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Southern Songster

Southern Songster

Southern Songster
English Folk Songs From the Hammond and Gardiner Manuscripts.
Selected by Nick Dow
Musical notation by Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
with notes by Steve Gardham
London: Francis Boutle, June 2020
ISBN 978 1 8380928 0 1

Songs

The songs are referenced by page numbers.

  1. Adieu, My Lovely Nancy (Roud 165)
  2. The American Stranger (Roud 1081; G/D 7:1469)
  3. As I Set Off to Turkey (Roud 1706; G/D 8:1701)
  4. Awake, Awake, You Drowsy Sleeper (Roud 22620; Laws M4; Henry H722)
  5. The Baker of Colebrook (Roud 2462)
  6. Barbara Ellen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236)
  7. Beautiful Nancy (Roud 1646)
  8. Betsy the Chambermaid (Roud 1257)
  9. The Bold Astrologer (Roud 1598)
  10. Bold Daniels (Roud 1899; Laws K34)
  11. The Bold Lieutenant (Roud 396; Laws O25; G/D 5:1056; Henry H474)
  12. The Bold Privateer (Roud 1000; Laws O32; Henry H514)
  13. Bold Reynolds the Fox (Roud 358, 1868)
  14. The Bonny Blue Handkerchief (Roud 378; G/D 5:1040; Henry H161ab)
  15. The Brisk Young Gamekeeper (Roud 11; Child 112; G/D 2:301)
  16. The Broomfield Wager (Roud 34; Child 43; G/D 2:322; Henry H135)
  17. Canada I O (Roud 309; Laws C17; Henry H162)
  18. Colin and Phoebe (Roud 512)
  19. Come, Come, My Brave Boys (Roud 17782)
  20. Common Garden (Roud 17777)
  21. The Cruel Father and Affectionate Daughter (Roud 539; Laws M15; G/D 5:1003; Henry H668)
  22. The Cruel Mother (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73)
  23. The Cuckoo (Roud 413; G/D 6:1157; Henry H479)
  24. The Death of Queen Jane (Roud 77; Child 170; G/D 3:693)
  25. The Demon Lover (Roud 14; Child 243; G/D 2:332)
  26. The Derby Ram (Roud 126; G/D 3:645; TYG 59)
  27. Distracted Damsel (Roud 30107)
  28. Down By the Riverside (Roud 564; Laws P18; G/D 6:1188)
  29. The Fair Maid of Bristol (Roud 17811)
  30. Faithful Caroline (Roud 1448)
  31. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198)
  32. False Lankie (Roud 6; Child 93; G/D 2:187; Henry H735)
  33. From Spithead Roads (Roud 551; Laws N8; G/D 1:63; Henry H561)
  34. Glastonbury Street (Roud 945; G/D 1:52)
  35. The Golden Glove (Roud 141; Laws N20; G/D 1:166; Henry H524)
  36. Hares on the Mountains (Roud 329)
  37. Husbandman and Servantman (Roud 873)
  38. In Rochester City (Roud 1158)
  39. Jack the Rover (Roud 364)
  40. Jack the Sailor (Roud 1454)
  41. John Barley (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221)
  42. The Jovial Joker Man (Roud 17798)
  43. The Kerry Recruit (Roud 520; Laws J8; G/D 1:79)
  44. The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter (Roud 67; Child 110; G/D 7:1465)
  45. The Knight’s Dream (Roud 595)
  46. The Lady and Footboy (Roud 45)
  47. The Little Chimney Sweep (Roud 1549)
  48. Lord Bateman (Roud 40; Child 53L; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470)
  49. Lord Ellenwater (Roud 89; Child 208)
  50. Lord Lovel (Roud 48; Child 75; G/D 6:1232)
  51. Love, Farewell (Roud 1301; G/D 1:101)
