about a soldier and a sailor who fight each other -comp Peggs -- Bob & Carole PEGG: ISLAND FOLK-1001 (boxed) 1975

RISE UP, LOVELY SALLY - "Who is that standing at my window?" - boy from Derry who persuades his girl to emigrate to the lads of liberty - tune used is "Skibereen" (as "Parliament Song") - possibly based on the DROWSY SLEEPER (ROUD#402) - HENRY SOP #557 "Lovely Molly" -- Pat KELLY rec by PK, Newry, Co Down 31/7/53: RPL 20020/ FTX-435 "Who is that standing at my window?"

RISE UP, MY DARLING - EIRIGH SUAS A STOIRIN

RISE UP, MY JIMMY/JOHNNY, AND COME AWA HAME - FAREWELL TO WHISKY

RISE UP, ROSIE - EIRIGH SUAS A ROISE

RISE UP, SHEPHERD -- THE HIGHWAYMEN: UNITED ARTISTS ULP-1002 1962

RISE UP, WILLIAM O REILLY - REILLY AND COLINBAN

RISE, YE SLEEPY SOULS, ARISE - WILLIAMS #689 (w/o)

RISE YE UP - EARL BRAND

RISING OF THE LARK, THE - CODIAD YR HEDYDD - ENWAU

RISING OF THE MOON, THE - "O then tell me Sean O Farrell tell me why you hurry so?" - Song of 1798 Rising by John Keegan Casey - Brendan Behan explains title: "The Big fall down and the Small rise up" - ROUD#9634 - SILVERMAN SOI 1991 p95 - see also PAT O DONNELL -- Nellie WALSH (unacc) rec by Brian George, Co Wexford 6/8/47: RPL 11220 - Brendan BEHAN rec Dublin 1953: RTR-0595 (end of song not on rec) - DUBLINERS: MAJOR MINOR MMLP-3 1967 - Danny DOYLE: MAJOR MINOR MMLP-26 1968 - THE FONTANAS: PICKWICK Hallmark HM-544 1968

RISING PRICES - Mr RISING PRICE

RISING SUN - HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN

RISING SUN, THE - Reel (D) - ALLAN #54 p13 - BREATHNACH CRE 1 #136 p55 & CRE 2 #214 p111 from Denis Murphy (fid) Co Kerry, also #214 (ii) p112 & (iii) #260 p134 "The Old Blackthorn" - COLE #4 p15 "The Jolly Clam-diggers" & #1 p18 - HARDEBECK p18 "The Jolly Clareman" - KENNEDY FTB 2 1997 #171 p40 (D) - KERR MM 2 #299 p33 "The Jolly Clam Diggers" - O'NEILL DMI #608 (not in MOI) 3pts - ROCHE 2 #221 p14 "The Rising of the Sun" -- Michael COLEMAN (fid & piano): FTX-154 (Title on original record labelled "The Blackthorn Stick") - John KIRKPATRICK (acc) & Sue HARRIS (oboe): TOPIC 12-TS-247 (from Daniel Wright's Coll c1715) - Micho RUSSELL (whistle) rec by Edward Harber & Phil Ochs PWCD 80001 1995/ FTX-155

RISSELTY RASSELTY - WETHER'S SKIN

RIVAL, THE - Hornpipe - KERR MM 2 #360 p39 (G)

RIVALS, THE - Jig (Am) - O'NEILL MOI #1103/ DMI #294 3pts

RIVER DEE - Reel - MITTEL #24 p12 (D) 3pts

RIVER OF GEMS, THE - BY THE RIVER OF GEMS

RIVER OF JORDAN - "I'm going down to the R of J" - ROUD#7136 - Burton & Manning: Folksongs 2 p26 -- Carter Family: Camden, NJ 10/5/28/ 7"RTR-0313-4

RIVER OF LIFE, THE - "Soon we'll come to the end of life's journey - in that wonderful sweet by and by" - American Hymn - WARNER 1984 #85 p216 Harmony transcibed - a Gospel Songbook has title "If we never meet again" (Jeff Davis) -- Buna HICKS & her 2 daughters, Hattie & Rosa Presnell, rec by Frank & Anne Warner, Beech Mt, NC USA 1959: FTX-927 & FTX-923/ APPLESEED APR-CD-1035 2000 (3v & ch) - George PEGRAM (vocal/ banjo) with Clyde ISAACS (mandolin), Fred Cockerham (fiddle) & Jack BRYANT (gtr): SAYDISC Matchbox SDM- 235 1973

