Judy Andrews - East Anglian Traditional Music Trust

Judy Andrews is a singer, melodeon player and dancer. She frequents many folk sessions in Suffolk and is a member of Old School Rapper and Old Glory Molly. I recorded Judy with her husband, Eammon, in July 2020 at Wingfield Barns. For more information on Wingfield Barns, a beautiful arts venue centred around a restored timber framed barn, visit https://www.wingfieldbarns.com/.

Photograph of Judy Andrews — Judy Andrews

Photograph of Megan and Judy recording at Wingfield Barns during COVID-19. — Megan and Judy recording during
COVID-19 at Wingfield Barns

NB: These recordings were made in July 2020 during the COVID-19 period. They were undertaken with social distancing measures in place according to government guidelines.

Interview – Judy Andrews

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A summary of the interview can be downloaded above.
_{Interview keywords: song, singing, folk dancing, morris, rapper, festivals, Rochester, Towersey, Ely, Coope Boyes and Simpson, Artisan, The Voice Squad, Jim Causley, Melrose Quartet, session, Horham, Old School Rapper, learning songs, teaching singing, Halesworth, Yoxford, social singing, social music, melodeon, live music, accessible.}

Falling Slowly

Title: Falling Slowly
Performer: Judy Andrews
Date recorded: 9.7.2020
Location: Wingfield Barns, Suffolk
Recorded by: Megan Wisdom
Composer: Lester Simpson

I Wish I Were a Maid Again

Title: I Wish I Were a Maid Again
Performer: Judy Andrews
Date recorded: 9.7.2020
Location: Wingfield Barns, Suffolk
Recorded by: Megan Wisdom
Roud No: 495
Notes: see https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/whatavoice.html

Down by the Old Riverside

Title: Down by the Old Riverside
Performer: Judy Andrews
Date recorded: 9.7.2020
Location: Wingfield Barns, Suffolk
Recorded by: Megan Wisdom
Roud No: 564
Notes: see https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/downbytheoldriverside.html

The Daisy Song

Title: The Daisy Song
Performer: Judy Andrews
Date recorded: 9.7.2020
Location: Wingfield Barns, Suffolk
Recorded by: Megan Wisdom
Composer: Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, Artisan
Notes: From an album of songs from poems by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe with tunes composed and arranged by Artisan.

English Ground

Title: English Ground
Performer: Judy Andrews
Date recorded: 9.7.2020
Location: Wingfield Barns, Suffolk
Recorded by: Megan Wisdom
Composer: Chris Wood and Laurel Swift

Searching for Lambs

Title: Searching for Lambs
Performer: Judy Andrews
Date recorded: 9.7.2020
Location: Wingfield Barns, Suffolk
Recorded by: Megan Wisdom
Roud No: 576
Notes: A folk song which has often been described as “perfect” – see https://mainlynorfolk.info/shirley.collins/songs/searchingforlambs.html

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