Thursday 12 October 2017

Widecombe Fair, Folk Song from Devon; Uncle Tom Cobley and all...



An authentic snatch of  the Devonshire folk song "Widecombe Fair", sung by the late Tony Beard, on a programme about the travel writer H.V.Morton (BBC Radio 4 Extra) - go to 14.40 point of the programme.

The origins of the song (BBC), Uncle Tom Cobley and all...

Tony Beard

Older recordings:

Widecombe Fair - Charles Tree - Baritone - Uncle Tom Cobbley - 78 rpm - HMV 102

"Uncle Tom Cobleigh an' All " Sung by J H Scotland Imperial Record 969




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