Ev Chistr 'ta Laou/An Dro/Laride

Recorded live at The Sage, Gateshead, 30th June 2013

Willie Wastle/Sic a Wife As Willie Had

A version of this great Victorian broadsheet song we got from the old Bandoggs album.

Ladies Dont Go Thieving

This is another folk song which seems to have localised versions throughout Britain & Ireland. This one was sourced from the singing of Frank Harte. The tune at the end is a Scottish reel known as The Burning of the Piper's Hut.

Madam I'm A Darling

A universal folk song about an unfortunate & naive sailor. There are various versions throughout Britain, Ireland & North America, usually with the name of a local dock area street as the place of action. This particular version comes from Newry in Co Down, a place where Iain's family have historic links, although hopefully none of them ever got duped on Patrick Street..

Patrick Street

Written by the great North East poet and songwriter Ed Pickford and recorded by many folk greats, particularly Dick Gaughan.

Farewell Johnny Miner

A song written by Scottish actor Roddy MacMillan in the 1960s.

I Will Go

The Old Beggarman - with Anne Lamb

Lowp are a 4 piece band specialising in the songs and music of Tyneside and North East England, but also venturing into the wider musical territory of Scotland, Ireland and beyond.

THE PLAYERS 
Ben Hudson: vocals, guitar, bouzouki 
Steve Pratt: flute & whistles 
Pete Brown: fiddle 
Iain Gelston: border & small pipes, bouzouki & mandolin

Contact: tradition@blueyonder.co.uk

The band’s material is a mix of native and imported tradition, so alongside the sounds of 18thC border and smallpipe tunes you might hear the whistle and flute of the Tyneside Irish tradition, or the Scottish songs that have become firmly established on the banks of the river, or the songs of the 19thC Music Hall tradition. Pete’s fiddle adds more of the Border/Northumbrian sound. In addition, the band write their own tunes and songs, and also present their take on more contemporary, tradition-based material by the likes of local songsmith Ed Pickford and Sunderland based luthier Tony Black. Add to this the occasional foray over the water to Brittany and France to raid the odd tune set, resulting in a wide and varied sound pallette, but with all given the distinctive Tyneside/Lowp stamp.

Ex Lowp member Sheena McCaffrey provided the excellent accordion on the tracks here. We are currently on the look out for a new accordion/box player.

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