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CADGWITH -- RTR 134-6/ FTX-217/ A- ROVING Radio Prog 1968 #6

CAMBRIDGE (SHIRE) - BARBARA ALLEN (Charlie Scamp) - FRUMMETTY - GYPSIES - GOOD FRIDAY SKIPPING - JACK-IN-THE-GREEN - MAY CAROL - PLOUGH MONDAY - WHIP CRACKING - WHITSUNTIDE CAROL - - Children's Playground games, rec by PK, Guilden Morden School, 24/7/56: 7"RTR-0073-4/ FTX-202 - Frank CONNORS & family gypsy step-dancing: rec by PK, Friday Bridge, Wisbech 23/7/56: "Died for Love" incl harmonica, stepping, gramophone, spoons & mouth music: 5"RTR-0978-9/ RPL LP 23099/ FTX-301/ 423- Thomas CONINGSBY (82): "The Whitsuntide Carol" & Arthur ABBS (85) rec by PK, Whaddon, Cambs 1956 talking about Plough Monday, whip-cracking, Jack-in-the- Green, Sweeps Day, Frummetty & Feast Sunday: 7"RTR-0073 & Ernest Jeffrey rec by PK, Wisbech, 23/7/56: 7"RTR-0075-6/ RPL LP 23622: FTX-452 -- Wisbech Children's Choir rec by PK 1956: 7"RTR-0077-78: FTX-424 /also in "Sing Christmas"Radio Prog 1957: FTX-950/ ROUNDER-CD-11661-1850-2 2000 incl Coventry Carol & excerpt from Nativity Play - Girton dancers etc rec by Russell Wortley: ISLAND HELP-24 1976 - Harold COVILL (50 railway guard from March) rec by PK, London 1962: RTR-0874/ CAEDMON TC-1164/ TOPIC 12-T-196 "William Taylor" & CAEDMON TC 1225 1961/ TOPIC 12-T-198 1969 "Happy Family"/ (harmonica): TOPIC 12-TS-229 1973 - THE YOUNG TRADITION: TRANSATLANTIC TRA-155 1967: "Whitsuntide Carol" - John SAVILL rec by Neil Lanham, Cawston 1970s: NLCD 3/4 2002

CARDIGAN -- Jack JONES rec by Seamus Ennis, 28/11/54 RPL 22435 "Farmyard Song" - B J JONES & Owen Williams rec 26/11/54: RPL 22830

CASTLETON - Derbyshire - GARLAND DAY - custom held annually on "Oak Apple Day" (May 29th) - JEFDSS 1951 p101 - ED&S 30/2 1968 p50 Article by John Franklin - ED&S Autumn 2003 p6-7 Article & photos by Paul Davenport -- FTX-106 (1957) - FF-1111 (1983)

