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Fred Pigeon​’​s No 1​+​In the Toyshop

from Rest You Here by Gavin Atkin

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Fred Pigeon’s is a great little polka collected from Mr Pigeon in Devon by Peter Kennedy in 1954. I first learned it while standing-in playing fiddle with my pals the Black Box Band for a ceilidh at Brighouse. As the band includes some of my favourite musicians, I was delighted and of course greatly flattered to be asked - and as a bonus learned some great tunes as I was preparing to play their repertoire.

I have no idea where I learned In the Toyshop. I dare say it was at some session or other many years ago… It’s said to have been a barrel organ tune that was introduced to the English session world by Roger Edwards and Martin Ellison.

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from Rest You Here, released June 26, 2020

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Gavin Atkin England, UK

Gavin Atkin lives, sings and plays in Kent, where he also sails dinghies and a small yacht, publishes a boating weblog, and runs events and workshops focusing on traditional and old fashioned music.

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