Andreas Scholl live at Wigmore Hall: Monday 17th

[jean]

I started this by calling the Britten folksong arrangements horrible. I didn't actually say they were horrible in proportion as they were inauthentic. Not sure if I meant it.

The one I really like is the Ploughboy, but that's not really a folksong, is it?

[Richard Tarleton]

The one I really like is the Ploughboy, but that's not really a folksong, is it?

The notes in the Britten/Pears CD attribute the tune to William Shield - do we know who wrote the words?