Profile
Name:
Raymond
Channel Views:
165,985
Total Upload Views:
7,392,750
Style:
Folk
Age:
64
Joined:
Jan 23, 2007
Latest Activity:
9 hours ago
Subscribers:
4,461
Website:
My aim on this channel is to share my love of folk music. My posts include original as well as traditional songs and covers of my favourite singer song-writers, such as Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and Eric Bogle.
I have been singing folk songs for about 50 years, and play guitar (badly) and fiddle (even more badly).
I have produced 5 CDs:
Axis of Evil and other True Stories
Laws of Chance
Gospel Ship
Pigs Might Fly and other Politically Incorrect Ballads
Who Needs Reality? (with Lew Dite and Ukulele Katie)
I have also collaborated with Lew Dite on a CD of American folk songs simply called "Songs".
I hope you enjoy my channel. All comments are appreciated, including constructive criticism. However, I may delete threats, and language that I consider unsuitable for any young people who might be watching.
I do not make much use of the Friends facility. I have never asked anyone to be my "Friend", but normally accept when people request it.
Thank you to all those who have subscribed and/or commented.
I have been singing folk songs for about 50 years, and play guitar (badly) and fiddle (even more badly).
I have produced 5 CDs:
Axis of Evil and other True Stories
Laws of Chance
Gospel Ship
Pigs Might Fly and other Politically Incorrect Ballads
Who Needs Reality? (with Lew Dite and Ukulele Katie)
I have also collaborated with Lew Dite on a CD of American folk songs simply called "Songs".
I hope you enjoy my channel. All comments are appreciated, including constructive criticism. However, I may delete threats, and language that I consider unsuitable for any young people who might be watching.
I do not make much use of the Friends facility. I have never asked anyone to be my "Friend", but normally accept when people request it.
Thank you to all those who have subscribed and/or commented.
About Me:
I have a website about my folk music which you may like to visit. It is a wiki so you are welcome to contribute, add information or your own folk song page or links to your own site, or just use it to find lyrics and chords.
For my Featured Video, I normally choose a video that has not had many views. When it reaches 500 views I change it for another one.
Record Label:
My own
Label Type:
Unsigned
Influences:
Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Joan Baez, Malvina Reynolds, Burl Ives, Odetta, Eric Bogle, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bela Bartok, Salvador Dali, William Faulkner, Groucho Marx, Luis Bunuel, John Cleese, Roger McGough, T. S. Eliot, Spike Milligan, Tom Lehrer, John Jacob Niles, ... How much room do I have??
Sounds Like:
Myself. I don't try to sound like anybody else, but there are obvious influences depending on the song.
Hometown:
Melbourne
Country:
Australia
Occupation:
Retired teacher.
Schools:
Ashburton State, Camberwell Grammar, Ashwood High, Monash University, La Trobe University
Interests:
Music, Literature, Education
Movies:
Hitchcock, Bunuel, Kurosawa, Marx Brothers, Monty Python
Music:
Folk, Classical
Books:
Alice in Wonderland, Finnegans Wake, Midnight's Children, The Enchanted Wood, The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Albums:
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raymondcrooke uploaded a new video
This very popular song comes in many versions with a variety of lyrics, including stock phrases which can be found in several songs. It is often pe...
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This well-known Geordie song was written in the 19th century by Geordie Ridley for a concert in Balmbra's Music Hall on 5 June 1862. The final vers...
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raymondcrooke added new videos to Australian Songs - some traditional and some more recent.
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This is the last of my uploads for Australia Day, the official national day of Australia, celebrated annually on 26th January, which commemorates t...
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raymondcrooke added a new video to Woody Guthrie
A dream come true. I sang a song on Lew Dite's famous porch.
This is a cowboy song by the great singer/songwriter, Woody Guthrie. You can see a playl... more |
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