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Thread #66732   Message #1248459
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
16-Aug-04 - 02:54 AM
Thread Name: Tony Rose Project
Subject: RE: Tony Rose Project
He used to do that one

In Thorneymoor wood in Nottinghamshire
right falerum wack folarity
Three houses stood at three square

sorry I've forgotten it, but he used to have this really smooth DADGAD style accompaniment - something like Martin Simpson has on Creeping Jane nowadays. quite unique at the time when most people played DADGAD, with a sort of deranged rumpety bump rhythm -
does anybody else remember, or is my memory playing tricks on me.

I first saw Tony when he was a very young teacher. I think he'd been at Lukes and he came back to the area and did a spot at the folk club in Exmouth, one night when The Journeymen were doing the gig. I think he was playing an old Levin and he did Tavistock Goosey Fair.

Then I saw him a few times round Exeter in the 70's when I started singing myself, and then at Cambridge. after that the trad /contemporary war hotted up and a Dylan/ McTell influenced singer like myself was pretty much persona non grata in the kind of clubs Tony got booked.

Tony was a wonderful singer, a fine good humoured man and a good accompanist. I wish you well with your project.