RIVER LEA, THE - Shanty - HUGILL 1961 p586

RIVER ROE, THE - "As I went out one evening all in the month of June" - BS Hewins Mss Coll (Sheffield Univ Library)

RIVER ROE, THE - Air - ROCHE 1 #79 p36 (G) 6/8 alt: "Patrick Sheehan" -- Neil BOYLE (fid) rec by PK, Dunloe, Co Donegal 23/8/53: RPL 20014 talk bef/ FTX-170

RIVERS - BY THE RIVER OF GEMS - DUNES OF THE HUIMBER (G Miles) - HOW SLOW THE MEDWAY (G Miles) - SWEET THAMES FLOW SOFTLY (E McColl)

ROAD, THE - "the road, the turnpike road" - PALMER TOTT 1974 p22 Text: The London Singer's Magazine nd p232 "a popular parody on The Sea" and the tune of "The Sea" has been used

ROAD AND THE MILES TO DUNDEE, THE - "Cauld winter was howling o'er muir and o'er mountains" - he meets a wee lassie and she cosents to travel the road with him - to remember how he showed her the way she gives him her ring and purse and her gold bosom pin - they kiss and part and he toasts the lassie he met on the way - ROUD#2300 - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #971 pp99-104 (7var 9v/m) - ORD BB 1930 p152-3 7v/m - BUCHAN 101SS 1962 p66 from Ord - McCOLL-SEEGER 1986 p215 Belle Stewart --- FOWKE TSSO 1965 pp132-3 Jim Doherty, Ont 1958 -- Willie KEMP (voc +piano) rec 1930's: FTX-360 - Jimmy McBEATH rec by Seamus Ennis, Portsoy, Banffsh 7/7/52: RPL 18127/ FTX-260 "The Miles & the R to D" - Charlie GILLIES rec by SE, Angus 11/2/53: RPL 19018

ROAD TO BALLYNURE, THE - "As I was going to Ballynure" (nr Ballycastle, Co Antrim) - Ch: "With a ma-ring-a-doo-a-daddy-oh" - HUGHES ICS 1 1909 pp32-6 Frag of old ballad from Co Antrim 5v - SILVERMAN SOI 1991 p36 "As I was going to Ballynure" no source given - Cf LOUGHANURE TUNE -- McPEAKE FAMILY Trio of Belfast rec by PK, London 1961 & 1962: FTX-071/ PRESTIGE International 13018 1961/- McPEAKE Family (Group): FONTANA TL-5214 1964

ROAD TO BALLYSODARE, THE - Dance tune -- Rose MURPHY (fid): TOPIC 1976/ OSSIAN OSS-21 1989/ CASS 1279

ROAD TO BOYLE, THE - Hornpipe - BREATHNACH 3 1985 #227 p103 (D) from Seamus Tansey (flute)

ROAD TO BRIGHTON, THE - Reel - FELDMAN p240 (G) from John Loughram

ROAD TO GALWAY, THE - Polka -- Micho RUSSELL of Doolin Co Clare (whistle) rec by Edward Harber & Bill Ochs PWCD 80001 1995/ FTX-155

ROAD TO GOD KNOWS WHERE, THE -- WOLFE TONES: CASS-0958

ROAD TO GLAUNTAUNE, THE - Fling - TAYLOR 1 p32 (D) 4/4

ROAD TO GUNDAGAI, THE - "O we started out from Roto" Ch: "Camped at Lazy Harry's on the R to G" - see also FIVE MILES FROM GUNDAGAI - FLASH JACK FROM GUNDAGAI -- Martin WYNDHAM-READ: TOPIC 12-TS- 203 1971

ROAD TO HELL, THE - recitation comp by MG -- Martin GRAEBE rec by PK, Devon 11th Nov 1974: 10"-RTR-049

ROAD TO HOULL, DA - Shetland "Spring" composed by Tom Anderson in 1936 -- Tom ANDERSON (fid) & Willie JOHNSON (gtr) rec 14/9/55: RPL 22178/ FTX-068 - Talk about tune by Tom Anderson RTR-1080/ CASS-0965 - HIGH LEVEL RANTERS: SMITHSONIAN-FOLKWAYS SFW-40473 1999 used for "La Russe"

