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[Ellison]

Halloo

My better and slimmer half sneakily recorded this as I waited for the barbecue to catch up to my beers, it's only a snippet but I love the tune. I first heard the tune when a was a callow youth but have only just learnt it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlMjzeK5C0

Martin

[pbsalt]

You've had the weather for barbecues already ? Think I heard someone at a festival once say the tune was played as folks walked into St Peters Fields , Manchester in 1819 prior to the "Peterloo" massacre. Nice tune .
Paul   

[Tone Dumb Greg]

Love the way this sounds, Martin . What's the box?

[Ellison]

Love the way this sounds, Martin . What's the box?

Thanks Greg. It's a Saltarelle Le Bouebe, DG, getting on for 30 years old I think.

[Ellison]

You've had the weather for barbecues already ? Think I heard someone at a festival once say the tune was played as folks walked into St Peters Fields , Manchester in 1819 prior to the "Peterloo" massacre. Nice tune .
Paul   

Seven Stars has its own micro climate, it's the Leyland Riviera. Interesting about the Peterloo connection.

[Peter Ellison]

I love that tune and your playing reminds me of the Tony Hall version (no higher praise exists imo). I tried learning it from the Tony Hall CD and found it really tricky. You make it sound effortless! Pete (no relation - as far as I know)

[robotmay]

I do love a good march, that one's going in at the top of my to-learn list; lovely playing Martin

[aegelstane]

Seem to remember that it was coupled with The Collier's Daughter [not the dance tune version of the latter to be found on utube] on a very early Topic record The tunes were played by the Celebrated Working Man's Band [!] which included Alf Edwards english concertina.

[Ellison]

Seem to remember that it was coupled with The Collier's Daughter [not the dance tune version of the latter to be found on utube] on a very early Topic record The tunes were played by the Celebrated Working Man's Band [!] which included Alf Edwards english concertina.

That's it! At the time of posting I couldn't remember when I'd first heard it. The recording was included on five hours of illicit cassette which had been secretly recorded in the Vaughan Williams library in the early 1970s. I won't name the miscreant in case the EFDSS still have a contract out on him. The tapes were stuffed full of field recordings of English music most of which later found their way on to Topic LPs and the like. A veritable treasure trove.

Martin

[baz parkes]

Seem to remember that it was coupled with The Collier's Daughter [not the dance tune version of the latter to be found on utube] on a very early Topic record The tunes were played by the Celebrated Working Man's Band [!] which included Alf Edwards english concertina.

Don't know if it's the same, but there's a lovely version featuring Alf Edwards and Colin Ross from. I think. The Iron Muse

IIRC Tony Hall credits The Leeds Band as his source on Fieldvole Music.

I wish I had as good a memory for useful stuff, like where I've put any of my pairs of spectacles...