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1. Willy of the Winsbury: (Trad) Recorded at Norwich folk Club singaround session
2. Dark eyed sailor: (Trad) Recorded at Tuesday singaround in Cecil Sharp House Bar.
3. If I had a store: Original melody by Gemma Khawaja, Lyrics inspired by a shepherd's proverb 'If I had a store, by sheep and fold i'd give you gold, but since i'm poor, by crook and bell I wish you well'. Lyrics also taken from the poetry of John Clare.
4. Lovely Joan: (Trad) Recorded at The Gatehouse PH singaround session.
5. The pretty ploughing boy: (Trad) Learned from the singing of Harry Cox.
6. Ploughman lads: (Trad) Lyrics drawn from two sources, Ploughman Lad's trad song and an old song I saw in a broadside by John Wilson called The Ploughman Lad's For Me.

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from Obsolete Formats, released July 15, 2014

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Gemma Khawaja Cromer, UK

I am a singer/guitarist from the Midlands (now based in Norfolk) performing traditional songs of the British Isles & creating songs inspired by folkloric customs, folk poesy & poetry.
I enjoy stories & themes found in traditional songs & ballads. I love the richness & beauty of the melodies and the journey each song takes you on.
I am the 2013 winner of Islington Folk Club's Trad2Mad competition.
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