18 Famous Flower of Serving Men
Today’s podcast looks at the ballad The Famous Flower of Serving-Men. A romantic tale of a young widow who changes her identity, and becomes a male servant to a king. When her true identity is discove...
30 Jun 202317min
17 Bogies Bonnie Belle and Adieu to Bogieside
In today podcast I will look at the popular Scottish song Bogie’s Bonny Belle. I will look at its origin, its publishing history and sing some samples of the song. I will end the podcast with a look ...
16 Jun 202311min
16 Seventeen Come Sunday
In today’s podcast I will look at the song Seventeen Come Sunday, a song of seduction by a soldier and a willing maiden.
5 Mai 202313min
15 Bold General Wolfe
In today’s podcast I will look at the songs relating to General James Wolfe and the background to Battle of Quebec of 12 & 13 September 1759. I will look at the printing history of the songs, sing som...
21 Apr 202319min
14 The Corpus Christi Carol aka Over Yonder's A Park and All Bells of Paradise
In today’s podcast I will be looking at one of the oldest noted traditional songs The Corpus Christi Carol. I will look at its background, its printing history and sing tunes associated with the song ...
7 Apr 202317min
12 Will of Winsbury aka Tom Baber
Today’s podcast looks at the ballad Willie of Winsbury also known as Tom Barbery in the English and Irish versions. This is a song of seduction of a wealthy heiress by a servant man, which has a happy...
24 Mar 202313min
12 The Lowlands of Holland
In today’s podcast I will look at the song The Lowlands of Holland, a tale of parted lovers, a shipwreck and loss. I will explore its background and printing history. Sing samples of the tunes associa...
10 Mar 202314min
11 Death and the Lady
Today I will be exploring the ballad Death and the Lady which tells of a meeting and conversation between Death and a wealthy lady. Death tells her she does not have long to live, the lady tries to bu...
24 Feb 202313min
