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FTX-021 - A-BEGGIN' I WILL GO

SONGS OF THE TRADES

 

 

These are the original recordings of the songs in the book #217-240: FOLKSONGS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND edited by Peter Kennedy (Cassell/ Schirmer 1975 paperback by Oak 1985 and distributed by Music Sales). The book, which won the Library Association McColvin Award for the most outstanding reference book of 1975, contains the full texts, translations, music notations and background information on the songs.

   

A-BEGGIN' I WILL GO Becket Whitehead - BUCHAN MILLER John McDonald - CANDLELIGHT FISHERMAN Phil Hamond - DOFFIN MISTRESS John McLaverty - FACTORY GIRL Sarah Makem - FAGAN THE COBBLER Albert Richardson - GREEN BROOMS Sean McDonagh - HARD TIMES OF OLD ENGLAND Ron Copper - HOT ASHPELT McLaverty - HUSBAND-MAN & SERVANTMAN Fred & Ray Cantwell - IRISH BARBER Jack Weafer - JIM THE CARTER LAD Jack Goodfellow - JOLLY MILLER John Strachan - JOLLY WAGGONER Fred Jordan - 'CHINERS SONG Bob & Ron Copper - MILLER'S LAST WILL Edwin Thomas - NEEDLE-CASES Arthur Smith - OYSTER GIRL - PARSON & THE CLERK Phil Tanner - JOHNNY CLARKE Bob Clarke - RIGS OF THE TIME Charger Salmons - SIX JOLLY MINERS Lewis Wroe - SOLDIER AND THE SAILOR Harry Cox - SWEEP CHIM-NIE SWEEP Bob & Ron Copper

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