Gypsies and travellers have preserved a wealth of English traditional song, which has been rarely collected. This splendid and influential collection of English traditional song performed by some of the finest Gypsy singers of Southern England, draws upon the diligent field recordings of the collector Mike Yates.
1 You Subjects of England – Jasper Smith
2 Little Dun Dee – Mrs Haynes
3 Hartlake Bridge – Jasper Smith
4 The Young Officer – Mrs Haynes
5 All Through Mi Rakli – Mrs Haynes
6 At the Atchin Tan – Mrs Haynes
7 The Oakham Poachers – Wiggy Smith
8 Thorneymoor Park – Jasper Smith
9 The Farmer of Chester – Joe Jones
10 The King and the Keeper – Joe Jones
11 Georgie – Levi Smith
12 The Haymakers – Levi Smith
13 The Broomdasher – Levi Smith
14 Barbara Allen – Phoebe Smith
15 Lavender – Bill Ellson
16 The Squire and the Gypsy – Jasper Smith
17 Erin’s Lovely Home – Mrs Haynes
18 The Game of Cards – Levi Smith
19 While the Yogger Mush Lays Sleeping – Jasper Smith
20 The Deserter – Wiggy Smith
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