THE BALLAD OF
SID KIPPER

By Chris Sugden and Sid Kipper.

 

CONTENTS:

Allan Barber

All Things Are Quite Equal

The Black Bonny Hare

Bobby Dazzler

The Bodyline Collapso

The Bonny Heavy Plough Horse

By The Cobblers

Combing The Mane

Cool Yule

Death Or Glory Wassail

The Dumpling Song

Gobblers In The Garden

The Harvest Moan

Hay! Do The Morris

The Innocent Dodo

Jack Onion

Jam Tomorrow

Knock Down, Knock Down For Jesus

Lord Hardwick

Love Divining

The Mild Rover

The Muntons Of Moorgate

Murder At The Red Barndance

Old,  Waily, Windy Knight

Prince Of Whales

Queensbury Rules, OK

Rolling Drunk

The Roughton Wriggle Song

Shepherd Of The Ups

The Song Of The F.U.

The Stick Of Rhubarb

Those In Peril On The Land

Times Of The Rigs

We Will Rob You

Where Have All The Cauliflowers Gone?

The Wraggle-Taggle Travellers-Oh

 The Story of Saint Nick of Trunch

The Case of the Cuckoo's Nest

How the Turkey Got His Gobble

The Horrible History of the Harry Celeste

The Trunch Nightsoilmen's Play

The Trimingham Triangular Six

Words and music of 36 of Sid's songs with commentaries by Sid.  Plus a 13 page biography, photographs, 4 stories, a play, a dance, a walnut-shell workshop, instructions for the singing of folk songs, and more!       

Published by the Mousehold Press
ISBN no 1 874739 06 4

(OUT OF PRINT)

"A wonderful read for anyone with a sense of humour who naturally enjoys a good laugh"

(Tykes News)

"The titles alone are enough to raise a smile - the ideal purchase for anyone with a sense of humour and a love of tradition"

(Folk Roots)

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