Precious Lord Take My Hand-1954-Chris Barber &Lonnie Donegan

Musical drive through the snowdrops cwms (valleys) of Pembrokeshire

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[iainlongstaff2010]

What was this filmed on, blue nose, but what? Great song!

[maolchalium]

@iainlongstaff2010 The car. It's a Dutton Phaeton 3 with a 2 litre Ford Burton engine.

[APPRENTICE5703]

Can't remember how many times I have seen Lonnie et al at the Fishmongers Arms Wood Green in the 50's very happy days

[maolchalium]

@APPRENTICE5703 - Good Grief, We probably met. That's where I used to sit on the stage and listen to him, drink cider and eat cockles from the stall out the front then be ill on the bus back to Winchmore Hill. They were truly happy days. I think the door man was called 'Art'. But weren't they all.

[APPRENTICE5703]

@maolchalium He was'nt the doorman, he was the guy that ran the show and you were right his name was Art,,,,Art Farmer. Funny how somr things stick in your mind, like, Pat Halcox ows me a pint that I bought him lol Nice to hear from someone in the area. I used to live in Harringay. Have you visited the web site Harringay Online?

[maolchalium]

@APPRENTICE5703 I'll have to look at the website. I used to ice skate at Harringay and supported the Racers speedway team I still have a pile of stockcar programmes from Harringay. Blue and Gold.

[LaaksonLilja]

Barber´s band at its very best - and isn´t Lonnie a versatile performer! Thanks for posting the favourite music of my teen years!

[Ninisgrands]

Don't go because of music, go because He deserves to be worshipped!!!

[patrickdoherty1000]

@0ldblueslover I think that Lonnie is one of the most under-rated SINGERS that the UK has ever produced. Whether it be Folk, Skiffle, Blue, Comedy etc...he could pull you in with that great voice/vocal !

[gjulspep]

I love this. My first intro to Lonnie Donegan was the Dustman song et al, way back when and I'm only now discovering him as a marvellous jazz singer. I used to say that his problem was that he never took himself seriously, but like one of the other commentors said it was the money grabbers etc., who played up the wrong image. He had a beautiful voice and is still giving lots of pleasure.

[drjazzisme]

I think all NO Jazz lovers will agree with me in saying this is is Lonnie and Chris Baber at their best,fantastic stuff,,and evoking such happy memories too. Many thanks for uploading and sharing. Deserves far more than 5 stars.

[bucaneromax1]

One of my favourite songs! Nice pix...

[alanthedrum]

@0ldblueslover I think he enjoyed doing the funny bit in the same way that a lot of serious performers will tell funny stories and goon about between numbers. I think the managers and money grabbers were the ones who pushed it up front.

The trouble is that once they had stuck the label on him it stuck too firmly.

I have only just rediscovered him. What a delight.

[drakey27]

Years ago, I had a 10" Lonnie Donegan LP with songs like Alabamy bound, Nobody's Child, House of the rising Sun etc but the showstopper for me was Frankie and johnny, sung with such soul and sincerity never since matched. I think it would have been priceless now.

[AeronwyLlewellyn]

My all-time favourite video on You Tube, to date!

Thank you for a great track and fab pictures of darling Maenclochog, it evokes many happy memories of the place. I am of Pembrokeshire stock and these beautiful and timeless lanes are so representative of the character of the county as a whole. Nothing much has changed over the past four decades....thank goodness!

Thanks for such a unique little video, it has brought a lot of pleasure.