MHAIGHDEAN MHARA, AN - Instrumental -- CHIEFTAINS 2: TARA (CLADDAGH) TA-4/ CASS

MHIC DHUGHAILL IC RUAIRIDH - A MHIC DHUGHAILL IC RUAIRIDH

MHIC IAIN IC SHEUMAIS - A MHIC IAIN IC SHEUMAIS

MHIC IARLA NAM BRETACH BANA - (The Son of the Earl of the White Banners) - Hebridean Waulking Song -- Isabel SUTHERLAND: EFDSS LP-1007 1974

MHISG A CHUIR AN NOLLAIG OIRNN - (The Drunkeness that Christmas brought us) - Scots Gaelic mouth-music --Christine PRIMOROSE: ELLIPSIS CD-4070 1997 "Celtic Mouth Music"

MICE - MOUSE

MICE AND THE CRUMBS, THE - "A little old woman once lived in a house" - WILLIAMS Ms #31 Wm Mills, Ablington, Gloucestersh

MICHAEL DWYER - "As I lay in prison, MD" - ROUD#5219 - GALVIN ISOR pp95-6 --- ANDERSON Farewell to Old England pp110-12 (w/o) Australia -- Peter REILLY, rec by PK, Cullyhanna, Co Armagh 16/7/52: RPL 18487/ FTX-431

MICHAEL FINNIGAN - "There once was a man named MF - begin agin" - ROUD#10541 - SPIN 8/3 p21 - BROPHY & PARTRIDGE Songs & Slang of the British Soldier 1931 p83 - PANKAKE: Prairie Home Companion F/S Bk 1988 p201 - CAZDEN AFSB pt 2 pp80-1

MICHAEL FLYNN - "O I was christened MF as in this world I entered" Ch: "And hurry up my darling" -- Bruce LAURENSEN rec by Pat Shaw, Shetland 1952 (4v)

MICHAEL GORMAN'S REEL - FUREY p46 (D) "Miko Gorman's" -- Michael GORMAN (fid)) rec by PK, London 1956: FTX-174 - THE BOTHY BAND rec Paris Theatre, London 15/7/76: Strange Fruit SFRSCD-063 1996 bef "Road to Lisnavarna"

MICHAEL LARNEY-O - "full of Blarney-O" - ROUD#12913 -- Bob HART, rec by Rod Stradling, Snape, Suffolk 1969: (MT CD 301-2)

MICHAEL MURPHY'S SLIDE - CRANITCH #24 p134 12/8 (G)

MICHAEL PADEEN'S POOKIAN - Song in Irish Gaelic -- Sean McDONAGH rec by Alan Lomax, Carna, Co Galway 1951 7"RTR-0566

MICHAEL POWER - "On my road to Dungarvan in search of some fun by Ballytown crystal an old pistol I found" Ch: "And his olla torral a dingle o dew" holds up a postboy and he has a letter to Michael Power eventually after adventures meets MP at Carrick - ROUD#8141 -- Straighty FLANAGAN rec by Jim Carroll & Pat McKenzie, bar at Inagh, Co Clare 1976: (OUTLET OAS 3013 )/ TOPIC TSCD-658 1998

MICHAEL RILEY'S JIG - GIBLIN #100 p43 (D) - THE COLEMAN COUNTRY: CELTIC MUSIC CM-CD-048 1990 (Gift of Dave Bulmer March 2005) bef "Martin Wynne's No 2"

MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE - ROUD#11975 - ALLEN-WARE-GARRISON Slave Songs of the USA 1867 pp23-4 - PARISH Slave Songs of the Georgia Sea Islands (pub Creative Age) -- Steve BENBOW (v/gtr) with Stella (v) & Pete TURNER (bass) "Skiffle Cellar" rec by PK, Soho, London 1/7/58 CASS-60-0828: FTX-091 - Peggy SEEGER (banjo) & Guy CARAWAN (gtr) rec London 11/1/58: RPL LP 24212 - Rory & Alex Mc EWEN with Isla CAMERON rec by PK: EMI CLP-1220 1958 "Folksong Jubillee" - Lonnie DONEGAN: PICKWICK Hallmark HMA-04 1956/65 (S/S)

MICHAEL ROY - "In Brooklyn City there lived a maid" - ROUD#6655 - from 1856 American Songster - BROWN NCFL 4 ppp351-2 - SILVERMAN SOI 1991 p72 -- Pat SHAW with Michael WATSON (gtr) on "Everybody Swing" Radio from Bristol 11/10/51: CASS-468

MICHAEL WIGGINS - Song & 6/8 Quadrille tune- WESTROP #40 p14 (D & A) Country Dance

MICHAELMAS - BLACKBERRY GROVE

MICHAELMAS DAY - "Last MD a year or more" - KIDSON EPS 1929 (air: "Dumbledum Deary")

MICHIGAN - CANADA-I-O - HARRY DUNN (Woods of M) - JIM MOORE'S FANCY (Flowers of M) (Reel)

MICHING - TRUANCY

MICHO RUSSELL'S - Reel - SULLIVAN 3 #51 p21 (Em) -- Paddy MALONEY & Sean POTTS (whistles) with Peadar MERCIER (drum) Clare: CLADDAGH CC-5 1974 aft "Connaught Heifer"

MICK DUGGAN'S POLKAS - CRANITCH pp142-3 (D) "#1,2&3"

MICK DUGGAN'S SLIDE - CRANITCH p62 (A) - MOYLAN 2 #146 p85 (D) 12/8

MICK HAND'S REEL - BREATHNACH 3 1985 #170 p78 (Em)

MICK McGEE - "from Ballymachree"- "- liquor dealing - smuggling - ROUD#2764 - CREIGHTON FSSNB 1971 p160 Angelo Dornan, Elgin, New Brunswick, Canada

MICK McGEE'S JIG -- Joe TUNNEY (mel) rec by PK, London 14.10.58: 7"RTR-0556/ FTX-370

MICK McGILL - "Come all you railroaders wherever you be" Ch: "Down Derry Down" - ROUD #9287 -- Mick McALINDEN rec by PK, Rostrevor, Co Down, 28/7/53: RPL 19350/ FTX-433

