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Thread #13727   Message #3609804
Posted By: GUEST
15-Mar-14 - 03:34 AM
Thread Name: Help: Who was Albert Shaw?
Subject: RE: Help: Who was Albert Shaw?
There's a double CD of traditional performers from the old King's Head, North London, Folk Club that has some tracks from Albert Shaw, including The Benefit Concert.

Here's links to the CD notes (including lyrics) and MT Records.

King's Head CD Notes

MT Records

The CD notes, by Rod & Danny Stradling, include a brief pen picture of Albert:

Albert Shaw: A Black Country singer - I think he said he was from Cradley Heath. He mentioned listening to Irish radio, which he could often receive at home. I suspect that his mother (who had spent some time working as a chainmaker) may have been Irish, and this may have influenced his choice of songs - several of which were relatively modern Irish ballads. Albert's son told Taffy Thomas that the four years - between his retirement from the steelworks and his death - spent singing in the folk clubs, had been the happiest time of his life.

LFF