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Shirley Collins (05 Jul 1935 - )

Female Person - United Kingdom British folk singer

Recordings by (144)

  1. I Drew My Ship 2:23 (1959)
  2. The Irish Boy 1:36 (1959)
  3. The Spermwhale Fishery 2:40 (1959)
  4. Dennis O'Reilly 2:05 (1959)
  5. My Bonny Miner Lad 1:51 (1959)
  6. Just as the Tide Was Flowing 1:20 (1959) False True Lovers version
  7. Bobby Shaftoe 1:22 (1959)
  8. Richie Story 4:07 (1959) False True Lovers version
  9. The Unquiet Grave 4:12 (1959) False True Lovers version
  10. The Swapping Song 1:30 (1959)
  11. Poor Old Horse 1:11 (1959)
  12. The False True Love 3:51 (1959)
  13. The Foggy Dew 2:24 (1959)
  14. Mowing the Barley 0:55 (1959)
  15. Scarborough Fair 1:39 (1959)
  16. The Cruel Mother 7:04 (1959) False True Lovers version
  17. The Bonny Cuckoo 1:27 (1959)
  18. The Queen of May 1:49 (1959)
  19. Died for Love 1:49 (1959)
  20. Sweet England 2:39 (1959)
  21. Hares on the Mountain 1:36 (1959)
  22. Hori-Horo 1:42 (1959)
  23. The Bonny Irish Boy 1:36 (1959)
  24. The Tailor & The Mouse 2:01 (1959)
  25. The Lady & The Swine 1:34 (1959)
  26. Turpin Hero 2:36 (1959)
  27. The Cuckoo 1:46 (1959)
  28. The Bonny Labouring Boy 4:19 (1959)
  29. The Cherry Tree Carol 3:45 (1959)
  30. Sweet William 3:23 (1959)
  31. Omie Wise 3:58 (1959)
  32. Blackbirds & Thrushes 1:40 (1959)
  33. A Keeper Went Hunting 1:49 (1959)
  34. Polly Vaughan 2:41 (1959) Sweet England version
  35. Pretty Saro 2:05 (1959)
  36. Barbara Allen 3:20 (1959) Sweet England version
  37. Charlie 2:36 (1959)
  38. The False Bride ?:?? (1963)
  39. Locks and Bolts ?:?? (1963)
  40. Rambleaway ?:?? (1963)
  41. A Blacksmith Courted Me ?:?? (1963)
  42. Love Is Teasing ?:?? (1964)
  43. She Moves Through the Fair ?:?? (1964)
  44. The Bold Irish Lad ?:?? (1964)
  45. Must I Go Bound ?:?? (1964)
  46. Dennis o Reilly ?:?? (1964)
  47. Spencer the Rover 4:02 (1967)
  48. All Things Are Quite Silent 2:36 (1967)
  49. Cambridgeshire May Carol 1:20 (1967)
  50. The Rigs of the Time 3:11 (1967)
  51. The Bird in the Bush 1:58 (1967)
  52. The Streets of Derry 3:29 (1967)
  53. Brigg Fair 2:19 (1967)
  54. Higher Germanie 2:44 (1967)
  55. George Collins 3:42 (1967)
  56. The Babes in the Woods 2:32 (1967)
  57. Down in Yon Forest 2:34 (1967)
  58. The Magpie's Nest 2:26 (1967)
  59. False True Love 3:35 (1967)
  60. The Sweet Primeroses 3:30 (1967)
  61. Bonnie Boy 3:43 (1968)
  62. Lovely Joan 2:30 (1968)
  63. Black-Eyed Susan 3:36 (1968)
  64. Seven Yellow Gipsies 1:48 (1968)
  65. Over the Hills and Far Away 2:27 (1968)
  66. Greenwood Laddie 1:45 (1968)
  67. Lady Margaret and Sweet William 5:10 (1968)
  68. The Maydens Came 1:59 (1968)
  69. The Barley Straw 3:51 (1968)
  70. Mistress's Health / Lumps of Plum Pudding 2:13 (1974)
  71. Down by the Seaside 2:47 (1974)
  72. Chiner's Song 2:24 (1974)
  73. Adieu to Old England 2:01 (1974)
  74. Ashen Faggot Wassail 2:33 (1974)
  75. I Sing of a Maiden That Is Makeless 1:48 (1974)
  76. The Banks of the Mossom 3:17 (1974)
  77. The Ram of Derbish Town 1:56 (1974)
  78. Portsmouth 1:03 (1974)
  79. Horkstow Grange 1:55 (1974)
  80. Come All You Little Streamers 2:05 (1974)
  81. Spaniard's Cry / Sherborne Jig 1:42 (1974)
  82. The Death of Nelson 3:54 (1974)
  83. Coronation Jig 4:01 (1974) live, 1972-12-31: The Howff, London
