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Welcome to Bold & Bawdy, the podcast that serves up empowerment for the culture in biweekly episodes on Wednesdays. We appeal to the generations that embrace the multi of their identity- whether it’s culture, language, socio-economic status, interests- and their intersections. This podcast has roots in sexual empowerment, formerly known as No Free Drinks, we believe in challenging the norm and having the tough conversations.
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Welcome all you wonderful people, and thank you so much for checking out Bawdy Ballads, where we will explore all the dirty, sassy, and usually surprising old popular songs, and when I say old… I mean old. Four hundred years old old. And along the way we’ll explore all those things that make life a bit more interesting. There’s trickery infidelity, loving, drinking, and fighting. While we dig deep in these songs, we’ll talk about all kinds of things: archetypes, history, folklore, and how so ...
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The Bawdy Song performed by Whirly Jig from the album entitled Thing A Ma Jig You can find out more at the Facebook page handle whirlyjig." "Johnny performed by Battlelegs from the album entitled The Soup Mages Out of central Minnesota's dark, mysterious forests come three penniless day-shift prisoners bearing the ultimate weapons of sonic annihila…
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VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival https://www.larf.net/ The Ren Cruise http://www.canigoadventures.com/ SONGS Tom A Bedlam performed by Tania Opland from the album Hunter's Moon (Formerly Bonnie Rantin' Lassie) Bonnie Ship the Diamond performed by Black Oak Shillelagh from the album Och, The Places We've Been http://www.blackoakshi…
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We are finally getting to one of the ballad types and topics that made me realize how much potential lay in these old songs…. Monstrous births. Or, to be clear, that's how they were marketed at the time. They were actually an overall mix of true accounts of birth defects and used the idea of deformity as a direct metaphor. Either which way it went,…
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Welcome everyone to Episode 19 Where we are looking at all the ways to woo those wonderful and witty wenches… or the ones who value knowledge over marriage, the one’s that fit the Athena archetype. Show transcript and blog A mad kinde of wooing Hares on the Mountain The Blue Stocking Society The Enlightenment Support the show…
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Today we look at both the history and one of the earliest versions of the Robin Hood legend, which spread and gained popularity largely through the ballad traditions. While we do we will look at how he fits in with that classic trickster archetype, and how the social and economic factors of the 1300's led to fertile ground for the growth of his sto…
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Today we do a bit of background in how song and politics intermingle from the key years of the English Civil War and look at the ballad "LONDONS Warning-Peece, Being, The Common-Prayers Complaint." from 1643. LONDONS Warning-Peece, BEING, The Common-Prayers Complaint. 5 members of Parliament Charles I Charles I on trial Henrietta Maria Those who si…
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VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival https://www.larf.net/ The Ren Cruise http://www.canigoadventures.com/ SONGS Renaissance Theme performed by Mistress Bawd from the album Give Back My Bordello Horse Bransel(Goned Native) performed by Grey Aengus from the album Gaelic Soup https://www.facebook.com/grey.aengus.1 Fields of Athenry.mp3 …
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VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival https://www.larf.net/ The Ren Cruise http://www.canigoadventures.com/ SONGS The Autumn King performed by Sarah Marie Mullen from the album Harper's Bizarre The Autumn Leaf Shuffle performed by Withe & Stone from the album Holiday Traditions www.witheandstone.com The Scotsman performed by Black Oak …
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Today we look at the timelessness of fart jokes, and look at a couple of them inside ballads, and parts of Jonathan Swift's “The Benefit of Farting Explained,” which is a satirical essay on why farting should be free. We will also look at two parents who shake all their sons sins out in a sieve. BawdyBallads.com “A Looking Glass for Lascivious Youn…
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Welcome back all you wonderfully curious lil’ devils to Bawdy Ballads and today’s episode, “Taking dem kids, or the Poor Act of 1601" where we will look at one of the most important laws in terms of ballad sellers, often considered vagrants, but we will begin by looking at the letter home of Richard Frethorne, sold into an "apprenticeship" by his l…
