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Joseph Taylor
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There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Joseph Taylor (1833-1910) was an English singer, who sang traditional English music. Taylor was born at Binbrook in the Lincolnshire Wolds, an area of rolling chalk hills, on the 10th December 1833. His early working life in the area was as an agricultural labourer, but at the age of seventeen he was already taking an interest in music; he often walked to Grimsby and back, a round trip of about twenty miles, to attend a concert. He was also learning songs from gypsies who used to come and camp in the chalk pits that dotted the landscape. After his marriage he moved to the village of Saxby All Saints, where he worked and trained as a carpenter and joiner. His love of singing found an outlet in the church choir, to which he belonged for forty-five years. In 1875 he joined the Hope-Barton estate, initially as a woodman (the Hope-Barton family owned the village of Saxby All Saints). From this job he was subsequently promoted to Under-Steward. He also became Parish Clerk in 1874. His duties in this role included winding the church clock, grave-digging, collecting Church rate from cottagers and the all-important task of responding “Amen” in Services. The sixth North Lincolnshire Music Festival was held in the Corn Exchange at Brigg in April 1905, and included a folk song section for the first time (a result of Percy Grainger's interest). The Taylor family had been involved in previous years, with a number of successes, but J
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Sprigs Of Time: 78s From The EMI Archive
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Sprigs of Time
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Hidden English
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Classical Piano Valentine's Day Music Vol. 2
Unto Brigg Fair
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Three Score And Ten: A Voice To The People
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Voice of the People 01: Come Let Us Buy The Licence
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Voice of the People 08: A Story I'm Just About To Tell
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Voice of the People 03: O'er His Grave The Grass Grew Green (Tragic Ballads)
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Voice of the People 06: Tonight I'll Make You My Bride
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Voice of the People 18: To Catch a Fine Buck Was My Delight - Songs of Hunting and Poaching
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I See You (Theme from Avatar) - Single