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The Oak and the Ash
Last updated: 11.10.23
I came across The Oak and the Ash in Andrew Gant's Folk Songs of the British Isles. Here my musical interests cross paths as there is a nice, easy recorder arrangement of this folk song in Folk Songs For Recorders. This another, for me typically English, folk song of the sadder variety. I always enjoy the first illogical line of A north-country maid up London has strayed" as it illustrates the crazy, baffling manner in which English is used in its native land.
Geoffrey Shaw in his National Songs With Descants provides four verses compared with just three in Andrew's work. Are there any more out there?
  Issue Instruments Performer
       
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audiomidi15.gif Midi Frank Petersohn
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif The King's Singers The King's Singers - The Original Debut Recording CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif The King's Singers Watching the White Wheat CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Rothbury Races - Songs of Mid Northumberland CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif 
cd15.gif The Oxford New College Choir Early One Morning flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg The Oak and the Ash (3:00) Milwaukee's Vocal Arts Academy