SCD 1276
Sound Library
The radio ballads : swings and roundabouts : the showmen and women who run Britain's fairgrounds
- Gottdiscs, 2006.
- 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Compact disc. First broadcast on the BBC Radio 2, 20/3/2006, produced by John Leonard, Musical Director John Tams. Full credits in CD insert.
1. Introduction -- 2. Fun of the fair / John Tams -- 3. Building and settling / Barry Coope -- 4. Tradition never dies / Chris While-- 5. Luck money / Karine Polwart -- 6. Lily Gilders / John Tams -- 7. Roll up / Chris While & Julie Matthews -- 8. Bother at the hoppings / Jez Lowe -- 9. Rich is a showman's life / Julie Matthews -- 10. Scholars in winter / Barry Coope -- 11. Showground wife (We keep the circle tied) / Chris While -- 12. Pulling down song / John Tams.