CHANNEL ISLANDS - see PK Notebook #25 - see HURDY GURDY -CAREY, Edith F. 1903/1973. GUERNSEY FOLKLORE.from mss of Sir Edgar MacCulloch. Elliot Stock, London/ Norwood, Philadelphia.. 4013-B1. HB 250x170 616pp photos. CHILDREN CUSTOMS FAIRIES FOLKLORE FRENCH GHOSTS MEDICINE PROVERBS SONG WEATHER WITCHCRAFT. CHANNEL-ISLANDS GUERNSEY - CAREY, Edith. 1908. LINK WITH THE PAST, A. Souvenir Normand. Labey & Blampied, St Helier, Jersey.. 1214-B1. PB 250x190 24pp music/photos. DANCE FRENCH HISTORY SONG. CHANNEL-ISLANDS JERSEY -DEWAR, Stephen. 1974. WITCHCRAFT AND THE EVIL EYE IN GUERNSEY.. Toucan Press, St Peter Port, Guernsey.. 2933-B1. PB 190x110 20pp woodcuts. BIBLIOG FOLKLORE WITCHCRAFT. CHANNEL-ISLANDS GUERNSEY -HEAUME, Doris O. 1970. GUERNSEY SONGS AND DANCES. Piano arrangements by John Longmire. Assembliaie d'Guernsais, St Peter Port, Guernsey.. 0952-B1. PB 280x215 57pp music. DANCES FRENCH SONG. CHANNEL-ISLANDS GUERNSEY - KENNEDY, Peter. 1975/1980. FOLKSONGS OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. Words & melodies with English versions. Le Don Balleine, St Helier, Jersey.. 2821-B1. PB 300x205 46pp music. FRENCH SONG. CHANNEL-ISLANDS - LE MAISTRE, Frank. 1959. MAN BOUONHOMME EST BEIN MALADE Chanson Jerriaise. Piano arrangement by George Messervy. Author, Jersey.. 1215-B1. PB 250x175 4pp music. FRENCH SONG. CHANNEL-ISLANDS JERSEY -- RPL 1834-6 rec 1938 10 songs with ch & accordion - LP 23838-45 1957 - LP 26235-6 1960 - RTR-0727- 0748 - FTX-012 - Cmdr HALLIDAY, Jersey: FTX-205 - Guernsey & Sark: FTX-213 - Jersey: FTX-214 - Guernsey & Alderney: FTX-243- Isle of Jersey: FTX-244 - Sark only: FTX-245 - A-ROVING radio prog: FTX-308

CHEDDAR - Somerset - Jim SMALL (songs & harmonica)- rec Cheddar, 1980: FTX-138 (Songs, carols & dance tunes on harmonica) & filmed 1983 with talk about caves: FF-2205

CHESHIRE -- CLINGING, Roy. 2005. CHESHIRE FOLK SONGS. Leonie Press, Northwich. . 0064-E07 PB 295x210 137pp 60 songs melody no chords - Hywel WOOD "Was you ever see?" (mentions "Chester College"): FTX-053 - Matthew HOLLINSHEAD rec by PK, Swettenham 12/11/54: 107 - 50 YEARS OF DOMESTIC SERVICE by Mrs Waddell, Knutsford, Chesh 1951 - SANDING FOR ROYAL MAY DAY & WEDDINGS by Mr. Waddell, her husband: FTX-451- RPL 22344-5 Antrobus Souling Play rec by PK 30/10/54/ 22346-7 Frodsham & Helsby rec by PK 1/11/54/ 22350 - Film of ANTROBUS Souling Play taken at Major A.W.Boyd;s house (B&W 1956/ Colour 1983: FF-1108 - Dorothy FURBER rec by Seamus Ennis, 1/6/52: RPL 18137-8/ rec 5/6/57: RPL LP 23494 - Unnamed speaker rec by Seamus Ennis, Knutsford 13/6/51: talk about domestic service/ Mr ABLE rec Peover 14/6/51 life of a valet, shooting anecdote/ T WADDELL Knutsford 13/6/51: Sanding floors for weddings, May Day: RPL 18446 - Robin & Jimmie "Cheshire Cheese" & "Frog & Mouse" (comp Leslie Haworth): DECCA ECS 2161/ FTX-107 - "Soulcakers" (Mummers)/ FTX-451 Dialect/ Video 1108 Soulcakers - ISLAND HELP-25 1975 "Cheshire Rounds" Albion Country Band - LEADER LER-2077 1972 & 2098 1976 Pete & Chris COE - PAN MUSIC 1980 Spinning Wheel Folk Group: "Souling Song" - TOPIC 12-TS- 408 1980 John KIRKPATRICK: "Cheshire Hornpipe" - WESTWOOD WRS- 031 1973 John TIMPANY & Audrey SMITH "False Knight" - PUTTING ON THE SOUL-CAKER'S PLAY by Bob Rodgers, Frodsham, Cheshire 1954 - THE OLD LADY'S PART by Ernest Wright (40), Antrobus, Chesh 1954 - THE QUACK DOCTOR by Jim Wright (36), his brother - THE WILD HORSE DRIVER by Reg Collins (23) - SOULING IS OUR RELIGION by Wilfred Isherwood (51)