MICK MAGUIRE - LET Mr MAGUIRE SIT DOWN

MICK MAHONEY'S JIG - IF I HAD A WIFE

MICK MAHONEY'S SLIDE - MOYLAN 2 #111 p64 (D) 12/8 from John O Leary (melodeon)

MICK MALONEY - YOUNG MICK FROM CASTLEBAR

MICK MILES - "Down in the forest by an old oak tree" - smuggler - Devil - race - ROUD#1399 - WALES WWD 1976 p56 Sussex (chorus & tune added)

MICK MULCAHY'S JIG - MOYLAN 2 #164 pp94-5 (G) from John O Leary (melodeon)

MICKEY BRANNIGAN'S PUP - "O MB had a bull pup" - dog - Maloney's best coat - ROUD#2971 - BETHKE AV 1981 pp107-8 Ted Ashlaw, Hermon, New York 1972 -- (PHILO 1022)

MICKEY BY THE FIRESIDE - Reel - O'NEILL MOI #1445/ DMI #680 (D)

MICKEY'S SLIDE - JOHNNY MICKEY'S

MICKEY CALLAGHAN'S JIG - BREATHNACH 3 1985 #51 p23 (written 12/8)

MICKEY MACKEY HAD A HEN - HICKERTY PICKERTY -

MICKEY MOUSE - MURDER MICKEY MURDER - PLAINSY MICKEY MOUSE - UP AND DOWN THE HOUSE

MICKEY MOUSE BUILT A HOUSE - "how many bricks did he use?" - Kids Counting Out - OPIE LLSC p111 - RITCHIE GC p47 More usually: "What colour do you think it was?" -- rec by Damian Webb IRE/ 41 (a) solo voice/ 179

MICKEY MOUSE CAME INTO MY HOUSE - "I asked him what he came for" - Kids Two Ball Rhyme - OPIE LLSC p111 has various MM rhymes -- rec by Damian Webb 3/38 & rec by DW 4/39 Workington, Cumb 1960

MICKEY MOUSE IN HIS HOUSE - "pulling down his trousers - quick mum, smack his bum, ready for another one" - Kids Rhyne -- FTX-198 B/16 London boy - Croes-goch School, nr Fishguard, Pembrokesh Wales rec by The Welsh Folk Museum May 1982: SAYDISC CD-SDL-338 1983

MICKEY MOUSE IS DEAD - "and this is what he said" - "red white & blue my auntie is a Jew - my uncle comes from Scotland Yard and I'm a Kangaroo" - Childrens's skipping rhyme -- rec by Sam Richards: FOLKWAYS FE-3853 1981/ CASS-1292

MICKEY MOUSE'S SON AND DAUGHTER -- Bob DAVENPORT & June TABOR with FLOWERS & FROLICS rec "Empress of Russia" Islington London: FREE REED FRR-16 1977 aft "Grandfather's tune" & "He played the ukelele as the ship went down"

MICKEY MURPHY - Jig - KERR MM 3 #239 p27 (D)

MICK(E)Y WOULD A-COURTING GO - GRAINGER Ms ONS#26/RNS#17 Alfred Hunt, Wimbledon, Surrey 1905

MICRONESIA - PALLAU ISLAND

MID THE GREEN FIELDS OF VIRGINIA -- Carter Family (Trio), rec Atlanta, Ga 23/2/32/ 7"RTR-0313-4

MIDDLE EAST -- Recordings - see AREA Listing

MIDDLESBROUGH - Cleveland, N Yorkshire on river Tees - FREEBROUGH HILL - IRONOPOLIS - OLD MIDDLESBROUGH MARKET - PROCESSION / BALTIC TAVERNER'S SONG - THEY'LL BE THE LADS

MIDDLESEX - HOMER (Performer) -- Recordings - see AREA Listing

MIDDLESEX FLORA, THE - "As we loosed from the Downs, near fair London town" descr Storm at sea - ROUD#3810 - GREIG-DUNCAN I p69 (5var)

MIDDY MARCH, THE -- James B ANDREWS (harmonica/ piano) rec 1930: TOPIC 12-T-320 1977

MIDGLEY PACE-EGGERS - Yorksh Mummers -- Boys of Calder Hall High School rec Mytholmroyd, nr Halifax, W Yorksh 10/4/52: RPL 18112-3 (3 sides) lasts 13'55"/ FTX-109

MIDLAND TWO STEP - Cajun -- Ira BERNSTEIN (triangle) with Jemmy (v/fid) & Evo (acc) BLUESTEIN rec NY 1989 CASS-0817

MIDLANDS -- Recordings - see AREA Listing

MIDLOTHIAN PIPE BAND - March -- Joe HUTTON (N-pipes): TOPIC 12- TS-227 1974 with variations

MIDNIGHT FROLIC, THE - Reel - KENNEDY FTB 2 1997 #124 p30 (G) - Tunebook Ms #138 p316 (G)

MIDNIGHT MESSENGER, THE - "Thou wealthy man of rich possessions" - dialogue between Death & a rich man - DIXON SOP & BELL SOP (words only) to air "Aim not too high" (ie "Fortune, my foe") - Cf DEATH AND THE LADY - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 p165 ref to source only

MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER - American Waltz comp by Luke Thomasson publ in The Hartford Tunebook - BRODY p187 (D) discog (4th string tuned down to D and used as a drone) -- Michael PUNZAK (fid) rec by PK, Bristol 1982: FTX-910

MIDNIGHT RIDE, THE - Quadrille - ROCHE 2 #298 pp44-5

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, THE - comp by Hudie Ledbetter -- ODETTA (with gtr) rec USA: TRADITION TLP-1025 1958 from Leadbelly - Ken COLYER Skiffle Group rec Dusseldorf 1959: ROOT & BRANCH #2 2000

MIDST OF NIGHT - WELCOME SAILOR

MIDSUMMER CAROL/ MORN - LEMONAY

MIDSUMMER FAIR - I DESIGNED TO SAY NO - TOM PEARCE

MIDSUMMER'S MORNING - ROUT IS OUT - SEARCHING FOR YOUNG LAMBS

MIDSUMMER'S EVE - St John's -- Romania "Dragaica" ELECTRECORD EPD 1015 #32/ 90-632

