Recordings: Muddley Barracks, by Jumbo Brightwell, of Leiston, Suffolk, on Topic TSCD670 Track 7 'There is a man upon the farm' (Vol 20 of 'The Voice of the People' series) This recording, made in 1975 by Tony Engle and Keith Summers, was originally issued on the LP Topic 12TS261 'Songs from the Eel's Foot' Jumbo Brightwell can also be heard singing "Muddley Barracks" on a CD of recordings made by Neil Lanham in 1967/68: 'Songs from the Company of the Butley Oyster' NLCD3 The old Caedmon/Topic series of 'The Folk Songs of Britain' featured a 1956 recording by Peter Kennedy of Jumbo Brightwell which can be obtained from Folktracks. Bungay Roger, by Charlie Hancy, of Bungay, Suffolk, on Veteran VT2CD 'Songs Sung in Suffolk', recorded by John Howson. The Yorkshire Blinder, by the Cantwell Family, of Standlake, Oxfordshire, on cassette tape, Veteran VT109, 'The Horkey Load: Vol 2', recorded by Mike Yates.
Contemporary recordings of various versions of the song have been made by Roy Harris on his Fellside CD 'The Rambling Soldier', by Peter Bellamy, and by Tony Hall.
A text and score for the song "Muddley Barracks" is included by Roy Palmer in his book of soldiers' songs 'The Rambling Soldier' (Penguin, 1977) Also in his later book,'What a Lovely War!' Roy Palmer gives a text only of 'Bungay Roger'(Michael Joseph,1990)
The Bodleian Library has 5 copies of the "Awkward Recruit" which can be viewed via their online catalogue.
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