Moved through the fair, anyone's version, but Les Barker's has the edge for sheer inventiveness and hysteria, but doesn't count as a folk song. Incidentally, there is a version of the Lord's my Shepherd to that tune around, quite good for a Sunday sing.

Tolpuddle Man - as the UK government does what it can to muzzle and emasculate the Unions, whilst doing precious little to lighten the load of the blue collar worker, but lining the pockets of the fat cats, this song should be made the national anthem..... I don't care that it isn't traditional - you should have insisted on the definition....

The Cruel Mother ~ love those kiddy killing ballads, many is the time I have been tempted to act one out on my own little darling.... don't worry, I've never gone beyond ripping the head off a teddy bear yet.... I think I subscribe to the King Herod school of childcare!!! Besides, the version I do is quite moving and the mother gets sent to hell in the end.

LTS