CLARE - - County in Republic of Ireland - Pat BREEN - Willie CLANCY - KILFENORA CEILIDH BAND - Micho RUSSELL -- BONNY BRAES OF KILMALEY - CLARE SLIDE - CLIFFS OF DUNEEN - COTTAGE OUTSIDE MAROO - ENNIS - FAREWELL TO LISSYCASEY/ MILTOWN MALBAY - HUMOURS OF CARRIGAHOLT (Jig & Reel) - HUMOURS OF ENNISTYMON (Jig & Reel) - HUMOURS OF KNOCK - HUMOURS OF TULLA (Reel) - KILKEE - KILRUSH - LASSES OF LABASHEEDA - McNAMARA'S (March) - MAIDS OF TULLA - O HEHIRS (March) - RAMBLER FROM CLARE - ROSCREA COWS - TINKER'S BAND - TULLA REEL & TULLA JIG - WEST CLARE REEL - WEST COAT OF CLARE - WHERE THE GRASS GROWS GREEN(Denis Doyle) - WILLIAM SCANLON -- Paddy BREEN (vert flute) FTX-078 - Micho RUSSELL (whistle): FTX-155 - Willie CLANCY (U-pipes) & Sean CASEY (fid): FTX-173 - RPL 22832 Angela MULKER Croisin rec London 1956 2 songs in Engl - LP 23622 Chris DRONEY (conc) rec SE Feb 1957 - LP 29882-4 Willie CLANCY, Thadey CASEY, Tom LENIHAN, Micho RUSSELL & others rec by Seamus Ennis 1960 - FREE REED FRR-004 1976 Micho RUSSELL whistle/ songs - TARA-1001 1972 Christy MOORE "The Cliffs of Dooneen" - TOPIC 12-TS-251 1975 RUSSELL family - 12-TFRS-502 1975 Bernared O SULLIVAN & Tommy McMAHON (Concertinas) - 12-TFRS-503 Chis DRONEY (conc) - TOPIC 12 TFRS- 504 John KELLY (fid/ conc) & Bernard O SULLIVAN, Tommy McMAHON - TOPIC 12 TRFS-505 Bernard O SULLIVAN & Tommy McMAHON (Conc styles) - TRANSATLANTIC TRA-185 1968 The JOHNSTONS "Rambler from Clare" - TRA-283 1974 KILFENORA Ceili Band

