FOLK COLLECTION 40a

No. 1:   Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger:   The Long Harvest: Some Traditional Ballads in their English, Scots and North American Variants (Records 1-10 and notes)

NOTES:   The notes on this CD are the compelte notes provided with the ten records of The Long Harvest, listed below.

Record 1:   THE TWA SISTERS: 1. Minnorie; 2. The Swan Swims Sae Bonnie; 3. There was an Old Lord; 4. Peter and I; THE CRUEL MOTHER: 5. The Cruel Mother (A); 6. The Cruel Mother (B); 7. Down By the Geenwood Sidey-O; 8. The Lady From Lee; 9. The Cruel Mother (E); LORD RANDALL: 10. Lord Randall; 11. Jimmy Randall; 12. Henry My SOn; 13. Willy Doo; 14. Croodin Doo; THE BAFFLED KNIGHT: 16. The Shepherd Lad; 17. Clear Away the Mornig Dew; 18. Katie Morey

Record 2:   RIDDLES WISELY EXPOUNDED (Child 1): 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded (England); 2. The Devil's Nine Questions (American); THE ELFIN KNIGHT (Child 2): 3. The Elfin Knight (Scots); 4. O, Say Do You Know the Way to Selin (American); 5. Scarborough Fair (English); 6. The Elfin Knight (American); 7. The Cambric Shirt (American); 8. My Father Had an Acre of Land (English); THE DAEMON LOVER (Child 243): 9. The Daemon Lover (English); 10. The House Carpenter (American); 11. The House Carpenter (American); 12. Well Met, Well Met (American); THE DREADFUL GHOST: 13. The Dreadful Ghost (Canadian); THE GOSPORT TRAGEDY: 14. The Ghost Ship (Englsih); 15. Pretty Polly (American)

Record 3:   OUR GOODMAN (Child 274): 1. Our Goodman (Scots); 2. Five Nights Drunk (American); LAMKIN (Child 93): 3. Lamkin (Scots); 4. Lammkin (American); THE GYPSY LADDIE (Child 200): 5. The Gypsy Laddie (Scots); 6. Black Jack Davy (American); 7. The Heartless Lady (American); 8. Harrison Brady (American); THE BROOMFIELD HILL (Child 43): 9. The Broomfield Hill (Scots); 10. Fair Maid on the Shore (American): THE GREY COCK (Chidl 248): 11. The Lover's Ghost (English); 12. The Grey Cock (American); 13. I'm a Rover (Scots); 14. Here's a Health To all Good Lovers (Scots); 15. Lover in the Night (English)

Record 4:   BONNIE BARBARA ALLEN (Child 84): 1. Bawbee Allab (Scots); 2. Barbry Ellen (English); 3. Barby Allan (American); SIR LIONEL (Child 18): 4. Sir Eglamore (English); 5. WIld Boar (American); 6. Old Bangum (American); 7. Ole Bangum (American); THE LASS OF ROCH ROYAL (Child 76): 8. Lord Gregory (Scots); 9. Lass of Roch Royal; 10. Georgie Jeems (American); 11. Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? (American); THE KNIGHT AND THE SHEPHERD's DAUGHTER (Child 110): 12. The Kight and the Shepherd's Daughter (English); 13. The Knight and the Shepherd's Daugher (American)

Record 5:   THE CRAFTY FARMER (Child 283): 1. The Crafty Farmer (Scots); 2. Well Sold the Cow (Canadian); 3. The Highwayman (English); 4. The Highwayman Outwitted (English); 5. The Fair Damsel From London (American); THE WIFE OF USHER'S WELL (Child 79): 6. The Wife of Usher's Well (Scots); 7. The Three Babes (American); LORD LOVEL (Child 75): 8. Lord Lovell (Scots); 9. Lord Lovel (American); 10. Abe Lincoln Stood at the White House Gate (American); 11. The New Ballad of Lord Lovel (American); SIR HUGH (The Jew's Daughter) (Child 155): 12. Sir Hugh (or The Jew's Daughter); 13. The Fatal Flower Garden (American); 14. Little Saloo (American); 15. It Rained a Mist (American); BABYLON (Child 14): 16. The Burly Burly Banks of Barbree-O (American); 17. The Bonnie Banks of Airdrie-O (Scots)

Record 6:   LADY ISABEL AND THE ELF KNIGHT (Child 4): 1. May Colvin (Scots); 2. Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight (American); 3. The Outlandish Knight (English); 4. Billy Came Over the Main White Ocean (American); 5. The Willow Tree (American); 6. The Wife of KELSO (Scots); 7. Rich Old Lady (Ameriacn); 8. Johnny Sands (English); THE DOUGLAS TRAGEDY (EARL BRAND) (Child 7): 9. The Brave Earl Brand and the King of England's Daughter; 10. The Douglas Tragedy (Scots); 11. Earl Brand (American); 12. The Lady and the Dragoon (American); THE MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS (Child 95): 13. Prickle Holly Bush (English); 14. Hangman (American)