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Today we look at some of the ways that addiction presents itself in popular songs, and briefly look at some surprising facts about Shakespeare. Show Transcript and links Shakespeare himself was likely a user of both cannabis and cocaine. Doctor Dogoods directions, To cure many diseases both in body and minde, lately written and set forth for the go…
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Today we look at mentions of abortion in traditional ballads and the various life and death consequences of historical pregnancy and childbirth. Show notes and transcripts Tam Lin: History and versions from Mainly Norfolk “Bonny Jean of Aberdeen” Historical rates of child and infant mortality Historical rates of maternal mortality Atlas Obscura: Th…
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Today we look at the traditional archetypes of the tease and the whore, and how sometimes choice isn’t really a choice. Show transcript and website The High Prized Pin-box Working Life of Women in the 17th Century A Fayre Portion for a Fayre Mayd Nell Gwyn Support the showPor Alex Bentley
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Today we look at just how much money and value are intricately linked with dating, as shown in a couple of old songs from the past: Bawdy Ballads show transcript A DIALOGUE Between Jack and his Mother A FAIRING For Young-Men and Maids Vox: Indian Dowry system Indian Express: Dowry deaths Support the show…
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Today we look at how power, and the lack of it, play out in sexual liaisons. We'll also talk a bit about Priapus, the god of vegetable fertility. Bawdy Ballads Episode 10: Show notes or transcript A Dialogue between a master and his maid Pigstyle alley scene The Kentish Maiden:OR, The Fumbling Ale-draper Derided Priapus Erotic art of Pompeii and He…
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Today we are going to look at a really important ballad that shows how ballads and songs were used to communicate crime reports, and links earlier murder ballads as a way of tracking historical crimes. This ballad covers the murder of Maria Marten by William Corder in 1828, a story and song that has also been covered by the likes of Shirley Collins…
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Welcome back everyone! Today we'll talk about those timeless fboys, and how people manage when they fall victim to them. Bawdyballads.com What's an Fboy? The lover and the trickster Kentish Dick: or the Lust Coachman of Westminster. Old Slang for Testicles A trial of skill, performed by a poor decayed gentlewoman. --- Send in a voice message: https…
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Today we look at death and love, and there's even a revenant. While we do that we look at the dangers of the "one true love" myth and the importance of rejection in our lives. BawdyBallads transcript The Suffolk Miracle Revenants Barbara Allen Playlist Barbara Allen EBBA "Let it Die" Feist --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bawdyballads…
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Today we look at Golden Booties about a young man going for older women, and the fortunes they provide. Then we'll look at the Cougar archetype and how and why they terrify society so much. Wisecrack video on the economics of dating. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Oedipus Complex Mrs. Robinson "Fat-bottomed Girls" Bawdyballads.com Support the show…
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Today we look at the song "A Pleasant Jigg between Jack and his Mistress" which covers what happens when the lady of the house decides she needs to sleep with the help, and why we love this archetype so much. Support the showPor Alex Bentley
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Today we look at an actually sweet song and one that is still sung today as "One Night as I Lay on My Bed" as performed by Steeleye Span and others. We will also look at the lover at the window archetype and how it appears today, including Jimmy Hughes' song "Steal Away". "A Favorite Love Song" "One Night as I lay on my bed" "Steal Away" "Steal Awa…
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Today we look at a great example of three archetypes that appear together. The fool, the prostitute, and the trickster. I also barely get through a list of slang terms for vagina from the 16th and 17th centuries, and how the fool, the prostitute, and the trickster are still working their magic as seen in the Depp vs Heard trial. Support the show…
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Today we look at an actually sweet song and one that is still sung today as "One Night as I Lay on My Bed" as performed by Steeleye Span and others. We will also look at the lover at the window archetype and how it appears today, including Jimmy Hughes' song "Steal Away". "A Favorite Love Song" "One Night as I lay on my bed" "Steal Away" "Steal Awa…
