FTX-019 - THE BALD-HEADED
END OF THE BROOM
SONGS OF UNEASY WEDLOCK
These include the texts and tunes of
songs #193-296 in the book: FOLKSONGS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND edited by
Peter Kennedy (Cassell/ Schirmer 1975 paperback by Oak 1985 and distributed
by Music Sales). These are the original recordings of the songs in the
book. It won the Library Association McColvin Award for the most outstanding
reference book of 1975 and contains the full texts, translations, music
notations and background information on the songs.
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BALD-HEADED END OF THE BROOM Martha Gillen - BARGAIN WITH
ME Dickie Lashbrook - BIRMINGHAM BOYS Harry Cox - CRABFISH Charlie Chettleburgh
- CUNNING COBBLER George Spicer - DESERTED HUSBAND Seamus Ennis - GAMECOCK Charlie
Chettleburgh - GERMAN MUSICIANER Cox - GRAT FOR GRUEL Jimmie McBeath - HE COMES
DOWN OUR ALLEY Betty Redshaw - I WISHED TO BE SINGLE AGAIN Tom Edwards - LINEN
SONG Fred Perrier - MOLECATCHER Alec Bloomfield - NEVER WED A' AULD MAN Jeannie
Robertson - OLD WOMAN OF BLIGHTER TOWN Frerd Hillier - ONE THING OR THE OTHER
Michael Gallagher - POOR OLD MAID Johina Leith - RAP-TAP-TAP Cox - ROCKING THE
CRADLE Johnnie Doherty - SCOLDING WIFE Bill Westaway - WEARING OF THE BREECHES
Peter Keown - YOUNG AND GROWING Mary McGarvey)
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