The Cock for a Tithing Parson - Broadside ballad from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A political song set to the tune or 'air' The Cock of the Staffordshire Parson.
The song describes an election campaign by a candidate the songwriter refers to as a Cock for a Tithing Parson.
At ...
The Jolly Potters, A New Song - Broadside ballad from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A song to celebrate
Years of war between Britain and France had cut trade ties with continental Europe.
To make matters worse, American ships had been caught up in the conflict - both sides had ...
The Stockport Garland - Song collection from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A collection of four LOYAL CHESHIRE SONGS.
The songs are political in nature and are entitled;
RULE BRITANNIA
With modified verses.
GOD SAVE THE KING
With modified verses.
CEASE YOUR FUNNING
With ...
The TRUCK Man's Wife on a Saturday Night - Broadside ballad sheet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Broadside ballad entitled The TRUCK Man's Wife on a Saturday Night.
The Devil take the TRUCK!!!!!
Sung to the tune Washing Day, the wife of a man working for truck complains about the goods he ...
The Truck Master - Broadside ballad sheet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Broadside ballad entitled The Truck Master.
Sung to the tune of The Washing Day, the song is about the then-common practice of paying workers in Truck.
It is cynically written form the point of ...
The Way to Strike Home - Broadside ballad sheet from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
Broadside ballad entitled The Way to Strike Home.
The song is set under the banner A General meeting of the Truck Masters and sung to the tune Washing Day.
It portrays a group of businessmen planning ...
Whist Drive Invitation, Longton
Souvenir ticket for a "Whist Drive & Social" evening taking place at Longton Library on December 17th 1908. The whist drive was either for Longton Labour Church or the Social Democratic Foundation, organisations ...