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John Nichols Thom.mpg
nicedave29
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A song I wrote to commemorate the life of an extraordinary character from Kentish history. John Nichols Thom - as he once was - led a revolt in rural Kent after proclaimin...
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Springfield Mountain.mpg
nicedave29
436 views
Via Hughie Jones and Burl Ives, this is apparently an American folk song from Massachusetts c.1761. It is, in the best folk tradition, a story which starts happily enough ...
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Greenland Whale Fishery.mpg
nicedave29
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A traditional song covered by The Dubliners, The Spinners, Shane MacGowan and many more. I play it slowly and take the side of the captain, in that he cares more for the l...
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Factory Girl.mpg
nicedave29
35 views
The traditional American work song, not the Stones or McTell song. My understanding is that it came from NE USA during the first half of the 19th century and in various fo...
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Rout of the Blues.mpg
nicedave29
38 views
Tried this with a nylon-stringed guitar for a softer sound. Traditional British song which has geographical variations but this is the version I prefer. For those copying...
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Rounding the Horn.mpg
nicedave29
175 views
This is a song I learned from Hughie Jones although it was collected from a sailor in Southport by Anne Gilchrist over 100 years ago. It's a great song that I can't believ...
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Lions.mpg
nicedave29
17 views
Wrote the majority of this many years ago when I was researching local survivors from World War I but never got round to finishing it; recently I thought I'd get it finishe...
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Erie Canal.mpg
nicedave29
348 views
A song I learned from the Bruce Springsteen CD where he took a look at some traditional American music. Very enjoyable to play but as usual the mic isn't great and there's...
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Away Johnny Lad.mpg
nicedave29
47 views
A maritime song set in Kent, written by Irish / Kentish singer-songwriter Adrian O. Hopefully my version does the song justice!
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Fields of Athenry.mpg
nicedave29
60 views
My interpretation of the beautiful and powerful Irish song which is not as old as lots of people think. I know it creates a lot of anger amongst hard-line Irish nationalis...
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