Pills to Purge Melancholy

Pills to Purge Melancholy
Lewd Songs and Low Ballads from the 18th century
Thomas d'Urfey
The City Waites - Roderick Skeaping, dir.
Saydisc CD-SDL 382-2

Contents:

    Anon.
  1. Sometimes I am a Tapster new

    2. James Hart
  2. Honest Shepher'd, since you're poor

    3. Thomas D'Urfey
  3. Blowzabela my bouncing Doxie

    4. Anon.
  4. As Oyster nan stood by her Tub

    5. Anon.
  5. There was a Lass of Islington

    6. Henry Lawes
  6. Poor Celia once was very fair

    7. John Eccles
  7. Oh Fie! what mean I Foolish Maid

    8. Daniel Purcell
  8. What Life can compare with the jolly Town Rakes

    9. William Croft
  9. I hate a Fop that at his Glass

    10. J.C. Pepusch
  10. Would ye have a young Virgin of fifteen years

    11. Henry Playford
  11. Weep all ye Nymphs, our Floods unbind

    12. John Eccles
  12. A Soldier and a Sailor, a Tinker and a Taylor

    13. Anon.
  13. Then Jockey wou'd a Wooing away

    14. Anon.
  14. With my Strings of small Wire lo I come

    15. Thomas D'Urfey
  15. How vlle are the Sordid Intrigues of the Town

    16. Mr. Church
  16. Life a Ring without a Finger

    17. Anon.
  17. Through the cold shady Woods

    18. Samuel Akeroyde
  18. When for Air I take my Mare

    19. Henry Purcell
  19. Young Collin, cleaving of a Beam

    20. Anon.
  20. One Sunday at St. James Prayers

    21. Anon.
  21. There was an old Woman liv'd under a Hill

    22. Scotch Song
  22. Oh! my Panting, panting Heart

    23. Anon.
  23. Now listen a while, and I will tell

    24. Henry Playford
  24. Oh Mother, Roger with his KIsses

    25. Anon.
  25. Do not rumple my Top-knot

    26. Anon.
  26. Come Jug, my Honey, let's to bed

Playing time: 69'22"

Performer: The City Waites - Roderick Skeaping, dir.
[Lucie Skeaping (soprano), Richard Wistreich (bass), Roderick Skeaping (violin, bass viol, voice), Mike Brain (recorders, bassoon, harpsichord, voice) Robin Jeffrey (lute, theorbo, cittern, guitar, voice)]

Recording site and date: Valley Recordings, Chipping Manor; April, 1990

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