John began singing many years ago with the Victory Morris Men, some years later with a repertoire of chorus songs he asked Peter Luscombe, Brian Ingham and John Thornton to help him record his collection of hard won country style folk songs for posterity and as a consequence the group ‘Ramskyte’ was born. It was at this point John began writing material for the group to perform, many of his songs feature on the CD’s ‘Holler and Shout’, ‘Dark December’ and ‘Flickering Light’ including ‘Taro Fair’, ‘The Harvest Hour’, ‘Eventide’ and ‘White Horses’ all of which have become fairly well known on the folk scene. Sadly ‘Ramskyte’ is no more but their rich legacy still remains. John is now singing in a duo with Peter Luscombe entitled ‘Wholehearted’ he is still writing and contributing to the ‘Tradition’ and his reputation as a fine singer-songwriter continues to grow.
John’s book, long overdue, of 32 songs with music, words, several glossy country photos highlighting some of John’s influences and a CD of the tunes, (Verse and chorus) is now for sale I’ve seen a copy – the production and content is excellent!
What an opportunity to treat yourself, or as a Christmas present for a valued friend.
The price is a mere £14 plus postage and packing.
To order please send £16.50 to Alan Glock at:
2 Helena Road, Southsea, Hampshire. PO4 9RH or Email Alan: bigaljg[at]ntlworld.com or John Oke Bartlett: jbartlett[at]southdowns.ac.uk for further information.
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