CORFE - THE YETTIES on Radio 2 8/8/90 "War" CASS#60-1033

CORK - County in S Ireland -- ARKLOW LASSES (Triple Jig) - BANDON BRIDGE - BANKS OF SULLANE (Macroom) - BARRY OF MACROOM - BEAUTIFUL ARAGLIN - BEAUTIES OF CASTLE HYDE - BELLES OF LISCARROLL - BOYS OF COUNTY CORK - BOYS OF KILMICHAEL - CASTLE HYDE - CHARLEVILLE LASSES - CHARMING SWEET GIRL THAT I LOVE (Macroom & Sullane) - CITY OF CORK MILITIA'S GRAND MARCH - FAICHE BHREA AERACH AN CHEOIL - FLOWERS OF ADRIGOLE (Chief O Neill's Hornpipe) - HAT MY FATHER WORE - HIGHWAYMAN OUTWITTED - HUMOURS OF BALLINACARRIG (Reel) - HUMOURS OF BALLYDEHOB (Jig) - HUMOURS OF BALLYDESMOND (Polka) - HUMOURS OF BANDON/ BANTRY/ DRINAGH (Jigs) - HUMOURS OF SCHULL (Reel) - JOLLY CORKONIAN - MAIDS OF BALLINASCARTHY (Jig) - MAIDS OF MITCHELLSTOWN (Reel) - BAILE MHUIRNE - (Ballyvourney) - OLD ROLLING CORK (March) - SKIBBEREEN - SKIBBEREEN LASSES (Reel) - UNFORTUNATE RAKE -- Elizabeth CRONIN rec by Seamus Ennis 20/9/52 RPL 19022-3/ 19025-6/ "Lord Gregory" & extract of STEEL EYE SPAN: FTX-123 - Elizabeth CRONIN: FTX-160/162/ 501/ 514 518 - John CONNELL: RPL 19024 "Capt Wedderburn" & 2 other songs - - Kate MOYNIHAN; RPL 21831 - Maire O SULLIVAN, Eliz Gubnait & Michael CRONIN, Kate MOYNIHAN, Maire KEEHANE: COLUMBIA SL-207 - Dominic BEHAN: DOBELL F-LEUT-4 "Fine Girl you are"/ TOPIC 12-T-44: "Rosecarbery" "The Boys of County Cork" - Robert CINNAMOND: TOPIC 12-T- 269 1975 "Youghal Harbour" - Vin GARBUTT: TOPIC 12-TS-373 1977 "Skibbereen"

