A popular folk club act from the early 1970s with a particular fondness for their local Lincolnshire repertoire. John Conolly, Tom Smith, Bill Meek, Brian Dawson, Mike Lee (Guitars, accordion, melodeon, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, mandolin, whistle and voices). 1 Seventeen come Sunday [...]
Traditional songs, airs and dance music in Ulster. A 3CD set drawn from the recordings made by Peter Kennedy and Sean O'Boyle during 1952 and 1953. Selected and presented by Reg Hall. Traditional music-making in Ireland in 1952 was flourishing well enough [...]
In 1972 Mike & Lal Waterson released an extraordinary album of their original songs - Bright Phoebus - on Bill Leader's Trailer label. This magical collection of very English songwriting as long been acknowledged a classic and one of the finest achievements [...]
J SCOTT SKINNER (1843 - 1927) was in his time the chief composer and exponent of Scots violin music. His own pieces no less than his versions of traditional tunes became settled in the tradition, and a command of the Skinner repertoire [...]
A three CD collection of Ballads sung by British and Irish Traditional Singers. Good People, Take Warning is presented and selected by the noted folklorist Steve Roud from classic recordings made in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Series editor: Reg Hall The [...]
A two CD set of songs by Southern English Gypsy Traditional singers. I'm A Romany Rai is selected and presented by Shirley Collins from classic field recordings made in the 1950s by Peter Kennedy. Series Editor - Reg Hall. Amongst he 59 [...]
A collection of songs by Southern English Traditional singers. You Never Heard So Sweet is selected and presented by Shirley Collins from classic field recordings made in the 1950s by Peter Kennedy and Bob Copper. Series Editor - Reg Hall. "Courtesy of [...]
The Northumbrian Small Pipes have, at various times, been called seductive, wild, plaintive, lyrical, exciting and sophisticated. These apparently contradictory descriptions result from the unusual versatility of the instrument as well as the differences in the tonal quality of individual sets of [...]
For nearly fifty years Martin Carthy has been one of the most persistent and dedicated practitioners of English traditional music. He has been an essential figure in most of the significant developments in folk music during that time. To chronicle his career [...]
A collection of melodeon masterpieces Amidst the popular singers and military bands in the catalogues of early British record companies like Imperial, Invicta and Guardsman were a number of remarkable melodeon players with a mature command of traditional repertoire. Carefully transferred from [...]
Two dozen recordings "illustrate", according to the album's producer Reg Hall, "traditional dance-music repertoires, styles and contexts found in Ireland, Britain and America in the first half of this century." Some 50 tunes are played by soloists, duets, small groups and ceilidh [...]
Irish Dance Music From A London Pub These highly atmospheric recordings were made during Sunday morning sessions at one of London's most celebrated Irish pubs, The Favourite in Holloway, and feature highly regarded members of the London Irish community such as Martin [...]