The folk ballad,’ wrote A.L.Lloyd, ‘is a folk tale put into verse and set to music. Among British ballads are some of the oldest as well as greatest folksongs we have.’ His claim is trenchantly justified by this exceptional collection, as dramas of the distant past are restaged in vibrant performances by Ewan MacColl, Anne Briggs, Louis Killen, Mike Waterson, Norman Kennedy and Lloyd himself.
1 A.L.Lloyd with Alf Edwards : Henry Martin
2 Ewan MacColl : The Baron of Brackley
3 Anne Briggs : Reynardine
4 Louis Killen : The Bramble Briar
5 A.L.Lloyd with Dave Swarbrick : Jack Orion
6 Mike Waterson : The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter
7 A.L.Lloyd with Alf Edwards : The Cruel Mother
8 Ewan MacColl : Lord Randal
9 A.L.Lloyd with Alf Edwards : The Bitter Withy
10 Norman Kennedy : The Forester
11 Anne Briggs : Willie o Winsbury
12 Ewan MacColl with Alf Edwards : The ‘Sweet Kumadie’
13 A.L.Lloyd : The Demon Lover
14 Louis Killen : Young Edwin in the Lowlands
15 Ewan MacColl with Alf Edwards : Hughie the Graeme
16 Norman Kennedy : Drumdelgie
17 A.L.Lloyd with Alf Edwards : The Prickly Bush
18 Ewan MacColl : The Beggar Man
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