Various Artists Melodies of the Music Hall
(CDR38)
Meeting
a long felt need, this CD provides instrumental versions of many famous
Music Hall Songs. The first tracks have arrangements for Fairground
Organ and Barrel Piano played in a traditional robust style.
The next track gives us a flavour of the popular 1930's accordeon
bands, and is followed by some fine playing by Reginald Dixon on the
theatre organ at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool.
An orchestral selection from The London Palladium leads on to the
composer Leslie Stuart playing a number of his own compositions.
The final 36 tracks have Charlie Kunz playing Music Hall Choruses in
his typically relaxed style; each tune having an individual track
number for ease of reference. The tunes are ideally pitched for singing
and words to these choruses are included with the CD.
Track Listing
Barrel Piano Knees
up Mother Brown
Mammoth Fair Organ Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay;
Glorious Beer; Let's all go down the Strand; Ginger You're barmy; Down
at the Old Bull & Bush; Put me amongst the girls; Nellie Dean;
Red Wing
Barrel Piano Down at the Old Bull
& Bush; Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road; Daisy Bell; At
Trinity Church I met my doom
Mammoth Fair Organ I do like to be
beside the seaside; Who were you with last night?; I'm 21 today; We all
went marching home again; Where did you get that hat?; I love a Lassie;
Down the road; We all go the same way home
Scott-Wood Accordeon Quartet Daisy Bell;
She was one of the early birds; Two lovely black eyes; Comrades; Little
Annie Rooney
Reginald Dixon (Organ) I do like to be
beside the seaside; If you were the only girl in the world; I'll be
your sweetheart; Hello, Who's your lady friend? All the nice girls love
a sailor; Till we meet again; Oh you beautiful doll; I do like to be
beside the seaside Reginald Dixon (Organ) Bill Bailey; Get
your hair cut; Champagne Charlie; Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-ay; Good Old Summer
time; Dolly Gray; Tiddly Fol Lol; Where the sunset turns; Little
Alabama Coon; I don't want to play in your yard; He's only a working
man; The Guards' Parade London Palladium Orchestra 50 Years of
Song - A Selection of Historic Song Successes Leslie Stuart (Piano) Leslie Stuart's
Popular Songs Charlie Kunz (Piano)Choruses:
Intro; Let the great big world keep turning; Daddy wouldn't buy me a
bow-wow; The Galloping Major; I'm Shy Mary Ellen; Katie Connor; Get out
and get under; If I should plant a tiny seed of love; The Army of
Today's Alright; Ship Ahoy; In the Twi-twi-twilight; She's a lassie
from Lancashire; The Lily of Laguna; You made me love you; Ta ra ra
Boom-de-ay; I'll be your sweetheart; Brighton; For months and months
and months; Goodbye Dolly Gray; On the Good Ship Yacki-Hicki-Doo-La;
Wait til the clouds roll by; Darling Mabel; The Ship I love; Hold your
hand out naughty boy; I was a good little girl till I met you; In the
good old Summer time; Oh! Oh! Antonio; Flanagan; Following in Father's
Footsteps; After the Ball; Two Little girls in Blue; I used to sigh for
for the silvery moon; Has anybody here seen Kelly; PC 49; Three O'clock
in the morning; Are we to part like this; Waiting for the Robert E Lee
- - All from electrical recordings for superior sound quality.
