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Rigs of London

from A Number Of Work by Cooper and Toller

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Roud 868. "Rigs" are tricks or morally dubious activities. Our version of the Rigs of London comes from Romany singer Betsy Holland. In August 1907 Cecil Sharp (again) met the 27-year old Mrs Holland at a Gypsy camp near Simonsbath on Exmoor in Devon. Sharp described her as "One of the finest folk-singers I have ever come across." There's also an excellent version, to a different tune, by Dorset singer Charlie Wills recorded by Bill Leader in 1972. You can go to the the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library in London and listen to the recording on the LP 'Charlie Wills'. The story, popular in English folk song, is of a country lad who travels to the city but doesn't let himself get taken advantage of by the streetwise city folk; in fact, quite the opposite. We've made some adjustments for inflation towards the end of the song.

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from A Number Of Work, released March 31, 2023

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Cooper and Toller is an English folk music collaboration between Bristol-based Richard Toller and Gloucestershire-based Vicky Cooper. Cooper and Toller sing solo and in close harmony. Vicky plays fiddles and does occasional clog-dancing, Richard plays guitar, mandolin and banjo. ... more

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