It's May. The meadows and hedgerows are in bloom, the sun is ablaze and the lark is on the wing. Song: The Lark in the Morning - CS Poem: The Lark Ascending (extract) by George Meredith Tune: The Lark Ascending by R Vaughan Williams/The Lark in the morning (jig) Poem: The Green Cornfield by Christina Rosetti Song: All Things Are Quite Silent - Carys Poem: Extract from The Night's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer Song: The Skylark, words by Fredrick Tennyson, tune by Neal Jolly - Neal Jolly Poem: Extract from Cymbeline by William Shakespeare Tune: The Chirping of the Lark, from Playford, arr. J Shaw Letter regarding a lecture given by Cecil Sharp, dated December 23rd, 1931 - Paul Reeve Song: The Lark in the Morn, as collected by Cecil Sharp Song: The Lark in the Morn - Paul Reeve Poem: To a Skylark (1805) (extract) by William Wordsworth Tune: My Singing Bird Poem: To a Skylark (extract) by Percy Bysshe Shelley Song: Kate of Arglyn, collected by Cecil Sharp from John Murphy in Marylebone Workhouse 1909 Poem: The Lark Song by James W Wilt - Diana Whittaker Song: O Nancy My Heart Poem: To a Skylark (1825) (extract) by William Wordsworth Song: Pleasant and Delightful Poem: To the Lark by Robert Herrick Song: Lark in the Clear Air - Diana Whittaker Poem: Lottie Lane (broadside ballad) Song: Lark in the Park by John Devine - John Devine Poem: Limerick by Edward Lear Tune: Lark in the Morn arr Lynne Morley - Lynne Morley Lark song FX recorded by urupin, from Freesound Where not attributed, songs and poems performed by Jenny Shaw Some of the songs were discovered using the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, others came out of our memories or our imaginations. The Barnstoners is a group of people who have loved their time at Stones Barn and continue to stay in touch. This podcast would never have been born without the support and encouragement of The Barnstoners, and the hugely empowering tuition at Stones Barn from the amazing Rose Ellen Kemp and Maddy Prior.