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Martin was born in the village of Ahascragh near Ballinasloe.
He was part of the great Irish music scene in London in the 1950's and having played together in several pubs,it was Martin's idea to record with Reg.
This took place at Reg's house in Croydon in June 1967 and what resulted is music with a sweet singing tone and tremendous lift and vitality.
One of the truly great fiddle albums.
Reg Hall started playing the melodeon in the 1950s, started a band called "The Rakes", which is still going, was one of the leaders of the revival of "English Country Music" in the 60s and 70s and gained his doctorate for a thesis on Irish traditional music in London. You can see and hear him playing fiddle and melodeon for Bampton Morris every year on Spring Bank Holiday in Bampton, Oxfordshire.
I just looked in here inspired by a discussion today. The fiddle player of the Rakes is Paul Gross, a regular at our session at the Blythe Hill Tavern. Nice man, nice player.
http://www.custysmusic.com/mall/CustysTraditionalMusicShop/products/product-616745.stm
Martin was born in the village of Ahascragh near Ballinasloe.
He was part of the great Irish music scene in London in the 1950's and having played together in several pubs,it was Martin's idea to record with Reg.
This took place at Reg's house in Croydon in June 1967 and what resulted is music with a sweet singing tone and tremendous lift and vitality.
One of the truly great fiddle albums.
# Posted on May 14th 2003 by gian marco
The Pianist is Reg Hall
# Posted on May 14th 2003 by gian marco
Reg still plays in and around London
# Posted on May 14th 2003 by Conán McDonnell
A little more about Reg Hall
Reg Hall started playing the melodeon in the 1950s, started a band called "The Rakes", which is still going, was one of the leaders of the revival of "English Country Music" in the 60s and 70s and gained his doctorate for a thesis on Irish traditional music in London. You can see and hear him playing fiddle and melodeon for Bampton Morris every year on Spring Bank Holiday in Bampton, Oxfordshire.
# Posted on May 18th 2003 by colinturner
I just looked in here inspired by a discussion today. The fiddle player of the Rakes is Paul Gross, a regular at our session at the Blythe Hill Tavern. Nice man, nice player.
# Posted on February 13th 2008 by Nick Splease