5060021604828

A Shropshire Lad

Fred Jordan

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: VTD148CD

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Release Date:  24 November 2003

Label:  Veteran

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5060021604828

Genres:  Folk  English Folk  

  • Description

    Fred Jordan is thought by many as the iconic English folk singer. Born in 1922 he was recorded by the BBC at the age of thirty, singing songs he had learned from his family, his work mates and visiting Gypsies. He spent his early life working on the land particularly with horses and became known for his working clothes that he always wore on stage.

    In the 1960's he was welcomed into the emerging folk revival as the one of the few authentic country singers who was willing to travel. His reputation spread and not only did he perform at folk clubs all over the country he was booked at every major festival including Cambridge.

    The two CD's include recordings made between 1952 and 1991 and they are presented in a deep case with a 64 page biographical booklet.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Six Pretty Maids (The Outlandish Knight)
      • 2. Turmot-Hoeing
      • 3. The Field Of Barley
      • 4. Talk About Singing
      • 5. The Jolly Waggoner
      • 6. Barbara Allen
      • 7. The Dark Eyed Sailor
      • 8. The Worst Girl In The School
      • 9. The Faithful Sailor Boy
      • 10. Polly's Father Lived In Lincolnshire
      • 11. The Poor Gypsy Maid
      • 12. John Barleycorn
      • 13. The Banks of the Sweet Dundee
      • 14. Down By the Riverside
      • 15. The Banks Of The Sweet Primroses
      • 16. An Acre of Land
      • 17. Down The Green Groves
      • 18. The Royal Albert
      • 19. When The Frost Is On The Pumpkin
      • 20. Three Old Crows
      • 21. We Shepherds Are The Best Of Men
      • 22. Down the Road
      • 23. We're All Jolly Fellows That Follow The Plough

      Disc 2

      • 1. The Seeds of Love
      • 2. The Volunteer Organist
      • 3. The Bonny Bunch of Roses
      • 4. The Horn Of The Hunter
      • 5. The Black Sheep Of The Family
      • 6. The Banks of Claudy
      • 7. The Galway Shawl
      • 8. The Spinning Wheel
      • 9. The Rigs Of Rye
      • 10. The Saucy Sailor
      • 11. The Bonny Boy
      • 12. The Ship That Never Returned
      • 13. The Recruited Collier
      • 14. Foggy Foggy Dew
      • 15. Sweet William
      • 16. The Benefit Concert
      • 17. The Gypsy's Warning
      • 18. The Rose of Allendale
      • 19. The Old Armchair
      • 20. Napoleon Bonaparte
      • 21. The Farmer's Boy