tommy armstrong broadsides

Subject: RE: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 01 Mar 20 - 11:25 PM

Song Book 25 Popular Songs Of the late Thomas Armstrong Second edition 1930

went to three editions all the songs
co produced with his son

the frank graham book is Tommy Armstrong sings

Subject: RE: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 20 Feb 20 - 02:52 PM

There was the booklet Steve mentioned published early sixties and was a must have by every floor singer in the North East. In the middle seventies a professionally produced Tommy Armstrong songbook was published by Frank Graham I think - same group as produced Larn Yersel Geordie.

Subject: RE: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 20 Feb 20 - 01:29 PM

Or Benny Graham of Stanley

Subject: RE: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 20 Feb 20 - 01:28 PM

John Gall of Lanchester would be your man.

Subject: RE: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 20 Feb 20 - 01:27 PM

I have a vague recollection from the 60s that there was a little self published booklet with his songs in, but it was a long time ago when I used to sing them, and I may be confusing it with the Tommy Daniel booklet which I have somewhere.

Subject: RE: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 19 Feb 20 - 10:12 PM

only 2 so far on farne archive
must be more...
cb

Subject: Folklore: tommy armstrong broadsides
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 13 Feb 20 - 10:35 PM

it is said that tommy armstrong sold broadsides-do ant exist?