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29 Oct 07 - 07:21 AM (#2181638) Subject: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Roger the Skiffler Their skiffle EP was mentioned on another thread. Fans might like to know that 3 tracks: Railroad Man, Oh Lula, Hard Case by Alan and the Ramblers are on a double CD: Great British Skiffle....1948-56, on the cheapo SMITH & Co label, SCCD 1122. It contains most of the usual suspects (Donegan, Colyer, Vipers, Bryden)and some rarities (Lazy Ade, Arthur Baird, Bob Wallis Washboard Beaters) and Russell Quaye's New City Ramblers with Ramblin' Jack Elliot guesting on Midnight Special.. RtS |
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29 Oct 07 - 07:31 AM (#2181649) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: greg stephens Hard Case sung by Ewan McColl(unless this is another version?). I have the 45EP of Dirty Old Town and Hard Case. |
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29 Oct 07 - 07:41 AM (#2181656) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Roger the Skiffler The Ramblers included Ewan,Pete & Peggy Seeger, Shirley Collins and Jim Bray. RtS |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:17 AM (#2181820) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Les in Chorlton What ever happened to that lot? |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:47 AM (#2181852) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Roger the Skiffler He He! Les. Jim Bray (who may be less well known to folkies)played bass with Chris Barber, Humph and many others, still performing, I believe. RtS |
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29 Oct 07 - 10:50 AM (#2181857) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Les in Chorlton I think I have a 1960's sheet music of Dirty Old Town with a photo of them on the front The photo itself must be early 50's? |
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29 Oct 07 - 01:20 PM (#2182001) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: greg stephens Somebody jazzy played clarinet on some tracks, Hard Case I think. Al Fairweather? Can't remember. |
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29 Oct 07 - 01:27 PM (#2182009) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: greg stephens No, the other one, Sandy Brown. |
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29 Oct 07 - 01:29 PM (#2182010) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: GUEST,Hootenanny I think you will find that the Ramblers recordings pre-dated the time that Pete Seeger was able to leave the States and come to England and therefore he wouldn't have been a member of that recording group. Jim Bray used to drive a funeral hearse to gigs as the space normally taken up by a coffin was ideal for carrying a double bass. Fellow bass man Brian Brocklehurst well known session player on BBC folk broadcasts on the other hand was a common site riding his bike down Bond Stret in London's west end with one hand,pipe stuck in his mouth and with his double bass tucked under his free arm. Hoot |
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29 Oct 07 - 02:07 PM (#2182040) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: GUEST,Jim Carroll Bruce Turner on clarinet Jim Carroll |
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29 Oct 07 - 07:26 PM (#2182272) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: TheSnail Don't kow if thiss accurate, but here it is Alan Lomax and the Ramblers |
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30 Oct 07 - 03:24 AM (#2182439) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: GUEST,Jim Carroll Sorry Snail, You are right. I had assumed because of Turner's association with MacColl on later recordings that it was him on this disc. Jim Carroll |
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30 Oct 07 - 05:11 AM (#2182479) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Roger the Skiffler CD notes have photo of Ramblers with both the Seegers on. RtS |
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30 Oct 07 - 01:17 PM (#2182733) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: GUEST,Roger the cookieless skiffler I'll have to stop trying to provide information, here, I just demonstrate my ignorance: Pete Seeger WASN't in the line up or the photograph. DUH! Blame it on the tablets (But you aren't on tablets, Roger. Precisely!) RtS |
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10 Nov 07 - 01:09 PM (#2190567) Subject: RE: Alan Lomax & the Ramblers From: Leadbelly Just received this double CD via Caiman/Florida/USA. Indeed, that's a highly recommendable compilation of british skiffle without any weak songs/groups. Many thanks to Smith&Co. and especially to Dave Travis responsible for compilation. Obviously, it needed a company from the Netherlands to make this cheapo (around 8-9 Euro) available which is of splendid technical quality. Gives back many memories: Lonnie, Ken, Dick, City Ramblers and some others of which I was not aware. Although I do own Lonnie's "Pye in the Sky" (Bear Family) there are some tracks of Lonnie (or Dick Bishop) which are not included in this anthology. Would like to recommend this double CD to all skiffle fans. By the way- to avoid misunderstandings-without any commercial interest. Manfred |