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Under The Hills And Nearby

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Beggarman (sung by Maggie and Sarah Chambers and appears on Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland Vol 2, Rounder 11661-1776-2, rec 1951, Peter Kennedy + Sean O'Boyle) 01:36
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The Overgate (sung by Belle Stewart and appears on Songs of Seduction, Rounder 11661-1778-2, rec 1954 Peter Kennedy.) 03:24
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New Mown Hay (sung by WIlliam Rew and appears on Songs of Seduction, Rounder 11661-1778-2, rec 1954 Peter Kennedy) 02:12
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There Is A Tavern (sung by Emma Vickers and appears on A Century of Song EFDSS CD02, rec 19-- Fred Hamer) 02:26
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Knife In The Window (sung by Harry Cox and appears on Songs of Seduction, Rounder 11661-1778-2, rec 1953 Peter Kennedy) 02:15
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Herrings Heads (sung by John Doughty and appears on Voice of the People Vol 7, Topic TSCD 657, rec 1976 Mike Yates. ) 03:26
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Outlandish Knight (sung by Fred Jordan and appears on Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland Vol 1 Rounder 11661-1775-2, rec 1962 Peter Kennedy) 04:13
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The Foggy Dew (sung by Phil Hammond and appears on Songs of Seduction, Rounder 11661-1778-2, rec 1952 Peter Kennedy) 03:27
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Twa Brothers (sung by Belle Stewart and appears on Voice of the People Vol 3, Topic TSCD 653, rec 1976 Fred Kent) 02:55
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She Is A Rum One (sung by Jeannie Robertson and appears on Songs of Seduction, Rounder 11661-1778-2, rec 1953 Peter Kennedy/Hamish Henderson) 02:50
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We Shepards are the best of men (sung by Fred Jordan and appears on Voice of the People Vol 20 Topic TSCD 670 rec 1976 Bill Leader/Mike Yates) 03:11
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Coochi coocie coo (sung by Jamsie Mccarthy and appears on Voice of the People Vol 15 , Topic TSCD 665, rec 1976 Fred Kent) 02:28
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Widdlecombe Fair (sung by Tom Brown and appears on Voice of the People Vol 7, Topic TSCD 657, rec in the 80s by singer himself) 03:26
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Firelock Stile (sung by Harry Cox and appears on Songs of Seduction, Rounder 11661-1778-2, rec 1953 Peter Kennedy/Alan Lomax) 02:18
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Hopping Down In Kent (sung by Louie Fuller and appears on Hidden English, Topic TSCD 600, rec in 1975 by Mike Yates) 02:31
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Tenpenny (H, C, S Callow) 01:36
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This is a collection of traditional songs from Scotland, Ireland and England which have been given accompaniment in homage to the original well-travelled material.

Please visit Topic records and Rounder to discover more on the artists and many others on series like 'Voice of The People' and 'Folksongs of Britain and Ireland' and 'Songs of Seduction' .. oh and listen to 'The Traditional Music Hour' on Resonance FM!

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released December 22, 2013

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under the hills and nearby Reims La Brûlée, France

'Under the Hills and Nearby' was a solo project whereby old folk song collector's recordings of traditional singers from around the British Isles are newly accompanied mostly by 5-string banjo. Live, the songs are performed alongside projected images of the singers, with lyrics (translated into French) projected in time with the songs. I removed those recordings due to copyright reasons. ... more

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