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Melodeon players from East Anglia : "The pigeon on the gate" field recordings made 1959-1997

Material type: MusicMusicPublisher number: VTVS 05 / 06 | Veteran Vintage SeriesPublication details: Veteran Vintage Series, 1997.Description: 1 audiocassette : analog
Contents:
Side 1: 1. List, Fred Pigeon on the gate, Soldier's joy -- 2. Polkas -- 3. Johnson's hornpipe -- 4. Curtis, Dolly Dennington polka -- 5. Harvest home -- 6. Entertainer -- 7. Stepdance -- 8. Youngs, Ben I must go and leave my Nancy -- 9. We'll ask him round for tea -- 10. St Mary's waltz -- 11. Woolnough, George St Patrick's day -- 12. Polka -- 13. Seaman's polka, Not for Joe, Heel and toe polka -- 14. Plant, Charlie Picking a chicken with me -- 15. She's my lady love -- 16. Plant, Peter Pigeon on the gate -- 17. Plant, Peter Song tune -- 18. Hornpipe -- 19. Home to Donegal -- 20. Mayes, Geoff Keel row -- 21. Pearce, Fred Dolphin -- 22. Polka -- 23. Yarmouth hornpipe -- 24. Arbon, Clifford Alf Peachey's jig -- 25. Barber, Cyril Pigeon on the gate -- 26. Wheels -- 27. Pearl, Cecil Alf Peachey's jig -- 28. Rakes of mallow -- 29. Charlie Rookyard's polka -- 30. Mayes, Bert Polkas -- 31. [untitled], Cock of the North, Pop goes the weasel -- 32. Whatling, Font [untitled tune] -- 33. Kiss me goodnight Sergeant Major, When you're smiling -- 34. Stepdance -- Side 2: All performed by Woods, Oscar: 1. Pigeon on the gate -- 2. I'll be your sweetheart, Oh no Antonio, Forever and ever -- 3. Under the bridges of Paris -- 4. Oh Joe the boat is going over -- 5. Merry widow -- 6. Play to me gypsy -- 7. Cherry pink and apple blossom white -- 8. Two little girls in blue -- 9. Primrose polka -- 10. Waltz -- 11. Happy wanderer -- 12. Waltzing over the water -- 13. We'll meet again under the roses -- 14. Cliffe hornpipe -- 15. Soldier's dream -- 16. Golden slippers -- 17. Bristol hornpipe -- 18. Seaman's polka -- 19. Dennington polka, Oh Joe the boat is going over -- (Side 3): 1. Green, George College hornpipe -- 2. Potter, Mr Sweet smiling face -- 3. Chapman, Monty Stepdance -- 4. Cutmore, Charlie Pigeon on the gate -- 5. De Caux, Harry Four handed reel -- 6. Cornriggs -- 7. Barber, Sonny Pigeon on the gate -- 8. Scotland the brave -- 9. Faithful sailor boy -- 10. Jig -- 11. Putting on the style -- 12. Cox, Harry Jenny Lind -- 13. Barndance -- 14. Schottische -- 15. Schottische -- 16. John Brown's body -- 17. Waltz -- 18. Hornpipe -- 19. Buller, Charlie Castle gardens -- 20. Sailor's hornpipe, Pistol packing momma -- 21. Craske, George Yarmouth hornpipe -- 22. Long dance jig -- 23. Schottische -- 24. Tommy make room for your uncle -- 25. Stepdance -- 26. Heel and toe polka -- 27. Jack Davies' stepdance -- 28. Jimmy Crane's stepdance -- 29. Jingle bells polka, Slap dab, Oh Joe the boat is going over -- 30. Woodrow, John Sailor's hornpipe -- 31. Three butchers -- 32. Stepdance -- 33. Patterson, Billy Waltz -- 34. Davies, Bob Stepdance medley -- 35. Polka, Hornpipe -- 36. Waltz -- 37. Hornpipe -- 38. Gates of Edinburgh -- (Side 4): All performed by Brown, Percy: 1. Yarmouth hornpipe -- 2. Over the waves -- 3. It's a long way to Tipperary -- 4. Schottische -- 5. Blaze away, My dreams are getting better, Take me back to Blighty -- 6. Garryowen -- 7. St Patrick's Day -- 8. Sailor cut down in his prime -- 9. Hornpipe -- 10. Old waltz, Two lovely black eyes, When Irish eyes are smiling -- 11. Comrades -- 12. Hornpipe medley -- 13. Waltz for the veleta -- 14. Oh Joe the boat is going over, King's polka, Father's in the pigsty -- 15. Phil the fluter's ball -- 16. Bluebell polka -- 17. Jig medley -- 18. Four hand reel -- 19. Heel and toe polka -- 20. Hornpipe medley -- 21. Jig medley -- 22. Jingle bells polka, Oh Joe, Tavern in the town, Ilkley moor -- 23. Stepdance medley.

