Oldham Tinkers
The Oldham Tinkers are an English folk music band, formed in 1965 by John Howarth and brothers Larry and Gerry Kearns in a pub in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.[1] They sing in Lancashire vernacular with subjects ranging from childhood, music hall, to poetry and historical subjects, mainly about Oldham and surrounding parts of southern Lancashire.[2]
Members
[edit]Larry Kearns died in June 2016.[3] but David Howard has taken his place for the performances they continue to give.[4]
Discography
[edit]Their work is published by Topic Records, initially with various other artists, Deep Lancashire (1968) and Owdham Edge (1970), but subsequently by themselves on:
- Oldham's Burning Sands (1971)
- Best o't Bunch (1974)
- For Old Time's Sake (1975)
- Sit Thee Down (1977)
- That Lancashire Band (1979)
- An Introduction to The Oldham Tinkers (2018)
- A Lancashire Grace (2021)
Their songs also contributed to the Topic Records anniversary compilations:
- Three Score & Ten (2009)
- Vision & Revision (2019)
Their song Peterloo about the eponymous massacre was also included on the Ozit Records CD:
- Chris Hewitt and the late John Peel Present Peterloo (2010)
They recorded various radio sessions for the BBC from 1969.
References
[edit]- ^ "Oldham Tinkers in big return with the launch of a new CD". The Oldham Times. October 30, 2018.
- ^ "About Us". The Oldham Tinkers.
- ^ "Tributes flood in for Tinker Larry". Oldham Chronicle.
- ^ "Oldham Tinkers in big return with the launch of a new CD". The Oldham Times. October 30, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Oldham Tinkers discography at Discogs
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