| Of
Beare (Trudge Away Quickly) |
Thomas
Ravenscroft, 1614, from A Brief Discourse*, No. 10
Transcribed by Elena Santangelo |
| Merrily,
Merrily Greet the Morn |
Old
English round |
| Which
is the Properest Day to Drink? |
Dr.
Thomas Arne (1710-1778) |
| Landlord,
Fill the Flowing Bowl |
The
lyric grew out of "Drink To-day" by poet John Fletcher
(1579-1625).
A traditional fiddle tune.
Arranged
by Elena Santangelo |
| Banbery Ale
|
Thomas
Ravenscroft, 1609 from Pammelia, No. 58 |
| Miller
of Dee (The Jolly Miller) |
Words
from a flyleaf of 1716, traditional tune
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
| Love
Learns by Laughing |
Thomas
Morley, from Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces, 1593 |
| Joan
Glover |
Thomas
Ravenscroft, 1609, from Deuteromelia, No. 25
|
| Sweet
is the Budding Spring of Love |
John
Hippisley (d. 1748), from the ballad opera Flora,
or Hob in the Well
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
| Sweet
Sir Walter |
Henry
Purcell, from The Catch Club or Merry Companions, Part II, 1733 |
| Blow
Away the Morning Dew (or The Lady's Policy) |
Thomas
D'Urfrey, Pills To Purge Melancholy, 1719
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
| I
Gave Her Cakes |
Henry Purcell, from The
Catch Club or Merry Companions, Part I, 1731 |
| Over
the Hills and Far Away |
Words:
John Gay, from The Beggar's Opera, 1728
Tune: English country
dance from at least 1700. |
| Lass
of Richmond Hill |
Words
by Leonard McNally, tune by James Hook, published in 1790, when
"sheet music" was beginning to replace broadsides
Arranged
by Elena Santangelo |
| To
the Ladies |
Published
in The Boston Newsletter, 1769, to protest the Townsend Acts of
1767
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
| Mault's
Come Downe |
Thomas
Ravenscroft, 1609, from Deuteromelia, No. 15 |
| Down
Among the Deadmen |
Attributed
to John Dyer, 1700-1758, written during the reign of Queen Anne.
The "deadmen" were the empty bottles on the floor beneath
the tavern tables
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
| The
Almanac |
A
round by Richard Brown (d. 1664) |
| On
Independence |
Words:
Dr. Jonathan Mitchell Sewall (1748-1808)
Tune: Villikins and His Dinah
Arranged
by Elena Santangelo |
| The
Liberty Song |
Words:
John Dickinson, 1768
Tune: Hearts
of Oak, Dr. William Boyce (1711-1779)
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
| Ale
and Tobacco |
Thomas
Ravenscroft, 1614, from A Brief Discourse*, No. 12
Transcribed by Elena Santangelo |
| Toss
the Pot |
16th
century, attributed to Thomas Ravenscroft
Arranged by Elena Santangelo |
