Poverty knock

Kindly provided by English Folk Dance and Song Society.
Collected by A.E. Green.
Traditional

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This 19th-century folk song describes the difficult and dangerous life of the factory weaver.

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Age: 7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Style: Folk , Traditional - Europe
Subject: History , Music
Scoring: Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison

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The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by the children's choir provided by Jam Theatre Company, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up progamme by Ned Bennett.

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