MIDWINTER CAROL, THE - "Should we curse the winter and December most of all?" comp by GM 1966 -- Graeme MILES: FTX-221

MIGHTY SHEEP, THE - RAM SONG

MIGNONETTE -- Sam LARNER: video of 16mm film with Charles Parker & Harry Cox

MIGNONETTE, LA - SICILIAN DANCE

MIKE BUCKLEY'S POLKA #1 - MOYLAN 2 #148 p86 (D) from John O Leary (melodeon)

MIKE BUCKLEY'S FAVOURITE POLKA #2 - MOYLAN 2 #256 p147 (##A) from John O Leary (melodeon) - see also THADE JANEY BUCKLEY'S JIG

MIKE DOLAN - I'M A ROARING REPEATER

MIKE SULLIVAN'S HORNPIPE #1 - MOYLAN 2 #78 p45 (##A) from John O Leary (melodeon)

MIKE SULLIVAN'S HORNPIPE #2 - MOYLAN 2 #254 p146 (Am) from John O Leary (melodeon)

MIKIE DUGGAN'S POLKA - MOYLAN 2 #257 p147 (D) from John O Leary (melodeon)

MIKO GORMAN'S - MICHAEL GORMAN'S

MIKO RUSSELL'S - MICHO RUSSELL'S

MIL NA MAIDI - Reel- BREATHNACH 2 1976 #183 p96 (D) 4 pts from Johnny Doherty (fid) Donegal

MILE MARBHAISG AIR A GHAOL - (A Thousand Curses on Love) - Scots Gaelic - McCALLUM 1821 p215 - McDONALD 1911 p266 - CRAIG 1939 p191 - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 #18 -- Flora McNEIL of Barra, rec Glasgow 21/10/64: RPL LP 28767/ rec by PK 1967: FTX-001 - Catherine-Ann MacPHEE: LIVING TRADITION LTCD-001 1994 (from GREENTRAX CDTRAX-038 1991)

MILE TO RIDE, A - RIDE A MILE

MILES & THE ROAD TO DUNDEE - ROAD TO DUNDEE

MILES HAVE I TRAVELLED - CUCKOLD'S SONG THE (OUR GOODMAN)

MILESTONE, THE - Reel - MAGUIRE 1 #54 p14 (low C) - Cf ROCHE 1 #189 p72 (Em) "The Four Mile Stone" -- Sean MAGUIRE & Bill MONTGOMERY (fiddles) rec by PK, Belfast 8/7/52: 7"RTR-0544/ RPL 18380/ FTX-375 aft "Flax in bloom" & bef "Dairy Maid" - Phil BREEN (fid) rec by PK, Belleek, Co Fermanagh 19/7/52: RPL 18543/ FTX-370 aft "Flax in Bloom" & bef "Galway Rambles" - Joe TUNNEY (mel) rec by PK, London 14.10.58: 7"RTR-0556/ FTX-370

MILESTONE JIG, THE - FELDMAN p184 (G) 8pts from Danny O Donnell "comp by Arthur Darley"

MILESTONE REEL, THE - Miss CORBETT'S

MILFORD -- SACRED HARP CONVENTION rec by Alan Lomax, Fyffe, Alabama USA 1959: RPL LP 26148

MILFORD - Pembrokeshire - O MILFORD DAETH HEN BRIA PWR

MILITAIRE, LE JEUNE - TROIS JEUNES SOLDATS

MILITARY - SOLDIERS

MILITARY TWO-STEPS - TWO-STEPS - DOCTOR ANGUS

MILITIA SONG, THE - "From Dorchester we marched away" - SHARP Novello School Series 8 - JFSS 11 pp121-2

MILK - Street call - GRAINGER Ms #299 Chelsea, London 1905

MILK COWS WITH SADDLES ON - CUCKOLDS SONG

MILK, IN PRAISE OF - "In praise of a dairy I purpose to sing" - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 p124 sung to tune of "Packington's Pound" from Playford's "Musical Companion" pt2 1687 (6v) mentions "Devonshire Whitepot" (pudding)

MILK SHAKE - I'M GOING TO KENTUCKY

MILK THE CHURN - OLD MILK CHURN (Triple Jig)

MILK-A-PUNCH SUNDAY -- Bill THOUME (talk) rec by PK, St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands 1/5/57: RPL LP 23845/ A-ROVING Radio Prog 1968 #3/ FTX-243

MILKING - WORK SONGS - FMJ 1982 p292 Hammond ms "Salisbury Plain" masturbation - ARRANE NY VLIEAUN (Manx Gaelic) - CA HAWKIE - COW WITH THE IRON TAIL (Milking machine) - MAGGIE A-MILKING - NEEPS TO PLUCK - TO MARKET TO MARKET (K) - Irish Gaelic - DARLEY/ McCALL FC 1914 #19 p8 "Im Bo" - RAGHAD-SA O THUAIDH LEAT, A BHO (Eliz CRONIN) - Scots Gaelic - CRONAN BLEOGHAIN - ORAN NA H-EALA -- Recordings - see SUBJECTS Listing

MILKING CROON - "Cronan Bleoghain" - KENNEDY-FRASER: SOTH 1909 vol 1 pp70-71 -- - KENNEDY-FRASER 1 p70 -- Kathleen Mc DONALD with Florence WILSON (Celtic harp) rec 21/10/64: RPL LP 28767 - Marion TUDGE (vocal accomp by Inez Rempel on piano) 2003: cass C60-1398/ FTX-264

MILKING PAIL, THE - MOTHER WILL YOU BUY ME?