Record 7:   CLERK COLVILLE (Child 42) and LADY ALICE (Child 85): 1. George Collins (English); 2. Young Collins (American); 3. Clerk Colven (Scots); 4. Giles Collins (American); 5. The Dying Hobo (American); WILLIE o'WINSBURY (Child 100): 6. Lord Thomas od Winsberrie (Scots); 7. John Barbour (Canadian); THE THREE RAVENS (Child 26): 8. The Three Ravens (English): 9. The Three Ravens (English); 10. The Twa Corbies (Scots); 11. The Crow Song (American); 12. The Three Crows (American); 13. The Three Ravens (American); 14. Poor Old Crow (American); 15. Blow the Man Down (Canadian); SIR PATRICK SPENS (Child 58): 16. Sir Patrick Spens (Scots); 17. SIr Patrick Spens (American)

Record 8:   YOUNG BEICHAN (Child 53): 1. Young Beichan (Scots); 2. Lord Bateman (American); 3. Turkish Rover (Canadian); THE CHERRY-TREE CAROL: 4. The Cherry Tree Carol (English); 5. Sweet Mary and Sweet Joseph (American); 6. Joseph and Mary (American); LIZIE WAN (Child 51) and EDWARD (Child 13): 7. Lucy Wan (English); 8. Fair Lucy (American); 9. What Brought the Blood Upon Your Right Shoulder, Dear? (Irish); 10. Edward (American); THE FROG's COURTSHIP: 11. The Puddy in the Well (Scotts); 12. Froggie Went A-Courting (American); 13. King Kong Kitcnie (American); 14. There Was An Old Frog

Record 9:   THE FAUSE KNIGHT UPON THE ROAD (Child 3): 1. The Faise Knight and the Wee Boy (Scots); 2. The False Knight Upon the Road (Scots); 3. The False Fidee (American); 4. Faise Knight Upon the Road (Canadian); THE BRAES OF YARROW (Child 214) and RARE WILLIE DROWNED IN YAROW or THE WATERS o GAMRIE (Child 215): 5. The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (Scots); 6. The Dewy Dewy Dens of Yarrow (American); 7. Yarrow (American); 8. Willie's Fair and Willie's Rare; 9. The Braes of Yarrow (American); THE WIFE WRAPT IN WETHER'S SKIN (Child 227): 10. The Wife in the Wether's Skin (Scots); 11. The Daughter of Peggy (English); 12. Gentle Fair Jenny (American); 13. Rissilty Rossilty (American); THE DEATH OF QUEEN JANE (Child 170): 14. Queen Jane (American); 15. The Death of Queen Jane (English); 16. Jane Was a Neighbor (American); 17. Queen Jean (Scots); 18. Poor Sally (American); 19. Six Lords Went A-Hunting (English)

Record 10:   THE TROOPER AND THE MAID (Child 299): 1. The Trooper and the Maid (Scots); 2. A Soldier Travelling from the North (American); 3. Trooper and the Maid (American); BETSY: 4. Betsy (English); 5. The Brewer's Daughter (American); THE KEACH AND THE CREEL (Child 281): 6. The Keach and the Creel (Scots); 7. The Little Scotch Girl; LORD THOMAS AND FAIR ANNET (Child 73)/ FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM (Child 74): 8. Lord Thomas and Fair Annie (Scots); 9. Little Margaret (American); 10. Sweet William and Fair Annie (Scots); 11. Lady Margaret (American); THE LOWLANDS OF HOLLAND (Child 92 Appendix): 12. Lowlands of Holland (English); 13. The Lowlands of Holland (Scots); 14. The Lowlands of Holland (American)

No. 2:   Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger:   Blood & Roses (Volumes 1-5)

Volume 1:   1. Jock O'The Side (Child 187, sung by MacColl); 2. The Suffolk Miracle (Child 272, sung by Seeger); 3. Clyde's Water (Child 216, sung by MacColl); 4. Child Waters (Child 63, sung by Seeger); 5. Fair Annie (Child 62, sung by Seeger); 6. Lang Johnny More (Child 251, sung by MacColl); 7. The False Knight on the Road (Child 3, sung by Seeger); 8. Edom O' Gordon (Child 178, sung by MacColl) (Blackthorne CD 79)

