FTX-300
- THE WANDERING MINSTREL
LONDON STREET PIANO
20 Popular Song & Hymn tunes played on one of Canon Wintle's Street Pianos by Duncan Moncrieff.
Includes many London Music Hall Songs: This particular piano was Canon Wintle's favourite and before selling it to Mr.Moncrieff,
he visited him many times, to ensure that it was going to a good home. Canon A.O. Wintle became rector of Lawshall, Lavenham, Suffolk in 1923 and in became interested in overhauling old street pianos and learned to "pin" new barrels himself. The two barrels used on this recording, made by PK in 1955, were played by H.M. Queen Elizabeth at Sandringham 19th January 1955 in the presence of the Queen Mother and H.R.H. Princess Margaret.
1. THE WANDERING MINSTREL - 0.55
2. SHE WAS ONE OF THE EARLY BIRDS/ DAISY BELLE - 0.58
3. LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY - 0.58
4. THE CAN-CAN POLKA - 0.55
5. LITTLE YELLOW BIRD - 0.48
6. LET'S ALL GO DOWN THE STRAND - 0.48
7. DOLLY GRAY - 0.50
8. AFTER THE BALL - 0.54
9. THE WASHINGTON POST - 0.50
10. ABIDE WITH ME - 0.54
11. ESTUDIANA - 0.55
12. BID ME GOODBYE FOR EVER/ I CAN'T TELL WHY I LOVE YOU - 0.55
13. DADDY WON'T YOU BUT ME A BOW-WOW - 0.55
14. MY FRIEND ELIZABETH - 1.00
15. KNOCK 'EM IN THE OLD KENT ROAD/ HER GOLDEN HAIR/WAITING AT THE CHURCH - 0.50
16. VALENCIA - 0.50
17. ON THE ISLE OF CAPRI - 0.50
18. THE MAN WHO BROKE THE BANK AT MONTE CARLO - 0.47
19. UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE - 0.50
20. I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN, KATHLEEN - 0.50
Recorded by Peter Kennedy, Lowestoft, Suffolk 1955. Edited by Peter Kennedy
and first published on Folktrax cassettes 1978.
