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1348. Careless Love (Traditional American)
1347. Blaydon Races (by Geordie Ridley)
 
 
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Name:
Raymond
Channel Views:
166,066
Total Upload Views:
7,406,756
Style:
Folk
Age:
64
Joined:
Jan 23, 2007
Latest Activity:
1 day ago
Subscribers:
4,462
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.
About Me:
 
I am married with two adult sons and two grandsons, one from each son.

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:
Recent Activity  
raymondcrooke uploaded a new video (1 day ago)
I am uploading this song again, as I have found the visuals in the original video are doing some strange things - it looks like I am shaking throug...   more
 
 
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A very ancient, very sad, very beautiful (and very long) ballad.

THE GREENWOOD SIDE
(Trad.)

There was a fair maid lived in the north
Oh the rose and th...   more
 
 
raymondcrooke uploaded a new video (1 day ago)
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...   more
 
 
raymondcrooke uploaded a new video (3 days ago)
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...   more
 
 
raymondcrooke added new videos to Australian Songs - some traditional and some more recent. (5 days ago)
 
Channel Comments
LojasDecoracaoLisboa (2 hours ago)
Great songs! Loved them all.
ramlan1984 (6 days ago)
I impressed when i saw you sang Basikal Tua just now by the late Datuk Sudirman Hj. Arshad... Come visit my channel & Subscribe...
dellyrankz100 (1 week ago)
sub back please
FlyttstadaStockholm (1 week ago)
OK
Sopez1 (1 week ago)
"Political correctness" is by far your best song. Followed by "Coalition of the Willing" and "The Collector"
Semutsemut89 (2 weeks ago)
pandai ckp melayu ke
crazyfd1993 (3 weeks ago)
Hey Mr Raymond , Long time no see , I was one of your students 5 years ago .
Time flies , and now we are going to fight for HKDSE . Many of us worried about that , hope you can support us , and pray for us :)
1952banjo (1 month ago)
thank you for subscribing to my channel ! wonderful music here friend! have subd to your channel!!
joysyn (1 month ago)
i luv the way u sing malaysian song....... come to my wedding day... :)
DannyNguyenAudio (1 month ago)
More Videos Please!
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