Volume 2:   1. Chylde Owlet (Child 291, sung by MacColl); 2. Sweet William's Ghost (Child 272, sung by Seeger); 3. Fair Flower O' Northumberland (Child 9, sung by MacColl); 4. The Laird O'Wariston (Child 194, sung by MacColl); 5. The Half-Hitch (Child 31, sung by Seeger); 6. Lady Diamond (Child 269, sung by MacColl); 7. Fair Janet (Child 64, sung by Seeger); 8. Child Maurice (Child 83, sung by MacColl); 9. The Cruel Brother (Child 11, sung by Seeger) (Blackthorne CD 80)

Volume 3:   1. Geordie (Child 209, sung by Seeger); 2. The Larid O'Logie (Chid 182, sung by MacColl); 3. Auld Matrons (Child 249, sung by MacColl); 4. Fair Rosamund (sung by Seeger; 5. Glenkindie (Child 67, sung by MacColl); 6. Queen Eleanor's Confession (Child 156, sung by MacColl and Seeger); 7. Young Peggy (Child 298, sung by MacColl); 8. The Grey Cock (Child 248, sung by Seeger); 9. Young Johnstone (Child 88, sung by MacColl); 10. Hind Horn (Child 17, sung by Seeger); 11. Eppie Morrie (Child 223, sung by MacColl); 12. Jellon Graeme (Child 90, sung by Seeger) (Blackthorne CD 81)

Volume 4:   1. Young Hunting (Child 68, sung by Seeger); 2. The Clerk's Twa Sons O' Owsenford (Child 72, sung by MacColl); 3. The Lowlands of Holland (Child 92, sung by Seeger); 4. The Larid O' Drum (Child 236, sung by MacColl); 5. The Little Cabin Boy (sung by Seeger); 6. The Bonnie Earl O'Murray (Child 181, sung by MacColl); 7. Willie Macintosh (Child 183, sung by MacColl); 8. Lady Maisry (Child 65, sung by MacColl); 9. The Broomfield Hill (Child 43, sung by Seeger); 10. Sir Patrick Spends (Chld 58, sung by MacColl); 11. Mary Hamilton (Child 173, sung by Seeger); 12. The Bonny Hind (Child 50, sung by MacColl) (Blackthorne CD 82)

Volume 5:   1. Brown Adam (Child 98, sung by MacColl); 2. Rinordine (sung by Seeger); 3. The Daemon Lover (Child 243, sung by MacColl); 4. The Wife of Usher's Well (Child 79, sung by Seeger); 5. Andrew Lammie (Child 233, sung by MacColl); 6. The Elfin Knight (Child 2, sung by MacColl); 7. The Two Sisters (Child 10, sung by Seeger); 8. The Twa Magicians (Child 44, sung by MacColl); 9. Sheath and Knife (Child 16, sung by MacColl); 10. The Lass of Roch Royal (Child 76, sung by Seeger) (Blackthorne CD 83)

No. 3:   Peggy Seeger:   Heading for Home   1. Heading for Home; 2. Country Blues; 3. Jackie Rover; 4. Dear Companion; 5. Oma Wise; 6. John Gilbert is the Best; 7. John Riley; 8. Soldier's Farewell; 9. Jenny's Gone Away; 10. Generous Lover; 11. Henry Lee; 12. Fatal Flower Garden; 13. Girl of Constant Sorrow (APR CD 1076)

No. 4 :   Peggy Seeger:   Love Call Me Home   1. Sing About These Hard Times; 2. Poor Ellen Smith; 3. Hangman; 4. Careless Love 5. Love is Teasing; 6. Rynerdine; 7. London Bridge; 8. Loving Hannah; 9. Bad Bad Girl; 10. Logan County Jail; 11. Who Killed Cock Robin?; 12. Love Call Me Home (APR CD 1087)

No. 5 :   Peggy Seeger:   Bring Me Home   1. Peacock; 2. Hang Me; 3. Wagoner's Lad; 4. Napolean; 5. Molly Bond; 6. Roving Gambler; 7. Newlyn Town; 8. Dink's Song; 9. Little Birdie; 10. Let Them Wear Their Watches Fine; 11. O The Wind and Rain; 12. Home, Dearie, Home; 13. Bring Me Home (APR CD 1106)

No. 6 :   Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl:   Parsley, Sage and Politics: The Lives and Music of Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl

CD 1:   Part 1. The Making of a Folksinger; Part 2. The Singing Streets; Part 3. The Manchester Rambler; Part 4. State Left; Part 5. The First Time Ever

CD 2:   Part 6. The Radio Ballads; Part 7. Ballads and Blues

CD 3:   Part 8. It's All Happening Now; Part 9. Singing Out

No. 7 :   Peggy Seeger with Irene Scott:   Almost Commercially Viable   1. New Spring Morning; 2. Bread and Wine; 3. Let's Pretend; 4. Polonium; 5. Primrose Hill; 6. Sweet Heroin; 7. Garden of Flowers; 8. Guilty; 9. Night Song; 10. A Good War; 11. Morning Comes to Soon; 12. You Don't Know How Lucky You Are; 13. Give 'Em An Inch; 14. My Joy Of You; 15. Holiday Song; 16. Once Again; 17. Getting It Right (CD-SB71204)

