Recordings of Reg Reader
Here is a taster of Reg’s playing: Cat Among the Tails a tune he learned from his grandfather. It’s on the album I Thought I was the Only One.
VTDC12CD ‘I thought I was the only one’ Dulcimer playing in East Anglia
Tracks featuring Reg Reader:
Track: 31. Oscar Woods’ Polka /Oh Joe the Boat’s Going Over
Track: 32. Oscar’s Waltz
Track: 33. Lazy Bones /Ain’t Misbehaving
Track: 34. Cat Among the Tails
Track: 35. My Happiness /China Doll
Track: 36. Devil Amongst the Tailors
Track: 37. South of the Border
Track: 38. The Palm Trees of Kerry /Two Lovely Black Eyes /Charlie Philpot’s Waltz
This album was recorded and produced by John Howson on the Veteran label and is available as a physical album or download from the Veteran website. The Veteran label is under new management (2025) and the content is being transferred to the new system – if you can’t find the album online, just contact them directly.
OH1CD The Old Hat Concert Party (1986)
8 ensemble tracks with melodeon, fiddle, piano, mouthorgan, banjo and percussion plus a solo from Reg (accompanied by Adrian Turner on the piano) -‘In the shade of the old apple tree’ /’Are we to part like this Bill?’/’There’s a lovely lake in London’. A proper taste of the Suffolk tradition!
OH2CD The Old Hat Dance Band (1991)
Fourteen ensemble tracks of lively dance music with melodeon (Katie Howson), fiddle (Chris Wood), concertina (Mel Dean), piano (Barry Coope), banjo (John Howson) and percussion (Ted Stevens). Old Hat Dance Bane were an influential band in their time.
OH3CD Katie’s Quartet (1996)
Fifteen ensemble tracks of lively dance music with melodeon (Katie Howson), cello (Rob Neal) and banjo (John Howson).
The three albums above are available as physical CDs or downloads through Katie Howson’s Bandcamp page.
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