CORNWALL -- A-MINING WE WILL GO - BREWER LADDIE (Bodmin Town) - CAMBORNE HILL - HAL AN TOW - JOHN THE BONE - LAMORNA - OLD GREY GOOSE - OX PLOUGH - STRATTON CAROL OF THE MONTHS - SWEET NIGHTINGALE - TRIP TO FOWEY (Reel) - TRURO AGRICULTURAL SHOW - WASSAIL - WHEAL RODNEY - DUNSTAN, Ralph. 1929. CORNISH SONG BOOK, THE: Lyver Canow Kernewek.. Reid Bros, London.. 2366-B2. PB 280x215 144pp voice & piano. CAROL CORNISH SONG. ENGLAND CORNWALL - DUNSTAN, Ralph. 1932. CORNISH DIALECT & FOLK SONGS. Sequel to the Cornish Song Book. Reid Bros, London.. 0856-B2. PB 250x185 48pp voice & piano. DIALECT SONG. ENGLAND CORNWALL - DUNSTAN, Ralph. 1929/74. CORNISH SONG BOOK Reprinted in 2 parts. (Part 2: Carols). Lodenek Press, Padstow.. 1929-30-B2. PB 280x210 76/56pp voice & piano. CAROL CORNISH SONG. ENGLAND CORNWALL - DUNSTAN, Ralph. 1932/72. CORNISH DIALECT & FOLK SONGS.. Lodenek Press, Cornwall.. 4166-B2. PB 280x200 50pp voice & piano. DIALECT SONG. ENGLAND CORNWALL - GUNDRY, Inglis. 1966. CANOW KERNOW: Songs & Dances from Cornwall.. The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies.. 0309-B2. PB 255x180 60pp chords/gift signed by author. BALLAD CAROL DANCE SEA SHANTEY SONG. ENGLAND CORNWALL HELSTON PADSTOW - RAWE, Donald R. 1971. PADSTOW'S 'OBBY OSS. A Study in Folklore & Tradition. Lodenek Press, Padstow.. 0796-B2. HB DC 250x200 32pp. CUSTOMS HOBBY-HORSES FISHING MAY SONG. ENGLAND CORNWALL PADSTOW - ROWE, Doc. 1982. WE'LL CALL ONCE MORE UNTO YOUR HOUSE. Padstow May Day Hobby Horse. Padstow Echo, Padstow.. 2903-B2. PB 250x210 309pp photos Gift of author. COSTUME CUSTOMS DRUM HOBBY-HORSES MAY MELODEON PHOTOS. ENGLAND CORNWALL -- RPL 1083 (play from centre) rec 1936 Town Band & Song by children - RPL 1084 (78) rec 1936 Peter Sandry talks to John Betjeman - RPL 1088 Extracts 1936 - RPL 6796 rec 1943 "Hal-an- Tow" by soloist - RPL 7029 Tintagel Players (fid & conc) play Processional tune - RPL 9828 descr by Peter SANDRY rec 10/10/43 - Interviews & start of procession with Town Band, "Hal-an-tow" with cheers rec by PK 7/5/60: RPL LP 259511 - RPL LP 34822 rec 1972 Interviews & Town Band - Songs in Cornish Language: FTX-009/ 010 - SAYDISC (LP) SDL-332 1982 "All around England and back again" - (CD) SDL-425 1997 "English Customs & Traditions" (Revised and enlarged version of LP) - Video #5 - RTR-5"-1027 (blue EMI) Town Band rec by PK 8/5/74 - TOPIC TSCD-666 1998 Town Band: "The Furry Dance" - Songs from Cornwall: FTX-010 - Boscastle pub sing-song; FTX-096 - Wassailers: FTX-114/ FTX-123 - Richard GENDALL Songs in Cornish: FTX-125 - Martin SPRING Lyonesse & Holy Grail (with gtr): FTX-128 - Padstow May Festival: FTX-215 - Songs of Scilly & Cornwall: FTX-217/ 218 - A-ROVING radio prog: FTX-307/ 309 - Dialect & Folklore: Legend of Dolmeny Pool, Tregeagles Ghost etc: FTX-412 - "Sing Christmas" 1957 radio prog: FTX-950 - "Oss Oss Wee Oss" 1953 Film by Alan Lomax, PK & George Pickow of the annual Padstow May Festival: FF 1103 - Film by PK of Helston May Festival with Childre, Youth and 12 o'clock processions as well as the Hal-an-tow (sung in Cornish) 1983: FF-1110 - ARGO ZFB-4 1969 Cyril TAWNEY Children's songs - ZFB-9 1970 TAWNEY "Mayflower Garland" - ZFB-32 1971 YETTIES "Lamorna" - ZFB-34 1971 Barry SKINNER 2 Charles Causley poems - RPL 7029 Boscastle & Tintagel Players rec 1943 - RPL 9545 Mousehole choir "Soldier on the Battlefield" & Cyril BIDDICK Boscastle 1943 - RPL 14647 Truro "Wassail" rec 1949 - RPL LP 23654 Joe THOMAS, John CASLEY, Bill CAMERON, SKINNERS BOTTOM, Cadgwith Singers rec by PK 1956 - RPL LP 25653 SKINNERS BOTTOM & Malpas (Truro) Wassailers rec by PK 1956 - RPL LP 25951 Helston rec 1960 - RPL LP 26595 Celtic Congress "Streams of Nantyan" - EFDSS LP-1006 coll Fred Hamer from Frank ROWE "Ox Plough Song" - EMI CLP-1910 Charlie BATE & Padstow Hobby Horse Party rec by PK, Festival Hall 1965 - 4"RTR-1020 Walter Aldridge (gypsy harmonica) Leedstown, nr Hayle rec by PK 22/11/56 "Old Cornish Breakdown", Hornpipe & "Cock o the North" with talk about gypsy crafts incl "fuzzsticks", umbrellas, bee- hives, basket-making, scissor-sharpening - Selection by PK for talk at Bath Nov 1985: CASS-0625 - HURLER HURLS-008 1972 (45 EP) Chris & Janet RIDLEY - LEADER 2092 1975 Helston "Hal- an-Tow" sung to Day Song tune - LEADER 2094 1976 Jake WALTON "Follow the Plough" - SAYDISC SDL-266 STAVERTON BRIDGE "Wheal Rodney" (Tin mining song) - "Sounds like North Cornwall" (incl church bells, songs, dialect, Padstow Obby Oss, bands, organ etc) SENTINEL SENS-1011 1972 - SENTINEL 1016 Brenda WOOTON & Richard GENDALL: Cornish Language Song & Prose - TOPIC 12-T-136 WATERSONS Helston "Hal-an-tow" - TOPIC 12-T-240 Boscastle & Tintagel Players "Boscastle Breakdown" - TOPIC 12-TS-265 WATERSONS "Malpas Wassail" - TOPIC 12-TS-246 WATERSONS "Sound Sound" (RPL rec Mabe) - TRADITION TSR-014 Johnny COLLINS "Farewell Shanty" (Padstow) - TRANSATLANTIC TRA-154 Dave & Toni ARTHUR "Pass around the jug: Padstow Drinking Song" - TREMENYSY Group in Cornish led by Tony Snell rec Donald Rawe 9/7/79 CASS-0346 - Male dialect speaker: 450 "Being pixie-led" - Miss Pender (talk about fairies/ pixies rec PK, Sennen Cove CASS-0440 - Gordon ROBERTS (dialect speaker) Hayle, Cornwall with "Randigal Rhymes" by Uncle Hezzie rec Alan Mitchell Nov 1985; CASS-90-0623 - Cornish Language -- Richard GENDALL Songs in Cornish with gtr: FTX-009 & FTX-125 - Brenda WOOTON with Richard GENDALL: SENTINEL SENS-1016 1973

