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John Reilly: The Bonny Green Tree

The Bonny Green Tree Songs of an Irish Traveller John Reilly (1926-1969) Topic Records 12T359 (LP, UK, 1977) Topic Records TSDL359 (digital download, UK, 8 August 2014)

Recorded by Tom Munnelly in his own home in Dublin, winter 1967;
Produced by Tom Munnelly, Roly Brown and Tony Engle;
Notes by Tom Munnelly;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle

Musicians

John Reilly: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Adieu Unto All True Lovers (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.23)
2. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (3.33)
3. The Well Below the Valley (Roud 2335; Child 21) (3.15)
4. Tippin’ It Up to Nancy (Roud 183; Laws Q2; G/D 2:318; Henry H174; TYG 6) (2.26)
5. Lord Baker (Roud 40; Child 53; G/D 5:1023; Henry H470) (7.30)
6. Old Caravee (Roud 3377) (1.46)

Side 2

7. The Bonny Green Tree (Roud 2512; Laws P19; Henry H794) (2.58)
8. Once There Lived a Captain (Roud 3376) (3.05)
9. Peater Heany (Roud 3375) (2.55)
10. What Put the Blood? (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (3.23)
11. Rozzin Box (Roud 2501) (1.45)
12. The Braes of Strawblane (Roud 1096; G/D 6:1132) (3.05)
13. One Morning I Rambled from Glasgow (Roud 3373) (3.17)
14. The Pride of Cloonkeen (Roud 3374) (1.38)

All tracks traditional