I've been enjoying Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day project. A good deal of the grunt work on this project has been done by Simon Holland, and I appreciate the recognition Simon has given to Mudcat through this project.
Well, the energetic Simon has yet another project cooking, and it promises to be a good one:The Properganda Alternative Advent Calendar
Here are the Advent songs: December 1: Cutty Wren
December 2: Winter, Fire And Snow
December 3: Poor Ditching Boy
December 4: A Roving on a Winter's Night
December 5: Wassail!
December 6: The Christmas Hare
December 7: Now Winter Nights Enlarge
December 8: Time to Remember the Poor
December 9: Cold on the Stones
December 10: Back and Side Go Bare
December 11: The Holly and the Ivy
December 12: Winter Winds
December 13: Here We Come a-Wassailing
December 14: Winter Flowers
December 15: Silent Night, All Day Long
December 16: Harry's Gone Fishing
December 17: The Wren Boys Song
December 18: Drive the Cold Winter Away
December 19: Merry Christmas from the Family (my request!)
December 20: Clementising AND Down In Yon Woods
December 21: The Snow It Melts the Soonest
December 22: That Great Christmas Pud
December 23: Poundshop Christmas
December 24: The Night Before Christmas
December 25: Sound
The song for December 1 is Cutty Wren by Mawkin:Causley - not exactly my style of music, but well worth a listen. You'll find Mudcat information on the song here (click)
-Joe-