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On this page are some gradely links to other web pages which may be of interest to Fivepenny Piece fans. If you know of any others, please let me know - Don't Say Nowt - Tell Us Owt!
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Gary & Vera Aspey -
A Taste of Lancashire! Lancashire duo Gary & Vera Aspey have been performing together since the 1970s and are still going strong today. Their act is a perfect balance between the two sides of Lancashire folk music - the serious and the humorous. Their repertoire is drawn from their Lancashire roots and consists of a mix of traditional, contemporary and self-penned songs. After making several classic albums during the '70s and early '80s - From The North, A Taste Of Hotpot, The Blackbird (Vera's solo album), Seeing Double, The Nightshift Army and Stories, Songs & Humour - their long-awaited new album is available at last from their official website www.garyandveraaspey.com. They also contributed to the legendary Lanky Spoken Here! album, singing the title song. They're still helping to spread the Lanky word wherever they go. Catch 'em if you can - they're guaranteed good entertainment! Tek A Sken! |
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Dave Dutton - Completely Lanky Mon! Writer and actor Dave Dutton has a page devoted to all things "Lanky" - get hold of his book Completely Lanky and teach thissen Lanky! Dave wrote and appeared on the album Lanky Spoken Here! on which The Fivepenny Piece appeared. Viewers of Coronation Street will recognise Dave, who has had several roles on the programme over the years. Tek A Sken! Buy the Lanky Spoken Here! CD and hear Dave Dutton, The Fivepenny Piece, and more Lanky folk: Lanky Spoken Here! 
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Trouble At 'Mill - Another reight gradely site! The Trouble at' Mill Guide to Folk in Lancashire - including the world famous Trouble at' Mill Lancashire Dialect Dictionary! Tek A Sken! |
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The Houghton Weavers - T'Owd Keaw Yeds! Westhoughton band The Houghton Weavers have been entertaining the crowds since the 1970s and are still popular - this is their official site. You can read all about 'em, check where and when they're appearing, listen to 'em, and then buy their CDs and other merchandise online. Former member Norman Prince has been performing with The Fivepenny Piece recently, standing in for Eddie Crotty who is recovering from illness. Tek A Sken! Buy Houghton Weavers CDs here: Blackpool Belle
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Come Landlord
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Best of the Houghton Weavers
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The Oldham Tinkers - That Lancashire Band! Official website of this legendary Lancashire band, formed in the 1960s and still going strong. They've made some of the best Lancashire records of all time, including Oldham's Burning Sands, Sit Thee Down and A Fine Old English Gentleman. They've recorded many Lanky songs also recorded by the Fivepenny Piece - including Rochdale Mashers and A Mon Like Thee. Tek A Sken! Buy Oldham Tinkers CDs here: Sit Thee Down
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That Lancashire Band
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Best O' T'Bunch
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Bernard Wrigley - Phenomenal Bowton Bullfrog! Singer, songwriter, comedian and actor Bernard Wrigley has also been performing and making records since the 1970s. Bernard has written several songs which have been performed and sung by The Fivepenny Piece, including Molly Kershaw and Buggerlugs Loves Sugarbutty; and Bernard later joined The Fivepenny Piece for a period during the 1990s. He's also been on t' telly, in films and appeared in plays. On his official site, you can read about his career and buy his CDs. Tek A Sken! Buy this CD and hear Bernard Wrigley, Mike Harding, The Oldham Tinkers and many more Lanky folk: Deep Lancashire
Please help www.5pp.co.uk by clicking through to Amazon and buying this gradely CD, which includes the contents of the two sought-after LPs on the Topic label DEEP LANCASHIRE and OWDHAM EDGE! For more details on this and other great CDs, videos, books, etc. visit our
