Tubular Dogs [Import]

Tubular Dogs [Import]

Track Listings

1. Sloop John A

2. O Sole Mio

3. Nolans

4. Grey Tunnel Line

5. Have You Got Any News Of The Iceberg?

6. Custard Cremes

7. Techno Notice

8. Breaking Wind Suddenly

9. Krill

10. Git A Long Little Dogie

11. Will The Turtle Be Unbroken?

12. I Live Not Near The Louvre

13. Harvey Andrews Chorus

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Les Barber and Friends Including June Tabor, Bill Caddick,harvey Andrews and More.humorous Trakes on Classic Tracks.

Tubular Dogs,Mrs. Ackroyd Band,Mrs.a,Folk,Les Barker's comedy songs sung by the best of the British and Canadian folk world.

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An English original

Need a good laugh without sacrificing vocal quality?

Tubular Dogs
Mrs. Ackroyd Band
Manufacturer: Mrs.a
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
Folk | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000040JLB
Release Date: 2000-04-07

Tracks:

Sloop John A
O Sole Mio
Nolans
Grey Tunnel Line
Have You Got Any News Of The Iceberg?
Custard Cremes
Techno Notice
Breaking Wind Suddenly
Krill
Git A Long Little Dogie
Will The Turtle Be Unbroken?
I Live Not Near The Louvre
Harvey Andrews Chorus

Album Details

Les Barber and Friends Including June Tabor, Bill Caddick,harvey Andrews and More.humorous Trakes on Classic Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

An English original.......2002-11-06

Manchester poet/comedian is an inveterate punster with a lot of well-known folk scene friends. This is possibly his best album, musically speaking, featuring contributions by heavyweights such as June Tabor and Cyril Tawney along with longtime Ackroydians David Knutson, Eileen McGann, Alison Younger, Hilary Spencer and others -- including Barker himself -- performing comedic material of various stripes and sizes. Many of the songs are parodies of traditional and folk tunes, some more obscure than others, but the most obvious references, such as the pun-filled "Sloop John A," "Will The Turtle Be Unbroken," and "I Live Not Near The Louvre" are sure to provoke an involuntary groan/laugh or two. Plus, it's a rare opportunity to hear June Tabor let her hair down on a tune like "Get Along Little Dogie" (a fairly straight rendition of the American cowboy classic), while Barker makes a convincing, Horton-like case for the little guy in the daft wee song, "Krill." If you want to give Barker a fair shake, this is probably one of your best bets.

Need a good laugh without sacrificing vocal quality?.......2000-07-27

Then this is an album for you. I don't recall why I ordered this, but I am glad I did...it's gigglesome and would fit well on Dr Demento or next to Wierd Al. Someone had way too much fun on this set of parodies, and is seriously twisted. Just what I like!

All the songs are written by British singer Les Barker. Many of them have traditional tunes as a base, if not a trad. song to "filk". One exception is the Sloop John A., which starts off the album--but it is just as funny, because most of us have heard the song this parodies. If you haven't heard a lot of traditional British Folk songs, many of the underlying references may just go past you without diminishing pleasure, because they're all GOOD songs. Many parodies are in themselves not that great a song.

Eillen McGann does a lovely vocal on I live not near the Louvre, which is right before the Harvey Andrews chorus (Handel's music, Barker's words) Since the track listing is missing in this entry, here are the songs you'll hear:

Sloop John A

O sole mio

Nolans

Grey Tunnel Line

Have you got any news of the iceberg?

Custard Creams

Techno notice

Breaking wind suddenly

Krill

Get a long little dogie

Will the turtle be unbroken?

I live not near the Louvre

Harvey Andrews Chorus

Personnel on THIS album (the lineup varies from album to album): David K., Eileen McGann, Hilary SPencer, ALison Younger, Bill Caddick, Chris Harvey, Bill Caddick, Cyril Tawney, Les Barker, June Tabor, Ian Carten, Harvey Andrews.

Now all I have to figure out is which album to buy next...

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