MILKMAID, THE - ROLLING IN THE DEW

MILKMAID COMING HOME FROM THE WAKE - COMING HOME FROM THE WAKE

MILKMAIDS, THE - THREE MAIDENS TO MILKING DID GO

MILKMAID'S SONG, THE - "Across the green fields I chanced to stray" - LEATHER FLH 1912 p205 -- Sue HARRIS with John KIRKPATRICK (conc): TOPIC 12-TS-247 1974 - BRAZIL Family rec by Pete Shepheard, Gloucester

MILKMAN'S LAMENT, THE - "I am a young milkman in sad lamentation" - ROUD#357 Nfl

MILKWHITE LAMMIE, THE - "One summers night when globs of dew made a the fields look bonny - gang oot to milk my mammy's coo wha there I spied my Johnny" - Happy courtship - GREIG-DUNCAN 5 1995 #988 pp175-180 (6var 17v/m)

MILKY WAY, THE - Hornpipe - MAGUIRE 1 #80 p21 (G)

MILL, DA - Shetland -- Trevor HUNTER & Davie TULLOCH (fiddles) & Violet TULLOCH (piano): TOPIC 12-TS-281 1976 bef "Down the Roath"

MILL DOFFER'S SONG - DOFFIN MISTRESS

MILL HAS SHUT DOWN, THE - "The only tune I hear is the sound of the wind - weave and spin" comp by Cy Kahn about America -- Peggy SEEGER & family (with gtrs) RPL Concert Hall Radio 2 5/7/82: CASS-15- 0756

MILL OF ROLEEN, THE - Jig - DARLEY/ McCALL FC 1914 #80 p37

MILL OF TIFTIE'S ANNIE. THE - ANDREW LAMMIE

MILL, MILL-O, THE Scots Love Song HECHT p115 tune from SCOTT'S "Musical Museum" -- Ewan McCOLL: "The Amorous Muse" ARGO ZFB-66 1968

MILL SONGS - see also MILLERS - ALONG THE ROSSENDALE - ANDREW LAMMIE - AWA' WI' MA LADDIE - BANGO - BONNY WEE TRAMPING LASS - BUBBLING WATER - DOWN BY THE OLD WATERMILL - FIRST DAY AT T'MILL - HAND LOOM vs POWER - I AM A MILLER TO MY TRADE - I PUT MY HAND - JUTE MILL SONG (O DEAR ME) - MATTHEW THE MILLER - MILLER'S LAST WILL - OLD BRIDGE BY THE MILL - OXFORD GIRL - PEGGY RAMSAY - SERVES 'EM FINE - SHIFT AND SPIN - THREE SONS O' ROGUES - TWO SISTERS

MILL STREAM, THE - LOUGH ALLEN (Reel)

MILLBANK COTTAGE - Scots March - BRODY p188 (A) discog

MILLER, THE - "Right merrily the wheel goes round" - CREIGHTON MFS 1961 p31 Nathan Hatt, Middle River, Nova Scotia, Canada 1952

MILLER AND HIS SONS, THE - MILLER'S LAST WILL

MILLER AND THE LASS, THE - "A pretty maid so blithe and gay" "she's never been around so well before" - Seduction with milling as metaphor - ROUD#231/ #1128 - HERD AMSS 2 1776 pp148-9 (w/o) "The Maid gaed to the Mill" - JOHNSON SMM 1787 5 #481 pp494-5 - SHARP-KARPELES CDC 1974 1 #185 p701-2 Wm Bailey, Cannington, Somerset 1906/ Jack Barnard, Bridgwater, Somerset 1907 - REEVES IOP #63 p156 CJS: Wm Bailey (w/o) - SEEGER-McCOLL SI 1960 p102 Wm Miller (McColl's father) Stirling (text completed from Herd) - PURSLOW CL 1972 p60 Gardiner: James Brown, Basingstoke, Hampsh - PALMER Midlands "Song, Sex and Society" - Cf BUCHAN MILLER - see PEGGY RAMSEY -- Ewan McCOLL: "The Want 1972" p44 "The Miller's Song" Dunn - PALMER PV 1974 p74 Dunn - FMJ 1982 p215-6 Vic Gammon on "Muse" ARGO ZFB-67 1968 from his father, Wm Miller of Stirling

MILLER AND THE MAID, THE - "There dwelt a miller, hale and bold" - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 pp194-5Ms#283 Mrs C Thomson, Northmoor, Oxfordsh (w/o) "The Miller of the Dee" (conversation between a miller & Old King Hal)

MILLER OF DEE, THE - Song - "There was a jolly miller once" - "I am a jolly miller, cam frae the mill o'Stralloch" - ROUD#503 - HERD AMSS 1776 2 pp185-6 (w/o) - CHAPPELL NEA 1838 #22 p43 & PMOT 1858 p666-8 "The Budgeon it is a delicate trade" - GREIG-DUNCAN 3 #452 6var - GARDINER Ms Hampsh 1906 - SHARP Ms 1909-14 (London & Yorksh) - GREIG FSNE 1909-14 #41 (Aberdeensh) - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 #229 p514 John Strachan "The Miller o Stralloch" - CLINGING 2005 #28 p56-7- Cf I AM A MILLER TO MY TRADE (BUCHAN MILLER) -- John STRACHAN rec by Alan Lomax, Fyvie, Aberdeensh 1951: CAEDMON TC-1144/ TOPIC 12-T-159/ FTX-021 (with bagpipe drone)/ FTX-066

MILLER OF DEE, THE - Jig (Am) - HAYWOOD CD 1929 #16 p11 - KERR MM 3 #406 p44

THE MILLER OF DRONE - "There was a miller stoot an' strang" - ROUD#7155 - GREIG FSNE art 41 - GREIG-DUNCAN 7 pp296-8 -- Bell DUNCAN Lambhill by Insch, Aberdeensh #274-5 & Wm STILL, Cumingstowsn, Moray #302 rec on Dictaphone cylinder by James M Carpenter 1929-35 - Wm MATHIESON rec by Alan Lomax 1951

MILLER OF DRONE, THE - Strathspey/ Reel - COLE #6 p124 - KERR MM 1 #7 p18 - KENNEDY FTB 2 1997 #125 p30 (Em/G) - Tunebook Ms #141 p317 "The Miller of Drum" - see Gaelic version: CAIRISTIONAL CHAIMBEUL (Christy Campbell) -- Jimmy STEWART (fid) rec by PK, Aberdeen 1955: FTX-069 - Willie McPherson (fid) rec 1959: RPL LP 24770 aft "Inverness Gathering" & bef "Bride's Reel"

MILLER OF GLANMIRE, THE - Jig - O'NEILL MOI #765/ DMI #48 (Am)

