What traditional English folk song is included on The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two album?
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The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two is the second of a series of three albums which cover Glen Campbell's recordings for Capitol Records between 1962 and 1979. The tracks are presented in a non-chronological order. All three Essential CDs contain, next to single and albums tracks, previously unreleased recordings. On The Essential Glen Campbell Volume Two, these are "My Special Angel", an uptempo version of "Last Thing on My Mind", "Oh Boy" and "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home". The Essential albums are also notable for containing some of the songs from The Artistry of Glen Campbell, the only original studio album by Glen Campbell that has not been released on CD or as a digital download. Included here is "Greensleeves".
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Greensleeves "Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and tune, over a ground either of the form called a "romanesca"; or its slight variant, the "passamezzo antico"; or the "passamezzo antico" in its verses and the "romanesca" in its reprise; or of the Andalusian progression in its verses and the "romanesca" or "passamezzo antico" in its reprise. The romanesca originated in Spain and is composed of a sequence of four chords with a simple, repeating bass, which provide the groundwork for variations and improvisation.
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Green Grow the Lilacs Green Grow the Lilacs is a folk song of Irish origin that was popular in the United States during the mid-19th century.
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Lanercost (song) Lanercost is a folk song by the folk rock group Steeleye Span. It was released as the B-side of the single "Somewhere in London" in 1985. It then featured on their 1986 album "Back in Line" and was later included on the 1999 "A Rare Collection 1972-1996".
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Presents His Hits in Concert Presents His Hits in Concert is one of the first of countless CD releases of the 1981 UK live album Glen Campbell Live.
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Jamie Foyers "Jamie Foyers" is a well-known song by the folk singer and songwriter Ewan MacColl. In "The Essential Ewan MacColl Songbook", Peggy Seeger wrote that the song was written in the period 1937-9 but could not give an exact year. The song was not copyrighted until 1963 by Stormking Music.
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English Folk Song Suite Written in 1923, the English Folk Song Suite is one of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams's most famous works for military band. It was published originally as simply Folk Song Suite. Its premiere was given at Kneller Hall on 4 July 1923, conducted by Lt Hector Adkins.
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The Very Best of Glen Campbell The compilation album The Very Best of Glen Campbell can be regarded as the CD release of the 1976 album "The Best of Glen Campbell". The track listing however is quite different.
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Words and Music (Glen Campbell album) Words and Music contains 10 songs from 1981's Glen Campbell Live and combines them with the only CD release thus far of the 1965 Country Shindig compilation album.
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Cumberland Gap (folk song) "Cumberland Gap" is an Appalachian folk song that likely dates to the latter half of the 19th century and was first recorded in 1924. The song is typically played on banjo or fiddle, and well-known versions of the song include instrumental versions as well as versions with lyrics. A version of the song appeared in the 1934 book, "American Ballads and Folk Songs", by folk song collector John Lomax. Woody Guthrie recorded a version of the song at his Folkways sessions in the mid-1940s, and the song saw a resurgence in popularity with the rise of bluegrass and the American folk music revival in the 1950s. In 1957, the British musician Lonnie Donegan had a No. 1 UK hit with a skiffle version of "Cumberland Gap".
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Tomorrow Never Comes (Ernest Tubb song) "Tomorrow Never Comes" is a 1945 song by Ernest Tubb, composed by Tubb with lyrics by Johnny Bond. The song was recorded at least three times by Glen Campbell.
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Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale is a traditional English ballad, catalogued as Child Ballad No. 138 and as Roud Folk Song Index No. 3298.
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Raisins and Almonds "Raisins and Almonds" (Yiddish: ראָזשינקעס מיט מאַנדלען‎ , "Rozhinkes mit Mandlen") is a traditional Jewish lullaby popularized in the arrangement by Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908) for his 1880 Yiddish musical, "Shulamis". It has become so well known that it has assumed the status of a classic folk song. It has been recorded as both a vocal and instrumental by many artists over the years, including Itzhak Perlman, Chava Alberstein, Benita Valente, and Ella Jenkins. It is a common lullaby among Ashkenazi European Jews (Ashkenazim). This song has multiple translations and multiple versions, which have slight changes in both Yiddish and English lyrics. One verse of the song appears in the Herman Wouk novel "War and Remembrance" in Yiddish as well as an English translation, and also in the TV miniseries based on the book.
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Christine Campbell (singer) Christine Campbell is a British soprano singer who made several recordings of popular and folk songs for Parlophone in the early 1960s. Campbell's songs were mainly written by regular Parlophone writers such as Chris Charles & Tolchard Evans, and published as sheet music by Dick James.
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Didn't He Ramble Didn't He Ramble is the second studio album from Glen Hansard. Epitaph Records alongside ANTI- Records released the album on 18 September 2015. He worked with Thomas Bartlett and David Odlum, in the production of this album. The album was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Limited Collector's Edition (Glen Campbell album) Limited Collector's Edition is a compilation of single and album tracks recorded by Glen Campbell between 1962 and 1970.
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Henry Martin (song) "Henry Martin" (also "Henry Martyn" or "The Lofty Tall Ship") is a traditional Scottish folk song about Henry Martin, a seafarer who turns to piracy to support his two older brothers.
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The Three Ravens "The Three Ravens" (Child 26, Roud 5) is an English folk ballad, printed in the song book "Melismata" compiled by Thomas Ravenscroft and published in 1611, but it is perhaps older than that. Newer versions (with different music) were recorded right up through the 19th century. Francis James Child recorded several versions in his Child Ballads (catalogued as number 26). A Scottish ballad called "Twa Corbies" ("Two Ravens" or "Two Crows") has lyrics based on Three Ravens with a similar general story, but with a darker twist. Twa Corbies is sung to a different melody.
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The Cuckoo (song) "The Cuckoo" (Roud 413) is a traditional English folk song, also sung in the USA, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. It has been covered by many musicians in several different styles. An early notable recorded version was performed by Appalachian folk musician Clarence Ashley with a unique banjo tuning.
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Wow (Kate Bush song) "Wow" is a song by English singer Kate Bush. Originally released on her second album "Lionheart" in 1978, it was issued as the album's second single in March 1979. It was a top 20 hit in the UK.
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Dúlamán Dúlamán (Irish for "channelled wrack", a type of edible seaweed), is an Irish folk song.
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Fat Mattress II Fat Mattress II is the second studio album by English folk rock band Fat Mattress, released in 1970.