It is now fourteen years since I left the Folk Clubs. I am having the time of my life with my Blues Band and my Gypsy Wagon business is now employing three people, and in a large industrial premisis. That said I never fell out of love with the Folk Tradition, I felt like doing the odd Gig but I was persuaded out of it by various Folkies dissallusioned with the decline of the clubs. To get to the point, in the last sixteen years I have been around travelling people in all breeds, from the Romanys to the New Age and I've got loads of recordings I have made of songs (Folk and other).There is also my recordings of songs from Lancashire and Dorset.
There was a thread on the subject of Gypsy Songs some time ago. Liz the Squeak asked about my wife. (She is still just about walking, and we managed to camp at Appleby this year, which was a source of great joy to her)unfortunately there were some nasty predjudicial comments by one member about Travelling people which put me off contacting Mudcat, but since he or she was in the minority I have thrown caution to the wind and I can simply say if you want the recordings you can have them! As simple and as difficult as that. I have not got time to copy them, however a number have been copied and transcribed by the British Library, the rest are in the hands of a freind or lying about in my loft. (Typical of me!) The songs need singing! I have had my days of touring the clubs here and abroad. It is some one elses turn. If anyone has any ideas contact me through www.gypsy-wagons.com All the best to you all.
Nick Dow