FTX-015 - A BLACKSMITH
COURTED ME
SONGS OF FALSE LOVE & TRUE
These include the texts and tunes of
songs 146-168 in the book: FOLKSONGS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND edited by
Peter Kennedy (Cassell/Schirmer 1975 reprinted in paperback by Oak 1985
and distributed by Music Sales). These are the original recordings as
given in the book. It won the McColvin Library Association for the most
outstanding book of 1975 and contains the full texts, translations, music
notations and background information on the songs.
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A BLACKSMITH COURTED ME Phoebe Smith - BONNY LABOURING BOY
Harry Cox - THE CUCKOO Charlie Phillips - DEEP IN LOVE Gladys Stone - DELUDED
LOVER Michael Gallagher - BLACKWATERSIDE Winnie Ryan - FALSE BRIDE Lucy Stewart
- FALSE YOUNG MAN Maggie Murphy - FORSAKEN MOTHER & CHILD Sarah Makem -
GOING TO MASS LAST SUNDAY Winnie Ryan - GREEN BUSHES Thomas Moran - GREEN GRASS
IT GROWS BONNY Mary McGarvey - HEALTH TO ALL TRUELOVERS Jimmy McKee - IN SHEFFIELD
PARK Ben Butcher - IRON DOOR Lily Cook - LOCKS & BOLTS George Maynard -
DARLING PLOUGHMAN BOY Jimmy McBeath - NOBLEMAN'S WEDDING Joe Heaney - OUR WEDDING
DAY (She moved through the Fair) Robert Cinnamond - SEEDS OF LOVE George Maynard
- YON GREEN VALLEY Bruce Laurensen