When Dalliance Was in Flower

by Ed McCurdy

When Dalliance Was in Flower cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:47
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Delving into historical archives, the folksinger unearths a collection of bawdy, centuries-old English ballads on 'When Dalliance Was in Flower'. The robust, highly theatrical acoustic delivery ensures the humorous and frequently explicit lyrical content remains central to the performance.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, traditional, satirical, acoustic, medieval

Tracklist

  1. Go Bring Me a Lass (1:37)
  2. The Trooper (2:12)
  3. A Young Man and a Maid (1:43)
  4. A Wanton Trick (2:20)
  5. There Was a Knight (2:08)
  6. Two Maidens Went Milking One Day (2:19)
  7. A Lusty Young Smith (3:08)
  8. Tom and Doll (4:16)
  9. A Riddle (2:31)
  10. A Maiden Did A-Bathing Go (2:41)
  11. The Jolly Tinker (1:41)
  12. Old Fumbler (1:36)
  13. The Three Travelers (3:01)
  14. Kitt Hath Lost Her Key (1:16)
  15. To a Lady (2:09)
  16. The Four Able Physicians (2:20)
  17. Sylvia the Fair (1:44)

Credits

  • Ed McCurdy - primary artist, research [songs], vocals
  • Erik Darling - primary artist, banjo, guitar
  • McDarkin - arranged by
  • Peter Bartok - lacquer cut by
  • Thomas d'Urfey - music librarian

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