MILLER OF OGLE BRED ME, THE - ROBIN SPRAGGON'S OLD GREY MARE

MILLER OF STRALLOCH, THE - I AM A MILLER TO MY TRADE

MILLER THAT GRINDS THE BARLEY. THE - Single Reel - KENNEDY FTB 2 1997 #126 p30 (G) - Tunebook Ms #4 p268 (D) - WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY

MILLER WAS A STURDY LOON, THE -- Willie MATHIESON rec by Alan Lomax, Turriff, Aberdeensh, 17/7/51: 7"RTR 0682

MILLERS - see also MILL SONGS - BINGO (K) - CRUEL MILLER - MALTMAN AND THE HIGHWAYMAN - MULLIN DHU (Scots air) - ORAN NA MUILLNE - TWO SISTERS -- Recordings - see SUBJECTS Listing

MILLER'S APPRENTICE, THE - CRUEL MILLER

MILLER'S DAUGHTER, THE - "A miller's daughter I was born - Dr Young with flattering tongue" - she was jilted by a doctor - ROUD#5322 -- Cf MISER'S DAUGHTER - see also BANKS OF ALLAN WATER - BUBBLING WATER -- Jim BARRETT, rec by Bob Copper, North Waltham, Basingstoke, Hants 1955: 7"RTR-0252/ FTX-426

MILLER'S DAUGHTER, THE - Reel - O'NEILL MOI #1288/ DMI #553 (A)

MILLER'S DOG LIES ON THE FLOOR, THE - BANGO

MILLER'S LAST WILL, THE - "There was an old miller who lived round here - he had 3 sons as you shall hear" - LAWS #Q-21 ABBB 1957 pp282-3 "The Miller's Will" - ROUD#138 - BSs "Miller's Advice to his 3 Sons" - DIXON SP 1846 - BELL BSPE 1857 pp194-5 (w/o) "The M & his Sons" - CHAPPELL PMOT 1858 p773 (note to "The Oxfordshire Tragedy" (p191) as tune used for song - ROXBURGHE 1871-93 3 p681 "The Miller's Advice to his 3 Sons" - BRUCE- STOKOE 1882 - STOKOE-REAY SBNE 1892 pp58-9 "The M & His Sons" - WHITTAKER NCB - BARING GOULD SOW 1889 #12 sung by a Devon miller, J Helmore of South Brent FWB 1888 (b) Miss F J Adams, Mutley, Plymouth - GREIG FSNE 1906-14 II #41 (Aberdeensh) - WHITTAKER NCB 1921 - WILLIAMS FSUT 1923 pp192-8 #381 Jesse Eldridge, Highworth, Wiltsh (w/o) "The M & his 3 Sons" - PURSLOW MB 1965 p56 Gardiner: Dr Graham, Bournemouth, Hampsh 1906 "The M's 3 sons" - KENNEDY FSBI 1975 #232 p517 Wm Arken, Boscastle, Cornwall- PALMER EBECS 1979 RVW: Mr Greenwood, Westerdale, Yorksh 1904 "The M & his 3 sons" --- SHARP #161 Vol 2 p221 Wm Wooton, Hindman, Knott Co., Ky 1917/Mrs Ida Banks, Bolden's Creek, Burnsville, NC 1918 "The Miller's Will" - NEWELL 1884-1903 p103 - SHARP FSSA 2 p221 Ky & NC - THOMAS Devil's Ditties p80 (Ky) - COX FSOS 1925 pp450-4 & 531 8var - CREIGHTON NS 1932 pp203-4 Mrs Wm McNab NS 1929+ "The M" (Derbysh") - SCARBOROUGH 1937 p240 (Ky & NC) - HENRY FSSH 1938 p192-5 Mrs Ewart Wilson, NC 1931 (w/o)/ Mrs George Fennell, Fla (w/o) "The M's W" - CHAPPELL R&A 1939 p183 - COX FSMWV 1939 pp46-8 Mrs Flora Williams WVa 1927 1v/m & 8var WVa 1915-23 (w/o) "The Dishonest M" - EDDY Ohio 1939 p167 - FLANDERS-BROWN-BARRY NGMS 1939 2 p10 - GARDNER-CHICKERING Mich 1939 p247 - BELDEN Mo 1940 p244 - RANDOLPH OFS 1946 1 pp359-365 Dr George Hastings, Ark 1938/ Lois Howard, Ark 1926 (w/o)/ J P Steward, Mo 1930 1v (w/o)/ Charles Ingenthron, Mo 1940/ Booth Campbell, Ark 1942 "There was an old miller" - CREIGHTON-SENIOR NS 1950 p334 - MORRIS Fla 1950 pp381-383 J K Feaster, Fla/ Mrs George Fennell (w/o) "The M's W" - BROWN NC 1952 p441 - HUBBARD BSFU 1961 pp359-361 Mrs Susie Barlow, Utah 1949 "The Dying Miller" -- Willie MATHIESON rec by Alan Lomax, Turriff, Aberdeensh, 17/7/51: 7"RTR 0682/ DAT - William Arken, rec by PK, Boscastle, Cornwall 1950 - Edwin THOMAS rec by PK, Allerford, Somerset 3/5/52: RPL 17778/ FTX-021 (with mel) (vs 5-7 & 11 omitted)/ FTX-405 - Harry KNIGHT rec by PK, Laughton, Sussex 1/12/52: RPL 18718 "The Old Miller of Derbyshire" (with imitation of mill sound) talk aft - Harry COX, rec by PK, Catfield, Norfolk 1953 - Jack ENDACOTT rec by PK, Chagford, Devon 11/10/54: RPL 22323 "The Miller's 3 Sons" - OLDHAM TINKERS: TOPIC 12-TS-206 1971 "Lancashire Miller" - Jumbo BRIGHTWELL rec by Tony Engle, Eastbridge, Suffolk 1975: TOPIC 12-TS-261 1975/ TSCD-664 1998 "The Derby Miller" - Walter PARDON Knapton, Norfolk: LEADER LED-2063 1975 "The Miller & his 3 Sons" - THE YETTIES on Radio 2 8/8/90 "War" CASS-1033 --- Warren PAYNE rec by Frank & Anne Warner 1941 NC: FTX-926 - Bascom Lamar LUNSFORD (75) (voc/ banjo) rec by Paul Clayton: RIVERSIDE RLP-12-645 1956 - Horton BARKER rec by Alan Lomax, Va: FOLKWAYS FA-2362 1962 - Eunice Yeatts McALEXANDER, rec by Mike Yates, Meadows of Dan, Patrick Co, Va 4/9/80 VWML-007 d/CASS 1026 1992

