This is by no means a list of all Brian's songs in his repertoire, the list is merely those of songs which he sang together with the "Idle Fellows". His repertoire must have covered hundreds of songs. He had a vast knowledge of North English songs as well as songs connected with the labour movement both in England and Germany. He sang all these songs by heart and scorned the use of songbooks on stage. The complete folk musician was our Brian!

The Banks of the Roses The Banks of Newfoundland Blow the Candles Out Bog Down in the Valley Oh Bold Thady Quill Byker Hill William Brown The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies The Star of the County Down Four Drunken Maidens Farewell to Tarwathie The Gypsy Girl

High Germany The Holy Ground Dammed Idle Fellows The Irish Rover Johnny Todd The Jolly Waggoner Kelly the Boy from Killane The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter Way Down to Lamorna The Leaving of Liverpool My Liverpool Home

Maggie May The Maid on the shore A Mon like thee Off to Sea Once More Whiskey in the Jar The Ploughboy and the London Cockney The Waverley Polka Tackuanna Three Gypsies Three Score and Ten Turpin Hero