About this minute
- Title
- The Handweaver and the Factory Maid
- Creator
- Traditional
- Arranged by
- Sally Davies
- Contributor
- English Folk Dance and Song Society
- Year
- 1650
- Collections
- Collection 3
Collection 3 #36
You heard a piece of music sung by a choir. The song is called ‘The Handweaver and the Factory Maid’. It tells the story of a man who falls in love with a woman who is weaving cloth in a factory. This song is over 350 years old! The words and the tune have gradually…
