FTX-044 - GIT YOU HOM', BOY

FRED ROOKE'S NORFOLK DISH

Rooke's earliest compositions, mainly in Norfolk dialect, reflect his days working on farms in his home county. He introduces each song himself beforehand.

1. GIT YOU HOM', BOY - 2.33

2. JOSEPH, TALK TO THE DICKY - 2.20

3. CHEESE FOR THE BITCH - 2.20

4. RABBIT PIE - 2.22

5. RAT IN THE HEDGEROW - 2.00

6. TAKE ME POACHEN (double-tracked) - 1.28

7. BLAZEN WINDOW (d/t) - 1.30

8. IF YOU WOULD GROW THE BARLEY (d/t) - 2.12

9. SWALLOW AND TROUT - 1.40

10.WRONG TRAIN - 2.30

11.THE FEN-MEN - 2.14

12.THE NIGHT-SOIL MEN - 2.05

13.TOMMY GRAY - 1.37

14.RUDDY OLE COW - 1.30

15. FARMER BROWN - 1.41

16. WHAT, YOU ARN HOLIDAY ? - 1.38

17. LITTLE BIT OF STRING - 1.45

18. THE ROBIN - 1.30

19. COPEMAN'S BILLY-GOAT - 2.27

20. BUMPER CROP - 1.12

21. COCK-DOVES - 1.22

22. TO BE A PIG-MAN - 2.12

23. THE VIEW - 1.55

24.JACK ROBERTS - 2.27

25.TIC BEANS - 1.57

26.ANIMAL CARDS - 1.50

27.BLADE OF GRASS - 2.27

28.PREGNANT SALLY - 2.30

29.YOUR BARRER WANT SOME ILE - 1.40

Recorded by Peter Kennedy and Chris Hardwidge October 1975. Edited by Peter Kennedy and first published by Folktrax 1975.

Fred Rooke was born 1935 at Hedenham, where his father was farming. However, he tells us, before his birth, his mother was knocked down by a runaway sow. Perhaps as a result of this incident, says Fred, the pig has become the burden of his life ! It was while working on a pig-farm in Gloucestershire that he became interested in gypsies and composed his BALLADS OF BAWLENGRO - on 045 & 046.