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GeoffLawes Any August Songs? (248* d) RE: Any August Songs? 14 Aug 25


14 August 1834 The Poor Law Amendment Act received Royal assent and came into operation in Britain. The Act dropped the system whereby parishes cared for their poor by a rate of poor relief and replaced it with the workhouse.
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 , article rom Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834

WORKHOUSE BOY  - The Halliard (Nic Jones, Tony Rose and Jon Raven)       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSSDxw2BQM
Lyrics of Workhouse Boy from Traditional Music Library https://wwww.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Workhouse_Boy.htm
THE WORKHOUSE BOY  - The Seven Dials Band  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o52uyR5ORU
WORKHOUSE BLUES  Various recordings on YouTube       https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEB&search_query=Workhouse+Blues
THE WORKHOUSE GATE   Lyrics and Information from John Baxter's Folk Song and Music Hall site      https://folksongandmusichall.com/index.php/workhouse-gate-the/
Information from Cecil Sharpe House https://archives.vwml.org/search/all:single%5bfolksong-broadside-books%5d/0_50/all/score_desc/extended-roudNo_tr:22016
WORKHOUSE WALLS   - Carmel Minogue      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PlV24Esv8
THE WORKHOUSE   - Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shTsaSrRwFM
WORKHOUSE   - The Burns Sisters       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-dm32WgS3c
CHRISTMAS TIME AT THE WORKHOUSE   - Paul Simcock-Young       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_AKjPdEAA


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