Horden Raikes – King Cotton And Songs Of The Working Classes During The Period 1750-1850 (1972)

"The many must work that the few might prosper / 
This is the valley where cotton is King."


The British folk duo Horden Raikes - Brian Dewhurst and Ron Flanagan, accompanied on this album by Martin Carter and Roger Barnes - played traditional english folk with social and political reflecting lyrics.

Brian Preston began his life and his folk music career under his family name as Brian Dewhurst. He served his apprenticeship as a floor-singer and resident in the folk clubs of his native Lancashire through the early years of the Folk Revival. In 1966 he joined the highly-respected and popular band the Wayfarers where he continued to polish his trade. In 1970 he formed the semi-professional duo Horden Raikes with Ron Flanagan.

This album is a collection of working class songs from the the late 18th and early 19th century. It was released in 1972 on the Folk Heritage Recordings label.

Tracklist:

A1 King Cotton
A2 Bread Tax
A3 The Factory Bell
A4 Bony At Morn
A5 Maid Of The Mill
A6 Grimshaws Factory Fire
A7 The Smokeless Chimneys
A8 July Wakes
B1 My Master & I
B2 Preston Guild 1842
B3 Bury New Loom
B4 The New Farmer
B5 The Preston Mills
B6 Great Enoch
B7 We Are Forced To Be Contented

Horden Raikes – King Cotton And Songs Of The Working Classes During The Period 1750-1850 (1972)

(ca. 192 kbps, cover art included)