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Blackpool Belle?

Advantages: Something different to lisen to
Disadvantages: Not everyone's taste in music

Blackpool Belle :- Collection Volume 2 This album from The Houghton Weavers is a collection of some of their most played songs, they decided to put together this collection as many of their fans do not have access to previous recordings of the songs from the group. The Houghton Weavers as a group have been performing together since 1976, but their have been a few changes in the line up since the beginning. The line up of the group at the present ...
...a very old photograph of Blackpool Tower, but if you look closely you will see that they have put the recent picture of the Weavers into the old photograph of the tower, very clever. The Tracks :- 1 - The Blackpool Belle - (written by H.broadbent / J Smith), this tells of when on a night out you went to Blackpool with your friends, and enjoyed, then ice-cream parlours, kiss me quick hats, and the tunnel of love, but the always caught the ...

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Cheers to the lads

Advantages: many different songs telling very different stories
Disadvantages: none

The Houghton Weavers - Come Landlord The group originates from Westhougton which is in Bolton, The group consists of four members: Tony Berry - Vocals David Littler - Guitar, banjo, vocals Steve Millington - Bass, keyboards vocals Jeff Hill - Bass, 12-string guitar, vocals this album has 18 Tracks 1- COME LANDLORD 2 - THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY 3 - ROOM IN THE SKY 4 - H.R.H 5 - PERFECT DAY 6 - JOYCE THE LIBRARIAN 7 - COME BY THE HILLS 8 ...
...songs: - COME LANDLORD - An old traditional song telling of our favourite pastime.....for tonight we'll merry,merry be !! THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY - a song written by Pete St. John telling of the Irish potato famine which devestated the Irish economy and led to the deportation of young men and women whose only crime was to feed their families, now suprisingly used as a football anthem. ROOM IN THE SKY - Written by Peter Steel, telling of the times ...

gollum3273 17.12.2005 · Read full review
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Can't Fight the Moonlight

Advantages: Nice songs, great voice, duets
Disadvantages: None

...win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Since her debut, Rimes has won many major industry awards, which include two Grammys, three ACMs, one CMA, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and one American Music award. In addition, Rimes has also released ten studio albums and four compilation albums through her record label of 13 years, Asylum-Curb, and placed over 40 singles on American and international charts since 1996. She has sold over 50 million albums ...
...with touselled hair. The Best of LeAnn Rimes is a greatest hits album. It was released in 2004. It is the international edition of LeAnn Rimes Greatest Hits, released in the US in 2003. The album peaked at #2 on the UK charts, becoming her highest-charting album there. Worldwide, album has sold over 2.5 million copies. One of my favourite tracks on the album is the first song, Can't Fight the Moonlight. I think this is probably because it was featured ...

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Stronger - Carlene Carter

Advantages: Excellent vocals, some really catchy songs, great instruments
Disadvantages: Occasional hints of Shania Twain which scare me

...Change Your Heart 4. Bring Love 5. I'm So Cool 6. Spider Lace 7. On to You 8. Judgment Day 9. Break my Little Heart in Two 10. It Takes One to Know You 11. Light of Your Love 12. Stronger ...

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Rain and Fire in the Sky

Advantages: Killer title track, strong vocals, oustanding guitar and banjo playing
Disadvantages: The saccharine factor on a couple of tracks might leave a bitter aftertaste

There are two things that are guaranteed to evoke memories and they are music and smells. My father loved many types of music but what he was always drawn to was a man who could play a guitar while singing. Not an electric guitar however - for my father it had to be acoustic and if the performer could play 12 string then so much the better. So while he had LPs by Nat "King" Cole, Perry Como, The Seekers and Jerry Vale, the records he played the most ...
...Who is John Denver? Born in New Mexico in 1943 as Henry John Deutschendorf Jnr, Denver changed his name in honour of the state capital of Colorado - a place which inspired him creatively, emotionally and politically. Denver discovered the guitar at the age of 12 and from then he was destined to be a singer, songwriter and performer, and he cut his teeth on the folk circuit in the US, particularly on the east coast. His first success was as a ...

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