The Art of the Bawdy Song — The Baltimore Consort

Tracklist · 33 Tracks

Prelewd: Aniseed Robin (Anony. 1651)

1:19

Prelewd: Cuckolds all a-row (Anony. 1651)

0:55

To the Tavern: I gave her Cakes and I gave her Ale (Purcell 1659-1695)

1:36

To the Tavern: Taking his beer with old Anacharsis (Aldridge 1648-1710)

1:19

To the Tavern: Fye, nay, prithee John (Purcell)

1:10

Men & Maids: Cold and Raw (D'Urfey 1653-1723)

4:13

Coming of Age: The Miller's Daughter (purcell)

1:30

Coming of Age: Will said to his Mammy (Jones 1597-1615)

2:51

Anticlimaxes: The Old Fumbler (Anon. Pills 1719)

1:34

Anticlimaxes: Walking in a Meadowe Greene (Anon. 17th c.)

5:06

Measure of the Man: Celia learning on the Spinnet (Isum 1680-1726)

1:57

Measure of the Man: Tom the Taylor (Purcell)

1:18

Measure of the Man: My Lady's Coachman John (Purcell)

1:26

Dancing in the Grass: The Irish Jig or The Night Ramble (Anon.Pills)

3:10

Tobacco & other Stimulants: Come sirrah Jacke hoe (Weelkes 1608)

2:38

Tobacco & other Stimulants: Dainty fine Aniseed water (Anon. 1652)

1:21

Tobacco & other Stimulants: Most men do love the Spanish wine (Anon. 1595)

1:19

Interlewd: Argeers (Anon.)

1:51

Interlewd: Gathering Peascods (Anon.)

2:23

Scat(tological) Songs: My lady and her Maid (Ellis)

0:58

Scat(tological) Songs: As Roger last Night to Jenny lay close (Purcell)

1:40

Scat(tological) Songs: Pox on you (Purcell)

1:58

Fresh Ayre: Ladie lie near me (Anon. 1651)

3:05

Men and Women: 'Tis Women makes us love (Blow)

1:21

Men and Women: Sir Walter enjoying his Damsel (Purcell)

1:17

Her Thing & His Thing: My Thing is my Own (Anon. Pills)

5:04

Her Thing & His Thing: Here dwells a pretty Maid (Cranford (1650-1675)

0:44

Her Thing & His Thing: My man John had a Thing that was long (Eccles 1668-1735)

2:19

Her Thing & His Thing: When first Amyntas sued for a Kiss (Anon. Pills)

3:39

Vinum Bonum: More Palatino (arr. Sweelinck 1562-1621)

3:50

Vinum Bonum: Poor Owen (Church 1675-1741)

3:09

Vinum Bonum: Where they drank (Church 1675-1741)

0:39

Vinum Bonum: Come, come, let us drink (Purcell)

1:59

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