Wallace House

About the artist

Wallace House (1900–1983), singer, actor and dramatic arts professor at New York University, was born on the English Channel island of Guernsey. His family moved to Canada when he was nine years old. Growing up he learned many English folk songs from his parents and their friends. As an adult, he traveled throughout England, recording songs and learning the various English dialects spoken in different parts of the country. His linguistic ability enabled him to perform with authenticity local versions of folk songs in the appropriate dialect.

Top songs

1. On Ilkley Moor Bar t'At
2. I'm Seventeen Cum Sunday
3. True Tale of Robin Hood
4. The British Light Infantry
5. The Poachers of Lincolnshire
6. Robin Hood and Little John
7. Song of the Vermonters
8. The Lover's Departure
9. Gently Johnny, My Jingalo
10. The Hunters of Kentucky

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