Kennedy, Peter & Wortley, Russell
Back to collectorsStephen James Baldwin (1873-1955) was recorded twice at Upton Bishop, Herefordshire. One recording was made by Peter Kennedy in 1952, and issued on Folktracks 45-115 “A Nutting we will Go” (nla), reissued on CD as FTX-115, with 10 additional tracks, 31 to 40, which appear to have come from Russell Wortley, whose recording (22 June 1954) was issued, very slightly shortened, by Leader Records, LED 2068, Stephen Baldwin, English Village Fiddler (nla). The original recording is held in the British Library. Musical Traditions have re-issued both sets of recordings on MT CD 334 “Here’s one you’ll like, I think ”, with extensive information on Charles and Stephen Baldwin (see the Musical Traditions website here).
Charles Menteith
Songs Collected:
- Tunes from Stephen Baldwin
- Cabbages and Onions (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Off She Goes (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Cock of the North (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Rory O’More (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Haste to the Wedding (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Pretty Little Dear (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Greensleeves (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Girl I Left behind me (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Untitled Polka (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- College Hornpipe (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Wonder Hornpipe (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Soldier’s Joy (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Napoleon’s Grand March (tune from Stephen Baldwin; combined version)
- Cottage Hornpipe (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Gloucester Hornpipe (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Heel and Toe Polka (Tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Polka Mazurka (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Irish Washerwoman (tune from Stephen Baldwin)
- Nelly’s Tune (Tune from Beatrice Hill)
- A-Nutting we will Go (Tune from Beatrice Hill)