ROAD TO KILLALOE, THE - "O it being at the Limerick Station" - She drinks and they get tight on whisky from a "huckster's shop" - Tinker composition - Killaloe is about 12m NE of Limerick Town -- Lal SMITH (tinker) rec by PK, Belfast 1/8/52: RPL 18582/ FTX-167

ROAD TO LISDOONVARNA, THE - Reel - BRODY p231 2 versions (D & Dm) -- CHIEFTAINS 3: ISLAND 0379 -- Amanda LOWE (h-dulc): GRINNIGOGS International GRIN-CD-941 1994 aft "O Keefe's Slide" & bef "Bill Hart's Jig"

ROAD TO LURGAN, THE - Reel - MAID AT THE SPINNING WHEEL

ROAD TO SLIGO, THE - Triple Jig - KERR MM 4 #242 p26 3pts (F) "Road to Sligo" - SULLIVAN 1 p8 (D) "The Tar Road to Sligo"

ROAD TO THE ISLES, THE - Pipe tune with comp words in English - KENNEDY- FRASER 2 p240 tune rec from Malcolm Johnson (pipe chanter), Barra with new words by Kenneth McLeod - ANON 1972 SONG OF SCOTLAND p76 piano arr by Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser -- Kenneth McKELLAR arr Bob Sharples: DECCA DFE-6575 (45EP) 1959 - Radio prog about Marjorie-Kennedy-Fraser from Aberdeen 1985 includes 78 rpm disc of Sir Harry LAUDER with orch./ John McANALLY with piano/ an English parody sung by Margaret McArthur/ Robert WILSON: CASS 0977

ROAD TO THE ISLES, THE - instrumental - REID Piper's Delight p23 "The Burning Sands of Egypt" --- BAYARD DTF 1982 #346 p334 Flute tune -- Malcolm JOHNSON (H-pipe chanter) on Phonograph cylinder rec copied onto tape by School of Scottish Studies - Bob SMITH'S IDEAL Band rec 1930: TOPIC 12-T-320 1977 - Jimmy SHAND (mel & piano): FTX-361/ rec by Alan Lomax 1951: 7"RTR-0715 bef "Farewell to the Creeks" - John McDONALD (mel) of Glenfinnan, Inverness rec by PK, London 1953 7"RTR-0687 bef "Orange & Blue" - THE CHEVIOT RANTERS: TOPIC 12- TS-222 1973 for "Barn Dance"

ROAD TO THE MOD, THE - Recitation about Gaelic Festival -- Mary B McLean (78): RPL Radio 2 29/9/89: CASS-0487

ROAD TO YOUGHAL, THE - "As I strolled to Youghal last Sunday morning" - He meets a maiden and asks her to travel the road with him - he puts his arm round her waist, kisses her "and the devil knows more" but after half an hour he departs leaving her walking to Capoquin - HEALY Irish ballads & Songs of the Sea -- Vin GARBUTT (voc/acc, gtr & whistle): LEADER LER-2102 1976

ROADS - CARTERS - TRANSPORT - BUCHAN ROAD (Greig coll) - COME MY LITTLE SON (McColl) - HOLES IN THE ROAD (Bernard Wrigley) - HOT ASHPHALT - HUMPBACKS (Peter King) - JIM THE CARTER LAD - McALPINE'S FUSILIERS - NEW ROAD (Reel) - REID ROAD - SWEDISH DRIVING SONG -- Recordings - see SUBJECTS Listing

ROAMING - ROVING

ROAMING BEGGAR, THE - "I've been known as a beggarman" - "Leave me alone, just let me wander. don't tie my hands, let me go - For I'm like a bird" -- Carolyne HUGHES rec by PK, nr Blandford, Dorset 1968: CASS-45-1245

ROAMING GAMBLER, THE - ROVING GAMBLER

ROAMIN IN THE GLOAMIN -- THE CHEVIOT RANTERS: TOPIC 12-TS-222 1973 for "Barn Dance"

