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FTX-025 - HEALTH TO THE BARLEY MOW

SONGS OF GOOD COMPANY

These include the texts and tunes of songs #265-288 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 which 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.

   

HEALTH TO THE BARLEY MOW Arthur Smith - BILLY JOHNSON'S BALL Peter Reilly - BLACK RAM Bob Copper - CAMPBELL THE ROVER Joe Heaney - DRINK OLD ENGLAND DRY Haxey Boggins - EWIE WI' THE CROOKIT HORN Lucy Stewart - FAREWELL TO WHISKY Jessie Murray - GOOD ALE Bob & Ron Coppers - IRISH FAMILIE Jim Baldry - JOHN BARLEYCORN Bert Edwards - JUG OF PUNCH Margaret Loughram & Edward Quinn - PENNY WAGER George Hawkins - ROSIN THE BEAU Davie Stewart - THE DAY WE WENT TO ROTHSAY-O Davie Stewart - THOUSANDS OR MORE Coppers - TO BE A GOOD COMPANION Dickie Lashbrook - TWANKYDILLO Jim Copper - WHEN JONES'S ALE WAS NEW Coppers - WILD ROVER Gabriel Figg

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