H is "Hard Times of Old England" (far as I know, "Hard Times" is by Charles Dickens). Some notes:

A - All Around My Hat
Besides Gaudete, this was Steeleye Span's only hit single (originally with the B-side Black Jack Davy), which reached No. 3 in the British charts in December 1975. The song became so popular that it was the subject of a lampoon in folk circles ("I'm going to drown my cat'', etc.). Apart from the chorus, the verses were taken from the song "Farewell He".

B - Byker Hill
Also called Walker Pits. It was first printed in John Bell's 'Rhymes of Northern Bards' (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1812, facsimile reprint, 1971), it was directed to be sung to the tune of "Off She Goes" (The A part is essentially "Humpty Dumpty"). Other melodies have been attached to these words in recent years, including the tune of the American camp-meeting hymn, "Where Are the Hebrew Children [...]", and a version of the north-eastern dance tune "My Dearie Sits Ower Late Up".

D - Drink Old England Dry
According to Barrett this was written around the time Napoleon threatened to invade England, circa 1800. The song is also known as "Old England Dry" and "He Swore He'd Drink Old England Dry". The song was later adapted for the Crimean War (1853-1856). In 1936 a version of the song mentioned Lord Roberts and in the Second World War, Winston Churchill took his place. In much later versions the enemies were the Russians. In most versions the French are the enemy.

F - Four Drunken Maidens
Normally called "Three Drunken Maidens" but I'm using the title from the version in DT. Bruce Olson has some interesting information here.

G - Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
Child #113. The ballad (as well as a number of Silkie stories) originated in the Orkney Islands.

H - Hard Times of Old England
The song "The Roast Beef of Old England" was a composed 'gentlemen's' song until its parodies passed into oral tradition. It was used for many years as a party campaign song, originally by the Tories but later, with suitably ironic words, by supporters of the working-class movement. In the early days of the nineteenth century, it was adapted as "The Hard Times of Old England", a bitter comment on prices, low wages, unemployment and poor living conditions.

L - Lyke Wake Dirge
The song is in main a reference to "the 7 works of mercy" and the punishment for avoiding them. See this site for some explanation.

M - Maids When You're Young
The version made famous by The Dubliners once again originated from Norfolk. This time from an 83-year-old English fisherman by the name of Sam Larner, via Ewan MacColl. When The Dubliners released the song, it was considered too explicitly sexual for the public service airwaves, and again it was left to the pirate radio stations to broadcast it.

S - Skye Boat Song
The "Speed Bonnie Boat" Lyrics were written by Sir Harold Boulton, Bart., in 1884. The first half of the tune is said to be an old sea shanty; the other half is traditionally attributed to Annie MacLeod (is that the "Miss McLeod of McLeod's Reel?). There are other words, mostly pretty wet(!) including the R. L. Stevenson "Sing me a song of a lad that is gone".

:-)
Ian