Few singers match the assurance and intensity of Frankie’ Armstrong’s singing. Born in Cumberland, Frankie typically came to folk song as a teenager and member of an amateur skiffle group. She was a member of the influential Critics Group led by Ewan MacColl and first recorded on A L Lloyd’s ‘The Bird In The Bush’ project. In Lloyd’s memorable phrase “she can sing to pull down the stars”. Armstrong is an important interpreter of ballads, often approaching her material from a feminist perspective.
1 Tarry Trousers
2 The Green Valley
3 Low Down in the Broom
4 The Cruel Mother
5 The Crafty Maid’s Policy
6 The Maid on the Shore
7 The Frog and the Mouse
8 Lovely on the Water
9 The Brown Girl
10 The Young Girl Cut Down in Her Prime
11 The Saucy Sailor
12 The Two Sisters
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