The Pigeon on the Gate , ‘Melodeon players from East Anglia’ CD 1 of 2

By Various Artists


  1. Pigeon On The Gate
    Soldier’s Joy
  2. Dennington
  3. Harvest Home
  4. Entertainer
  5. Dolly Curtis’ Stepdance
  6. I Must Go And Leave My Nancy
  7. We’ll Ask Him Round For Tea
  8. St Mary’s
  9. St Patrick’s Day
  10. Seaman’s
    Not For Joe
    Heel And Toe
  11. Picking A Chicken With Me
  12. She’s My Lady Love
  13. Pigeon On The Gate
  14. Peter Plant’s Song Tune
  15. Peter Plant’s
  16. Home To Donegal
  17. Keel Row
  18. Fred Pearce’s
  19. Yarmouth
  20. Alf Peachey’s
  21. Pigeon On The Gate
  22. Wheels
  23. Alf Peachey’s
  24. Rakes Of Mallow
  25. Charlie Rookyard’s
  26. Bert Mayes’ Polkas
  27. Bert Mayes’
    Cock Of The North
    Pop Goes The Weasel
  28. Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
    When You’re Smiling
  29. Font Whatling’s Stepdance
  30. Is It Rain Or Is It Tears?
  31. Tiger Smith’s
  32. Pigeon On The Gate
  33. I’ll Be Your Sweetheart
    Oh No Antonio
    Forever And Ever
  34. Under The Bridges Of Paris
  35. Oh Joe The Boat Is Going Over
  36. The Merry Widow
  37. Play To Me
    Gypsy
  38. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
  39. Two Little Girls In Blue
  40. Primrose
  41. Oscar Woods’
  42. The Happy Wanderer
  43. Waltzing Over The Water
  44. We’ll Meet Again Under The Roses
  45. Cliffe
  46. Soldier’s Dream
  47. Golden Slippers
  48. Bristol
  49. Seaman’s
  50. Dennington
    Oh Joe The Boat Is Going Over

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Full Details of Both CD’s

Collection of Source Recordings 111 tracks in all. Available from http://www.veteran.co.uk/
Also available digitaly (cheaper to buy the CD set from Veteran)

Disc One

Fred List
1. Pigeon on the Gate, Soldier’s Joy - Framlingham, Suffolk 1974

Dolly Curtis with Brian Felgate, piano and Billy Cox, drums
2. Dennington Polka - Dennington Bell, Suffolk 1981
3. Harvest Home - Dennington Bell, Suffolk 1981.
4. Entertainer - Dennington Bell, Suffolk 1981
5. Stepdance - Dennington Bell, Suffolk 1981

Ben Youngs
6. I Must Go and Leave My Nancy - Ipswich, Suffolk 1989
7. We’ll Ask Him Round for Tea - Ipswich, Suffolk 1989
8. St Mary’s Waltz - Ipswich, Suffolk 1989.

George Woolnough
9. St Patrick’s Day - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
10. Seaman’s Polka, Not for Joe, Heel and Toe Polka - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968

Charlie Plant
11. Picking a Chicken with me - Great Glemham, Suffolk 1978.
12. She’s my Lady Love (Peter Plant - stepping) - Great Glemham, Suffolk 1978.

Peter Plant
13. Pigeon on the Gate - Great Glemham, Suffolk 1978.
14. Song tune - Great Glemham, Suffolk 1978
15. Hornpipe - Great Glemham, Suffolk 1978.
16. Home to Donegal - Great Glemham, Suffolk 1978
Geoff Mayes
17. Keel Row - Hepworth, Suffolk 1985

Fred Pearce
18. Polka - Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk 1968.
19. Yarmouth Hornpipe - Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk 1968.
Clifford Arbon

20. Alf Peachey’s Polka -Monewden, Suffolk 1987.

Cyril Barber
21. Pigeon on the Gate - Felsham, Suffolk 1983
22. Wheels - Felsham, Suffolk 1983.

Cecil Pearl
23. Alf Peachey’s Jig -Claydon, Suffolk 1983
24. The Rakes of Mallow - Claydon, Suffolk 1983.
25. Charlie Rookyard’s Polka - Claydon, Suffolk 1983.

Bert Mayes
26. Polkas - Eye, Suffolk 1985.
27. Untitled, Cock of the North, Pop Goes the Weasel - Eye, Suffolk 1985

Font Whatling
28. Kiss me Goodnight Sergeant Major, When You’re Smiling - Stradbroke Kings Head, Suffolk 1991.
29. Stepdance (Cyril Barber & Russell Whiting stepping) - Stradbroke Kings Head, Suffolk 1991

Jen Newson
30. Is it Rain or is it Tears? - Easton, Suffolk 1997.
31. Tiger Smith’s Jig - Easton, Suffolk 1997

