This song written by Merle Travis is a lament about the danger and drudgery faced by coal miners. It became…
A traditional Welsh lullaby written by an anonymous composer and first recorded in print around 1800. “Suo gan” means “lull…
This is an English folk ballad from the 1700’s. It disappeared in England, but was rediscovered in the Appalacian Mountains…
A traditional Jamaican “call and response” work song. The best-known version was released by Harry Belafonte in 1956 and it…
A anti-war song written in 1950 by folk singer, Ed McCurdy, and perhaps best-known in the cover by Simon &…
A traditional Irish and British folk ballad warning young people of the dangers of false lovers. The song was first…
This is a round of three parts with a repeated Latin phrase meaning “Grant Us Peace” as its only lyrics.…
This traditional American folk song is also known as “Birmingham Jail”. The earliest versions of it date from 1924/5 and…
A nursery rhyme of French origin. Frere Jacques has overslept and is being urged to wake up and sound the…
The History of “Choucoune” The poem Choucoune was written in 1883 by Oswald Durand (1840-1906), who in addition to his…