Song Links - English Songs and Their Australian Variants

(May 2003)

A beautifully presented double CD set, with the CDs encased in the outer covers of a fascinating 76-page CD-sized, hardback book.

This production points up the links between the old English and Australian folk songs, exploring their points of similiarity and their differences, and the historical significance of the changes. Small in size but great in information.

Martyn Wyndham-Read brings together originals and Australian variants of traditional English folk songs, performed by highly respected artists from both countries including James Fagan, The Copper Family, Martin Carthy and John Kirkpatrick.

The English Songs:
Sweet Jenny Of The Moor (Tony Rose) * Here's Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy (The Copper Family) * The Female Sailor Bold (John Kirkpatrick) * The Foggy Dew (Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher) * Lord Franklin (Louis Killen) * When Jones's Ale Was New (John Kirkpatrick) * Claudy Banks (The Copper Family) * Lost In A Wood (Shirley Collins) * Barbara Allen (Martin Carthy) * Baby Lie Easy (Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher) * Down By The Green Bushes (Bob Copper) * The Banks of the Nile (Nancy Kerr & James Fagan) * Willie The Bold Sailor Boy (Norma Waterson) * Golden Vanity (Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher) * The Bonny Bunch Of Roses-O (Bob Copper) * All For Me Grog (Louis Killen) * The Convict's Lamentation (John Kirkpatrick).

The Australian Songs:
The Banks of Claudy (Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton) * The Female Rambling Sailor (Martyn Wyndham-Read) * Across The Western Plains (Dave de Hugard) * The Green Bushes (James Fagan) * The Loss Of Bob Mahoney (Danny Spooner) * The Golden Vanity (Martyn Wyndham-Read) * Moreton Bay (Dave de Hugard) * Lovely Nancy (Cathie O'Sullivan) * Babes In The Wood (Martyn Wyndham-Read) * The Wee One (Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton) * The Banks Of The Condamine (Nancy Kerr & James Fagan) * Barbary Ellen (Cathie O'Sullivan) * The Foggy Dew (Martyn Wyndham-Read) * Ginny Of The Moor (Dave de Hugard) * Jones's Ale (Danny Spooner) * The Lost Sailor (Cathie O'Sullivan) * The Bonny Bunch of Roses (Martyn Wyndham-Read).

"A downright enjoyable compilation." (Trad & Now AU)

"Sets new standards" (Living Tradition)