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Old Swan Band
12+ albums
british folkfolkenglishbritishcheltenham
about
In the early 1970s the pioneering folk band Oak disbanded, but the nucleus of that band went on to form the Old Swan Band, the name originating from music sessions held in the Old Swan pub in Cheltenham. They became key players in the so-called English Country Music Revival, championing tunes mainly from the English tradition, and influencing a whole generation of folk music performers. They played at barn dances and festivals throughout the seventies and eighties, undergoing a number of personnel changes, and still perform today under the snappier name "Old Swan". The current line up (2004 album Swan for the Money) is Jo Freya - Saxophones/Traditional Whistles, Neil Gledhill - Bass Sax, John Adams - Trombone, Fi Fraser - Fiddle, Paul Burgess - Fiddle, Flos Headford - Fiddle, Martin Brinsford - Percussion/Mouth Organ, Heather Horsley - Keyboard. latest : http://freyamusic.co.uk/cmssimple/index.php?page=Old-Swan-Band www.english-music.co.uk/osb/index.html User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
Stephen Baldwin's Schottisches No. 1 & 2/The Kennet Jig
4172Winster Gallop/Four-Hand Reel/Dark Girl Dressed in Blue
2793George Green's College Hornpipe
1184Walter Bulwer's Polkas No 2 & 1
905Staffordshire Hornpipe / Mad Moll of the Cheshire Hunts
576Stephen Baldwin's Schottisches Nos 1 & 2 / The Kennet Jig
457Schottis Fran Havero/Another Fine Mess
388Steamboat Hornpipe/Gloucester Hornpipe
339Beatrice Hill's 3 Hand Reel
3310Freedom of Ireland/Kitchen Girl
33albums
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Swan-Upmanship
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The Acoustic Folk Box (Disc 3)
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The Acoustic Folk Box
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No Reels
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The Acoustic Folk Box - Disc 3
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Still Swanning After All These Years
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fRoots 24
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Hardcore English
Still Swanning...After All These Years
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The Rough Guide to English Folk
Old Swan Brand
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This Label Is Not Removable (A Celebration Of 25 Years Of Free Reed) (Disc 2)