Ep 10 - Five from the Archives - Gypsy Davy

The Archives Podcast

In the second of two podcasts featuring descendents of the old Scottish folksong, “The Gypsy Laddie,” we follow the trail that led across the ocean to the United States, and to what would become “The Gypsy Davy.” Episode 10 features an interview with Mark Dvorak, and a never-before-released field recording of “Gypsie Davy” by Mae Kennedy McCord, collected by George and Gerry Armstrong in Springfield, MO in 1962. Original recordings featured in this episode (in order of occurrence): - “Gypsie Davy” by Mae Kennedy McCord, recorded in Springfield, MO in 1962 by George and Gerry Armstrong - Excerpts from “The Wandering Folksong: The Gypsy Laddie,” featuring George Armstrong, 03/30/1979 - Interview with Mark Dvorak in the Resource Center of the Old Town School of Folk Music, 8/5/16 References and additional reading: - The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. IV by Francis J. Child - The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles by John Jacob Niles - Traditional American Folk Songs by Frank and Anne Warner - "Song Notes," http://www.oldtownschool.org/resourcecenter/songnotes/