Sweet England

~ Release by Shirley Collins (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Sweet England recording of: Sweet England writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 272)		2:39
2	Hares on the Mountain recording of: Hares on the Mountain (aka Sally My Dear / Blackbirds and Thrushes) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 329)		1:35
3	Hori-Horo		1:42
4	The Bonny Irish Boy recording of: The Bonny Irish Boy writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 565)		1:35
5	The Tailor & The Mouse recording of: The Tailor & The Mouse writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16577)		2:00
6	The Lady & The Swine recording of: The Lady & The Swine writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15530)		1:33
7	Turpin Hero recording of: Turpin Hero writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 621)		2:36
8	The Cuckoo recording of: The Cuckoo lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413)		1:46
9	The Bonny Labouring Boy recording of: The Bonny Labouring Boy writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1162)		4:18
10	The Cherry Tree Carol recording of: The Cherry-Tree Carol lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Child Ballads (number: 54) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 453)		3:44
11	Sweet William recording of: A Sailor’s Life (aka Sweet William / Willie the Bold Sailor Boy) lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 273)		3:22
12	Omie Wise recording of: Omie Wise writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 447)		3:56
13	Blackbirds & Thrushes recording of: Blackbirds & Thrushes writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12657)		1:39
14	A Keeper Went Hunting recording of: A Keeper Went Hunting writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1519)		1:48
15	Polly Vaughan recording of: Polly Vaughn (Polly Vaughan / The Fowler / The Shooting of His Dear) writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 166)		2:40
16	Pretty Saro recording of: Pretty Saro writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 417)		2:05
17	Barbara Allen recording of: Barbara Allen lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 54) and Child Ballads (number: 84)		3:19
18	Charlie recording of: Charlie writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) part of: Roud Folk Song Index (number: 729)		2:36

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/243828 [info]
other databases:	https://mainlynorfolk.info/shirley.collins/records/sweetengland.html [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 5020393308021
Format:: CD
Length:: 44:54

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Digipak
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Fledg’ling Records
FLED3080

Release events

United Kingdom
2010

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