A pioneering record of traditional East Anglian musicians playing functional music for dancing. This is the music of the rural public house tap room – step dances, polkas and waltzes. The exemplary location recordings capture “relaxed, unspectacular and homely but often highly skilled performances” from four of the finest country musicians – Billy Bennington (hammer dulcimer), Percy Brown (melodeon), Harold Colvill (mouth organ) and Oscar Woods (melodeon).
1 Jig – Oscar Woods
2 Gay Ladies – Billy Bennington
3 Old Joe, the Boat is Going Over / Untitled Polka – Percy Brown
4 Step dance tune (The Sailor’s Hornpipe) – Oscar Woods
5 Waltz: Dulcie Belle – Billy Bennington
6 Step Dance: Yarmouth Breakdown – Percy Brown
7 Italian’ Waltz – Oscar Woods
8 Untitled Polka – Oscar Woods
9 Step Dance: Yarmouth Hornpipe – Billy Bennington
10 Polka: On the Green – Billy Bennington
11 The Oyster Girl – Harold Covill
12 March: On Parade – Billy Bennington
13 Waltz for the Veleta – Percy Brown
14 Step Dance Tune – Oscar Woods
15 Slow Step Dance Tune – Billy Bennington
16 Oh, Joe the Boat is Going Over – Oscar Woods
17 Barn Dance Tune – Percy Brown
18 Sheringham Breakdown – Percy Brown
19 The Nutting Girl – Harold Covill
20 Jack’s the Lad (The Sailor’s Hornpipe) – Billy Bennington
21 Red Wing – Billy Bennington
22 Heel and Toe Polka – Percy Brown
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