The Songs of England

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK SONG

1

Greensleeves

4:01

ROBERT HERRICK

2

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

1:27

ROBERT BURNS

3

The Northern Lass

2:41

HENRY FIELDING

4

The Roast Beef of Old England

2:26

THOMAS ARNE

5

Rule Britannia

4:50

6

God save the King

2:58

TRADITIONAL MARCHING SONG

7

The British Grenadiers

3:15

John Potter (tenor)

Lucie Skeaping (singer)

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK SONG

8

All things are quite silent

2:43

9

As I set off to Turkey

3:02

10

Though I live not where I love

3:47

11

Rounding the horn

3:31

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

12

The unquiet grave

3:31

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK SONG

13

The Broomfield wager

3:38

D. TOVEY

14

Geordie

4:16

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK SONG

15

Maids when you're young never wed an old man

3:01

16

Lovely Joan

2:29

17

A blacksmith courted me

5:29

18

Fourpence a day

1:53

19

Sweet England

2:42

Jo Freya (voice)

20

Drink to me only with thine eyes

3:04

CHARLES DIBDIN

21

Tom Bowling

4:40

TRADITIONAL ENGLISH FOLK SONG

22

Early one morning

3:32

HENRY BISHOP

23

Home, sweet home

3:07

John Potter

Lucie Skeaping