ANOTHER ARGO RE-RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE

"IN PORT"

FIFTEEN OF CYRIL TAWNEY'S CLASSIC SONGS

first issued in 1972

Please see below

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ALL UK ORDERS ARE NOW POST FREE

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Cyril Tawney

 

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE SOLO RECORDINGS

CDs: £12.00 - UK.   £14.50 - overseas (inc. p&p)

CD (Double): £14.00 - UK.    £16.50 - overseas (inc. p&p)

Cassettes: £5.50 - UK.    £7.50 - overseas (inc. p&p)

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Orders and Enquiries:

Rosemary Tawney

10 Sivell Place, Heavitree, Exeter, EX2 5ET, England

Tel. 01392 426 055

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********NEW CD - Available NOW********

IN PORT

With The Yetties and Denis McCallum (accordion)

First issued in 1972 on Argo LP ZFB 28, now released by Talking Elephant TECD 187

Sally Free and Easy
The Lean and Unwashed Tiffy   
The Ballad of Sammy's Bar    
Stanley the Rat                                     
Diesel and Shale  
My Mother Came from Norway    
Six Feet of Mud
In the Sidings

Five Foot Flirt
On a Monday Morning
Nobby Hall
Cheering the Queen
New Names for Old
Chicken on a Raft
The Grey Funnel Line

£12.00 - UK    (£14.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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CYRIL TAWNEY SINGS CHILDREN'S SONGS FROM DEVON AND CORNWALL

With Tom Paley (guitar) and Trevor Crozier (jaw's harp, mandolin and concertina)

First issued in 1970 on Argo LP ZFB 4, now released by Talking Elephant TECD 179

The Three Huntsmen
John Jago   
Harvey Darvey    
The Old Grey Duck                                     
The Herring's Head  
Old Daddy Fox    
The Tree in the Valley
A Lying Tale
My Father Had a Horse                              
Carrion Crow
Cradle Song                                                

The Snail
Jonathan, James and John
The Jolly Shilling
Tommy and the Apples
The Foolish Boy
The Cuckoo
Johnny Greyman and his Grey Mare
I Had a Little Cock
Jinny Jan
Three Scamping Rogues
There Was a Lady All Skin and Bone

£12.00 - UK    (£14.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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A MAYFLOWER GARLAND

A collection of folk songs from Devon and Cornwall offered as a tribute on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the sailing of the "Mayflower".

With Tom Paley (plectrum guitar & banjo) and Reg Hall (melodeon). Short extracts from contemporary documents read by Gary Watson.

First issued in 1970 on Argo LP ZFB 9, now released by Talking Elephant TECD 176

Outward Bound                                

Of Plimouth Plantation (reading)

Rounding the Horn

Farewell to Kingsbridge

Truro Agricultural Show    

Crantock Games              

Of Plimouth Plantation (reading)               Beacon Park

                    

A Cornish Young Man

Of Plimouth Plantation (reading)              

The Bell-ringing

The Cruise of the Calabar

Of Plimouth Plantation (reading)

Sir Francis Drake

Second-class Citizen's Song

The Appraisal of the Mayflower (reading)

The Oggie Man

£12.00 - UK    (£14.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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LIVE AT HOLSTEINS

Recorded live in 1981 and including Cyril’s inimitable introductions.
Limited Edition

ADA 109CD

The Suit Of Grey
Nineteen Years Old
Lean And Unwashed Tiffy
Ball Of Yarn
The Hogs Eye Man
The Oggie Man

All Around My Hat
The Drunken Sailor
Sammy’s Bar
Reunion
On A Monday Morning
Sally Free And Easy

£12.00 - UK    (£14.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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THE SONG GOES ON

Double CD

ADA 108CD

Spans Cyril's career from the first song he ever broadcast through to the title song, written by Mick Ryan as a tribute shortly after his death in 2005

CD1

I Wonder as I Wander
Roving Journeyman
Baby Lie Easy
The Merry Golden Tree
Soldier Soldier
Chase The Buffalo
All Through The Grog
Crantock Games
Cruising Round Yarmouth
A Jug Of This
Van Diemen’s Land
As Soon As This Pub Closes
Cheering The Queen
Bluey Brink
Stanley The Rat
Banks Of The Roses
The Wild Rover

