FTX-516 - THE DEADLY WARS
Songs of Barracks & Battlefield
23 Songs, from traditional singers of England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales, provide vivid pictures of the worst of conditions and the
bravest of contestants. The title of the album, taken from the song from Jeannie
Robertson (#16), serves as a reminder of our immortality in war. Not only the
Army, but the Air Force is included, with THE DYING AVIATOR from Rowland
Kellett. Also included are instrumentals: a song air and a reel on the flute
1. THE ARTILLERY ALPHABET - Rowland Kellett, Leeds, Yorksh 1963 (first 2v)
- 1'05"
2. THE BALACLAVA CHARGE - Bill Westaway, Belstone, Devon 1950 - 3'40"
3. THE BATTLE OF ALMA - Bob & Ron Copper, Rottingdean, Sussex 1955 - 2'32"
4. THE BATTLE OF HARLAW - Jeannie Robertson, Aberdeen 1953 - 4'41"
5. BENGHAZI - Jimmy Kelby, Blairgowrie, Perthsh 1955 - 1'14"
6. BOLD GENERAL WOLFE - Bob Scarce with chorus, Blaxhall, Suffolk 1957 - 3'36"
7. DRINK OLD ENGLAND DRY - Chorus of "Boggins, Haxey, Yorksh 1953 - 2'36"
8. THE FLAG OF OLD ENGLAND - Charlie Wills, Morcombelake, Dorset 1968 - 0'38"
9. THE HAUGHS OF CROMDALE - John McDonald (with melodeon), Elgin, Moraysh 1955
- 1'13"
10. JOCK Mc GRAW of THE GALLANT FORTY-TWA - John Strachan with chorus, Fyvie,
Aberdeensh 1951 - 2'35"
11. Mc CAFFERY - Peter Reilly, Cullyhanna, Armagh 1952 - 3'12"
12. THE POOR LITTLE SOLDIER'S BOY - Alec Bloomfield, Benhall, Suffolk 1951
- 2'02"
13. THE ROYAL ARTILLERY & THE C.R.E.'S (ROYAL ENGINEER'S SONG - Rowland
Kellett - 2'36"
14. THE SCAVENGER BRIGADE - Bob McCreesh, Armagh 1954 - 1'49"
15. THE SOLDIER AND THE SAILOR - (composite) (a) Harry Cox, Catfield, Norfolk
1953 - (b) Arthur Lennox, Aberdeen 1951 - (c) Paddy & Joe Tunney (with gtr)
of Co Fermanagh rec London 1958 - 4'25"
16. THE SOLDIER'S RETURN - "The Deadly Wars" Jeannie Robertson, Aberdeen 1958
- 3'33"
17. SWANSEA BARRACKS - "The Blooming Rose of South Wales" Phil Tanner, Llangennith,
Gower 1949 - 1'51"
18. THE TWO SOLDIERS - John & Ethel Findlater, Dounby, Orkney 1955 - 4'44"
19. THE WOUNDED OLD SOLDIER - "I'm Growing Old" Bill Westaway - 2'03"
20. THE YOUNG AVIATOR - "The Dying Airman" Rowland Kellett - 1'25"
21. THE YOUNG SOLDIER THAT NEVER DID WRONG - Mary Doran (tinker of Waterford)
Belfast 1952 - 2'20"
22. THE BATTLE OF BALLINGEARY Instrumental Song Air & Reel: COLONEL FRASER
- Paddy TAYLOR (flute) of Limerick London 1956 - 2'12"
Recorded & edited by Peter Kennedy and first published on Folktrax cassettes
1979.
