Biography: A.L. Lloyd is probably not the name that comes to mind first when the subject of English folk music comes up -- at least not for anyone under the age of 40. As a singer, collector of folk songs, and arranger, however, Lloyd is one of the most important 20th century figures in English folk music, in many ...Read full biography
A collection of songs from widely differing periods and places, all sung (with vocal backup from an unnamed group) by the inimitable A.L. Lloyd, who also annotated the pieces. Some of the pieces are presented ...Read full review
No one is likely to accuse this collection of suffering from a surfeit of wit and good humor -- whaling was a cold, difficult, and ugly business even after the arrival of mechanization. Lloyd set up this ...Read full review