Richard Dyer-Bennet was instrumental in bringing the rural folk repertoire to the concert hall during the ’50s, and releases on his own Dyer-Bennet label were lovingly annotated and engineered explorations of the same. This release reissues the very first release on his label, with extensive notes and personal commentary on songs ranging from 18th-century art songs to American traditional folk tunes. Includes Molly Brannigan; Down in the Valley; Pedro; the Vicar of Bray, and more.
Oft in the Silly Night
Molly Brannigan
Down By the Sally Gardens
The Bold Fenian Men
Three Fishers
The Bonnie Earl of Morey
Fine Flowers in the Valley
The Vicar of Bray
So We’ll Go No More a Roving
Phyllis and Her Mother
The Joys of Love
I’m a Poor Boy
Pull Off Your Old Coat
Down in the Valley
Pedro
The Lonesome Valley