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Thread #105652 Message #3327009
Posted By: RoyH (Burl)
22-Mar-12 - 09:26 AM
Thread Name: Radio Ballads Anniversary Programme
Subject: RE: Radio Ballads Anniversary Programme
Hi Greg, It was me that sang 'Tiny Newman' in 'The Factory', one of the 'Landmarks' radio ballad series broadcast only in the BBC Midlands area. Producer Charles Parker, Music Peggy Seeger, Script by Alisdair Clayre, who I'm sad to say took his own life some years later. A sad loss of a very talented man. He produced a songbook too, called 100 Folk Songs, or some similiar title. Incidentally, 'Tiny Newman' went to the tune of 'Hello Patsy Fagan' a Irish pop song featured by the The Four Ramblers group, one of whom was Val Doonican. Mentiion of this production brings me many happy memories but also sadness to think that Clayre and Parker are now dead, and I believe Wymond Symes is too. He wa a good singer.