The Redcoats 1642-1902 Martin Wyndham-Read, The Druids, Gerry Fox ARGO ZDA 147

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Up for sale is a very nice copy of a hard to find LP featuring folk songs associated with the wars fought by Great Britain starting with the English Civil War and ending with the Boer Wars.

Album Title:  Songs and Music of The Redcoats (1642 - 1902)

Artists:  Martin* Wyndham-Read; The Druids (Keith Kendrick, John Adams, Mick Hennessey); Gerry Fox; Musicians from The Band of the Scots Guards

  *This is how the first name is spelled on the album; he is more generally known as "Martyn".

Label:  ARGO

Number:  ZDA 147 (Stereo)

Released in 1971

Side One:

1.  The Civil War         The English March         John Gwyn's Air         When The King Enjoys His Own Again         When Cannons Are Roaring 2.  Marlborough         Over The Hills and Far Away         Sergeant Morris' Song 3.  Seven Years War         The Marquis of Granby          The Girl I Left Behind Me          How Stands The Glass Around?          Hot Stuff 4.  American War of Independence          The Grenadiers' March           Light Infantry Song           Over The Water To Charlie           Roslyn Castle           The British Grenadiers 5.  Napoleonic Wars           Love, Farewell           One and All          The Owl           The Rogues' March

Side Two

1.  Napoleonic Wars      Sahagun      Lochaber No More      The Sodger's Return 2.  Crimea      Hey For The Life Of A Soldier      Paddy's Resource      Cheer Boys Cheer     3.  Indian Wars      Bang Upon The Big Drum      Here's To The Last to Die 4.  Late 19th Century      The Jolly Die-Hards      Colonel Burnaby      The Connaught Rangers 5.  South Africa      Rory O'More      Razors In The Air      The Wagon Loafers      Soldiers Of The Queen

The following description appears on the back of the jacket of this LP:  "But the music on this record is not about war.  It is the music of war.  Documentary evidence proves tht the songs were actually sung by solders.  And the marches are not sophisticated compositions for parade-ground ceremonial but the tunes to which the army went to war - and which were sometimes played upon the battlefield."

Martin Wyndham-Read (b. 1942) has had great success as a folk singer.  He lived in Australia from 1958 to 1967 and gained fame for his rendition of Australian folk songs.  More recently, he has been known for his Maypoles to Mistletoe concerts, a holiday staple in the Sussex region, and for the Song Links projects, which produce books and CDs of English and Australian folk songs.

The Druids were a short lived (late 1960s to early 1970s) folk band out of Derby, England.  They ran the Druids Folk Club at the Chestnut Pub in Normanton.

Gerry Fox, an Irishman, was a member of The Tinkers and a regular contributor to the Irish music sessions at Boat Inn, Jackfield.  He died in 2007.

The Scots Guards date back to a regiment formed by King Charles I.  The Band of The Scots Guards dates back to at least the 18th century.  Currently, they are one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments (in the Household Division).  The Regiments are responsible for guarding the British monarch.

SPECIAL NOTE:  This LP was inspired by a book of the same name (Songs and Music of the Redcoats) by Lewis Winstock.  This auction is ONLY for the LP.  I do not have the book.

Please see above for detailed description of condition, which is quite nice, and for photos.  Sold as is.

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Attention International Buyers:  Unfortunately, it appears that international shipping from the US (via the USPS) has become unreliable, because of the pandemic.  Therefore, I have decided to remove the international shipping option.  You are still welcome to bid on this item, but will need to supply a shipping address in the US.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  Thank you for your understanding.