ROARING JELLY - SMASH THE WINDOWS

ROARING MARY - Reel (D) - BREATHNACH CRE 1 #161 p64 - COLE p6 (D) "Foxie Mary" - KENNEDY FTB 2 1997 #172 p40 (D) -- John MAGUIRE Senr (whistle) of Co Cavan rec by PK, Belfast 7/7/52: 7"RTR-0542/ RPL 18377 talk bef/ FTX-376 talk bef - Sean MAGUIRE Junr (fid) rec by PK, Belfast 7/7/52; 7"RTR-0545/ RPL 18379/ FTX-375 aft "Hunter's House"(comp by Ed Reavy) titled "Reavy's Reel" - Sean MAGUIRE, Liam DONNELLY, Tom TURKINGTON & William MONTGOMERY (fiddles) & John MAGUIRE (whistle) rec by PK, Belfast 8/7/52: 7"RTR-0544/ RPL 18380/ FOLKTRAX 375 aft "Sailor's Bonnet" & "Kiss the bride" - Michael GORMAN (fid) & Margaret BARRY (banjo) rec by PK, London 1956: FTX-174 - Bob RUNDLE (whistle) rec by PK, Devon 1978: FTX-124 - John REA (ham dulc) Antruim: TOPIC 12-TS-373 1979 - Johnny DOHERTY (fid) rec by O Doherty & Feldman Donegal TOPIC 12-TS-398 1984 bef "Stormy Weather"

ROARING REPEATER, THE - I'M A ROARING REPEATER

ROARING WILLIE - Triple Jig - RATTLIN ROARIN WILLIE

ROAST BEEF - O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND

ROAST BEEF - WRIGHT's Extraordonary Collection - see also CHESHIRE HORNPIPE -- John KIRKPATRICK & Sue HARRIS: TOPIC 12- TS-408 1980 with "All flowers in broome"

ROASTED WOMAN - Morris rhyme -- Son of MORRIS ON: EMI SHSM-2012 1976

ROB LOWRIE - "I've seen 30 summers strew flow'rs in the glen" - comp by Robert Anderson 1820 - ROUD#2526 - FMJ 4:4 1983 pp360-361 (w/o)/ RVW Ms #458 (w/o)

ROB O' THE CAPPER - "On the green braes o' Yarrow by the loch o St Mary's" - ROUD#2643 - JFSS 5 1915 pp108-9 Lucy Broadwood: John Potts, Whitehope Farm, Peebleshire 1907 2v/m

ROB ROY - CHILD #225 - SEDLEY 1967 p66 from Greig Ms - see BOLD ROB ROY -- Ewan McCOLL RIVERSIDE RLP-12-626 1956 from Child & his father, William Miller, of Stirling

ROB ROY - Reel - KENNEDY FTB 2 1997 #173 p41 (D) - KOHLER 1 p54 (D)

ROB ROY - "Rob Ruadh" Stories in Gaelic - TOCHER #53 1998 pp219- 226 Norman McLeod, Scalpay 1972 & storey of "RR & the widow" told by Angus McLellan, rec by Colm McLean, S.Uist 1959

ROB ROY'S CAVE - McGREGOR'S MARCH

ROBBER, THE - WELL SOLD THE COW - WILD AND WICKED YOUTH

ROBBER AND FARMER, THE - HIGHWAYMAN OUTWITTED

ROBBER AND THE LADY, THE - OUTLANDISH KNIGHT

ROBBER BRIDEGROOM, THE - Source ? -- Derek & Dorothy ELLIOTT: LEADER LER-2023 1972

ROBBER'S RETREAT, THE - "Come fill up your glasses and let us be merry" - ROUD#3314 - GUNDRY CK 1966 p60 Peter Kennedy 1956 - CARPENTER Transcription of music -- rec by James M.Carpenter 1928-9 #221-2 - Bill BARBER & Fishermen's Chorus rec by PK, Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall 1956: FTX-010 & FTX-218 "The Cadgwith Anthem" - Chris & Janet RIDLEY (accomp): HURLER HURLS-008 1972 (45-EP) (Pours out cider first) - Chorus, Napoleon Inn, rec by PK, Boscastle, Cornwall 1975: FTX-096 - STEELEYE SPAN: CHRYSALIS CHR- 1091 1975

ROBBER'S SONG, THE - "My name it is Abe Carmen" from Bellamy's Opera "The Transports" -- rev version: Pete MORTON RPL Radio 2 7/10/87: CASS-0401

