Ewan MacColl - Bad Lads And Hard Cases

A mighty fine selection of Scottish, Irish & English folk ballads of crime and criminals. Released way back in 1957 on the Riverside record label, Ewan is supported by the one and only Peggy Seeger [guitar and banjo] on this merry romp through the underbelly of these Islands. Some of the ballads will be very familiar to you all but others will I hope be a new experience.

1. Turpin Hero
2. Spence Broughton
3. Ivor
4. The Bonnie Banks of Airdrie
5. Superintendent Barratt
6. Barratty-Parratty
7. Go Down You Murderer
8. Van Dieman's Land
9. Whiskey in the Jar
10. Bill Brown
11. The Banks of the Royal Canal
12. The Black Velvet Band
13. Hard Case
14. The Ballad of Bentley and Craig
15. Treadmill Song
16. Gilderoy

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Ewan MacColl - Bad Lads And Hard Cases