Another seasonal song which we heard first from John Kirkpatrick and Sue Harris' Topic LP of 1976 Among The Many Attractions at the Show will be a Really High Class Band. They added the chorus and the second half of the tune. The original text and tune was noted from William Porter, of Edgmond in Shropshire, in 1863 by Georgina Jackson and published in “Shropshire Folk-Lore” Part II, 1883, edited by Charlotte Burne. The book is a good read and well worth searching out. We first sang our version at the Samhain meeting of Old Glory Molly at the Rumburgh Buck in 2011 and suspect it might be come a regular seasonal anthem in Suffolk.
~ Mary Humphreys
credits
from A Baker's Dozen,
released June 6, 2012
Mary Humphreys: vocals
Anahata: C/F melodeons, chorus vocals
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Because I couldn't decide what my favourite track was. It's a beautiful album and every track could be my favourite. However, I am a soppy git so I chose stowaway. Thank you Jon and keep up the good work. amediamonkey