Folk Songs and Ballads of the British Isles (1964) Paul Gwynne Phillips CD

"This item is part of the Folkways (Cook, or Paredon, or Monitor) archives. The original liner notes from the LP are included."

Paul Gwynne Phillips performs traditional songs from the British Isles which he learned mostly from hearing them sung in pubs or by acquaintances. Phillips explains that "Bold English Navvy" was given to him by the proprietor’s brother of the "The Whole in the Wall" pub but that he "didn’t put in all the verses because he said I was ‘too young’." Many of the songs are about the working class, exposing the hardships of labor while at the same time singing of love and courting. Other songs have a more serious subject, such as "Johnson’s Motor Car", which grew out of the Irish revolution of 1916 and is political in nature.

Tracks Artist/Performer
101 Johnson's Motor Car Paul Gwynne Phillips
102 Bold English Navvy Paul Gwynne Phillips
103 Barnyard of Dalgherty Paul Gwynne Phillips
104 Skipping Bar'foot Paul Gwynne Phillips
105 Old Man Came A-Courting, The Paul Gwynne Phillips
106 Did You Ever See Paul Gwynne Phillips
107 Queen Jane Paul Gwynne Phillips
108 McPherson's Lament Paul Gwynne Phillips
201 Trooper and Maid Paul Gwynne Phillips
202 Blarney Stone, The Paul Gwynne Phillips
203 Trees, The Paul Gwynne Phillips
204 Brave Benbow Paul Gwynne Phillips
205 Dublin City Paul Gwynne Phillips
206 My Uncle Tam Paul Gwynne Phillips
207 I Put my Hand Paul Gwynne Phillips
208 Funny One Paul Gwynne Phillips
209 First Bloody Thing Paul Gwynne Phillips
210 Dunlavin Green Paul Gwynne Phillips
211 Johnny Lad Paul Gwynne Phillips