Cassette.

Inlay has notes written by John Howson, who is also the compiler.

Musical instruments: melodeon.

Side 1: 1. List, Fred Pigeon on the gate, Soldier's joy -- 2. Polkas -- 3. Johnson's hornpipe -- 4. Curtis, Dolly Dennington polka -- 5. Harvest home -- 6. Entertainer -- 7. Stepdance -- 8. Youngs, Ben I must go and leave my Nancy -- 9. We'll ask him round for tea -- 10. St Mary's waltz -- 11. Woolnough, George St Patrick's day -- 12. Polka -- 13. Seaman's polka, Not for Joe, Heel and toe polka -- 14. Plant, Charlie Picking a chicken with me -- 15. She's my lady love -- 16. Plant, Peter Pigeon on the gate -- 17. Plant, Peter Song tune -- 18. Hornpipe -- 19. Home to Donegal -- 20. Mayes, Geoff Keel row -- 21. Pearce, Fred Dolphin -- 22. Polka -- 23. Yarmouth hornpipe -- 24. Arbon, Clifford Alf Peachey's jig -- 25. Barber, Cyril Pigeon on the gate -- 26. Wheels -- 27. Pearl, Cecil Alf Peachey's jig -- 28. Rakes of mallow -- 29. Charlie Rookyard's polka -- 30. Mayes, Bert Polkas -- 31. [untitled], Cock of the North, Pop goes the weasel -- 32. Whatling, Font [untitled tune] -- 33. Kiss me goodnight Sergeant Major, When you're smiling -- 34. Stepdance -- Side 2: All performed by Woods, Oscar: 1. Pigeon on the gate -- 2. I'll be your sweetheart, Oh no Antonio, Forever and ever -- 3. Under the bridges of Paris -- 4. Oh Joe the boat is going over -- 5. Merry widow -- 6. Play to me gypsy -- 7. Cherry pink and apple blossom white -- 8. Two little girls in blue -- 9. Primrose polka -- 10. Waltz -- 11. Happy wanderer -- 12. Waltzing over the water -- 13. We'll meet again under the roses -- 14. Cliffe hornpipe -- 15. Soldier's dream -- 16. Golden slippers -- 17. Bristol hornpipe -- 18. Seaman's polka -- 19. Dennington polka, Oh Joe the boat is going over -- (Side 3): 1. Green, George College hornpipe -- 2. Potter, Mr Sweet smiling face -- 3. Chapman, Monty Stepdance -- 4. Cutmore, Charlie Pigeon on the gate -- 5. De Caux, Harry Four handed reel -- 6. Cornriggs -- 7. Barber, Sonny Pigeon on the gate -- 8. Scotland the brave -- 9. Faithful sailor boy -- 10. Jig -- 11. Putting on the style -- 12. Cox, Harry Jenny Lind -- 13. Barndance -- 14. Schottische -- 15. Schottische -- 16. John Brown's body -- 17. Waltz -- 18. Hornpipe -- 19. Buller, Charlie Castle gardens -- 20. Sailor's hornpipe, Pistol packing momma -- 21. Craske, George Yarmouth hornpipe -- 22. Long dance jig -- 23. Schottische -- 24. Tommy make room for your uncle -- 25. Stepdance -- 26. Heel and toe polka -- 27. Jack Davies' stepdance -- 28. Jimmy Crane's stepdance -- 29. Jingle bells polka, Slap dab, Oh Joe the boat is going over -- 30. Woodrow, John Sailor's hornpipe -- 31. Three butchers -- 32. Stepdance -- 33. Patterson, Billy Waltz -- 34. Davies, Bob Stepdance medley -- 35. Polka, Hornpipe -- 36. Waltz -- 37. Hornpipe -- 38. Gates of Edinburgh -- (Side 4): All performed by Brown, Percy: 1. Yarmouth hornpipe -- 2. Over the waves -- 3. It's a long way to Tipperary -- 4. Schottische -- 5. Blaze away, My dreams are getting better, Take me back to Blighty -- 6. Garryowen -- 7. St Patrick's Day -- 8. Sailor cut down in his prime -- 9. Hornpipe -- 10. Old waltz, Two lovely black eyes, When Irish eyes are smiling -- 11. Comrades -- 12. Hornpipe medley -- 13. Waltz for the veleta -- 14. Oh Joe the boat is going over, King's polka, Father's in the pigsty -- 15. Phil the fluter's ball -- 16. Bluebell polka -- 17. Jig medley -- 18. Four hand reel -- 19. Heel and toe polka -- 20. Hornpipe medley -- 21. Jig medley -- 22. Jingle bells polka, Oh Joe, Tavern in the town, Ilkley moor -- 23. Stepdance medley.

England, East Anglia. Recorded from 1959-1997.

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