> Folk Music > Records > Eddie Butcher, Joe Holmes & Len Graham
Eddie Butcher, Joe Holmes & Len Graham
Eddie Butcher (1900-1980) was born in Masgilligan, Co Derry, and farmed there with his wife Gracie and their family. His early life revolved around the Hiring Fairs, potato lifting, and nights of songs and music at home and in local Ceilidh houses. His 1960s radio broadcasts brought some renown, and influenced both younger singers like Paul Brady and Andy Irvine, and local tradition bearers like Joe Holmes (1906-1978) and Len Graham (b. 1944), with whom Eddie sang and performed. They joined him at the 1975 sessions at Eddie's home that gave rise to the two Free Reed LPs of fine and rare Ulster song and music presented here.
> Folk Music > Records > Eddie Butcher: Shamrock Rose & Thistle
Eddie Butcher: Shamrock Rose & Thistle
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Shamrock Rose & Thistle Leader Records LED 2070 (LP, UK, 1976) |
Recorded on location and at Avondale Studios, Dublin;
Produced by Dave Bland;
Notes and transcriptions by Hugh Shields;
Sleeve design by Janet Kerr
Musicians
Eddie Butcher: vocals
Tracks
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Eddie Butcher: I Once Was a Daysman
Eddie Butcher: I Once Was a Daysman
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I Once Was a Daysman Free Reed Records FRR 003 (LP, UK, 1976) |
Recorded by Neil Wayne and Lyn Murfin in 1975 in the north of Ireland;
Edited at Livingston Studios;
Sleeve design by Sue Dransfield
Musicians
Eddie Butcher: vocals
Tracks
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Joe Holmes & Len Graham: Chaste Muses, Bards and Sages
Joe Holmes & Len Graham: Chaste Muses, Bards and Sages
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Chaste Muses, Bards and Sages Free Reed Records FRR 007 (LP, UK, 1976) |
Recorded by Neil Wayne and Lyn Murfin in 1975 in the north of Ireland
Musicians
Joe Holmes: vocals [1-3, 5, 7, 9, 12],
fiddle [4, 6, 10, 13];
Len Graham: vocals [1-2, 5, 7-8, 11-12, 14],
spoons [4]
Tracks
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Len Graham: Wind and Water
Len Graham: Wind and Water
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Wind and Water Topic Records 12TS334 (LP, UK, 1977) |
Recorded and produced by Robin Morton, December 1976;
Mastered at Castlesound Studios, Edinburgh;
Photography by Robin Morton;
Sleeve notes by Len Graham;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle
Musicians
Joe Holmes: vocals, fiddle
Tracks
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All tracks trad. arr. Len Graham
> Folk Music > Records > Joe Holmes & Len Graham: After Dawning
Joe Holmes & Len Graham: After Dawning
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After Dawning Topic Records 12TS401 (LP, UK, 1979) |
Recorded and produced by Robin Morton in December 1977;
Mastered at Castlesound Studios, Edinburgh;
Photograph by Joe Dowdall, Drogheda;
Sleeve notes by Len Graham;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle
Musicians
Joe Holmes: vocals [1, 3-4, 6-9, 11-13],
fiddle;
Len Graham: vocals [1-3, 4-7, 9-11, 13],
spoons
Tracks
Side 1 | Side 2 |
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All tracks trad. arr Len Graham
> Folk Music > Records > I Once Was a Daysman and Chaste Muses, Bards & Sages
I Once Was a Daysman and Chaste Muses, Bards & Sages
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I Once Was a Daysman and Chaste Muses, Bards & Sages Free Reed Records FRRR 08 (CD, UK, 2008) |
Recorded by Neil Wayne and Lyn Murfin in 1975 in the north of Ireland
Musicians
Eddie Butcher: vocals [1-12];
Joe Holmes: vocals [13-17, 19-20];
Len Graham: vocals [13-14, 16-18, 20-21]
Tracks
Eddie Butcher: I Once Was a Daysman | Joe Holmes & Len Graham: Chaste Muses, Bards and Sages (excerpt) |
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Benus Track
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All tracks trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Eddie Butcher
Other records with Eddie Butcher
Various,
Folk Ballads from Donegal and Derry,
LP, Leader LEA 4055, 1975
Various Artists,
Early Ballads in Ireland 1968-1985,
2 cassettes, 1985; 2 CD, An Goílín 007-8, 2o15
Various Artists,
Come Let Us Buy the Licence
(The Voice of the People Vol. 1),
CD, Topic TSCD651, 1998
Various Artists,
Farewell, My Own Dear Native Land
(The Voice of the People Vol. 4),
CD, Topic TSCD654, 1998
Various Artists,
Come All My Lads That Follow the Plough
(The Voice of the People Vol. 5),
CD, Topic TSCD655, 1998
Various Artists,
Tonight I'll Make You My Bride
(The Voice of the People Vol. 6),
CD, Topic TSCD656, 1998
Various Artists,
This Label is Not Removable,
3 CD, Free Reed FRTCD 25, 2002
> Folk Music > Records > Len Graham
Other records with Len Graham
Various Artists,
Early Ballads in Ireland 1968-1985,
2 cassettes, 1985; 2 CD, An Goílín 007-8, 2o15
Malinky,
Handsel,
2 CD, Greentrax CDTRAX402, 2019
Roisín White,
'Tis Pretty to Be in Ballinderry,
2 CD, Belfast Traditional Music and Dance Society IRB32, 2019