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When David met Sally When David met Sally
A combination of an Israeli song about King David and a traditional English song, 'Sally Free and Easy'.
Captain Coulston Captain Coulston
A quasi-dance version of a traditional immigrants/pirates song.
Famous flower of serving men Famous flower of serving men
A high energy version of this Scottish song which has been recorded by Martin Carthy twice, but is probably better known as the second half of the original version of 'Matty Groves' by Fairport Convention.
The blacksmith meets the fireman The blacksmith meets the fireman
What would Vaughan Williams think?
The lark in the morning The lark in the morning
Learnt from Steeleye Span's version. This begins in a stately 9/8 before moving to a jocular 4/4.
A sailor's life A sailor's life
An offbeat (literally) version of the song which started the folk-rock revolution of 1969.
Flowers of the forest Flowers of the forest
This traditional Scottish lament is given the 'folktronix' treatment. I approached this in the manner of a jazz standard: once around the 'head', once improvising over the chord changes, and once repeating the head.
Medley: Sheriff's Ride/Princess Royal Medley: Sheriff's Ride/Princess Royal
An iconoclastic and irreverent romp through two English Morris tunes ( 'Sheriff's Ride' and 'Princess Royal'), featuring violent syncopation and mode changes.
The Mist Covered Mountain (late Oct mix) The Mist Covered Mountain (late Oct mix)
A traditional Scottish tune given a non-traditional arrangement. Check out the soundtrack to the film, 'Local Hero', for another version. This is a newly mixed version of the track.
Killarney Boys of Pleasure Killarney Boys of Pleasure
The water is wide The water is wide
The first version I heard of this song was instrumental, so I assumed that it was indeed a tune without any words. I was very surprised when I heard a street singer in Covent Garden sing it with words!