ROBBERY - see also BURGLARY - HIGHWAYMEN - POACHING - REIVING - STEALING] - BLACK VELVET BAND - BOSTON BURGLAR - BOX UPON HER HEAD - BRENNAN ON THE MOOR - CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR BARN TONIGHT, MISTER? - CASTLE GARDENS - COLE YOUNGER - COUNTY TYRONE - CRAFTY FARMER - DOWN BY THE DARK ARCHES - DRUMHULLOGAN - DRUMMONDS LAND - DUPREE - FALSE KNIGHT - FEMALE HIGHWAYMAN - FRANK Mc HUGH - GAOL SONG - GIRL WITH THE WATERFALL - HIGHWAYMAN OUTWITTED - JACK HALL - KNICKERBOCKER LINE - NANCY HOGAN'S GANDER - OLD GREY MARE - OUTLAW OF THE HILLS - OYSTER GIRL - PADDY STOLE THE ROPE - RAMBLING BLADE - RIDING DOWN TO PORTSMOUTH - ROBIN HOOD & LITTLE JOHN - SPENCE BROUGHTON (robbed postman) - STARK NAKED ROBBERY (in coach to London) - WELL SOLD THE COW - WHISKY IN THE JAR - WILD AND WICKED YOUTH - WILD COLONIAL BOY

ROBEY, George -- Birmingham & Midland Folk Centre: Radio 2 "Folkweave" 1979: CASS-0413: Cecilia COSTELLO talks about him & song

ROBBIE AND GRANNIE - "As R & G were going to town - called at an alehouse" - ROUD#1579 - RYMOUR Club 1 1906 pp29-30 Greig: Fordoun, Kincardinesh - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 1987 #577 3v (w/o) - GREIG FSNE 1906-14 #161 words only - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #318 p362 Barbara Walker (of Aberdeen), Marlebone, London 1909 - JFSS 2:4 (9) p287 Kidson: W H Lunt, Liverpool, Lancash 4v/m "Robin & Gronny"

ROBBIE TAMSON'S SITTY - ROBIN TAMSON'S SMIDDY

ROBBIN-A-BOBBIN - HUNTING THE WREN

ROBERT BROWN - "You feeling hearted Christians" - Cruel step-mother, didn't go to Mass with her husband farmer, Robert Brown, but poisoned the two step-children with a cake near Wexford - when Brown came back he called the doctor who asked what she had done with the poisoin - the guilty mother goes into parlor, locks the door and cuts her throat - not .long after she appears to the farmer as a ghost admitting her guilt - CROININ 2000 #195 p300`(w/o).

ROBERT BURNS AND HIS HIGHLAND MARY - BURNS & HIS HIGHLAND MARY

ROBERT BURNS WAS BORN IN AYR - "Now he's at St George's Square - If you wish to see him there - Pop in a bus and pa your fare" - Children's Double Ball Rhyme - RITCHIE GC p83 "Jump on a bus and skip the fare" - see also under BURNS -- rec by Alan Lomax, Aberdeen 1952 FOLKTRAX 181 "Union Square" - rec by Damian Webb 12/15 Noblehill Junior Girls, Dumfries "RB is born in Ayr"

ROBERT E LEE - comp by Muir -- BOLDEN BANJOES: LEADER LER-2088 1973 instrumental only -- Oscar BRAND & group: CAEDMON TC-1505 1976

ROBERT EMETT - BOLD ROBERT EMETT

ROBERT GORDON OF GORDONSTOUN - "O wha hasna heard of that man of rnown? - that wizard Sir Robert of G" - "wizard of warlocks that Moraysh chiel - despot of Duffes and friend of the devil" - (Gordonstoun is in Moraysh)- ROUD#13117 - GREIG-DUNCAN 8 2002 #1887 (9v/ w/o) source unrecorded

ROBERTIN TUSH - WETHER'S SKIN

ROBERTSON CRESCENT - Shetland Highland comp ? -- Willie HUNTER (fid) & Wiilie JOHNSON (gtr) of Lerwick, Shetland rec London 14/10/58: RPL LP 24378 bef "Da North Road"

ROBERTSON'S RANT - STRUAN ROBERTSON

ROBERTSON'S HORNPIPE - KERR MM 2 #334 p37 (Bb)

ROBERTSON'S REEL - comp by Tom Anderson -- DA FORTY FIDDLERS with Marjorie SMITH (piano): LEADER LED-2052 1973 with "Harlock's Reel" - Willie Taylor (fid) rec by Burt Feintuch, 30/6/86: SMITHSONIAN-FOLKWAYS SFW-40473 1999 bef "Grand Chain"

ROBH THU 'SA' BHEINN? - (Were you in the mountains?) Scots Gaelic Waulking Song - Mary MORRISON & Ch rec by The School of Scottish Studies, Ersary, Barra, Hebrides: TANGENT TNGM-111 1972

