Cyril Tawney

Real name: Cyril Francis Tawney
Born: October 12, 1930
Died: April 21, 2005
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00035283982 5 works
Affiliation: PRS
Comments: Folksinger; Tawney was instrumental in the development in the folk movement in Southwest England and was known as the "Father of the West Country Folk Revival".

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Chicken on a Raft	Cyril Tawney	1963	Unverified
Sally Free and Easy	Cyril Tawney	1963	(18 artists)
Six Feet of Mud	Cyril Tawney	1963	Unverified
The Last Boat's A-Leaving	Cyril Tawney	1960	(5 artists)
The Oggy Man’s No More	Cyril Tawney	1963	Unverified
There Are No Lights on Our Christmas Tree REL	Cyril Tawney	1997	The Seekers Originally by The Watersons REC

Covers by Cyril Tawney

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
A Jug of This	Cyril Tawney	1994	(unknown)
All Through the Beer	Cyril Tawney	1994	(unknown)
Chicken on a Raft	Cyril Tawney with The Yetties (The Yetties, Cyril Tawney)	1972	Unverified
Farewell She	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
Henry Martin	Cyril Tawney	1969	Philip Tanner
I Will Give My Love an Apple	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
Jack My Son	Cyril Tawney	1969	(unknown)
Jolly Roving Tars	Cyril Tawney	1994	(unknown)
Must I Be Bound	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
One Night as I Lay on My Bed	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
Pull the Strings	Cyril Tawney	1963	(unknown)
Six Feet of Mud	Cyril Tawney with The Yetties (Cyril Tawney, The Yetties)	1972	Unverified
The Carpenter's Wife	Cyril Tawney	1969	Carolina Tar Heels
The Cuckoo	Cyril Tawney	March 1970	Clarence Ashley
The False Bride	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
The Foolish Boy	Cyril Tawney	March 1970	(unknown)
The Grey Funnel Line	Cyril Tawney	November 1972	(unknown)
The Maid on the Shore	Cyril Tawney	1992	Unverified
The Nightingale	Cyril Tawney	1964	(unknown)
The Outlandish Knight	Cyril Tawney	1969	(unknown)
The Parting Glass	Cyril Tawney	1994	(unknown)
The Queen of Hearts	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
The Ragged Beggarman	Cyril Tawney	1969	(unknown)
The Sailor Cut Down in His Prime	Cyril Tawney	1963	(unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
The Sweet Streams of Nancy	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
The Three Knights	Cyril Tawney	1969	(unknown)
The Tree in the Valley	Cyril Tawney	March 1970	(unknown)
The Turtle Dove	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	(unknown)
Three Drunken Maidens	Cyril Tawney	1994	(unknown)
Three Scamping Rogues	Cyril Tawney	March 1970	George Maynard
Tom's Gone to Hilo	Cyril Tawney	1960	(unknown)

Songs written by Cyril Tawney

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Chicken on a Raft	Cyril Tawney	Cyril Tawney	1963	Unverified
On a Monday Morning	Cyril Tawney	The High Level Ranters	1971	Covered by (2 artists)
Sally Free and Easy	Cyril Tawney	Cyril Tawney	1963	Covered by (18 artists)
Sammy's Bar	Cyril Tawney	Cyril Tawney	1960	Covered by (5 artists)
Six Feet of Mud	Cyril Tawney	Cyril Tawney	1963	Unverified
The Grey Funnel Line	Cyril Tawney			Covered by (22 artists)
The Oggy Man’s No More	Cyril Tawney	Cyril Tawney	1963	Unverified
There Are No Lights on Our Christmas Tree	Cyril Tawney	The Watersons REC, Cyril Tawney REL	December 1, 1990	Covered by The Seekers

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Between Decks	Cyril Tawney	1963	DTS
Cyril Tawney Sings Children's Songs from Devon and Cornwall	Cyril Tawney	March 1970	Argo [GB]
Down the Hatch	Cyril Tawney	1994	(self-released)
In Port	Cyril Tawney	November 1972	Argo [GB]
I Will Give My Love	Cyril Tawney	October 1973	Argo [GB]
Man of Honour - The Non Maritime Songs	Cyril Tawney	1997	Neptune
The Outlandish Knight	Cyril Tawney	1969	Polydor

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Pinch of Salt - British Sea Songs Old and New	various artists	1960	His Master's Voice
Farewell Nancy - Sea Songs and Shanties	various artists	1964	Topic Records
Rocket Along	various artists	1960	His Master's Voice

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