Oscar Woods
32. Pigeon on the Gate - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
33. I’ll be Your Sweetheart, Oh No Antonio, Forever and Ever - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
34. Under the Bridges of Paris - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968.
35. Oh Joe the Boat is Going Over (old version) - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
36. The Merry Widow - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968.
37. Play to Me, Gypsy - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968.
38. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
39. Two Little Girls in Blue - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
40. Primrose Polka - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
41. Waltz - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968.
42. The Happy Wanderer - Saxmundham Railway, Suffolk 1968
43. Waltzing Over the Water (David Nuttall, concertina - Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk 1975
44. We’ll Meet Again Under the Roses - Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk 1972
45. Cliffe Hornpipe -Cricklade, Wiltshire 1977
46. Soldier’s Dream - Benhall, Suffolk 1978
47. Golden Slippers - Benhall, Suffolk 1978
48. Bristol Hornpipe - Benhall, Suffolk 1978.
49. Seaman’s Polka -Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk 1981
50. Dennington Polka, Oh Joe the Boat is Going Over - (Carole Pegg fiddle, Geoff Ling, singing) Blaxhall Ship, Suffolk 1981

Disc Two

George Green
1. College Hornpipe -Little Downham, Cambridgeshire 1961

Mr Potter
2. Sweet Smiling Face - Weston Colville, Cambs 1968.

Monty Chapman
3. Stepdance - Weston Colville, Cambs 1963.

Charlie Cutmore
4. Pigeon on the Gate - Belchamp St Paul, Essex 1963

Harry De Caux
5. Four-Hand Reel - Baniston, Dunmow, Essex 1990
6. Cornriggs - Baniston, Dunmow, Essex 1990.

Sonny Barber
7. Pigeon on the Gate - Briningham, Norfolk 1981
8. Scotland the Brave, To Bide Ana’ - Briningham, Norfolk 1981.
9. The Faithful Sailor Boy - Briningham, Norfolk 1981.
10. Jig - Briningham, Norfolk 1981
11. Putting on the Style - Briningham, Norfolk 1981

Harry Cox
12. Jenny Lind - Catfield, Norfolk 1968
13. Barndance - Catfield. Norfolk 1968.
14. Schottische - Catfield, Norfolk 1968
15. Schottische - Catfield, Norfolk 1968
16. John Brown’s Body - Catfield, Norfolk 1968
17. Waltz - Catfield, Norfolk 1968
18. Hornpipe -Catfield, Norfolk 1968.

Charlie Buller
19. Castle Gardens - Erpingham, Norfolk 1987
20. Sailor’s Hornpipe, Pistol-Packing Momma - Erpingham, Norfolk 1987

George Craske
21. Yarmouth Hornpipe - Sustead, Norfolk 1977
22. Long Dance Jig - Sustead, Norfolk 1977.
23. Schottische - Sustead, Norfolk 1977
24. Tommy, Make Room for Your Uncle - Sustead, Norfolk 1977
25. Stepdance - Sustead, Norfolk 1977.
26. Heel and Toe Polka - Sustead, Norfolk 1977.
27. Jack Davies’ Stepdance- Sustead, Norfolk 1977
28. Jimmy Crane’s Stepdance - Sustead, Norfolk 1977
29. Jingle Bells Polka, Slap Dab, Oh Joe the Boat is Going Over - Sustead, Norfolk 1977

John Woodrow
30. Sailor’s Hornpipe - Ingham, Norfolk 1970.
31. The Three Butchers - Ingham, Norfolk 1986
32. Stepdance - Ingham, Norfolk 1986.
Billy Patterson

33. Waltz - Chedgrave, Norfolk 1975

Bob Davies
34. Stepdance Medley - Cromer, Norfolk 1970
35. Polka, Hornpipe - Cromer, Norfolk 1970
36. Waltz - Cromer, Norfolk 1970.
37. Hornpipe - Cromer, Norfolk 1970
38. The Gates of Edinburgh - Cromer, Norfolk 1970

Percy Brown
39. Yarmouth Hornpipe - (Dick Hewitt stepdancing) Briston, Norfolk 1979
40. Over the Waves - (Dick Hewitt stepdancing) - Briston, Norfolk 1979.
41. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary - (Dick Hewitt stepdancing) - Briston, Norfolk 1979
42. Schottische - (Dick Hewitt stepdancing) Briston, Norfolk 1979
43. Blaze Away, My Dreams are Getting Better, Take me Back to Blighty - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975
44. Garryowen - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975.
45. St Patrick’s Day - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975.
46. Sailor Cut Down in his Prime - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975
47. Hornpipe - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975
48. Old Waltz, Two Lovely Black Eyes, When Irish Eyes are Smiling - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975
49. Comrades - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975.
50. Hornpipe Medley - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975.
51. Waltz for the Veleta - Aylsham, Norfolk 1975
52. Oh Joe the Boat is Going Over, King’s Polka, Father’s in the Pigsty - Aylsham, Norfolk 1973
53. Phil the Fluter’s Ball - Aylsham, Norfolk 1973
54. Bluebell Polka - Aylsham, Norfolk 1973
55. Jig Medley - Sherlngham, Norfolk 1959
56. Four-Hand Reel - Sheringham, Norfolk 1959
57. Heel and Toe Polka -Sheringham, Norfolk 1959
58. Hornpipe Medley - Sheringham, Norfolk 1959
59. Jig Medley - Antingham, Norfolk 1959.
60. Jingle Bells Polka, Oh Joe, Tavern in the Town, Ilkley Moor - Antingham, Norfolk 1959
61. Stepdance Medley - (Dick Hewitt, stepdancing) - Antingham, Norfolk 1959.