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19 May 2010

MARTIN WINSOR & REDD SULLIVAN - Hosts of the Troubadour with friends (Deacon, 1971)

Winsor and Sullivan are joined by Alastair McDonald and Jeannie Steel (on nr. 10), and a double-bass player named Ian Campbell (not the same of the Folk Group).  Out of all these names, we'll find Martin Winsor again singing on Peter Bellamy's double LP "The transports" (Free Reed, 1977), and A. McDonald with some solo albums. This album is not recorded live, although this is the atmosphere that surfaces from the furrows.  I find weird that Redd Sullivan's unaccompanied singing is here defined as "unusual", it's probably the very first musical outing a man ever chanced to express back in the stone age, to use his voice as an instrument.  The liner notes say some interesting things, a scan will sometime soon come...
titles:
1 beans, bacons and gravy
2 the queen of hearts
3 the farming servant
4 the hieland widow's lament
5 i wish i could shimmy like my sister kate

6 the ox-driver's song
7 jock o'hazeldean
8 firing the mauritania
9 maccaffery
10 trying to make heaven my home


the label Deacon is a subsidiary of DECCA Records.
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  1. ManilaMay 23, 2010 at 3:09 AM

    In the 70s you could buy albums in many British folk clubs, and this LP seemed to be on sale everywhere. In many ways Winsor and Sullivan were typical of folk club hosts all over Britain - hearty, knowledgeable, often very loud. Which is why this album is such a great memento of the period.

    The Troubadour, of course, was THE place to visit for British folkies up from the sticks, or Americans passing through. Dylan played there, as did Paul Simon. I remember, on my first visit, being horrified to find hundreds (or so it seemed) of old mandolins, banjos etc. hanging from the ceiling as decoration. I still wonder how many might have been in 'working order.'

    Thanks for this, V.
    Hugs
    Manila

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  2. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Memories of Saturday nights at the Troubadour with Redd Sullivan, Martin Windsor and their guests including Derek Brimstone are some of my very best. Amazing talent, amazing venue.

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  3. CONTESSA VANESSAJuly 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Ahh, reading notes like these, from people who have been enjoying some of that spirit and atmosphere, well, it makes me sooo envious, how much I would have loved to share the fun and the pleasure of such great music and companionship!... Dear Manila and dear "Anonymous", consider yourselves lucky guys! :-)))

    One big virtual KISS

    Your COUNTESS V.

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