A Penny for the Ploughboys: Songs, Tunes and Choruses and Settings of Traditional Songs

A Penny for the Ploughboys is a book & CD set of the best loved songs and tunes written by Colin Cater, folk singer, musician and folklorist for over forty years, Essex man since 1970. As well as the title song, made famous by Pete Coe, there are songs for Essex like ‘Change at Thorpe le Soken’, and ‘Steam with Santa’.

Many songs celebrate the Turn of the Year from different spiritual perspectives: others give fresh identity to well loved favourites’ like Scarborough Fair, in the manner of the classic Broadsheet Publishers of centuries past.

Colin has explored contemporary folklore: customs, ceremonies, dance and songs for many years researching and writing the annual Hedingham Fair Calendar of Traditional Customs.

Features:

New songs and tunes by Colin Cater, performed by Karen and Colin Cater, with Mary Humphreys and Anahata and Dave Holland

New tunes to well known English folk songs
Live recordings with a chorus of thousands
Colin’s reminiscences on the early folk song club movement.

Photographs of singing, Morris and Molly Dancing
Ideas on re-evaluating concepts of folk tradition