ROBIN, THE - Reel -- JOCK TAMSON'S BAIRNS: TOPIC 12-TS-424 1982 aft "Lasses Fashion" & bef "Tunnel Brig"

ROBIN-A BOBIN - HUNTING THE WREN

ROBIN-A-THRUSH - WETHER'S SKIN

ROBIN COOK'S WIFE - TOM PEARCE

ROBIN DRIVE ON - "As Robin was driving his wagon along" - He hauls a girl up onto his wagon (Seduction from a female viewpoint) - DAWNEY 1977 p8 Butterworth & RVW - PALMER 1983 #73 p115 RVW "Bonny Robin"

ROBIN FY MRAWD - (Robin's Will) -- Elizabeth THOMAS, rec by PK, Llangwm, Corwen, Denbighsh 9i/11/54 :RPL 22341/ FTX-051

ROBIN GRAY - OLD ROBIN GRAY

ROBIN HEAD - comp by Keith Christmas -- Fred WEDLOCK: SAYDISC VTS- 20 1973

ROBIN HOOD - BRONCO LANE (Children's 1950s TV Programs)

ROBIN HOOD - CHILD #117 - BRONSON 3 p13 - Giles LODGE Lute Book - RAVENSCROFT - Camb Univ Ms - William BALEET Lute Book - VOC LIB 1822 #405 p156 - GUTCH 1847 2 p437 - JEFDSS 1952 p20 Connection with Morris -- Musical play by David Buck with music by Jim Parker on Radio 4 10/1/83: CASS-0373

ROBIN HOOD AND ALLEN-A-DALE - ALLEN-A-DALE

ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN - "When Robin Hood was about twenty years old" - they fight on a narrow bridge - CHILD #125 - ROUD#1322 - BRONSON 3 p26 - BELL EB 1856 pp69-73 Robin Hood's Garland (w/o) - JEWITT BSD 1867 pp85-91 Dorset - ? 4 p489 Gardiner Ms Hants - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 p237 2v "Bold Robin Hood" glee-type version with ch: "There's none so bonny, blithe and gay, as Mary the pride of the morning"/ p296 #134 Mrs Timbrel, Quenington, Gloucestersh 2v (w/o) --- CREIGHTON MFS 1961 pp19-20 Ketch Harbour NS 1950 -- CARPENTER 1928-9 from John Strachan, St Katherines, Aberdeensh - - John STRACHAN rec by Alan Lomax & Hamish Henderson, Fyvie, Aberdeenshire 16/7/51: ROUNDER 82161-1835-2 2002/ CAEDMON TC-1146/ TOPIC 12-T-161/ FTX-065 & 502 (2v only)

ROBIN HOOD AND THE BISHOP (OF HEREFORD) - CHILD #144 - ROUD#2338 - GUTCH 1847 - RITSON 1795 2 p150 - CHAPPELL NEA 1838 pp67-72 - PMOT 1858 pp395-6 21v/m from Wright's broadside with music - SHARP Novello School Series 8 - MOFFAT-KIDSON 1901 p143 - JFSS 3:11 1907 pp61-3: Hammond: George Stone, Wareham, Dorset 1906 14v/m with ch: "Derry derry down" - HAMMOND FSOD 1908 - PALMER EBBB 1980 #46 pp110-112 Hammond: George Stone --- A L "Bert" LLOYD rec by AL & PK, London 22/4/51: 056/ RIVERSIDE RLP-12-625 1956 (coll by Hammond) - Tony ROSE: LEADER LER-2013 1970 (from Chappell)

ROBIN HOOD AND THE BOGEY RIDING CONTEST - Monologue recitation -- Bernard WRIGLEY: LOOFY LOO-006 1984 cass

ROBIN HOOD AND THE CURTAL FRIAR - "In summer time, when leaves grow green" - CHILD #123 3 p124 (B) - BRONSON 3 p21 - GUTCH 1847 2 436 from Rimbault

ROBIN HOOD AND THE (15) FORESTERS -- John GOODLUCK with Roy HARRIS, Alan WALTERS, Dave PEARCE & Bob DIDDALL: TRADITIONAL SOUND TSR-015 1974

ROBIN HOOD AND THE KEEPER - "Bright Phoebus had melted the isles of ice"- CHILD #131 as "RH & the Ranger" - ROUD#933 - CAREY TEFS 1915 pp12-13 Surrey/Sussex - JFSS 1:5 1904 pp247-9 Kidson: Huddersfield, Yorksh

