Tony Capstick 'punch and Judy man' (No.2)

During the summer of 1977, after busking around Europe I came home for something to eat and immediately ended up going on a two week tour of Cornwall and the Scilly Isles with Cappo - still needing something to eat.
SORRY about the still photo, but its all I have, the song and the man is the special bit. Can anybody help me identify the pub? I thought it was in Perranporth, the 'Green Parrot' ??? It was run by a big blonde woman in a big black frock who frightened me shitless. I asked her for a gig and she said ' give me one good reason', -I couldn't get any words out. Answers on a postcard please ! Notice the 4X10's PA system!
We ended up in Newquay at the lovely lovely Dennis Quixbys' place, who never put his teeth in and had a never ending bottle of brandy. God I was so sick! Does anybody out there remember these people??
Tony made 'punch and Judy man' his own song with all respect to John Connoly. Tony tortured me with his own brand of English Folk song, and his unique interpretation of it, songs which have stuck in my brain all these years.
In the photo he is playing a 'Tama' acoustic, god knows why he played this instead of his beloved Martin D28. I had my old Gibson J45, and we would play 'Goodnight Irene' together and then strip off! What a show!
He always ingratiated himself with audiences and I remember a lovely crowd of German visitors being treated to storys of Spitfires and Lancasters. Went down a bomb.
I have some other snippets of 'Cappo' which I will soon put on but would love to hear from anyone else out there. If theres anyone playing the banjo in heaven tonite , its Cappo!

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[pinknblues1]

hi axel, Tony was indeed a very talented and funny man. Try looking for the 'Hovis' advert which Tony did a parody of, he also recorded on 'Rubber records' and indeed one album was with Dick Gaughan and Dave Burland with all songs by Ewan Macoll (and brilliant it is too), he also recorded other albums on vinyl which you might be able to get copies of. I have two or three. It would be great to get some tapes of his TV series and put them out on Utube but I have failed to be able to find any.

[axelmoore]

Hey, is there anywhere/way i can download this? Its awesome, I'm 22 and getting into Tony's stuff, aswell as other artists like Ewan MacColl and Dick Gaughan.

I'm also from lincolnshire and laughed my ass off at the Cleethorpes is Lincolnshire's Disneyland. Would be great if i could get this some how!

[pinknblues1]

@axelmoore Ran out of characters! Keep in touch cheers, Andy

[PaulMagnussen]

Thank you so much for posting this: my band shared several gigs with Tony at Nic Jones's club in Chelmsford in the late 60s, and it brought back many happy memories.

[pinknblues1]

Thanks Paul its good to hear from folk like you and keep his memory alive, cheers Andy

[salstream]

happy new year pinky me old cock... hope you and ya family are keeping well...

[pinknblues1]

what about coincidences, just talking about goin to wombwell and get your message too! hope you av a gud un bud, take it easy!

[1piratefish]

one of my favourite songs. Thanks for helping keep it 'alive'.

[wglovett]

I agree grow,this guy should stick to pie eating!!!!!!

[grow342]

this fellow is out of tune and hasnt a clue !!!!!! have a listen to the dublin city ramblers plzzzzzzzzzzz