#1. DUNSTAN CDFS 1932 p18 Cornwall - HUGILL 1961 p456 "Sailor's ABC" - HUGILL
1969 p171 "Bosun's" - PALMER PV 1974 p270 "People's Alphabet" broadside - PALMER
RS 1977 p70 "Soldier's" - GARDHAM ERS 1982 "Artillery" - ED&S 47:2 1985
p15 Carpenter "Haul Together" ("Sailor's") - PALMER OBSS 1986 #107 p220 Johhny
Doughty "Sailor's"/ #142 p281 Bob Roberts "Bargeman's" - ED&S 49:2 1987
p19 "Sailor's" - HOWSON SSIS 1992 pp104-5 "Bargeman's" - LEACH Labrador 1965
1 p178- 80 "Air Force & Army" - PEACOCK SNO 1965 1 p4 "A was an apple"/
p125 "Fisherman's"/ 3 pp885-6 "Sailor's" - WARNER TAFS 1984 p416 "A is for Adam"
- IVES FSNB 1989 pp87-90 "Lumberman's" -- William FARQUHAR rec by Carpenter,
Maud, Aberdeensh & William RENNIE, South Shields, Durham 1928: FTX-142 "Sailor's"
- Bob ROBERTS rec by PK, Ipswich Suffolk 1953: FTX-047 "Bargeman's" - Clifford
JENKINS rec by PK, St Mary's, Scilly Isles 1956: FTX-217 - MERRYMAKERS (Antigua
Steel Band with vocal), rec by PK, London 1960: FTX-917 --- John GALUSHA rec
by the Warners NY 1947: FTX-921 "Woodman's".
#2. 25th October 1854 - HENRY SOP #829 - HENDERSON VSB 1937 p151 Bs w/o - DALLAS
CW 1972 p218 - HOWSON SSIS 1992 p70 w/o --- CREIGHTON MFS 1961 pp156-7.
#3. 20th September 1854 Russian Surrender in Crimean War - comp James Maxwell
- LAWS #J-10 - FORD VSB 1899 2 pp73-6 "The Heights of A" - GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p387
1v & Highlanders war cry - HENRY SOP #123/ HUNTINGTON 1990 pp90-91 Co Derry
1926 "Heights" - COPPER ETR 1976 p236-7 Forsyth Ms --- McKENZIE BSSNS 1928 pp195-7
w/o "Heights" - CREIGHTON SBNS 1932 #67 pp138-9 & MFS 1961 pp148-9..
#4. 18m NW of Aberdeen on July 24th, 1411 - Highland Celts under Donald of
the Isles (lost 900+) vs Lowlanders under Alexander Stewart and Alex Ogilvy
(lost 500) - ballad by the latter - CHILD #163 - HERD AMSS 1776 1 pp37-45 w/o
("Frae Dunidier as I cam through") - JOHNSON SMM 1787 6 #528 p528 as Herd -
GREIG-KEITH 101-6 - ORD BB 1930 p473 22v/ch w/o - GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p302 16var
- LYLE: Ballad Studies p29: Article by David Buchan -- Willie KEMP rec 1930s:
FTX-360 - Lucy STEWART rec by PK, Fetterangus, Aberdeensh 1953: FTX-365.
#6. LAWS #A-1 - LONG DIOW 1886 pp143-4 w/o - BARING-GOULD GCS 1895 pp14-15
- MERRICK FSFS 1912 Henry Hills - HILL 1904 "The Taking of Quebec" - SHARP-
KARPELES CSC 1974 #305 p329-333 - JFSS 1:3 1901 pp107-8 - JFSS 21 1918 p10 -
JFSS 8:34 1930 pp93 & 179-180 - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 pp162-3 #193 w/o - SEEGER-
McCOLL SI 1960 #85 p93 - PURSLOW MB 1965 p4 - COPPER ETR 1976 pp234-5 - PALMER
1977 p148 B-G tune & words from broadside --- McKENZIE BSSNS 1928 p198 (and
another song about Wolfe) -- Jim COPPER (solo) rec by PK, Rottingdean, Sussex
1951: FTX-082 - Bob COPPER (voc/ Engl conc): FTX-239 - Bob SCARCE: Video of
film by PK at Blaxhall - Alec BLOOMFIELD, rec by PK, Framlingham, Suffolk 1950:
FTX-099.
#7. JOYCE AMOI 1872 #64 ("In comes great Buonaparte with 40, 000 men") - REYNARDSON
1889 p46 coll Broadwood Sussex (Ch only) - BROADWOOD Sussex 1890 - BARRETT EFS
1891 pp20-21 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #306 2 pp334-5 - KIDSON GEF 1926 pp68-9
- JEFDSS 1937 p126 coll Albino & Rudkin 1936, Haxey; Sharp Worcs 1911; Notes
on origin & modifications by Anne Gilchrist - PURSLOW FD 1974 p24 - KENNEDY
FSBI 1975 pp602-3 Rowland Whitehead, Haxey 1953 - ED&S 44:3 Christmas 1982
p4 Tony Foxworthy, Haxey 1968 - O SHAUGHNESSEY LLL pp4-5 Haxey 1970.