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Mike Harding - Mrs 'Ardin's Lancashire Lad! Singer, funny man, broadcaster, writer and rambler - there aren't many things Mike Harding hasn't had a go at in his long and successful career! His first album was issued in 1972 and he rapidly became nationally famous, appearing in sell-out tours all over the world and on many TV series - not least of which was the series he did with The Fivepenny Piece. He can often be heard on BBC Radio these days. This is Mike's official site. Tek A Sken! Buy this CD and hear Bernard Wrigley, Mike Harding, The Oldham Tinkers and many more Lanky folk: Deep Lancashire
Please help www.5pp.co.uk by clicking through to Amazon and buying this gradely CD, which includes the contents of the two sought-after LPs on the Topic label DEEP LANCASHIRE and OWDHAM EDGE! For more details on this and other great CDs, videos, books, etc. visit our
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George Formby - Lancashire Toreador and Window Cleaner! George Formby Jnr was and probably still is the world's best-known Lancashire singer/comedian - the world-famous ukulele player who appeared in dozens of films before, during and after the Second World War. Made a large number of records, all sung in his distinctive Lancashire accent - "Ee! It's turned out nice again!". This site is run by his nephew. Tek A Sken! Buy George Formby CDs here: The Ultimate Collection
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Clown Prince Of Song (5CD)
Lots more George Formby CDs, videos and books at the Gradely Corner Shop! Please help www.5pp.co.uk by clicking through to Amazon and buying these gradely CDs! For more details on these and other great CDs, videos, books, etc. visit our
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Gracie Fields - From Rochdale To Capri Probably the most famous female entertainer from Lancashire, "Our Gracie" from Rochdale also made dozens of records and appeared in many films, broadcasts on radio, TV, etc., in a long career starting in the 1930s. Tek A Sken! Buy Gracie Fields CDs here: Ramona
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Best Of Gracie Fields
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Our Gracie's Greatest Selection
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Monologues - Stanley Holloway, Marriott Edgar, etc. This site gives the words for many of the monologues - many wi' a Lanky flavour - made famous by Stanley Holloway and others, including The Battle Of Hastings (by Marriott Edgar), recorded later by The Fivepenny Piece. Also includes such gems as Leslie Sarony's Piddlin' Pete and lyrics/monologues made famous by Gracie Fields, Al Read, Bob Williamson, Mike Harding and Bernard Wrigley. Tek A Sken! Buy Stanley Holloway CDs, books and audio books here:
Pick Oop Tha Musket
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Old Sam & Young Albert
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BBC Radio Collection
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Harry Boardman - Lancashire Mon Part of the Folk North West site run by Mark Dowding, the Harry Boardman pages are devoted to the great "Lancashire Mon" who did so much for Lancashire folk music during his lifetime. Includes a full discography of Harry's recordings, details of some of his many broadcasts, and much more besides. Tek A Sken! Buy this CD and hear Harry Boardman, Mike Harding, The Oldham Tinkers and many more Lanky folk: Deep Lancashire
Please help www.5pp.co.uk by clicking through to Amazon and buying this gradely CD, which includes the contents of the two sought-after LPs on the Topic label DEEP LANCASHIRE and OWDHAM EDGE! For more details on this and other great CDs, videos, books, etc. visit our
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Bob Williamson - Still Hazy After All Them Beers! Temporary web page we've added here, until Bob gets his own site up and running - well staggering, anyroad! Bob is a fondly remembered Bolton comedian, contributor to the Lanky Spoken Here! album, and auditionee (?) for Bolton's legendary Phoenix Club along wi' 'is monkey. He's working on a CD, so watch out for news! Meanwhile, read Bob's own biography on our page. Tek A Sken! Buy the Lanky Spoken Here! CD and hear Bob Williamson, The Fivepenny Piece, and more Lanky folk: Lanky Spoken Here!
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Howling Dog - Lancashire Comic Poems & Humour Site run by Steve Morris, who writes, records and performs comic poems and monologues with a Lancashire flavour. The site is full of amusing poems, monologues, howlers, Lancashire history, and "owt else you fancy"! Tek A Sken! |
Further links to be added as I find them!
If you know of any good 'uns I've missed, please let me have the details -
Don't Say Nowt - Tell Us Owt!
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