50+ Music6d ago
"Billy Boy" is a traditional folk song and #nurseryRhyme found in the #UnitedStates, in which "#Billy Boy" is asked various questions, and the answers all center on his quest to marry a girl who is said to be too young to leave her mother. It has a #RoudFolkSongIndex number of 326. It is a variant of the traditional #EnglishFolkSong "My Boy Billy", collected by #RalphVaughanWilliams and published by him in 1912 as number 232 in Novello's School Songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRMkZaFNi6c
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50+ MusicSep 28
"O Death", also known as "O, Death", "Oh Death", "Conversations with Death", or "A Conversation with Death", is a traditional #Appalachian folk song, listed as #number4933 in the #RoudFolkSongIndex. The song is generally attributed to the musician and Baptist preacher #LloydChandler, but it was likely taken or adapted from folk songs already existing in the region. The song has been covered in a variety of contexts, including films, video games, and television.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhwK5U8VJpU
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50+ MusicSep 3
"Gospel Plow" (also known as "Hold On" and "Keep Your Hand on the Plow") is a traditional African American spiritual. It is listed in the #RoudFolkSongIndex, number 10075. The title is biblical, based on #Luke 9:62. The earliest date in which this spiritual appears in written form is in 1917, in the #CecilSharp Collection, while the earliest recording is from 1930 under the title of "Keep Yo' Hand on the Plow, Hold On" by the #HallJohnson Negro Choir.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J46HlbbC94
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Andi ChorleyAug 28

Byker Hill is the third solo album by English folk musician Martin Carthy, originally released in 1967 by Fontana Records and later re-issued by Topic Records. The album features Dave Swarbrick playing fiddle on a number of the tracks.

"As he grew in confidence and dexterity Martin Carthy tested himself with tricky rhythms and challenging songs, and the title track of Byker Hill (1967) electrified the folk scene with its audacious syncopation. His most carefully planned and executed album up to that point, it remains an outstanding achievement." Topic Records

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLlFmd0VOW4&list=RDaLlFmd0VOW4&start_radio=1

#martincarthy #daveswarbrick #bykerhill #folkmusic #britishfolk #traditionalsongs #ChildBallads #LawsNumbers #RoudFolkSongIndex

50+ MusicApr 27
"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (#RoudFolkSongIndex 13188) is a #nurseryRhyme first recorded in North America in the late 19th century. The melody to which the nursery rhyme is sung recurs in other nursery rhymes including "#ItsRainingItsPouring"; "#RainRainGoAway" and "#RingAroundTheRosie". It was further used as the basis for a successful 1938 recording by #EllaFitzgerald, composed by Fitzgerald in conjunction with #AlFeldman (later known as #VanAlexander).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bgFkeDLpSI
Ella Fitzgerald "A-Tisket-A-Tasket"

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50+ MusicApr 19
"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "#SwaneeRiver") is a folk song written by #StephenFoster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official #stateSong of #Florida, although in 2008 the #originalLyrics were #revised. It is #RoudFolkSongIndex no. 13880.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxS2yHhUt4
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50+ MusicFeb 8
"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "#SwaneeRiver") is a folk song written by #StephenFoster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official #stateSong of #Florida, although in 2008 the #originalLyrics were #revised. It is #RoudFolkSongIndex no. 13880.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBNZ81EL2fc
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50+ MusicFeb 4
"Wildwood Flower" (or "The Wildwood Flower") is an American song, best known through performances and recordings by the #CarterFamily. It is a folk song, cataloged as #RoudFolkSongIndex No. 757.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnfWoSQz3o
The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower

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