Traditional music in England
On the Way to London / Monkeys' chow tobacco
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Type
sound
Duration
00:01:06
Shelf mark
1CDR0009339 (copy of C1009/11)
Recording date
1972-11-11
Is part of (Collection)
Steve Gardham Collection
Recording locations
Freddy Bird's home, Headlands Drive, Aldborough, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Performers
Bird, Bob, 1890- (singer, male), Bird, Freddy (singer, male)
Recordist
Gardham, Steve
Speakers
Bird, Freddy (male)
Description
Item notes: Tune: In and out the window. Fragment. Possibly covered by Roud Folk Song Index No. 734 (re. Monkeys chow tobacco). Performer notes: Father and son. Performance notes: Bob Bird sings: "Monkeys chow tobacco, for I got some in my eye" Freddy Bird sings:"On the way to London" after which he starts on a Charlie Higgins song (see C1009/11 C12). Recording notes: Recording one generation from original
Metadata record:
On the Way to London / Monkeys' chow tobacco
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