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The Bird in the Bush

The Bird in the Bush Traditional Erotic Songs Frankie Armstrong, Anne Briggs, A.L. Lloyd Topic Records 12T135 (LP, UK, 1966)

Musicians

A.L. Lloyd, Frankie Armstrong, Anne Briggs, vocals;
Dave Swarbrick, violin [1, 5, 8, 14];
Alf Edwards, concertina [8, 12, 14]

Tracks

Side 1	Side 2
[ALL] The Two Magicians (4.41) [FA] The Old Man From Over the Sea (2.49) [ALL] The Wanton Seed (1.30) [AB] Gathering Rushes in the Month of May (4.46) [ALL] The Bonny Black Hare (2.54) [AB] The Whirly Whorl (1.12) [ALL] Pretty Polly (1.27)	[ALL] The Old Bachelor (3.42) [AB] The Stonecutter Boy (1.53) [ALL] The Mower (1.57) [FA] The Bird in the Bush (2.55) [ALL] The Pegging Awl (2.46) [AB] Martinmas Time (4.50) [ALL] The Widow of Westmoreland's Daughter (2.15)

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The Bird in the Bush

The Bird in the Bush Traditional Songs of Love and Lust Various Artists Topic Records TSCD479 (CD, UK, 1996)

Musicians

A.L. Lloyd, Frankie Armstrong, Anne Briggs, Norman Kennedy, vocals;
Dave Swarbrick, violin [1, 7, 11, 19];
Alf Edwards, concertina [11, 16, 19];
Louis Killen, vocals, concertina [5]

Tracks

1. [ALL] The Two Magicians (4.41)
2. [FA] The Old Man From Over the Sea (2.49)
3. [ALL] The Wanton Seed (1.30)
4. [AB] Gathering Rushes in the Month of May (4.46)
5. [LK] The Banks of Sweet Primroses (2.16)
6. [FA] The Maid on the Shore (4.07)
7. [ALL] The Bonny Black Hare (2.54)
8. [AB] The Whirly Whorl (1.12)
9. [ALL] Pretty Polly (1.27)
10. [NK] The Night Visiting Song (3.24)
11. [ALL] The Old Bachelor (3.42)
12. [LK] The Cock (2.59)
13. [AB] The Stonecutter Boy (1.53)
14. [ALL] The Mower (1.57)
15. [FA] The Bird in the Bush (2.55)
16. [ALL] The Pegging Awl (2.46)
17. [LK] One May Morning (2.07)
18. [AB] Martinmas Time (4.50)
19. [ALL] The Widow of Westmoreland's Daughter (2.15)

To the original tracks from the LP The Bird in the Bush were added:
Tracks 5, 12, 17 from Louis Killen: Ballads and Broadsides (12T126, 1965)
Track 6 from Frankie Armstrong: Lovely on the Water (12T216, 1972?)
Track 10 from Norman Kennedy: Scots Songs and Ballads (12T178, 1968?)

Acknowledgements

The track list of the Topic LP was copied from the Complete Topic Records Discography by Mike Brocken, Alistair Banfield & Rod Stradling. Thank you very much!