This week, we revisit a living room performance from November of 2019. We’ll hear ancient ballads, sea shanties, and folk songs from Massachusetts folksinger and guitarist Debra Cowan with the English singer, banjoist, and concertina player John Roberts.
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Playlist
| time | artist | title | album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | John Roberts | “Captain Ward and the Rainbow” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 04:56 | Debra Cowan | “As We Were A-Sailing” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 08:39 | John Roberts | “On the Backside of Nantucket Point” (add. lyrics by J. Roberts) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 11:59 | Debra Cowan | “Nantucket Girl’s Song” (Eliza Brock) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 14:40 | John Roberts | “A Bottle O’ the Best” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 18:44 | Debra Cowan | “Scarecrow” (John Tams) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 23:01 | John Roberts | “Twa Recruitin’ Sergeants” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 26:53 | Debra Cowan | “Tired O’ Workin'” (Mary Brooksbank) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 32:19 | John Roberts | “Philadelphia” (Rudyard Kipling, Peter Bellamy) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 38:34 | Debra Cowan | “Fair Annie” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 46:57 | John Roberts | “Johnnie Barbour” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |
| 53:46 | John Roberts | “Boatsman and the Tailor” (trad.) | 2019-11-10 Chenango Sessions, Binghamton, NY |