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Bob Hart: Songs from Suffolk

Songs from Suffolk (Topic 12TS225)

Songs from Suffolk
Bob Hart (1892-1978)

Topic Records 12TS225 (LP, UK, 1973)

Recorded by Tony Engle in the singer's home in Snape, Suffolk, in July 1972;
Produced by Tony Engle;
Notes by A.L. Lloyd;
Sleeve design and front cover photograph by Tony Engle

Musicians

Bob Hart, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Cod Banging-O (Roud 1747) (1.20)
  2. Australia (Roud 1488) (2.01)
  3. A Broadside (Roud 492; Laws N4) (2.27)
  4. The Banks of Sweet Primroses (Roud 586)
  5. What a Funny Little Place to Have One (Roud 1495)
  6. Bold General Wolfe (Roud 624; Laws A1)
  7. The Female Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13) (2.26)
  1. As I Strolled Out to Aylesbury (Roud 364)
  2. The Scarlet and the Blue (Roud 163)
  3. John Barleycorn (Roud 164)
  4. The Miner's Dream of Home (Roud 1749)
  5. The Young Sailor Cut Down (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1)
  6. All Jolly Fellows That Follow the Plough (Roud 346)
  7. Underneath Her Apron (Roud 899)

All tracks trad. except
Track 5 Harry Wincott;
Track 11 Will Godwyn, Leo Dryden, 1891

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Flash Company

Flash Company (Topic 12TS243)

Flash Company
Bob Hart (1892-1978), Percy Webb (1897-1976), Ernest Austin (1891-19xx)

Topic Records 12TS243 (LP, UK, 1974)

Bob Hart was recorded by Tony Engle in the singer's home at Snape, Suffolk, September 1973;
Ernest Austin was recorded by Tony Engle at Bentley, Essex, November 1973;
Percy Webb was recorded at The King's Head, Upper St. Islington, 1968;
Production and sleeve design by Tony Engle;
Sleeve notes by Mike Yates;
Photographs by Alan Martindale (Bob Hart), Tony Engle (Ernest Austin), and East Anglian Daily Times (Percy Webb)

Musicians

Bob Hart, vocals [1-2, 7-8, 10, 12];
Percy Webb, vocals [3-6];
Ernest Austin, vocals [9, 11]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. [BH] The Bold Princess Royal
  2. [BH] Seventeen Come Sunday
  3. [PW] The Faithful Sailor Boy
  4. [PW] Flash Company
  5. [PW] Wheel Your P'rambulator
  6. [PW] Go and Leave Me
  1. [BH] The Farmer's Servant (Rap-a-Tap-Tap)
  2. [BH] The Song of the Thrush
  3. [EA] John Barleycorn
  4. [BH] The Gypsy's Warning
  5. [EA] Hares on the Mountain / The Knife in the Window
  6. [BH] Barbara Allen

All songs trad.

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Bob Hart: A Broadside

A Broadside (Musical Traditions MTCD301-2)

A Broadside
Bob Hart (1892-1978)

Musical Traditions Records MTCD301-2 (2 CD, UK, 2007)

All tracks recorded by Rod and Danny Stradling in Bob Hart's home in Snape, Suffolk, on July 8, 1969 except
Tracks 2-3, 5, 8, 10-11, 14, 17, 19, 21-22, 27, 34, 38-44, 46 recorded by Bill Leader in Bob Hart's home later in 1969

