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Thread #174107   Message #4223232
Posted By: GUEST,BlackAcornUK
26-May-25 - 12:53 PM
Thread Name: Pete Smith ('Deep Lancashire')
Subject: Pete Smith ('Deep Lancashire')
A singer called Pete Smith contributes two of the finest tracks to the classic 1968 Topic LP compilation 'Deep Lancashire' -

'Beg Your Leave', a version of the Heysham Pace Egging song;
https://youtu.be/mP_7SvPICkQ?si=Q7ZHZsikkGiVgOoo

...And 'Ten Per Cent', and industrial ballad written by Mary Thomasen from Leigh, nr Wigan, in 1938:
https://youtu.be/IpyJ2TjlLNE?si=JN43ycntSiYrYuXL

As far as I can tell, Pete Smith never recorded anything else - but does anyone know anything about him? Which part of Lancashire is/was he from? Was he active on the sessions and festivals scene? Is he still about?

Many thanks for any and all intel!