Bobby Shaftoe |
Robert Shafto (sometimes spelt Shaftoe) was an 18th Century British Member of Parliament (MP) and beau who was the likeliest subject of a famous North East English folk song and nursery rhyme Bobby Shafto.
Bobby Shafto's gone to sea,
Silver buckles on his knee;
He'll come back and marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shafto!
Bobby Shafto's bright and fair,
Combing down his yellow hair;
He's my love for evermair,
Bonny Bobby Shafto!
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OWEN BRANNIGAN - SCOTTISH & NEWCASTLE
A collection of 31 Northern songs recorded in the 1970s. This CD was issued in 1998 to celebrate 70 years of Newcastle Brown Ale and includes the Brown Ale commercial, recorded for television and uni...
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TALL SHIPS RIVERS AND SEA
A CD collection of songs collated from the Northumbria Anthology, both old and new to celebrate the visit in July 2005 of the Tall Ships to the North East of England.
Tracks include Alex Glasgow ...
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THOMAS ALLEN & SHIELA ARMSTRONG - SONGS OF NORTHUMBRIA
With the Northern Sinfonia
Conductor:
David Haslam
And the Sinfonia Chorus
Chorus Master:
Alan Fearon
This CD, recorded in 1987 with David Haslam and Northern Sinfonia accompanying Thomas ...
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