The Voice of the People - A Selection

Various Artists

The Traditional Music Of England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales. A twenty-track introduction to the series, with a track from each of the original albums together with an introductory note.

“Great music in really vital – and absolutely unique – performances. An indispensable resource for anyone genuinely interested in traditional folk songs and their performance"

1 PADDY TUNNEY voice : When a Man's in Love He Feels No Cold
2 SAM LARNER voice : In Scarborough Town
3 BELLE STEWART voice : The Two Brothers
4 MARGARET BARRY & MICHAEL GORMAN voice, banjo & fiddle : Farewell My Own Dear Native Land
5 JOE HEANEY voice : The Rocks of Bawn
6 JOSEPH TAYLOR voice : Bold William Taylor
7 CHARLIE WILLS voice : Up to the Rigs of London Town
8 SARAH MAKEM voice : The Wind That Shakes the Barley
9 SCAN TESTER & RABBITY BAXTER concertina & tambourine : Untitled Polka
10 POP MAYNARD voice : The Seeds of Love
11 PHOEBE SMITH voice : The Tan Yard Side
12 HARRY COX voice : Just as the Tide was a-Flowing
13 DAVIE STEWART voice : I'm Often Drunk and Seldom Sober
14 PHIL TANNER voice : The Four-Hand Reel
15 JIMMY McBEATH voice : I'm a Stranger in this Country
16 THE SAILOR'S HOBBY HORSE (Minehead) : Live Performance (tune: Joe, The Boat is Tipping Over)
17 JEANNIE ROBERTSON voice : The Gypsy Laddies
18 WALTER PARDON voice : The Poachers' Fate
19 WILL ATKINSON mouth-organ : jigs - Hexham Races / The Stool of Repentance
20 FRED JORDAN voice : We Shepherds are the Best of Men