MILLER'S MAID, THE - Reel (D) - BREATHNACH CRE 3 #198 p88 - COLE #7 p13 - O'NEILL MOI #1258/ DMI #528

MILLER'S REEL, THE - BRODY p189 discog

MILLER'S SHE-ASS, THE - "Ye nobles of England" - loan of she-ass officially but daughter unofficially - GREIG-DUNCAN 2 1983 #310 (1var only) - Cf ROBIN & GRONNY

MILLER'S WIFE OF BLAYDON, THE - "sair she banged her ain gude man" - BRUCE-STOKOE NM 1886 (described as a pipe-tune) - STOKOE-REAY - WHITTAKER NCB -- Johnny HANDLE (voc/mel) & Colin ROSS (mel): TOPIC 12-TS-219 1972

MILLFIELD - Playford 1651 -- John KIRKPATRICK & Sue HARRIS: TOPIC 12-TS-408 1980 with "Saturday Night & Sunday morn"

MILLICENT'S HORNPIPE - SWEEP'S HORNPIPE

MILLINER'S DAUGHTER, THE - In love with a SHANTY BOY -- Sara GREY (v/banjo with fid & gtr) on Radio 24/10/90/ CASS-60-1015 (Version from Wisconsin)

MILLINER'S DAUGHTER, THE - Reel (G) - MITCHELL #55 -53 (G) from Willie Clancu (U-pipes) - MOYLAND #5 also from Willie Clancy - O'NEILL MOI #1180/ DMI #460 - TWEED p23 (G) -- Leo ROWSOME (U- pipes) rec London 1926: TOPIC 12-T-259 1975 with "The Broom" & "Star of Munster" - John FAHEY: DECCA W-4180 A with "Paddy Ryan's Dream" - Willie CLANCY (U-pipes) of Co Clare rec 1958- 73: CLADDAGH 4-CC-39 1980 CASS-0816 - Bernard O SULLIVAN & Tommy MAHON (conc) Co Clare: TOPIC 12-TFRS-505 1976 aft "Flowery Mountains" & "Kiss the Maid behind" - Robin WILLIAMSON (harp) on Radio 2: 25/11/87: CASS-0405 - Seamus ENNIS (U-pipes): RTE-CD-199 1997 aft "Bonny Kate" & bef "Flannel Jacket" -- Micho RUSSELL (flute) Doolin Co Clare: FREE REED FRR-004 1976/ (whistle) rec by Edward Harber & Bill Ochs PWCD 80001 1995/ FTX-155

MILLIONAIRES - MY MA'S A MILLIONAIRE (Kids)

MILLS ARE GRINDING, THE - Reel - O'NEILL MOI #1378/ DMI #627 (G) alt: "The Whistling Barber" - ROCHE 1 #140 p56 (Gm)

MILLSTONE, THE - Miss CORBETT'S

MILLY MOLLY MANDY - "Quite a dandy - upside down" - Kids Two Ball Rhyme - OPIE SG 1985 p480 - Cf LITTLE MINNY -- rec by Damian Webb 4/48 Workington, Cumb 1960

MILLY MULLIGAN - "Pride of Macroom" widow selling second-hand clothes, herrings & mackerels -- Jimmy DUGGAN rec by Noel Hamilton, Torre Island, Co Donegal 1967

MILNE, Peter - Fiddler-composer of Aberdeen (1824-1908) (publ Middleton) -- Hector Mc ANDREW (fid) rec Aberdeen 13/7/67: RPL LP 30953 "The Earl of Crawford"aft Strath: "Earl of Huntly") - John Neil Mc LEAN (fid) with Phyllis Mc Leod (piano) rec by John Shaw, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada: TOPIC 12-TS-354 1978 "Gillan's Reel"(Muir o Gellan) with strathspey "J Scott Skinner"

MILTOWN LASSES -- Rose MURPHY (fid): TOPIC 1976/OSSIAN OSS-21 1989/ CASS-1279

MILTOWN MAID - Reel - COLE #4 p9 (Em) "Mill-town Maid"

MILTOWN JIG, THE - Co Clare -- Tommy Mc MAHON (conc) Co Clare: TOPIC 12-TFRS-502 1975 aft "Barron's" & "Jackson's"

MILTOWN MALBAY SONG, THE - comp by NC in praise of Co Clare town -- Nora CLEARY (unacc) rec Clancy Summer School Singers Concert 1987: RTE radio prog 9/11/88 CASS-60-0899

MILWAUKEE BLUES - about Bill Jones Cf CASEY JONES -- Charlie POOLE & NC Ramblers with fid, banjo & gtr rec Tenn 1930 (NEW WORLD NW-226)/ CASS-0476-7

MIND HOW YOU SWING YOUR TAIL - SWING YOUR TAIL (Shanty)

MIND HOW YOU TRIFLE WITH A GUN - "It was on September the eighteenth day" - ROUD#1696 - FOWKE SSBNC 1981 pp72-3 Fenwick Hatt Ms Nova Scotia Canada c1883 (w/o) - MACKENZIE BSSNS 1928 pp363-4 Mrs James Palmer, Waldegrave, NS (w/o) "McLellan's Son"

MIND MY BORDER - Reel - LEVEY 2 #92 p41 (G)

MIND MY BROTHER - IVY LEAF (Reel)

MIND WHAT YOU DO - Shetland Reel -- Willie HUNTER (fid) & Willie JOHNSON (gtr) rec by Pat Shaw, Shetland Feb 1952: RPL 18652/ FTX-068 bef "Winyadelpa"

MIND YOUR EYE - BUNG YOUR EYE

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS - Kids Story told by girl about two boys "Trouble" & "MYOB" -- FTX-198 B/9 (b)

