I stumbled across this earlier in the week, and also had to smile at Matthew's predictive powers. I came across the thread because was I was looking for background information to include in my weekly blog, A Folk Song A Week, which this week features Nightingales Sing.

I learned the song many moons ago from the Songs of Seduction LP. Apart from this song, I've only heard Yorkshire Blinder and Husbandman & Servingman. But, as I pass through Standlake fairly often, I've often wondered about the Cantwell family and their songs.

So Sue, I don't have any recordings or information to offer, but I'd be very interested to know more about the family and what they sang and when. Does anyone in your generation still sing the old songs?

Andy Turner