#8. WILLIAMS Ms #111 Lechlade, Gloucestersh w/o "The Union Jack of Old England".
#9. HOGG JR 1819-21 - GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p314 4var - GREIG FSNE 1909-14 #96 - BUCHAN
101SS 1962 from Hamish Henderson with note about two incidents of Jacobite victory
in 1645 & 1690.
#10. GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p171 2var -- Jimmy MacBEATH: FTX-060.
#11. SEEGER-McCOLL SI 1960 p73 - Lore & Language 1:3 1970 pp4-9 pp3-12
Discussion study in variation/ 1:7 1972 pp15-19 discussion study of protest/
pp16-17 - HAMER GGr 1973 pp47-8 - McCOLL-SEEGER TSES 1977 pp272-4 Caroline Hughes
- ED&S 54:2 1992 p23 -- Jimmy McBEATH, rec by Alan Lomax 1951: FTX-060.
#12. LAWS #Q-28 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #387 p567 - GREENLEAF NFL 1933 p201
refs - BROWN NC 1952 2 p396 & refs - LEACH Labr 1965 p124 "The Friendless
S B".
#14. GREIG-DUNCAN 3 #490 1v w/o - SSSA 1952/26/B13 John Strachan ("It's myself
a decent Irish lad arrived from Donegal").
#15 PETRIE AIM 1902 #771 p192 from Joyce - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 1987 #685 2var -
SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #376 - JFSS 5:18 pp72-74 - JFSS 35 p270 Harry Cox -
PURSLOW MB 1965 p81 - HAMER GG 1967 p22 Harry Scott - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 #239
p525 Harry Cox --- CREIGHTON SBNS 1932 p78.
#17. MORTON CDGD 1973 pp136-7 - PALMER RS 1977 p262 Phil Tanner --- PEACOCK
SNO 1965 p547 (further verses in vol 2).
#18. GREIG-DUNCAN 1 p289 16v.
#19. SHARP Ms 2 p111 Matthew Peate, Rose Ash, Devon 1904 3v/ch.
#20. MEREDITH-ANDERSON 1967 p142 Australia - RICHARDS-STUBBS 1979 EFS p14 from "Tommy's Tunes" by F T Nettleighton London 1917.
#21. LAWS #B-1 & 2 "The Cowboy's Lament"/ LAWS #Q-26 "The Bad Girl's Lament"
- SR#2 - SHARP-KARPELES CSC 1974 #229 2 p122 "St James's Hospital" - JFSS 1:5
1904 p254 - JFSS 13 1909 p325 - JFSS 5 1915 pp193-4 - HENRY #680/ HUNTINGTON
1990 p141 Co Antrim "The Cowboy of Lareto" - SEEGER-McCOLL SI 1960 p72 - PURSLOW
MB 1965 p75 & WS 1968 p114 - POLWARTH NCS 1969 p8 - McCOLL-SEEGER TSES 1977
pp236-9 - HOWSON SSIS 1992 p133 --- SHARP FSSA #131 II p164 "St James' Hospital"
- LOMAX Cowboy 1910 p417 & FSNA 1960 p384 incl Charlie Wills -- Jack GRIBBLE
with Pat Shaw (p/acc) & ch rec PK Bradninch, Devon 1950: FTX-407 - Charlie
WILLS rec PK Bridport Dorset 1952: FTX-097 - Harry COX rec PK Sutton Norfolk
1953: FTX-033 - Herbert PRINCE rec PK Warminster, Wiltsh 1954: FTX-406 - Frank
PURSLOW & John PEARSE (gtr): FTX-219 - Cyril TAWNEY (voc/gtr/ch) rec PK
1961: FTX-082 --- Alan LOMAX (v/ gtr) rec PK: FTX-904.
#22. Ballingeary is near Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland - BREATHNACH 3 1985 #148
p69 Michael Coleman (fid) Sligo/ USA "Molloy's Favourite" - O'NEILL 1246/520
(G) 4pts alt-title: "Molly Brallaghan" - CLANCY-MITCHELL 1976 #87 p70 5pts.
1973 pp42-3 Shropsh --- HUBBARD BSFU 1961 pp141-2 Ms diary, Utah w/o (refs).