ROBIN HOOD AND THE PEDLAR - "It's of a pedlar both fine and gay" - "There chanced to be a pedlar bold" - Gambler Gold - CHILD #132 - ROUD#333 - DIXON SOP (from an old woman in Bermondsey) & BELL SOP with ref to Chappell's PMOT - BROADWOOD ETS&C 1908 pp4-5 & p113 Henry Burstow, Horsham, Sussex 1893 (notes on song & singer) - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 Job Francis, Shipley, Sussex 1908 - JFSS 1:4 1902 pp144-5 Lucy Broadwood: Henry Burstow - JFSS 2:8 1906 pp155-6 RVW Mr Denny, Billericay, Essex 1904 1v/m "Robin Wood & the P"/ Mr Verrall, Horsham, Sussex 1906 (m) - JFSS 5 1914 p94 Sharp Job Francis 1v/m - PENGUIN BEFS 1959 pp88-9 RVW: Henry Burstow (w)/ Lucy Broadwood: Mr Verrall (m) - FMJ 1975 p44-5 Jessie McDonald (Scots tinker) - PALMER EBECS 1979 #41 pp81-3 Mike Yates: George Trainer, Haywards Heath, Sussex 1964 "Robin Wood & the P" - RICHARDS-STUBBS EFS 1979 p206 Sharp Somerset - PALMER RVW 1983 #21 pp35-37 Mr Bell, Herongate, Essex 1906 --- CREIGHTON SBNS 1932 pp12-14 Ben Henneberry NS 1929 "BP & RH" -- George ROBERTSON #147/ 153/ 162 rec on Dictaphone by James M. Carpenter, N.E. Scotland 192-35 - A L "Bert" LLOYD rec by AL & PK, London 22/4/51: FTX-056/ RIVERSIDE RLP-12-624 1956 (from Broadwood: Sussex) - Geordie ROBERTSON tinker rec by Hamish Henderson, Aberdeensh: TANGENT TNGM-119-D 1975 - STEELEYE SPAN: CHRYSALIS CHR-1091 1975 "Gamble Gold" with ch: "Gentlemen of high born blood, GG & RH"

ROBIN HOOD AND THE RANGER - CHILD #131 - GUTCH 1847 2 p440 Rimbault Staffs - JFSS 5 1904 p247 Kidson: Huddersfield Yorks - CAREY 1915 p12

ROBIN HOOD AND THE TANNER - "Bold Arden went forth one summer's morning" - CHILD #126 - ROUD#332 - JOVIAL CREW 1731 p2 - GUTCH 1847 2 p433 Rimbault - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 2 p392 - SHARP-MARSON FSS 1905 - Sel Ed - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 1 pp148-9 Henry Larcombe, Haselbury Plucknett, Som - PURSLOW WS 1968 pp97-8 Gardiner: Wm Randall, Hursley, Hampsh 1905 (tune cf "George Collins") -- A L "Bert" LLOYD rec by AL & PK, London 22/4/51: FTX-056/ RIVERSIDE RLP-622 1956 - Steve JORDAN (unacc): FOREST TRACKS FT-2006 1975

ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THE THREE SQUIRES - "Bold RH ranged the forest all round" - CHILD #140 - ROUD#71 - Bs by FORD of Chesterfield 1830s (Palmer Reprint 2001) - GUTCH 1847 2 p438 Rimbault Staffs - GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p205 words only - GRAINGER #64 Dean Robinson, Brigg, Lincolnsh 1905 - JFSS 3:4 1909 pp268-9 RVW Mrs Goodyear, Axford, Hampsh - PALMER SOM 1972 pp78-9 Bronson 3 p53: Rimbault: Staffordsh 1845 - RICHARDS-STUBBS EFS 1979 p196 Gardiner Hants "RH & the Old Beggar Man" - PALMER RVW 1983 #32 p52 -- Dean ROBINSON rec on phonograph by Percy Grainger, Brigg, Lincolnsh 1908: FTX-135/ LEADER LEA-4050 1972 "Bold RH" - Jon RAVEN (voc/gtr): BROADSIDE BRO-100 1968 - SONGWAINERS: ARGO ZFB-31 1971 (Gardiner collated) -- Charles FINNEMORE rec by Helen Hartness Flanders, Maine USA: MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE LP 1953 "RH rescuing 3 S"

