FTX-081 - THE BANKS OF CLAUDY

BOB AND RON COPPER

Two cousins, members of a famous Sussex singing family, when recorded by Peter Kennedy in 1963, they were both publicans: Bob at "The Central Club" in Peacehaven and Ron at "The Queen Victoria" in the village of Rottingdean, near Brighton. Here are 18 unaccompanied songs introduced by Bob. He talks about the songs and his family and their discovery by Mrs. Kate Lee, who contributed some of the songs to the first Journal which marked the beginning of The Folk-Song Society in 1898.

1. Talk about The Folk-Song Society and the first song - 2'08"

2. THE BANKS OF CLAUDY - 2'53"

3. WHEN THE OLD DUNCOW CAUGHT FIRE - 2'09"

4. THE LARK IN THE MORNING - 2'04"

5. Talk about the next song: - 0'54"

6. THE HUNGRY FOX - 2'27"

7. THE BABES IN THE WOOD - 2'06"

8. CUPID'S GARDEN - 2'36"

9. Talk about the next song - 1'36"

10. THE IRISH CAPTAIN (or THE MAN O' WAR) - 3'09"

11. WHEN SPRING COMES IN (or THE SPRING GLEE) - 2'33"

12. Talk about the next song - 1'04"

13. THE SEASONS ROUND (or THE PLOUGHSHARE) - 3'52"

14. Talk about the family singing tradition - 1'58"

 15. THE SHEPHERD OF THE DOWNS - 4'44"

16. THE WEEK BEFORE EASTER (or THE FORLORN LOVER) - 2'22"

17. BY THE GREEN GROVE (or BIRDS IN THE SPRING) - 1'47"

18. Talk about the next song - 1'17"

19. THE TWO BRETHREN - 2'31"

20. THE HONEST LABOURER (or THE NOBLEMAN AND THE THRESHER) - 3'11"

21. DAME DURDEN - 1'42"

22. Talk about the next song - 1'24"

23. ACRE OF LAND - 2'43"

24. NO, JOHN, NO - 2'05"

25. Talk about the previous song - 1'03"

26. THE BANKS OF THE SWEET PRIMROSES - 2'15"

Recorded by Peter Kennedy at Peacehaven 1963. Edited by Peter Kennedy & first published on Folktrax Cassettes 1975.

FTX-082 - A further selection with introductions by Bob, together with earlier tapes of Bob's father, Jim Copper, recorded by Peter Kennedy in 1951, including: TWANKYDILLO/ THE 'CHINER'S SONG/ JONES'S ALE/ THE INNOCENT HARE/ SWEEP, CHIM-NIE SWEEP/ HARD TIMES OF OLD ENGLAND/ THE MONTH OF MAY/ SPENCER THE ROVER/ GOOD ALE// TIMES PASSES OVER/ SHEPHERD'S ARISE/ THE IRISH GIRL/ BOLD GENERAL WOLFE/ THE SHIP IN DISTRESS/ THE BOLD FISHERMAN/ THE SPOTTED COW.

FTX-238 - 20 songs from Bob, Ron, John and Jill, and 7 sung by Bob accompanying himself on English concertina, together with further talk about the family and their unique singing tradition.

FTX-239 - 27 songs from Sussex and Hampshire, mainly sung by Bob, but also some tracks with Ron, and Bob's children, John and Jill.

The Coppers can also be heard on FTX-021, 023, 025, 027, 029, 123, 253, 504, 513, 514, 516 and can be seen on Video: FTV-12.

FTX-426 - 21 songs recorded "in the field" by Bob in Hampshire in 1955.

FTX-427 - 18 songs recorded by Bob in his own native Sussex in 1954.