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Today we look at a great example of three archetypes that appear together. The fool, the prostitute, and the trickster. I also barely get through a list of slang terms for vagina from the 16th and 17th centuries, and how the fool, the prostitute, and the trickster are still working their magic as seen in the Depp vs Heard trial. --- Send in a voice…
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Today we'll look at an early example of true crime and look at the evolution of the ballad "The Gosport Tragedy" into "Pretty Polly" and how the changes reflect changes in language. BawdyBallads The Gosport Tragedy:EBBA The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter Pretty Polly Lyrics: The Stanley Brothers Pretty Polly Wikipedia What is True Crime? Interview on origi…
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Today we look at "A Cuckold by Consent" from 1681 that tells the story of a thirsty miller who gets instant karma. For show transcripts and additional links please visit the website: BawdyBallads. For a look at the original copy and woodcuts, please visit the English Broadside --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bawdyballads/message Supp…
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Today we look at "A Cuckold by Consent" from 1681 that tells the story of a thirsty miller who gets instant karma. For show transcripts and additional links please visit the website: BawdyBallads. For a look at the original copy and woodcuts, please visit the English Broadside Ballad Archive. Support the show…
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A quick and dirty introduction of Bawdy Ballads and what you can look forward to in the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bawdyballads/message Support the showPor Alex Bentley
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VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival https://www.larf.net/ Old Brown's Daughter performed by LandLoch'd from the album Good Rum and Bad Sheep www.landlochd.com What's Under There(2018) performed by The Lost Boys from the album Paul's Walk https://www.facebook.com/TheLostBoys1599/ Call of the Bodice performed by Marc Gunn from the albu…
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Syphilis Sue performed by Fugli from the album Fugli the Less than Unauthorized Bootleg Edition www.povera.com New York Girls performed by Henry Martin from the album Around the Bay Constipated Men performed by Hey Nunnie Nunnie from the album Hey Nunnie! Nunnie! www.heynunnienunnie.com Balls Of Ballymore performed by Iris and Rose from the album B…
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VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Become a Sponsor. Email renfestpodcast@gmail.com for more information. SONGS A Toast To Men (Updated) performed by Court Revelers from the album Revelers On The Rocks https://www.facebook.com/pg/courtrevelers/ ()!() (My turn to sleep in the middle)(Bawdy) performed by Craig o'Farrington from the album Easy Being - Licentious htt…
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I Wanna Be Your Wife's Guard performed by Boogie Knights from the album Many A Sleepless Knight https://sites.google.com/site/boogieknightsmd/ Tow Rope Girls performed by Bounding Main from the album Fish Out of Water http://www.boundingmain.com Lusty Young Smith performed by Brobdignagian Bards from the album A Faire To Remember https://www.thebar…
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Pirate Wenches performed by Angus McHugh, Scottish Pirate from the album Rebels Pirates and Cutthroats https://www.matthughesmusic.com Humour of Whiskey performed by Bardmageddon from the album Bardmaggeddon https://www.squareup.com/store/bardmageddon Rowdy Soul performed by Bell Book & Canto from the album Poor Life Choices https://www.bellbookand…
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VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival SONGS "MARCH 2020 S02E03 AGHolmes ● Alestorm ● Alexander James Adams ● Barleyjuice ● Joni Minstrel ● Alexander Silver Epithalamium - The Wedding Pome performed by AGHolmes from the album Songs Form A Poisoned Well Treasure Island performed by Alestorm from the album No Grave But The Sea Come with M…
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2 Merry Men A Minstrel Meets a Harper Jolly Rogers Marooned Whirly Jig Abby Green VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival Renaissance Magazine The Ren Cruise SONGS I Like Beer performed by 2 Merry Men from the album Bawdy, Drunken Song- Filled Merriment Saucy Sailor performed by A Minstrel Meets a Harper from the album A Minstrel Meets a…
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SONGS The Outhouse Song(Adult) performed by 3 Pints Gone from the album One More Round The Hairs Of Her Dickie Di Doh (Live) performed by AxelTheSot from the album Bottled Up Johnny(Drinking\Bawdy) performed by Battlelegs from the album The Soup Mages Maids, When You're Young, Never Wed an Old Man performed by Bedlam Bards from the album Take Out t…
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