ROBIN HOOD RESCUING WILL STUTLEY -- CARPENTER 1928-9 from Mary Davis ADAIR, Narrows, Va. USA

ROBIN HOOD WAS A FORESTER GOOD - Little John - Mary - ROUD#1303 - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 p237 #390 Elijah Iles, Inglesham, Wiltsh 2v (w/o)

ROBIN HOOD'S BAY - SCARBOROUGH BANKS

ROBIN HOOD'S HILL - "Ye bards who extol the gay valleys and glades" - BELL EB 1885 p461-2 from N & Q - well known hill outside Gloucester City

ROBIN HOOD'S PROGRESS TO NOTTINGHAM - "RH he bent his noble good bow" - CHILD #139 - ROUD#1790 - CREIGHTON SBNS 1932 pp15-16 Ben Henneberry, Devils Island, Nova Scotia 1929+

ROBIN REDBREAST'S TESTAMENT - "Ye will tak my two bonny een" - Ch: "Fiddle linkin diddle jinkum" - CHAMBERS Songs of Scotland prior to Burns 1880 p240-2 - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 1987 #646 (5var)

ROBIN SICK AND WEARY - "As I cam in by yon sea strand" - ROUD#3900 - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 pp528-531 -- Elizabeth ROBB #318-319 New Deer, Aberdeensh rec on Dictaphone cylinder by James M Carpenter 1929-35

ROBIN SPRAGGON'S AULD GREY MARE - "The miller of Ogle bred me" - ROUD#3063 - BRUCE-STOKOE (to tune "Hey boys up go we" from Playford - STOKOE-REAY SBNE 1899 pp52-3

ROBIN TAMSON'S SMIDDY - "My mother men't my auld breeks wow but they were duddy" - Ch: "Wi me fal di doo" - Comic Courting concerning Robin's wealthy daughter - comp Alexander Rodger 1784 - LAWS #O-12 ABBB 1957 pp231-2 - ROUD#939 - BROADWOOD ECS 1893 pp4-5 J Fuller-Maitland: Mrs TY W Farrer, Northumberland/ from man who learned it in Canada - FORD VS 1899 1 pp194-6 - KIDSON TT 1891 pp82-4 (to tune of "Corn Clips")(notes on song) - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #1009 pp263-5 (4var 6v/4m) - GRAINGER #361 Mr McRae 1908 --- GARDNER-CHICKERING BSSM 1939 pp182-4 Mich 1935 - CREIGHTON MFS 1962 p39 NS 1953 - CREIGHTON FSSNB 1971 #14 pp41-2 NB 1954

ROBIN YN FLIN - (Robin is angry) - Welsh - Andrew THOMAS rec by Seamus Ennis, Pen Cnwc, Fishguard, Pembrokesh Aug 1953: RPL 22436/ FTX-052

ROBIN'S COURTSHIP - "As I am thy mother & thou art my son" - ROUD#575 - GAY "The Beggar's Opera" 3/8 "Now Roger I'll tell thee because thou'rt my son" - BARING GOULD SOW #31 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #31 pp342-3 Mrs Pople, Brent Knoll, Som 1908/ Sally Gummer, Hambridge, Som 1904 (has "William the Rose" instead of "Robin")/ Mrs Burnet, Minehead, Som 1905 - UDAL DF 1922 pp315- 6 Dorset County Chroniclwe 1882 (w/o) "Roben's Coorten" - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 pp171-2 Ms#166 Mrs W Field, Winson, Gloucestersh (w/o) "Old Mother Hooligan" (descr as "Irish piece popular in English counties")

ROBIN'S LAST WILL - "As I cam past Garrick and by the brig o Dee" - MASON NR&CS 1877

ROBIN'S PETITION - "When the leaves have forsaken the trees" - ROUD#2675 - WILLIAMS #690 (w/o)

ROBIN'S RETURN - Instrumental -- Jimmy COOPER (h-dulc): FOREST TRACKS FT-3008 1975

ROBIN'S TESTAMENT/ WILL - ROBIN FY MRAWD - ROBIN REDBREAST'S TESTAMENT

ROBINSON CRUSOE - Air? - Tunebook Ms #180 p244 (D) 4/4

ROBINSON-TURPIN FIGHT, THE - coll by Ewan McColl -- Steve BENBOW (voc/gtr) with Perry FRIEDMAN (banjo) rec by PK, London: EMI CLP- 1327 1960/ FTX-093