MINEHEAD MAY HOBBY-HORSE - Somerset Maytime Street custom - ED&S 30/3 1968 p82 - PERFORMERS Alfred WEBBER -- Video V2/ Interviews rec by PK 1983: CASS-90-0629 - TOPIC TSCD-659 "Live Performance"

MINER AND HIS SON, THE - comp by Barry & Arthur Renshaw (R W group) -- RIPLEY WAYFARERS Derbsh: TRADITIONAL SOUND TSR-006 1971

MINER BOY, THE - JOHN SNEDDON

MINER HILL - "Come boys if you'll listen, I'll sing you a song" - Lumbering song with names of participants - ROUD#2975 - BETHKE AV 1981 pp125-7 Ted Ashlaw, Hermon, NY -- (PHILO 1022 1972)

MINER LAD, THE - MY MINER LAD

MINER'S DOOM, THE - "At five in the morning as jolly as any" - Miner dies when the lift-haul breaks coming home - his wife dies of grief leaving three children - LAWS Q-36 & ABBB 1957 p291 - LLOYD CAYBM 1952 p202 2 versions from Wales (tune: "Adieu to dear Cambria" ?) - KORSON 1949 p388 (4 8-l v) (Wales via Pa) - KORSON 1938 p203 (Pa)

MINER'S DREAM OF HOME, THE - "It's ten weary years since I left England's shore" - long to return - dreams of England and the old homesteads & faces - sound of bells "ringing old year out and the New Year in" - Music Hall Song by Will Goodwin & Leo Dryden popularised by Dryden The latter also first sang it. It dates from 1891 as a music-hall song. See Sixty Old Time Variety Songs, pp10-12; and M Turner, The Parlour Song Book, pp125-128 publ by Francis Day and Hunter. Turner notes 'It is not only the subject matter that has made The Miner's Dream of Home so perennially popular: it has a timeless melody that swings beautifully into the waltz-like chorus'.( The song should not be confused with The Miner's Dream, Roy Palmer, Everyman's Book of British Ballads, J M Dent, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1980, p. 66-67). - ROUD#1749 - News Chronicle Songbook 2 10-12 - PALMER EBBB 1980 #26 pp66-7 Mrs Lucy Woodall, Cradley Heath, Worcestersh (formerly Staffordsh) 1979 - HOWSON SSIS 1992 p130 Fred Whiting, Kenton, Suffolk (w/o) --- RICHARDSON AMS 1927 pp40-41 Appal USA "The Dream of the Miner's Child" - CROININ 2000 #187 pp285-7 "'Tis ten weary years" -- Elizabeth CRONIN rec by Alan Lomax & Robin Roberts, Macroom 1951/ FTX-162/ rec by Jean Ritchie & George Pickow, Ballyvourney, Co Cork 2/11/52: FOUR COURTS CD-2 - Bob HART rec by Tony Engle, Snape, Suffolk: TOPIC 12-TS-225 1973/ rec Bill Leader 1969: MT CD-301-2 - Sam FRIEND rec by Neil Lanham, Framsden, Woodbridge, Suffolk: NL-02 1995/ CASS-1358

MINER'S DREAM OF HOME, THE -- Orpheus Disc Piano & Regina Disc Box: SAYDISC SDL-232 1972 /CASS

MINER'S HYMN, THE - EMYN Y GLOWR

MINER'S JIG, THE - (Em) - FUREY p19 - TWEED p5

MINER'S LIFE, A - "Now ye are born - another to feed" - tune reminiscent of "Nottamum Town" used by Bob Dylan for "Masters of War" -- Tom Gilfellon unacc: TOPIC TSCD-486 1997

MINER'S LIFE, A - "is like a sailor's" - Ch: "Union miners, stand together/ do not heed the owner's tale/ Keep your hand upon your wages/ And your eyes upon the scale" - ROUD#3510 - sung to hymn-tune "Canon Lan" (Pure Heart) by John Hughes (1872-1914) - LLOYD CABM p22 Aberdare, Glam --- KORSON CDOF pp413-5 "The Miner's Lifeguard" -- Siwsann GEORGE (voc with Roger Plater (acc) & Iolo Jones (fid): SAYDISC CD-SDL-406 1993 Caneuon Traddodiadol Cymru (Traditional Songs of Wales)

MINER'S LIFE, THE - "The miner he goes and he changes his clothes" Ch: "With his calico cap & old flannel shirt" descr shift change over etc working hard for dear one at home - digging holes for gold - short life like a rabbit -- Warren FAHEY (voc/ fid & banjo): LARRIKIN 001 1975 "The Miner"

MINER'S LOCK-OUT, THE - "Ye gallant lads of Lancashire, come listen unto me" (to "Castles in the Air" tune) - comp by C Burnett O Brian of Wigan, Lancs, 1893 for a strike that lasted 16 weeks -- Harry BOARDMAN (voc/ banjo & group): TOPIC 12-T-204 1970 - Harry BOARDMAN with Johnny HANDLE (accordioin/ ch), Colin ROSS (fid), Alister ANDERSON (E-conc) & Tom GILFELLON (ch): TOPIC TSCD-486 1997

MINERS OF AUSTRALIA - Two schoolmasters from England discover gold and one goes off with it -- Andy SAUNDERS (voc/gtr): LARRIKIN 001 1975

MINERS OF WEARDALE, THE - BONNY MOORHEN

MINERS OF WICKLOW, THE - Jig (D) - KENNEDY FTB#3 Jigs pub Mallinson 1997 #117 p29 (D) - Tunebook Ms #68 p26 - MITCHELL & SMALL #38 p81 from Patsy Touhey (U-pipes) - O NEILL MOI #995/ DMI #210 - Cf PADDY O FLYNN

MINER'S SONG - comp by LR about girl of 17, Patience Kershaw, who descr her reply to investigating committee about her work pushing trucks of coal in 1842 -- Leon ROSSELSON (unacc) rec RPL Concert Hall Radio 2 29/3/83 CASS-15-0786

MINER'S STANDARD, THE -- Tufty SWIFT (mel) with Alan & Sue HARRIS: FREE REED FRR-017 1977 aft "Winster Galop"

