TSCD484 Tommy Armstrong Of Tyneside

Tommy Armstrong, a miner and songwriter whose life spanned most of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, chronicled the brawling culture of Durham's mining families in spicy dialect songs that are still remembered, loved and sung in the Northeast. In this classic collection his work is celebrated by leading singers of the region such as Louis Killen, Johnny Handle and Tom Gilfellon.
A Landmark Recording of British Folk Music.

TOMMY ARMSTRONG OF TYNESIDE: SONGS BY THE GREAT BALLADEER OF THE COALFIELDS VARIOUS ARTISTS TSCD484

1 Tom Gilfellon & Louis Killen with Johnny Handle & Colin Ross : Durham Gaol
2 Louis Killen acc. Colin Ross : The Row Between the Cages
3 Tom Gilfellon with Johnny Handle & Colin Ross : The Birth of the Lad
4 Louis Killen acc. Colin Ross : Maria Hill Ducks
5 Tom Gilfellon with Johnny Handle & Colin Ross : Oakey's Keeker
6 Maureen Craik acc. Colin Ross : The Durham Lockout
7 Tom Gilfellon with Johnny Handle & Colin Ross : Wor Nanny's Maizor
8 Tom Gilfellon with Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Colin Ross : The Oakey Strike Evictions
9 Louis Killen acc. Johnny Handle, Colin Ross & Tom Gilfellon : The Sheel Raw Flood
10 Johnny Handle with Tom Gilfellon & Colin Ross : The Hedgehog Pie
11 Louis Killen acc. Colin Ross : The Ghost that Haunted Bunty
12 Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon with Colin Ross : The Skuil Board Man
13 Maureen Craik : The Trimdon Grange Explosion
14 Johnny Handle with Tom Gilfellon, Louis Killen & Colin Ross : The South Medomsley Strike