BOB & RON COPPER ~ Traditional Songs From Rottingdean FLED 3097

In 1963 the English Folk Dance and Song Society released an LP of unaccompanied singing that has had a tremendous influence on the folk song revivals of Britain, Ireland and the United States. The album collected together a number of recordings of Bob and Ron Copper of Rottingdean in Sussex, recordings made by the reknowned folksong collector Peter Kennedy during the late 1950s.

The Copper Family can trace their roots in traditional song back at least two hundred years. Their rare southern English harmony is presented at its most outstanding in these classic performances from the 1950s and early ’60s.

To celebrate the centenary of Bob Copper’s birth, Fledg’ling Records in collaboration with the Copper Family and Topic Records are releasing a new CD edition of this seminal album. The package recreates all the original artwork and Bob Copper’s complete sleevenotes (the original EFDSS LP only contained a shortened version of the essay).

STOP PRESS : To celebrate Record Store Day 2015 on 18th April we are re-issuing this iconic album as a 12″ vinyl LP. The album is packaged in a front-laminated, flipback sleeve, just like the original, and an illustrated inner bag with Bob Copper’s complete sleevenotes.

track list:
1. Two Brethren
2. Month of May
3. Honest Labourer
4. Birds in the Sprin
5. Shepherd in Love
6. Threshing Song
7. Dame Durden
8. Season Round
9. Innocent Hare
10. Lark in the Morning
11. Hard Times of Old England
12. Spencer the Rover
13. Spring Glee
14. Good Ale
15. Babes in the Wood
16. Cupid’s Garden

Release date : 26th January 2015
Barcode number: 5020393 309721