  52. Lovely on the Water (Roud 1539)
  53. The Lowlands of Germany (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180)
  54. The Mermaid (Roud 124; Child 289; G/D 1:27)
  55. Midst of Night (Roud 604; Laws N29; Henry H581)
  56. Mowing the Barley (Roud 922)
  57. My Bonny Scotch Laddy (Roud 819; G/D 5:992; Henry H644; TYG 80)
  58. Napoleon’s Dream (Roud 29548)
  59. Nelson (Roud 1552)
  60. Newcastle Hill (Roud 12; Child 2; G/D 2:329)
  61. The Nobleman’s Lady (Roud 2533)
  62. North of Americay (Roud 596; Laws J13)
  63. The Old Boatsman of Dover (Roud 570; Laws Q8; G/D 7:1432; Henry H604)
  64. One Night As I Lay on My Bed (Roud 672)
  65. The Orange and the Blue (Roud 279; G/D 6:1138; Henry H165ab, H624)
  66. The Outlandish Knight (Roud 21; Child 4; G/D 2:225; Henry H163)
  67. The Owlesbury Lads (Roud 17212)
  68. The Parson and the Butcher (Roud 17188)
  69. The Pretty Ploughboy (Roud 186; Laws M24; G/D 1:170; Henry H105)
  70. The Pretty Shepherdess (Roud 959; Laws O8; G/D 5:968; Henry H104)
  71. The Rag-Tail Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124)
  72. Ramble-Away (Roud 171; G/D 7:1485)
  73. Robin Hood and the Widow’s Three Sons (Roud 71; Child 140; G/D 2:243)
  74. The Rose of Britain’s Isle (Roud 1796; Laws N16)
  75. The Rose of the Vale (Roud 17776)
  76. Rosemary Lane (Roud 269; Laws K43; G/D 7:1429; TYG 10)
  77. Sailor Song (Roud 31120)
  78. Selsey Camp (Roud 2634)
  79. Sheepcrook and Black Dog (Roud 948; Henry H30a)
  80. Sir Hugh (Roud 73; Child 155)
  81. The Swan (Roud 166; Laws O36; Henry H114)
  82. Sweet William (Roud 273; Laws K12; G/D 6:1245)
  83. The Three Worms (Roud 60; Laws P25)
  84. The Thresherman and the Squire (Roud 19; G/D 3:437; Henry H622, 117; TYG 37)
  85. The Tinker’s Old Budget (Roud 2993)
  86. The Trees So Very High (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222)
  87. ’Twas Through the Groves (Roud 607)
  88. The Twelve Months of the Year (Roud 1954)
  89. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78)
  90. Van Diemen’s Land (Roud 519; Laws L18; G/D 2:252)
  91. A Week’s Work Well Done (Roud 433; Laws Q6)
  92. The Wild and Wicked Youth (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260)
  93. William and Mary (Roud 348; Laws N28; G/D 5:1035; Henry H118)
  94. The Willing Maid, A Day Too Young (Roud 1003; G/D 7:1311)
  95. Yorkshire Park (Roud 860 or 18833?)
  96. Young Johnny and His True Love (Roud 660; Laws O30; TYG 51)
  97. Young Men and Maidens (Roud 17507)
  98. Young Susan’s Adventures Aboard a Man O ’War (Roud 1533; G/D 1:179; Henry H556)
  99. Young Taylor (Roud 2411)

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne sings Canada I O:

Chanties

  1. Blow, Boys, Blow (Roud 703; G/D 1:2)
  2. Boney (Roud 485)
  3. Come Roll the Cotton Down (Roud 2627; G/D 1:3)
  4. Homeward Bound (Roud 927; G/D 1:5; Henry H53a)
  5. A Long Time Ago (Roud 318)
  6. Ranzo (Roud 3282)
  7. Rio Grande (Roud 317)
  8. Sally Brown (Roud 2628)
  9. Shallow Brown (Roud 2621)
  10. Whisky for My Johnnie (Roud 651)

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne sings A Long Time Ago: