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A Ballad History of England by Roy Palmer
A Ballad History of England by Roy Palmer Roy Palmer has spent much of the last thirty years hunting for ballads and using them to weave together a people’s history of England. He has mastered the art...
View ArticleThe Fowlers’ Complaint (The Powtes Complaint) 1611 – The Fens – Trad
The Fowlers’ Complaint (The Powtes Complaint) 1611 Come, Brethren of the water and let us all assemble To treat upon this matter, which makes us quake and tremble; For we shall rue, if it be true, that...
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Three Acres And A Cow – unattributed broadside from late 1800’s
Three Acres And A Cow – unattributed broadside from late 1800’s **Please note I have changed some of the lyrics and a bit of the melody – this is fine and you are welcome to change them too – that is...
View ArticleSong about the Swing Riots – Owslebury lads
Lovely track about the Swing Riots In 1830, on November the 23rd, there was a riot in Owslebury. This was part of the wave of discontent among agricultural workers which had spread across southern...
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(1649) The Diggers’ Song
We seldom sing this in the show, opting to go for the Leon Rosselson song as it is a bit more of a romp. Lady Maisery’s version is a favourite. Roy Palmer has the full and original lyrics in A Ballad...
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(1885) other ‘Three Acres And A Cow’ themed ballads
Dr John Baxter has a project exploring intersection of folk and music hall, the songs and social history at http://folksongandmusichall.com/. On the below blog he details a number of other songs about...
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(1607) The Poor Mans Joye & the Gentlemen’s Plague
A very old ballad borrowed from the private library of some Duke in Linconshire by a friend of Roy Palmer’s, who spent years trying to obtain a copy. Probably connected to the Midland Revolt. You...
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