COTSWOLDS -- "Cotswold Characters: Stories & reminiscences of Country Life" SAYDISC SDL-222 1972/ CASS-1197 rec by Peter Duddridge incl songs "Joe Buggins" & "Village Pump" - "Cotswold Craftsmen" interviewed by June Turner SAYDISC SDL- 247 CASS-1196 - "Steam & Harness: Recollections of Power & Transport" SAYDISC SDL 284 CASS-1182 - "Bells of the Cotswolds" SAYDISC SDL-290 nd CASS-1181 - SDL-300 (cass) Songs & Humour = CSDL-300 "While I work I whistle" SAYDISC CSDL-300 CASS-1179 - SWEET FOLK ALL SFA-115 GREEN WILLOW Band "Cotswold Music"

CUMBERLAND -- see also CARLISLE - LAKE DISTRICT & WESTMORELAND - ALSTON FLOWER SHOW - CAMPBELL THE ROVER - CANNY CUMBERLAND - ENLISTED COLLIER - FLOWER OF FRANCE - GILSLAND HORNPIPE - HORN OF THE HUNTER - IRTHING WATER HOUNDS - IT'S NOBBUT ME (Poem) - JOE BOWMAN - LION'S DEN - NAY NOT A BIT ON'T - THACKER'S HORSES - TRIP TO CARLISLE - WELTON HUNT -- Children's Games rec Damian Webb 1960: RPL 26301/ - Children's Games rec by Damian Webb, RPL LP 30954 - Pace-egging: FTX-108/- Lake District dances: FTX-117 Lakeland songs: FTX-120 - Children's rhymes FTX-194/ - Children's singing games: FTX-195 & FTX-197/ - A-ROVING radio prog: FTX-307 - Dialect poem, hunting songs etc Miles WILSON, Joe BOWMAN etc rec by PK, Cockermouth 1959 RPL LP 26583/ FTX-410 - Dialect speaker from Lamplugh nr Cockermouth: talk about Lamplugh puddings etc: FTX-451 - Marie LITTLE "The Enlisted Collier" (from Wlson) LEADER LER-2084 1974 - Pete & Chris COE "Gilsland Hornpipe" LEADER LER-2098" - Willie SCOTT "Irthing Water Hounds" (near Lanercost) TOPIC 12-T-181 1968 - Alistair ANDERSON (with N- pipes & concertina) "Trip to Carlisle" TOPIC 12-TS-371 1978 - local songs rec by Robert Forester & Norman Alford: on Radio 2 12/10/82: CASS-60-0548

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