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Rufford park poachers

from Jewels by Chris Foster

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In 1972 Bill Leader released the vinyl album 'Unto Brigg Fair'. It was a fantastic selection of songs taken from the wax cylinder recordings of traditional singers, made in 1908 by Percy Grainger in Lincolnshire. 'Rufford Park Poachers' is one of several great performances on the album by Joseph Taylor, a bailiff on a big estate at SaxbyöAllöSaints. He was 75 at the time the recording was made, but his wonderful performance belies his years. Some of the songs that he recorded (but not this one) were released commercially by the 'Gramophone Company' on single sided 78rpm phonogram records where he was billed as a 'Genuine Peasant Folksinger'. Rufford Park in Nottinghamshire is now a craft centre. Times change.

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They say that forty gallant poachers
They was in a mess
They'd often been attackéd
When their number it was less

Chorus
O poacher bold as I unfold
Keep up your gallant heart
And think about those poachers bold
That night in Rufford Park

The keepers they began the fight
With stones and with their flails
But when those poachers started
Why they quickly turned their tails

Chorus

A buck or doe believe it so
A pheasant or a hare
Were put on earth for everyone
Quite equal for to share

Chorus

They say that forty gallant poachers
They was in a mess
They'd often been attackéd
When their number it was less

Chorus

© traditional arranged Chris Foster

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from Jewels, track released February 1, 2017
Chris Foster vocal and guitar

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Chris Foster Reykjavik, Iceland

Chris Foster grew up in the south west of England. A master of his trade, he was recently described as “one of the finest singers and most inventive guitar accompanists of English folk songs, meriting legend status.” Over the past 40 years, he has toured throughout the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA. He has recorded six solo albums as well as working on many collaborative projects. ... more

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