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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

 

 

 

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