shredsandpatches:

ALL THE PARTS YOU CAN REMEMBER - english history in folk songs

tracks:

01. wat tyler - fairport convention ◦ 02. the agincourt carol - the young tradition ◦ 03. the story of the scullion king - steeleye span ◦ 04. with her head tucked underneath her arm - broadside electric ◦ 05. fotheringhay - fairport convention ◦ 06. an old song on the spanish armada - the city waites ◦ 07. the world turned upside down - oysterband ◦ 08. the return to london (from “freeborn john”) - rev hammer ◦ 09. london mourning in ashes - ewan maccoll ◦ 10. duke of marlborough - maddy prior ◦ 11. the vicar of bray - john potter & lucie skeaping with the broadside band ◦ 12. captain kidd - great big sea ◦ 13. turpin hero - eliza carthy ◦ 14. the victory - steeleye span ◦ 15. boney was a warrior - jack shit ◦ 16. the triumph of general ludd - chumbawamba ◦ 17. peterloo - the oldham tinkers

key to historical events:

01. The Peasants’ Revolt, 1381 ◦ 02. Battle of Agincourt, 1415 ◦ 03. Uprising of Lambert Simnel, 1487 ◦ 04. Execution of Anne Boleyn, 1536 ◦ 05. Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, 1587 ◦ 06. Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588 ◦ 07. The Diggers, 1649 ◦ 08. Career of John Lilburne, 1638-57 ◦ 09. Great Fire of London, 1666 ◦ 10. Career of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1678-1722 ◦ 11. Changes in government and religion, 1660-1714 ◦ 12. Career of William Kidd, 1695-1701 ◦ 13. Career of Dick Turpin, 1730-39 ◦ 14. Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 ◦ 15. Career of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1799-1815 ◦ 16. Mythical career of Ned Ludd, 1800s ◦ 17. Peterloo Massacre, 1819

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o-dyssea:

oh lord

necspenecmetu:

Bernard Bénézet, Saint Sebastian Thrown in a Pond, 1866

Was there anything that St Sebastian did in a not gay porn way is the question?

shredsandpatches:

HANGED SHALL I BE - traditional songs of murder and mayhem

tracks:

01. edward - james yorkston & the athletes ◦ 02. clerk saunders - june tabor ◦ 03. bruton town - pentangle ◦ 04. the bloody gardener - martin carthy & dave swarbrick ◦ 05. lucy wan - spiers & boden ◦ 06. lord ronald - custer larue ◦ 07. widow’s curse - bellowhead ◦ 08. cruel sister - pentangle ◦ 09. two pretty boys (the two brothers) - peter bellamy ◦ 10. prince heathen - martin carthy & dave swarbrick ◦ 11. fanny blair - maddy prior ◦ 12. hanged i shall be - the albion band ◦ 13. sheath & knife - christine kydd ◦ 14. matty groves - fairport convention ◦ 15. the cruel mother - june tabor ◦ 16. child owlet - steeleye span ◦ 17. fair ellen of ratcliffe - tim van eyken ◦ 18. worcester city - eliza carthy ◦ 19. long lankin - steeleye span

LISTEN HERE

CONTENT WARNING: This is basically a playlist of the most fucked-up folk songs I own, and as such many of them contain content and themes that may be triggering or otherwise unpleasant to listen to, even for a collection of murder ballads. This content includes: incest (Lucy Wan, Sheath & Knife, and subtextually Edward and Two Pretty Boys); rape (Widow’s Curse, Prince Heathen); false rape accusations (Child Owlet, Fanny Blair); pedophilia (Fanny Blair); suicide of a pregnant woman (Widow’s Curse, Sheath & Knife); slut-shaming (Widow’s Curse); graphic depictions of venereal disease (Widow’s Curse, yet again*); infanticide (The Cruel Mother, Long Lankin); cannibalism (Fair Ellen of Ratcliffe), and fairly intense gore (Child Owlet). So, you know: be aware of that.

*It is basically the most horrible song ever to exist. Content-wise, not musically. The band that recorded it here said its only real use is to win “who knows the most ghastly song” contests.

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