Week 33, and we leave the songs of love behind in favour of a few warlike numbers.

The valiant sailor (a.k.a. Polly on the shore) is a song from the Napoleonic wars with an interesting narrative standpoint. Sung with concertina (recorded separately - I've only just taken it up), and with thanks to John Kelly (twice over).

The Dolphin goes back to an incident in the eighteenth century, involving a ship that wasn't called the Dolphin and didn't sail from Liverpool. Sung with drones and drums, and with thanks to Tony Capstick. (This track is also something of an answer to Sam Lee's contribution to Oak Ash Thorn.)

Someone, or more than one someone, has already played both of these all the way through, which is fairly quick work as these things go. Check them out yourself, why don't you.

As ever, 52 Folk Songs is at http://52folksongs.com.