CD2

The Reuben James
Farewell To The Whiskey
Early One Evening
The Ball Of Yarn
Five Foot Flirt
All Through The Beer
Noble Fleet Of Whalers
Lean And Unwashed Tiffy
Seeds Of Love
Cruise Of The Calabar
The Ship ‘Nightingale’
Haul Boys Haul
The Man At The Nore
The Barley Mow
Roll Down
The Song Goes On (sung by Mick Ryan  and friends)

Double CD Set. £14.00 - UK    (£16.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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NAUTICAL TAWNEY

Songs of the Old Seafarers

ADA 104CD (2003)

(First recorded 1990 - 1992)

 

The Dark Eyed Sailor

Short Jacket & White Trousers

Gosport Nancy

Rounding the Horn

Pull the String

The Sailor Cut Down In His Prime

The Rambling Sailor

The Maid on the Shore

New York Girls

The Fireship

Mary Ann

The Female Cabin Boy

Yarmouth Town

Fare Thee Well My Dearest Dear

£12.00 - UK    (£14.50 overseas inc. p&p)

 

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NAVY CUTS

Cyril's best loved songs on one CD

ADA 101CD  (2001)

 (First recorded 1990)

 

Chicken on a Raft

On a Monday Morning

Five Foot Flirt

The Suit of Grey

Lean and Unwashed Tiffy

Sally Free & Easy

Stanley the Rat

The Oggie Man

Nobby Hall

Sammy's Bar

Diesel and Shale

Six Feet of Mud

Grey Funnel Line

Cheering the Queen

The Drunken Sailor

Reunion

£12.00 - UK    (£14.50 overseas inc. p&p)

 

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LITTLE BOY BILLEE

Sea Songs for Children

NEP 006 Cassette (1992)

In Frisco Bay

The Whaler

The Candlelight Fisherman

Little Boy Billee

Hullabaloo Belay

A Nautical Yarn

The Merman

I've Been To France

Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor

Ben Backstay

The Merry Golden Tree

The Crocodile

Stanley The Rat

Windy Old Weather

The Cruise Of The Calabar

The Sailor's Alphabet

£5.50 - UK    (£7.50 overseas inc. p&p)

 

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DOWN THE HATCH

Songs About Drink and Drinkers

NGL101 Cassette (1994)

Early One Evening

Bluey Brink

A Pint of Contraception

Down Where The Drunkards Roll

Sucking Cider Through A Straw

As Soon As This Pub Closes

On A Monday Morning

All Through The Beer

The Drunken Maidens

The Parting Glass

The Old Pubs

Sparrow In The Tree Top

A Jug Of This

Come To Australia

Reunion

I Mean To Get Jolly Well Drunk

The Barley Mow

£5.50 - UK    (£7.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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MAN OF HONOUR

The Non-maritime Songs

NGL 102 Cassette (1997)

 

Man Of Honour

Five Foot Flirt

In The Sidings

Beacon Park

On A Monday Morning

There Are No Lights On Our Christmas Tree

Bitter-Sweet Bed.

Vanity

Tamar Valley Requiem

West Yorkshire Lullaby

Plymouth Lament

My Mother Came From Norway

New Names For Old

If We Did To Their Daughters

£5.50 - UK    (£7.50 overseas inc. p&p)

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Including

"CELEBRATING CYRIL" COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAMME

(All profits to the Cyril Tawney Archive Fund)

 

A 40 page glossy colour booklet about and by Cyril (only two pages concern the actual event). Besides reprints of some of his classic articles  including "The South West Folk Revival - the Early Years", "A BBC Folk Life Department - Why No?", "The Folksong Penny", there are light-hearted verses, cartoons, some of his silly jokes, and extracts from his (as yet unpublished) childhood memoirs.

£3.50 (UK)     £4.50 (Overseas)

Payment in UK sterling only, cheques made payable to: Rosemary Tawney

If sterling payment is a problem, please go to the only other stockist of this item: EFDSS FOLK SHOP ONLINE

which accepts credit cards

GREY FUNNEL LINES

Cyril's unique book on the traditional songs of the Royal Navy 1900-1970:  "Grey Funnel Lines", compiled and edited by Cyril Tawney  (Hard back edition, pub. Routledge and Keegan Paul 1987)

I HAVE NO MORE COPIES

A few copies still available from Canadian River Music (U.S.A.), who accept foreign payments by Paypal or Moneygram. There are new and used copies advertised on Addall and Abebooks, but do sort by price - some are very expensive!

 

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