DOFFING MISTRESS, THE

Created on 23/09/2022
Latest update on 28/11/2023

Artist: Anne Briggs
Author: traditional
Label: Topic
Year: 1963

On industrial folk music theme-album The Iron Muse, produced by A.L. Lloyd. Roud #2133. ballad about working conditions for young children in Northern Irish linen mills. The Mistress hung her coat at the highest pin. No one else around could reach so high (too small or too bent-over).

Covers:

1968:

Frankie Armstrong & Peggy Seeger

1976:

Maddy Prior & June Tabor [on The Silly Sisters album, with Martin Carthy, Nic Jones, Andy Irvine and Danny Thompson]

1990:

Swan Arcade

1995:

Clancy Brothers

2001:

Martin Carthy [with Brass Monkey]

2010:

Jon Boden

Contact


If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:

Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)

info@originals.be

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