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Thread #98858   Message #1996174
Posted By: Scrump
14-Mar-07 - 06:52 AM
Thread Name: Pear Tree Inn Southampton
Subject: RE: Pear Tree Inn Southampton
Another bit of reminiscence of artists on the Hants folk scene in the late 1960s, that I hope someone will be able to help with:

There was a duo, two guys, who used to play bluegrass-type music. One was tall and thin, with curly black hair and a beard, and played 5-string banjo; and the other was shorter and more stocky, with red hair and beard. The shorter guy used to sing with a pretty good tenor voice, IIRC.

I also saw the tall guy appear as a solo act on his own, but I can't remember seeing the other guy on his own. I don't know whether they split up as a duo at that time, or what.

I saw them several times in the clubs I used to frequent (mentioned elsewhere), around 1968-9.

Does this description ring any bells? Can anyone name these guys, or remember anything else about them?