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Ewan MacColl, Dominic Behan: Streets of Song

The Singing Streets Childhood Memories of Ireland and Scotland Ewan MacColl, Dominic Behan Folkways Records FW08051 (LP, USA, 1958)

Streets of Song Childhood Memories of City Streets from Glasgow, Salford and Dublin Ewan MacColl, Dominic Behan Topic Records 12T41 (LP, UK, 1959)

Recorded by Bill Leader for Topic Records;
Introduction by Kenneth S Goldstein;
Notes by Ewan MacColl and Dominic Behan;
Topic sleeve Design by James Boswell;
Booklet production by John Foreman

Folkways cover artwork by Ben Shakir

See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.

Musicians

Ewan MacColl: vocals;
Dominic Behan: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Introduction and Oaths (including Dirty Old Town) (8.00)
2. Singing Games and Ring Games (8.56)
3. Skipping Rope, Ball Bouncing and Counting Rhymes (6.20)

Side 2

4. Chants, Jeers and Election Ditties (9.24)
5. Seasonal Songs and Chants (4.36)
6. Rhymes and Taunts (4.39)
7. The Days End (5.17)