Ewan MacColl - Cold Snap - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. The Barnyards of Delgaty 2. The Highland Muster Roll 3. Wee, Wee German Lairdee 4. Friendless Mary 5. The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie 6. Roy's Wife 7. Charlie O Charlie 8. Tail Toddle 9. Lassie Wi' the Yellow Coatie 10. Kissin's No Sin 11. Bonnie Annie (Child 24) 12. Johnnie Cope 13. The Wars of Germany 14. Maggie Lauder 15. Nicky Tams 16. Johnny Lad 17. Eppie Morrie (Child 223) 18. The Reel of Stumpie

Released in 1973 during the heart of the folk revival, renowned folk singers Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger perform 16 songs about civil rights and the plight of the common person. Listeners may recognize a few tunes, including InchYankee DoodleInch-but listen closely to the twists in this rendition! Liner notes include background information on each song as well as song lyrics. Album Tracks 1. The Ballad of Accounting 2. We Don't Want to Live Like That! 3. Black and White 4. Cut-Price Hero 5. Lament for the Death of a Nobody 6. Nightshift 7. Jimmy Gray 8. The Children 9. Nightmare 10. The Shellback Song 11. The Compa?Eros 12. Buffalo Holler 13. Song of Myself 14. Yankee Doodle 15. Look Ay You! 16. Darling Annie

In 19th-century Scotland, farm laborers would sleep in buildings called Inchbothies,Inch and the term bothy ballad emerged to describe the songs those farmhands composed. Performed here by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, the songs deal with the experiences of the farm workers, especially the plowmen, before the mechanization of agriculture changed the way of life and work. Other songs sung in the bothies were humorous and satirical, such as InchThe Muckin' O' Geordie's ByreInch on the subject of domestic upheaval. Liner notes include information on bothy ballads, and notes and lyrics for each song. Album Tracks 1. The Keach in the Creel (Child #281) 2. I'm a Rover 3. The Scranky Black Farmer 4. The Band of Shearers 5. Jock Hawk's Adventure in Glasgow 6. The Brewer Laddie 7. The Wind Blew the Bonnie Lassie's Plaidie Awa' 8. The Monymusk Lads 9. The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre 10. Bogie's Bonny Belle 11. Lamachree and Megrum 12. The Road and the Miles to Dundee 13. The Lothian Hairst 14. It Happened on a Day 15. I'm a Working Chap 16. Johnny Sangster 17. Drumdelgie 18. She Was a Rum One