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Description: | Little is known about the history of this singer, except that he spent a good deal of time in the Merchant Navy. This collection of material suggests that he used the fragments, together with the standard popular items and community songs to present himself as something of an entertainer, trading on his seagoing experience. On this recording we hear him sing a number of Naval related songs as well as more well known items, such as the Farmer's Boy, Home on the Range and Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl. These snatches were much in the standard style used for sing songs etc. An interesting facet of his arrangements is to depart from the given melody into a counter melody or harmony, suggesting some choir training or a very good ear.The file which can be heard here is the full un-edited version of the original reel-to-reel recording. Short extracts from the recording, featuring individual songs, can be found elsewhere on the FARNE site.The tape from which these sound files are drawn is one of a large number of sound recordings held by the North of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Co. Durham. This important resource is made up of oral history recordings drawn from many different sources. Some recordings have been made by the museum for their own use, whilst others have been copied from other sources or donated by other collectors and individuals. This large collection of mostly spoken word recordings also includes many recordings of singers, musicians and dancers from Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria. The collection includes recordings of Haltwhistle fiddle player George Hepple, Nenthead singer Martha Armstrong, the Elliotts of Birtley, piping competitions, Newcastleton traditional music festival, concertina bands and playground games. ; recording of traditional songs | Rights holder: | rights holder : Beamish Museum | Temporal: | start=1970;end=1980; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:B1706000 | Go to resource |
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