Ewan MacColl - Popular Scottish Songs - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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

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

The InchChild BalladsInch are a large collection of 305 songs from England and Scotland compiled by Francis James Child in the late 19th century. Here, Ewan MacColl presents 13 of these songs, sung without accompaniment. MacColl explains the notion of the ballad InchDefined in it's simplest terms, the ballad is a folksong that tells a story... is always narrative, and is always learned from the lips of others rather than by reading.Inch the songs presented here all detail historical events from Scotland and England. It is appropriate then that they are sung by MacColl who himself played a role in English history through his affiliation to the communist parties of the 1930's which hindered his musical career at the time. His roots in the laboring class add authenticity to the concept of the ballad which grew out of the InchpopularInch lower classes. Liner notes include some song information and lyrics. Album Tracks 1. Johnnie O'Breadisley (Johnie Cock)(Child No. 114) 2. The Dowie Dens O'Yarrow - Child 214 3. Lord Randall - Child 12 4. Sir Patrick Spens - Child 58 5. The Burning O'Auchendoun - Willie MacIntosh- Child 183 6. Oud Goodman - Our Gudeman - Child 274 7. The Rantin Laddie - Child 240 8. Bawbee Allan - Barbara Allen - Child 84 9. The Brown Girl - Lord Thomas and Fair Annet - Child 73 10. The Three Ravens - Child 26 11. The Bonnie Earl O' Murray - Child 181 12. The Battle of Harlaw - Child 163 13. Thomas Rhymer - Thomas Rymour - Child 37