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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)
Artist: A.L. Lloyd
Author: traditional
Label: Transatlantic
Year: 1966
As Walker Shore And Byker Hill on his lp The Best Of A.L. Lloyd (while he clearly sings: Walker Hill and Byker shore). Coalmining song. Byker Hill is in Walker near Newcastle (mentioned by The Animals in Gonna Send You Back To Walker). Adaptation of the Tyneside song Me Ginny Sits Ower Late Up. First published in John Bell's Rhymes Of Northern Bards (1812).
Covers:
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick [for Topic; Dave played it with A.L. Lloyd before recording it with Martin]
Dave Van Ronk [melody in Luang Prabang on lp Going Back To Brooklyn]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)