30
years of
pub,
club and concert entertainment..
and
still loving
every
minute
of
it!
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“Moorland Folk’s
Greatest Hits
Volume 74”<top
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1. Blue
Nose (trad.) 3.01
2. Coal Hole
Cavalry (Edwards) 3.22
3. Gypsy Rover
(trad.) 2.44
4. King Cotton (Harding)
/Brown
Photographs (Meeks/Radcliffe) 3.44
5. Show us
your medals Dad 3.16
6. Lowlands
Low (trad.) 2.16
7. Take Your
Time (Wayfarers) 3.44
8. Pictures on
a Wall (Clarke) 2.56
9. Seth Davy
(trad.) 3.50
10 Smuggler
(trad.) 4.08
11 Lizzie
Lindsay (trad.) 2.53
12 Sarah 1.47
13 Paddy Lay
Back (trad.) 3.36
14 Lord
Franklyn (trad.) 2.14
15 Trouble
At t’Mill (Clarke) 2.41
16 All Along
The Rossendale (Jones) 4.10
17 Bonny Brid
(Meeks/Laycock) 2.33
18 Home Boys
Home (trad.) 3.19
Dave, John and Des.
Home recording
from 1980 digitally re-mastered in 2000
MFCD2
Moorland Folk in the early 80's
Lt to Rt. Dave Higginson, John Clarke, Des Powell
(at a gig with Mike and John Hargeaves)
The
original line up of Moorland Folk, John
Clarke, Dave Higginson and Des Powell first got together in 1975
inspired by the music and humour of The Fivepenny Piece. They rapidly
acquired a following in East Lancs and had regular gigs at local folk
clubs, pubs and concert venues throughout the 70’s and 80’s.
In 1980, just
for fun, the band did a series of home-made recordings in Dave’s
front room on fairly basic equipment. These tapes were tucked away
and forgotten until the advent of the home PC and the CD writer, when
it became possible to transform the tape recordings into digital
format. The recordings are not high quality but are very listenable
and likeable. John left the band in 1991 and Dylan Owen, a young
rising star from Ossie stepped in to fill the gap. During the
90’s Moorland Folk began to travel further afield, made a
“proper” album "Counting the Bars" and began playing Folk
Festivals. "Mud on the Tracks" followed in 2004.
30 years on the band are still keen to get out and play
every week, and are available for booking now.
Moorland Folk
in 1980 were
John Clarke
(vocals, 12 String guitar, mandolin)
Dave Higginson
(vocals, guitar, banjo, mouth organ)
Des Powell
(vocals, bass, lunch box)
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AN ORDER
1.
Choose your album(s) and how many of each
"Mud
on the Tracks"
- CD £10.00 inc. postage.
"Counting
the Bars" -
CD
£10.00 inc. postage.
"Greatest
Hits Vol. 74"
-
CD
£10.00 inc. postage.
"Load
o'
Mischief" - CD
£10.00 inc. postage.
2.
Make your cheque payable to "D.Higginson"
3.
Send to:
Moorland Folk,
c/o The Veterinary Health Centre
Daisy St. Blackburn, BB1 5EW
Remember to
include your name, address and postcode clearly
also your
phone number and email address if possible.
Thanks for your order.
For all
enquiries - CDs, information pack, or for
booking the
band - phone David Higginson
on 01254 57096.