No. 8 :   Peggy Seeger featuring Irene Scott:   Love Will Linger On: Romantic Love Songs   1. The First Time Ever I saw Your Face; 2. Autumn Wedding; 3. Down by the Flowing River; 4. Mysterious Lover; 5. My Joy of You; 6. Fiddling Soldier; 7. Shallow and Trout; 8. Love Affair; 9. Love Will Linger On; 10. Primrose Hill; 11. The Dog of Time; 12. Call on Your Name; 13. Birds of a Feather

No. 9 :   Peggy Seeger:   An Odd Collection   1. Wonderful World; 2. Housewife's Alphabet; 3. Leftwing Wife; 4. Sellafield Child; 5. If You Want a Better Life; 6. Emily; 7. Love Unbidden; 8. Old Friend; 9. For A Job; 10. Everyone Knows; 11. Vital Statistics; 12. You Men Out There; 13. It's A Free World; 14. Judge's Chair; 15. So Long Since I Been Home; 16. On This Very Day; 17. Da Dee Da Da; 18. The Mother; 19. Lost (Rounder CD 4031)

No. 10 :   Peggy Seeger with Billy Bragg, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Calum, Kitty and Neill MacColl, Irene Pyper-Scott, Mike Seeger, Pete Seeger, Norma Waterson:   Peggy Seeger: Three Score and Ten: 70th Birthday Celebration Live at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

CD 1:   1. Introduction; 2. Hangman; 3. Fiddling Soldier; 4. Logan County Jail; 5. Che Guevara; 6. Lowlands of Holland; 7. Different Therefore Equal; 8. Cavemen; 9. Humours of Bandon; 10. HOme Sweet Home; 11. Darling Annie; 12. If You Want a Better Life

CD 2:   1. Poem for Ewan; 2. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; 3. I am Ill with Love; 4. So Long Since I Been Home; 5. My Mother Is Younger Than Me; 6. When First Unto This Country; 7. Soldier's Farewell; 8. Quill Ditty; 9. Cindy; 10. English is Cuh-ray-zee; 11. Take It From Dr. King; 12. Where Have All the Flowers Gone; 13. Gonna Be an Engineer; 14. Careless Love; 15. Sing About These Hard Times; 16. Love Call Me Home

No. 11 :   Peggy Seeger:   Songs For October 2004: And Relevent Until Resident Bush is Elsewhere   1. Davy; 2. You Men Out There 2004; 3. Bush Went to Kyoto; 4. Go Easy On Him; 5. Cavemen; 6. Peaceful Women, Fighting Hard

No. 12 :   Peggy Seeger:   Crazy Quilt: Timely Series #4   1. Use it Again: Recycling, Earth Saving, Energising; 2. Baby Song: Population Control; 3. Dick and the Devil: Cheney and Mephistopheles; 4. Goodbye to Georgie: A Cheerful Farewell to one Corner of the Evil White Hosue Axis (Peggy lead vocal, banjo and piano; Elias Bouquillon on guitar; supporting vocals Emily Kimball, Yui Anzai, Elias B.; 5. Shadow Prisoners: Extraordinary Rendtion; 6. Ballad of Jimmy Massey: A Hero of our Times (written from the words of Staff Sergeant Jimmy Massey, ex-Marine, Waynesville, North Carolina); 7. When Lovers Hide the Keys: Love, Locks, Clocks; 8. Tree of Love: Love, Trees, Ease; 9. Then God Made Adam: After He Made Eve; 10. My Friend Pat: Survivor of Domestic Violence (Thanks to Gina Lewis for her life story and her humour); 11. What a Life!: Mature Laughter; 12. One Plus One: Math for Saving the World; 13. Chunk of Cheddare Cheese: Mice, Cheese and Ramifications; 14. O How I Long for Peace: Of Course; 15. Nortrh Carolina HOme: My 2006 Farewell to Asheville. (Peggy vocals; John Hermann banjo; Vollie McKenzie guitar; Cary Fridley bass; supporting vocals John, Vollie, Cary, Rosemary, Lackey. Recorded by Aaron Price, Collapseable Studios, Asheville, North Carolina)

No. 13 :   Peggy Seeger:   Enough is ENOUGH!: Timely Series #3   1. Time to be Moving On; 2. Legal Illegal; 3. Diana; 4. Enough is Enough; 5. Home, Sweet Home; 6. Prisons