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Tommy Flocktons play Tommy Flocktons & New Line Hornpipe
Tommy Flocktons
Tommy Flocktons, who described themselves as an English country-dance band, hailed from Kiveton Park in South Yorkshire during the mid-1980’s and took their name from an area of land straddled between the Norwood Tunnel on the Chesterfield Canal and the old Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (later Great Central) to the east of the village. Tommy Flockton being a local farmer (circa 1833) who once owned the land.
The band comprised of four members. They were Kevin Marshall (melodeon), Mike Nield (English concertina and gob-iron), Chris Hydes (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, piano, and whatever else he could lay his hands on) and Dave Barnes (washboard), although they were frequently joined by Chris’s daughter Sarah on fiddle and occasionally by any number of musician friends who would tag along and sit in (unpaid of course!).
Three of the four members had an interest in local railway history and they formed originally as “Darky’s Box”, the local name for a signal box which once stood at Brancliffe Junction further east along the railway line. However, during the band’s early days, some woman with a penchant for political correctness suggested they changed their name as it had (according to her) “racist” connotations and they subsequently became known as Tommy Flocktons, still retaining a local name for themselves.
Tommy Flocktons / New Line Hornpipe
“Tommy Flocktons” (the band’s signature tune) was composed by Chris Hydes and is coupled here to “New Line Hornpipe”, also composed by Chris.
Note: This recording was made during an impromptu practise session in an old converted barn, on an old shoebox cassette recorder that just happened to be lying around at the time, and is not of high or professional quality.
Playback Guide
Warning: Appliances may vary
Oven: Gas Mark 6/200o C/400o F
Fan Oven: Gas Mark 5/190o C/375o F
Microwave: 2-4 minutes on full power
Do not heat more than once!
Alternatively, use any mp3 player ... or just hum.
Tommy Flocktons play Tommy Flocktons & New Line Hornpipe
Tommy Flocktons
Tommy Flocktons, who described themselves as an English country-dance band, hailed from Kiveton Park in South Yorkshire during the mid-1980’s and took their name from an area of land straddled between the Norwood Tunnel on the Chesterfield Canal and the old Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (later Great Central) to the east of the village. Tommy Flockton being a local farmer (circa 1833) who once owned the land.
The band comprised of four members. They were Kevin Marshall (melodeon), Mike Nield (English concertina and gob-iron), Chris Hydes (bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, piano, and whatever else he could lay his hands on) and Dave Barnes (washboard), although they were frequently joined by Chris’s daughter Sarah on fiddle and occasionally by any number of musician friends who would tag along and sit in (unpaid of course!).
Three of the four members had an interest in local railway history and they formed originally as “Darky’s Box”, the local name for a signal box which once stood at Brancliffe Junction further east along the railway line. However, during the band’s early days, some woman with a penchant for political correctness suggested they changed their name as it had (according to her) “racist” connotations and they subsequently became known as Tommy Flocktons, still retaining a local name for themselves.
Tommy Flocktons / New Line Hornpipe
“Tommy Flocktons” (the band’s signature tune) was composed by Chris Hydes and is coupled here to “New Line Hornpipe”, also composed by Chris.
Note: This recording was made during an impromptu practise session in an old converted barn, on an old shoebox cassette recorder that just happened to be lying around at the time, and is not of high or professional quality.
Playback Guide
Warning: Appliances may vary
Oven: Gas Mark 6/200o C/400o F
Fan Oven: Gas Mark 5/190o C/375o F
Microwave: 2-4 minutes on full power
Do not heat more than once!
Alternatively, use any mp3 player ... or just hum.