  84. One Night as I Lay on My Bed 4:43 (1974)
  85. Wedding Song 4:05 (1975)
  86. The Banks of Sweet Mossum 2:40 (1992)
  87. Claudy Banks 4:33 (1998)
  88. Mariner's Farewell 4:14 (29 Nov 2002)
  89. Reynardine 1:41 (29 Nov 2002)
  90. When a Man's in Love 3:06 (29 Nov 2002) recorded in Blackheath, London, c. 1964; previously unreleased
  91. Two Brethren 2:53 (29 Nov 2002) demo, 1966: London; produced by Austin John Marshall
  92. Tyburn Tree 1:05 (29 Nov 2002) demo, 1966: London; produced by Austin John Marshall
  93. Whitsun Dance 4:03 (29 Nov 2002) demo recorded in Blackheath, London, 1968; previously unreleased
  94. Dabbling in the Dew 1:49 (29 Nov 2002) from Folksong Today LP 1955
  95. Long Years Ago 2:42 (29 Nov 2002) from A Pinch of Salt, 1960
  96. Newcastle 2:31 (29 Nov 2002)
  97. Dance to Your Daddy 1:47 (29 Nov 2002)
  98. The Irish Girl 3:32 (29 Nov 2002)
  99. Geordie 2:47 (29 Nov 2002) recorded at the Scarborough Folk Festival 1964 by Bill Leader; previously unreleased
  100. Cotton Eyed Joe / What Shall We Do With the Baby 3:33 (29 Nov 2002) recorded live at the St Andrews Folk Club in December 1964 by Geoff Horden; previously unreleased
  101. Lost in a Wood 4:03 (29 Nov 2002)
  102. The Bonny Bunch of Roses 2:59 (20 Mar 2006) live, 1979: Sidmouth Folk Festival
  103. Lovin' Hannah 3:02 (20 Mar 2006) demo, 1966: London
  104. Bonny Cuckoo 1:27 (20 Mar 2006) demo, 1966: London
  105. Cherry Tree Carol 1:21 (2006)
  106. My Bonny Bonny Boy ?:?? (Nov 2012) from A Pinch of Salt, 1960
  107. Space Girl ?:?? (Nov 2012) from Rocket Along, 1960
  108. Awake Awake / The Split Ash Tree / May Carol / Southover 11:09 (04 Nov 2016)
  109. The Banks of Green Willow 3:18 (04 Nov 2016)
  110. Cruel Lincoln 3:30 (04 Nov 2016)
  111. Washed Ashore 2:57 (04 Nov 2016)
  112. Death and the Lady 4:45 (04 Nov 2016) Lodestar version
  113. Pretty Polly 4:17 (04 Nov 2016)
  114. Old Johnny Buckle 1:43 (04 Nov 2016)
  115. Sur le Borde de l’Eau 3:53 (04 Nov 2016)
  116. The Rich Irish Lady / Jeff Sturgeon 5:59 (04 Nov 2016)
  117. The Silver Swan 1:26 (04 Nov 2016)
  118. One Night as I Lay in My Bed 4:42 (20 Oct 2017)
  119. Sweet Greens and Blues 5:26 (15 Jul 2020)
  120. The Merry Golden Tree 4:08 (24 Jul 2020)
  121. Rolling in the Dew 3:52 (24 Jul 2020)
  122. The Christmas Song 2:00 (24 Jul 2020)
  123. Locked in Ice 4:47 (24 Jul 2020)
  124. Wondrous Love 2:21 (24 Jul 2020)
  125. Canadee‐i‐o 4:13 (24 Jul 2020)
  126. Tell Me True 2:56 (24 Jul 2020)
  127. Orange in Bloom 1:36 (24 Jul 2020)
  128. Crowlink 4:29 (24 Jul 2020)
  129. Across the Field 0:25 (30 Jul 2021)
  130. At Break of Day 4:23 (30 Jul 2021)
  131. Through All Eternity 3:03 (30 Jul 2021)
  132. My Sailor Boy 3:09 (30 Jul 2021)
  133. The Rose and the Briar 4:30 (30 Jul 2021)
  134. Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear 3:16 (26 May 2023)
  135. The Captain with the Whiskers 2:46 (26 May 2023)
  136. June Apple 1:52 (26 May 2023)
  137. The Golden Glove 3:11 (26 May 2023)
  138. High and Away 3:55 (26 May 2023)
  139. Oakham Poachers 2:19 (26 May 2023)
  140. Hand and Heart 2:47 (26 May 2023)
  141. Swaggering Boney 1:42 (26 May 2023)
  142. How Far is it to Bethlehem? 2:06 (26 May 2023)
  143. Archangel Hill 4:33 (26 May 2023)
  144. Sweet Greens & Blues 2:21 () live, 2020-10-09: Later… with Jools Holland, Helicon Mountain, London, UK