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Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside

Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside (Topic 12T122)

Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside
Songs by the Great Balladeer of the Coalfields
Louis Killen, Tom Gilfellon, Johnny Handle, Maureen Craik, Colin Ross

Topic Records 12T122 (LP, UK, 1965)
Topic Records TSCD484 (CD, UK, 1997)

 Tommy Armstrong of Tyneside (Topic TSCD484)

Recorded in Stanley, Co Durham by Bill Leader;
Biography and notes by A.L. Lloyd

Musicians

Louis Killen: vocals [1-2, 4, 8-9, 11, 14];
Tom Gilfellon: vocals [1, 3, 5, 7-8, 12, 14], guitar [9-10];
Johnny Handle: vocals [8, 10, 12, 14], accordion [1, 3, 5, 9, 12], piano [7];
Maureen Craik: vocals [6, 13];
Colin Ross: vocals [8], fiddle [2-5, 9, 12, 14], whistle [6-7, 10-11], bones [1];

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Durham Gaol (RoudBS B96477) (3.08)
  2. The Row Between the Cages (Roud V35950) (2.53)
  3. The Birth of the Lad (Roud V23671) (4.25)
  4. Marla Hill Ducks (Roud V39873) (3.02)
  5. Oakey’s Keeker (Roud V35152) (2.49)
  6. The Durham Lockout (Roud V13079) (2.49)
  7. Wor Nanny’s a Maizor (Roud V35151) (3.27)

Side 2

  1. The Oakey Strike Evictions (Roud V35760) (1.58)
  2. The Sheel Raw Flood (Roud V35762) (1.55)
  3. The Hedgehog Pie (Roud V26753) (4.20)
  4. The Ghost That Haunted Bunty (Roud V45218) (4.20)
  5. The Skull Board Man (Roud V35951) (3.56)
  6. The Trimdon Grange Explosion (Roud 3189) (2.36)
  7. The South Medomsley Strike (Roud V40590) (3.27)