Barry Oates

Toby Toby

If dogs could talk

4/27/2009 Acoustic Folk

Salford City Transport Salford City Transport

A song of lost love and the march of progress.

4/27/2009 Acoustic Folk

I'll Meet You Half Way I'll Meet You Half Way

A blues about compromise

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Marigold Marigold

A salutory tale

4/27/2009 Acoustic Folk

Hanky Park Hanky Park

A long disappeared district in Salford

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Freefall Freefall

A flight of fancy

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Discovering You Discovering You

Written for the lady who is now my wife.

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Build a Little Home Build a Little Home

This featured in the 1933 film 'Roman Scandals' starring Eddie Cantor.

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Acquainted Acquainted

A wistful song

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

A Salford Lad A Salford Lad

This could have been my autobiography.

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Achilles Heel Achilles Heel

4/26/2009 Country-Rock

Over the Hills & Far Away Over the Hills & Far Away

This was used as the theme for the 'Sharpe' TV series.

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

The Mountains of Mourne The Mountains of Mourne

Another Irish favourite

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Robin Hood & the 15 Foresters Robin Hood & the 15 Foresters

From Tony Rose

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

The Whitsuntide Dance The Whitsuntide Dance

From Shirley Collins

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

John Barleycorn John Barleycorn

Some say this is about making beer. I say it's about making bread.

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

The Bonny Bunch of Roses The Bonny Bunch of Roses

From the singing of Nic Jones

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Geordie Geordie

Another song learned from Martin Carthy

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

Little Musgrave Little Musgrave

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk

The Waters of Tyne The Waters of Tyne

First heard the McAlmans doing this one.

4/26/2009 Acoustic Folk