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The Jolly Barber, or The Barber fitted by a Wanton Miss of the Town
First line:
O Did you not hear of a Barber of late
composer
Anonymous
'The Country Farmer', or 'The King's Jig'
author of text
Anonymous
from Penny Merriments

Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain

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'How the world wags' (CDH55013)
How the world wags
The City Waites
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CDH55013  Helios (Hyperion's budget label)  
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The City Waites
Track 12 on CDH55013 [3'16] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)
English
The Jolly Barber, or The Barber fitted by a Wanton Miss of the Town
Our own title. This ballad is from Penny Merriments, the huge collection of chapbooks left to Magdalene College by Samuel Pepys. The tune called for is ‘The Country Farmer’, also known as ‘The King’s Jig’.

from notes by Douglas Wootton © 1981

Track-specific metadata
Details for CDH55013 track 12
Artists
The City Waites
ISRC
GB-AJY-81-00812
Duration
3'16
Recording date
8 October 1980
Recording venue
Recording producer
Andrew Keener
Recording engineer
Tony Faulkner
Hyperion usage
  1. How the world wags – Social Music for a 17th-century Englishman (CDA66008)
    Disc 1 Track 12
    Release date: January 1988
    Deletion date: May 1999
    Superseded by CDH55013
  2. How the world wags (CDH55013)
    Disc 1 Track 12
    Release date: May 1999
    Helios (Hyperion's budget label)
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