English Drinking Songs

English Drinking Songs

English Drinking Songs

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One of the most important figures in the English folk-music scene was A.L. Lloyd, a learned collector but also a veteran folk singer, and here we get the fruits of both careers in this collection of songs not so much in praise of alcohol as in cahoots with it. These 14 songs were collected by Lloyd at a small pub called the Eels Foot (whose exact location he refused to reveal for fear of it becoming overrun by hipsters in search of songs and singers). "The Derby Ram" is an apparition said to be common to the late-night drinker; "The Drunken Maidens," a pub man's stupor-induced dream. Since these songs were put to vinyl in 1961, many of them have become about as famous as folk songs can be, retold by singers and folk-rock bands of every generation since. Among the most familiar are "All for Me Grog," "Maggie May," and "John Barleycorn," and it's wonderful to hear these tunes without the trappings of revival, sung simply, with banjo or accordion for minimal accompaniment. --Louis Gibson

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English Drinking Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Soon to be a favorite around the fraternity
 English Drinking Songs
Al Lloyd
Manufacturer: Topic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DFEP
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

  1. The Derby Ram
  2. The Foggy Dew
  3. Maggie May
  4. When Johnson's Ale Was New
  5. The Butcher & The Chambermaid
  6. A Jug Of Punch
  7. The Parson & The Maid
  8. Three Drunken Huntsmen
  9. All For Me Grog
  10. The Drunken Maidens
  11. Rosin' The Beau v
  12. The Farmer's Servant
  13. John Barleycorn
  14. A Jug Of This

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One of the most important figures in the English folk-music scene was A.L. Lloyd, a learned collector but also a veteran folk singer, and here we get the fruits of both careers in this collection of songs not so much in praise of alcohol as in cahoots with it. These 14 songs were collected by Lloyd at a small pub called the Eels Foot (whose exact location he refused to reveal for fear of it becoming overrun by hipsters in search of songs and singers). "The Derby Ram" is an apparition said to be common to the late-night drinker; "The Drunken Maidens," a pub man's stupor-induced dream. Since these songs were put to vinyl in 1961, many of them have become about as famous as folk songs can be, retold by singers and folk-rock bands of every generation since. Among the most familiar are "All for Me Grog," "Maggie May," and "John Barleycorn," and it's wonderful to hear these tunes without the trappings of revival, sung simply, with banjo or accordion for minimal accompaniment. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Soon to be a favorite around the fraternity.......1999-01-05

A collection of songs that sneaks up on you like a good beer-buzz from a English stout. A great CD to break out at the climax of a party and start singing along to. It's a chain reaction, the more people sing along to it, the more other people want to learn the songs and pretty soon the whole party is singing the songs, especially, Mary May.
Christmas Carols from English Pubs
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    		Christmas Carols from English Pubs
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000JY6D
    Release Date: 2000-10-10

    Tracks:

    1. Awake, Arise, Good Christians
    2. Pentonville
    3. Hark, Hark!
    4. How Beautiful Upon The Mountain
    5. Sweet Chiming Bells
    6. Star Of Bethlehem
    7. Prodigal Son
    8. Foster
    9. Hark, Hark!
    10. Shepherds Rejoice
    11. Peace O'er The World
    12. Hail Smiling Morn
    13. Mount Zion
    14. Jacob's Well
    15. Raise, Christians, Raise
    16. Marshall
    17. Expectation
    18. Lo! The Eastern Magi Rise
    19. Angels From The Realms
    20. Three Harks
    21. The Christmas Tree
    22. Merry Christmas

    Album Description

    In the village pubs of small towns around Sheffield, England, enthusiastic singers continue a centuries-old tradition of secular Christmas carol singing. Older than the more familiar Victorian conception of carols, and excluded from the church services, these village carols are performed unaccompanied or with only a few instruments. Recorded live in the pubs, filled with the spontaneous joys of singers, the clinking of glasses, and murmur of the other patrons, these are a unique and beautiful form of holiday cheer and community expression. 71 minutes, photos, map, and a 28-page booklet.
    English Pub Songs
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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    		 English Pub Songs
    The Barrel Club
    Manufacturer: Discom Int'l
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000JYGF
    Release Date: 1999-11-16

    Tracks:

    1. There Is a Tavern in Town
    2. Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner
    3. Medley: Cruising Down the River/Daisey Bell/Down at the Old Bull & ...
    4. Isle of Innisfree
    5. It's a Great Day for the Irish
    6. How Can You Buy Killarney?
    7. Lily of Laguna
    8. Barrow Boy
    9. Medley: I Love a Lassie/Roamin' in the Gloamin'/Just a Wee Doch & ...
    10. Medley: Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty/I've Got a Luverly Bunch ...
    11. We'll Meet Again
    12. Underneath the Arches
    13. Medley: Hello! Hello! Who's Your Lady Friend?/Let's All Go Down ...
    14. Peggy O'Neil
    15. Medley: Danny Boy/I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
    16. Medley: Westering Home/A Gordon for Me/I Belong to Glasgow
    17. Loch Lomond
    18. Medley: Roll Out the Barrel/Knees up Mother Brown
    19. Annie Laurie
    20. Auld Lang Syne

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars There must be a better collection than this ..........2002-04-20

    I have two major complaints about this collection: (1) The primary singer (a baritone) sounds American ... perhaps he's not ... but it's not quite the authentic English pub experience I was after! (2) Some of the music sounds more like German pub music ... All in all, I'd pass on this one and keep looking ... although the song selection is good.

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