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Barry Oates
Добавлен 7 сен 2020
Songs from my home town of Salford
Songs about England
Funny songs
Songs to brighten your day
Songs about England
Funny songs
Songs to brighten your day
Видео
Stormy Monday
Просмотров 40Год назад
Another number by the sadly departed John McAtee. Graham Walker is on 2nd guitar. I believe that this song was originally by T-Bone Walker.
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Bob Dylan)
Просмотров 1192 года назад
Another John McAtee favourite. The original recording must be over 30 years old. I've done my best to resurrect it.
The Hedgehog Song
Просмотров 1952 года назад
My 2nd John McAtee song written by Mike Heron of The Incredible String Band. I've jammed along to this song with John on many occasions & it was always a crowd favourite. I hope I've done it justice. I would like give credit to the one who made the wonderful wild hedgehog video but I can't seem to find it now.
Hoochie Coochie Man
Просмотров 1552 года назад
A tribute to my dear but sadly departed friend, John McAtee. The recording was made perhaps 40 years ago by another friend, Graham Walker who played 2nd guitar & I've added a few bits of my own. I hope I've done justice to the finest blues singer I've ever known. John deserved a wider audience so please share if you liked it.
Trooping of the Colour
Просмотров 662 года назад
On the occasion of Her Majesty spending 70 years on the throne.
Titanic Video
Просмотров 363 года назад
It was sad when that great ship went down. The song dates from at least 1915. My version features one of my oldest & dearest friends, Dave Pollard on banjo. It also features the actual siren from the Titanic which was recovered from her final resting place.
The Coming of the Roads
Просмотров 743 года назад
An old but still relevant song written by Billy Ed Wheeler.
Salford City Transport Broke My Heart
Просмотров 3363 года назад
A tragic tale from when Salford City Transport was amalgamated with the notorious (& short-lived) SELNEC.
On My Bike
Просмотров 313 года назад
This is a children's song. It has no redeeming features except for the relief felt when it ends.
Build a Little Home
Просмотров 224 года назад
Everyone loves a happy song and this is the happiest I know. It featured in an Eddie Cantor film called "Roman Scandals" and I fell in love with it immediately.
Mild and Bitter Days
Просмотров 8204 года назад
I got the idea for this song from a poem I read years ago. I think it was called "The Local". No idea who wrote it. At the time I was thinking about live music being replaced by noisy fruit machines, juke boxes & TVs. Since then we've had the smoking ban and now lockdown so perhaps it's been given a new relevance. David Kaye was the wonderful violin player. Hope you like it.
Ahhhh Salford how they destroyed her❤ So much history from the Romans to the Vikings and Saxons etc they won't tell us that beause is he is dirty old Salford.ruined with the Industrial Revolution Revolution Godbless all Salfordians across the world❤❤❤❤
I lived in Meldrum st, off Florin St. My dad worked at the Zarma.. I lived there from 1942 until 1963.. I went to John st school. I still feel nostalgic for those lovely communities and friends.. we had nowt or very little, but what glorious friends we had. 💝
Brilliant song and words, kids looked so happy, playing marbles and footi in the stree. Amazing memories, sadly children don't seem to have the freedom we had as kids. Great video. Viewer from Leeds Yorkshire.
Hi Catherine. Thanks for the kind words.
Gorgeous ❤
love it, I remember this being sung at a folk club in the early 70s by a band I cannot remember the name off but the song has stuck in my head for 50 years
I left Prestwich in the early-to-mid 70s and haven't thought much about the Church Inn since, but suddenly remembered this and 'Hanky Park' and was delighted to find them on RUclips!
Glad you enjoyed them.
I was also born in Salford and I have nothing but compassion for anyone who was born or grew up in Hanky Park.
Nice one mate
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hi Barry, great to hear your songs and John McAtee singing particularly the Hedgehog song which John passed to him. Sad to see John M has died. John and Barbara Parsons
Hi Barbara, I remember JM playing briefly with a band which I think was called "Compendium" (I could be wrong about the name.) One of the band members was dark haired, wore glasses & I think his name was John Parsons. Is this the same JP?
@@barryoates1248 Hi Barry, Well remembered! The dark hair has long since fled and been replaced with a sparse grey/white thatch. Compendium was a name dreamt up by John Mc and consisted of John, Steve Hope, Sandy Warburton and yours truly. Years later John would give the name Rapscallion to another would be “popular beat combo” consisting of John, Dave Howard and myself. It suffered the same fate as Compendium. So it goes. Enjoying your videos. If you have John singing “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” I would love to hear it. Cheers, Barry John Parsons
@@barbaraparsons5725 Hi John (Barbara?). I don't want to give out my email address on RUclips. I'm on Facebook if that helps.
Absoloutely love the archive pictures and smoggy-cole folk song!. Past reminders of the rise and fall of Industrial Revolution that once delivered both prosperity and poverty in equal measures, right up until the 1970s - even now the place is a post-apocalyptic due to social cleansing and gentrification/e-commerce. Have no connection whatsoever to Hanky Park and never been there, yet I simply love historical archive footage of Northern England.
Glad you enjoyed the song. I never lived in that part of Salford but our school bus used to pass close by. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. :}
My Dad was born in Hanky Park in 1930 the year the book or the film of the book Love on the Dole came out. Said he used to play football in his bare feet with Frank Riley the artist. Can anyone pinpoint where this is in present day Manchester? Is it basically where Salford Precinct is now? Any info would be nice as I live in Manchester now and would like to find out.
The area between Salford Precinct and Cross Lane, Broad Street and Churchill Way.
@@moodyguymick thanks Moodyguy👍
I remember it well with great affection, we lived in Harrison Street off Ellor Street from 1956 until 1960 when they started to demolish the houses, A great song.
Thanks, Alan. Glad you liked the song. We lived in Lower Broughton.
One of my favourite songs, the Church Inn is my local, love this beautiful song, Thank you, Barry.
Thanks. Wish I could join you for a pint
Always loved this song as sung Redmayne. First time I've heard Mild & Bitter Days solo. Great job Barry!!
Yet another fine offering Mr O
Cheers, Tom.
It's great to hear these songs again and that's a nice photo of George playing with you, Dangerous Dave and no doubt Graham just off camera in the Red. I remember you playing "Pass the hat around" in the Church Inn folk club and someone passed a beer tray around collecting enough money to buy you a few beers, happy days - Nick
Hi Nick Good to hear from you & glad you like the songs. Putting together a collage of suitable photos can be tricky but some songs (like this one) lend themselves to this approach. I don't recall the "Pass the Hat Around" incident but I know that I would never refuse free beer. I've seen some very good photos of yours on FB. keep up the good work. Barry
Loved it, Barry. I grew up in Salford, went to the Grammar School and worked for SELNEC before driving buses for a while out of Weaste Depot.
Hi Alan, Thanks. I also went to Salford Grammar. Lived in Broughton.
Thanks Barry Oates, and David Kaye. This is a great song, very evocative of those good times. I'm old now, but I have fond memories of those days, with my mates. Sadly I have lost touch with all of them now, and I miss them now more than ever. Anyway you are very creative, and talented.
That's very kind of you & much appreciated.