10 Rambleaway
Today I will be examining the song Rambleaway. A song of a seducer and his encounter with a young woman he meets at a fair. I will look at the known printing history, sing some song examples and end o...
10 Feb 202311min
9 The Captains Apprentice/ Captain James/ Andrew Rose
Today’s podcast looks at the ballad The Captain’s Apprentice and includes other songs about the mistreatment of sailors. I will look at the background to the songs, the printing history and sing some ...
27 Jan 202313min
8 Mary Hamilton
In today’s podcast I will look at the ballad Mary Hamilton also known as The Four Marys. I will look at the background to the ballad and show its printing history.I will sing tunes linked to the Balla...
13 Jan 202311min
7 The Cherry Tree Carol
Today’s podcast looks at the popular Christian folk carol The Cherry Tree Carol and will include the lesser-known carol As Joseph was A-Walking. A tale of cherries, a marital tiff and supernatural int...
30 Des 202211min
6 Bedlam ballads aka Through Moorfields
I will look at the songs that have the Bedlam asylum as its main location. I will examine the background to the songs and look at the printing history.
16 Des 202215min
5 The Unquiet Grave aka Cold Blows the Wind
In today’s podcast we have a tale of love that continues after death, until the lover’s ghost returns to ask for peace within the grave. I will sing excerpts of the tunes and end in a full performance
2 Des 202210min
4 The Flash Lad & Wild and Wicked Youth
A young man tells of his life as a robber and highwayman and his eventual capture, trial, and his farewell. I will look at their known printing history and examine some of the references that are cont...
18 Nov 202212min
3 Tam Lin
Series 2 #3 Tam Lin This ballad must be the epitome of the classic British ballads with its tale of seduction, elfin magic, rescue, and final curses from an angry Elfin Queen. Along the way I will si...
4 Nov 202224min