Musical Traditions booklet notes by Rod Stradling

Musicians

Bob Hart, vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Come All You Young Fellows (Australia) (Roud 1488) (2.20)
  2. Comrades (Roud 1494) (5.39)
  3. And His Day's Work Was Done (Roud 12908) (2.32)
  4. All Jolly Fellows That Follow the Plough (Roud 346) (3.02)
  5. The Miner's Dream of Home (Roud 1749) (4.22)
  6. On the Banks of Allen Water (Roud 4260) (1.48)
  7. As I Strolled Out to Aylesbury (Roud 364) (2.38)
  8. Tom Bowling (Roud 1984) (3.53)
  9. Barbara Allen (Roud 54; Child 84) (2.07)
  10. The Song of the Thrush (Roud 1763) (5.10)
  11. A Broadside (Roud 492; Laws N4) (2.47)
  12. One Touch of Nature (Roud 12909) (3.44)
  13. The Mermaid (Roud 124; Child 289) (3.53)
  14. The Banks of Sweet Primroses (Roud 586) (3.17)
  15. Bonny Mary of Argyll (Roud 12904) (2.26)
  16. John Barleycorn (Roud 164) (3.30)
  17. City of Laughter, City of Tears (Roud 12905) (2.31)
  18. Michael Larney-O (Roud 12913) (2.29)
  19. The Bold Princess Royal (Roud 528; Laws K29) (3.50)
  20. The Gypsy's Warning (Roud 1764) (4.13)
  21. Jolly Jack the Sailor Lad (Roud 1785) (2.53)
  22. Just Before the Battle, Mother (Roud 4263) (2.11)
  23. The Farmer's Servant (Rap-a-Tap-Tap) (Roud 792) (2.26)
  1. What a Funny Little Place to Have One (Roud 1495) (3.25)
  2. Bold General Wolfe (Roud 624; Laws A1) (4.16)
  3. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen (Roud 12907) (4.12)
  4. Cod Banging-O (Roud 1747) (1.35)
  5. Seventeen Come Sunday (Roud 277; Laws O17) (2.39)
  6. Silver Threads Among the Gold (Roud 6403) (4.00)
  7. Paradise Street (Blow the Man Down) (Roud 2624) (2.35)
  8. White Wings (Roud 1753) (2.36)
  9. A Young Sailor Cut Downin His Prime (Roud 2; Laws Q26/B1) (3.55)
  10. My Little Grey Home in the West (Roud 12911) (2.47)
  11. The Female Cabin Boy (Roud 239; Laws N13) (3.04)
  12. Why Shouldn't We Sing (Roud 12910) (2.18)
  13. The Scarlet and the Blue (Roud 163) (2.28)
  14. You Taught Me How to Love You (Roud 12918) (3.08)
  15. The Drum Went Bang (Flanagan's Band) (Roud 12915) (2.26)
  16. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3) (3.36)
  17. Won't You Buy My Pretty Flowers (Roud 12906) (2.08)
  18. Break the News to Mother (Roud 4322) (3.27)
  19. The Dark-Eyed Sailor (Roud 265; Laws N35) (5.00)
  20. The Hymns My Mother Used to Sing (Roud 12914) (3.02)
  21. While Shepherds Watched (Roud 936) (2.37)
  22. Underneath Her Apron (Roud 899) (2.14)
  23. Let the Rest of the World Go By (Roud 12912) (2.57)

All tracks trad. except
Track 5 Will Godwyn, Leo Dryden, 1891;
Track 24 Harry Wincott;

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Other records with Bob Hart

Various Artists, Chants de Marins IV: Ballades, Complaintes et Shanties des Matelots Anglais, 2 LP, Le Chasse-Marée SCM 005, 1984

Various Artists, Blow the Man Down: A Collection of Sea Songs and Shanties, CD, Topic TSCD464, 1993

Various Artists, Hidden English: A Celebration of English Traditional Music, CD, Topic TSCD600, 1996

Various Artists, My Ship Shall Sail the Ocean (The Voice of the People Vol. 2), CD, Topic TSCD652, 1998

Various Artists, Come All My Lads That Follow the Plough (The Voice of the People Vol. 5), CD, Topic TSCD655, 1998

Various Artists, A Story I'm Just About to Tell (The Voice of the People Vol. 8), CD, Topic TSCD658, 1998

Various Artists, Who's That at My Bed Window? (The Voice of the People Vol. 10), CD, Topic TSCD660, 1998

Various Artists, We've Received Orders to Sail (The Voice of the People Vol. 12), CD, Topic TSCD662, 1998