Looking for Farm Songs

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 01:40 PM

Oh, and Copshawholme Fair.

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Arkie
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 01:33 PM

Guy Clark's Homegrown Tomatoes and Fred Eaglesmith's Thirty Years of Farming. Also 'Dame Durden' and 'Springfield Mountain' have connections to farming.

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Charley Noble
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 01:26 PM

There is also a song Frank Warner collected called "Fod" which might be just the thing for the farmers' market. I'm sure it's in the DT or at least discussed in the threads but I'm too lazy to look. The first verse runs:

As I went down to the mowing field,
Tor-rih, tor-rih, foddy-dink-y-dy-do;
As I went down to the mowing field, fod!
As I went down to the mowing field,
Big black snake bit me on the heel,
Tor-rih, tor-rih, day!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: An Englishman Abroad
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 11:16 AM

Hi Farmsong

I have a copy of The Painful Plough, if you have problems getting it on the web contact me through here or go to my web site

www.AnEnglishmanAbroad.com

and I will get the songs to you some way I am only one State over from you.

all the best    John

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: bobad
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 11:02 AM

"Farmers Song" by Murray McLauchlan is a good one.

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:54 AM

I used "The Farmer in the Dell" for the famous Mack the Cat series. ;-)

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Charley Noble
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:53 AM

Kitty Donohoe from Michigan composed "Farmers in Florida" and "Waiting for Rain." Sally Rogers and others have recorded the former. Kitty's recordings can be ordered from Elderly Instruments in Lansing.

There's also a number of songs about farm auctions.

For traditional UK recording you could do worse than do a web search for "The Painful Plough."

For southern tenant farming, there's the 1930's classic "Hard Times on Penny's Farm."

Australia has a wealth of agricultural songs.

Maybe you need to specify more clearly what you're after.

Happy to help!
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: rumanci
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:52 AM

"To Be A Farmer's Boy"
from the singing of George Belton in West Sussex
preceded by tales of his horse ploughing days
wonderful stuff :-D
rum

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:46 AM

The Harvest of love

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: GUEST,Mr Happy
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:43 AM

Old McDonald?

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Le Scaramouche
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:40 AM

Charmion beat me to it. Barnyards is a great song about ploughboys whining after a hard day's work.
The Scranky Black Farmer.
The Working Chap.

Subject: RE: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Charmion
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:23 AM

The Barnyards of Delgaty and a whole host of other bothy ballads.

Scotland is full of farm songs.

Subject: Looking for Farm Songs
From: Hyla
Date: 25 Jun 05 - 10:19 AM

Over the years I have been collecting songs & singing songs about farms, farming, gardening, rural living and farmers markets. My buddy and I are putting together a set of songs to sing and play at our local farmers market in Emmaus, PA. I am sure a number of you mudcatters are aware of some great farm songs and I would love to hear about your favorites. Some of the farm songs I love to sing are as follows...

Field Behind the Plow - Stan Rogers
Houses in the Fields - John Gorka
Cows - John Gorka
Canned Goods - Greg Brown
People of the Fields and Farms - Clay Riness
Combine Boogie - Clay Riness
Oozy Farm Creek - Clay Riness
Grandma's Penny Sale - Larry Long
The People are Scratching - Pete Seeger
Pastures of Plenty - Woody Guthrie
The Garden Song - David Mallett

Any additional suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Jeff

P.S. I used to be "Hyla" in a former mudcat life and would be interested in hearing from some of my old mudcat friends. Hi to WYSIWIG, Margaret V and Dharmabum if you are still out there! I now live a small farm in Berks County, PA.