MINER'S WIFE - comp for "The Big Hewer" radio ballad -- Ewan McCOLL: ARGO SPA-A-216 1972 - Frankie ARMSTRONG & Sandra KERR (gtr): ARGO ZFB-64 1968

MINERVA, THE - "On the 14th day of April from Liverpool we set sail - bound to St John's New Brunswick" - Storm & Shipwreck in which all hands were lost - CHRISTIE 2 1881 p178 ("Lazarus" tune) note about it being sung in the streets by a blind man (Aberdeensh)

MINES - Sea Explosives - LORD MIDDLETON

MINGLEWOOD BLUES -- Noah LEWIS (voc/ harmonica/ banjo/ jug/ gtr) 1928/ VICTOR 21267A/ FOLKWAYS FP-253/ FA- 2953/ 7"RTR-0307/ 912

MINGULAY BOAT SONG, THE -- Tony FRANKLIN (ocarina) rec by PK 1978: FTX-124 aft "Lewis Bridal Song" - Alex CAMPBELL rec by PK, Dartington, Devon 1975: FTX-364 - JENKIN'S EAR, Guernsey F/Group rec 1994: CASS-1301

MINI SKIRTS - WE ARE THE MERCY GIRLS

MINING --- Recordings - see SUBJECTS Listing

MINISTER'S DAUGHTER, JEAN, THE - RICHARD OF TAUNTON DENE

MINISTER'S DAUGHTERS THEY WERE THERE, THE - BALL O KIRRIEMUIR

MINISTER'S WEDDER, THE - "It happened upon a Martinmas time" - no meat but minister has a whether sheep - Comic Love - ROUD#2498 - GREIG-DUNCAN 2 1981 #309 - FMJ 3:1 1975 p48-9 Robin Hutchison (tinker) Aberdeen - TOCHER 1 1971-2 p118-20

MINNIE PICKEN - MAGGIE PICKENS

MINORIE - TWO SISTERS

MINSTREL, THE - compby GP -- Graham PRATT, rec by PK Devon 1975: FTX-048

MINSTREL BOY, THE - Song with words by Thomas Moore to "The Moreen" - SILVERMAN SOI 1991 p12 - see also CAMBRIAN MINSTREL BOY -- THE FONTANAS: PICKWICK Hallmark HM-544 1968

MINSTREL BOY, THE - March - KERR Pretty Tunes p12 (G) - Tunebook Ms #24 - O'NEILL MOI #203 (not in DMI) - WESTROP #36 p13 (C) Country Dance -- James C McCONNIFF (U-pipes) earliest Irish cylinder rec (c1900) with studio announcer intro by Nicholas Carolan on RTE radio prog 1985 CASS-0865 - GILCURDON TRIO rec Belfast 30/10/63: RPL LP 28256/ FTX-373 aft "Kelly the boy from Killane" & bef "Wearing of the Green" - THE LIVERPOOL SPINNERS Vol 2 "Black and White"PHILIPS 6382-047 1965 - THE GALLOWGLASS CEILI BAND: PICKWICK Hallmark HM-532 1965 bef "Harp that once" --- Franklin GEORGE (H-bagpipes) Bluefield, W Virginia: SAYDISC Matchbox SDM-229 1972 with "O Donnell Abu"

MINSTREL SONGS - see under MUSIC-TYPES

MINSTREL'S FANCY, THE - Hornpipe (D) - ALLAN #84 p21 - COLE #4 p119 (D) - KENNEDY FTB 2 p4/ 1994 #14 p6 - KERR MM 2 #368 p40 - LOESBURG 1 p37 - Cf VIOLETTA (or SHOWMAN'S FANCY) -- JACKIE HEARST TRIO of Newry, Co Down rec Belfast 20/9/52: RPL 18181/ FTX-373 bef "Friendly Visit"- GILCURDON Trio rec Belfast 30/10/63: RPL LP 28256/ FTX-373 aft "Off to California" & bef "Greencastle H" - Sean MAGUIRE (& 4 other fid) rec by PK, Belfast 1952: FTX-375 - May KEOGH (fid) with Tommy DEMPSEY (acc): GAEL-LINN CEF-017 1967 - THE CHEVIOT RANTERS: TOPIC 12-TS-245 1974 with "Marquis of Lorne" & "Beggar (Red haired) boy" - Angus GRANT (fid + piano & bass): TOPIC 12-TS-347 1978 "Minstrel's Favourite"

MINUET DE LA COUR, LE - WESTROP #119 p41 (A)

MINUETTE - 1 - Tunebook Ms 3/4 (G) #50 p355

MINUETTE - 2 - Tunebook Ms 3/4 (G) #177 p425

MINUETTE, A CELEBRATED - GOW 1784 3 p34 (D) 3/4 "Celebrated German Minuet" - Tunebook Ms 3/4 (D) 6pts #82 pp378-9

MIRA, THE -- Mick FOSTER (acc/gui/voc) & Tony ALLEN (gui/voc): STYLUS MUSIC London SMC-263/ CASS-0953 1986

MIRACLE FLOWER, THE - murdered lover - flower grows from grave - JEFDSS 6:3 1951 p91 Doreen Senior & Helen Creighton: Lloyd A Sandford, East Walton, Nova Scotia (m/o) (Unidentified)

MIRACULOUS HARVEST, THE - CARNAL & THE CRANE

MIRACULOUS HEN, THE - CUCKOLD'S CAP

MIRAMICHI FIRE, THE - "It is the truth what I now tell you" - LAWS #G-24 ABBB 1957 pp224-5 - ROUD#2721 - CREGHTON MFS 1961 pp201-202 Mrs Jean McDonald, Derby Junction, New Brunswick, Canada 1953

MIRLANDS - Polka comp by Ronald Aim -- Orkney STRATHSPEY & REEL Society (fids with acc & gtrs) rec by PK, Kirkwall, Orkney 16/7/55: RPL 22723 bef "Scapa Flow"

MIRLITON - Device used to give an instrument a "buzzing" sound e g Comb & paper ("Kazoo"), a normal instr sung or hummed through or rattles added for sympathetic vibration - CANTOMETRICS

MIRRORS - MY NAME IS SWEET JENNY -- Ewan McColl: TOPIC 12-T-41