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A new CD, Brian Westcott: A Tribute. Brian was widely respected as a singer in Worcestershire and beyond. Production of this CD has been funded by the Club. The CD cost is £6, it is now available at the Club, and all proceeds will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
- Or by post £7.50, please email
- stfc (at) folklife-west.co.uk
- Thanks to Tom & Barbara Brown for permission to use Song & Ale tapes.
- Last updated: 13/02/10.
- 1) Bachgen Bach (part): Mixed Doubles with Sam
- 2) Jovial Tinker: Brian/Roger recorded July 2007
- 3) Indian Lass (part): Somers July 2002
- 4) Bold Brits: Recorded June 2007
- 5) Liverpool Barrow Boy: From ‘Street Cries’– Powick 1987
- 6) Brisk & Braw: Recorded December 2005
- 7) Robin Hood (part): Song & Ale 1986
- 8) The Carter: From Somers song tape
- 9) The Sheepstealer: Recorded December 2005
- 10) Drink Good Ale (part): Somers Harvest Supper 2000
- 11) Drink Good Ale: Recorded December 2005
- 12) This Old Hat: From Roger’s tapes
- 13) Painful Plough: Recorded January 2006
- 14) John Barleycorn (part): Song & Ale 1989
- 15) Haul On The Bowlin’: Recorded July 2007
- 16) The Dumb Wife (part): Song & Ale 1986
- 17) Bold Young Farmer: From ‘Somers’ tape
- 18) Night Visiting Song: Recorded July 2007
- 19) William Taylor (part): Song & Ale 1989
- 20) Song Of The Drum: From Roger’s tapes.
- 21) Whalecatchers: Recorded January 2006
- 22) Maid of Coolmore (part): Somers, January 2002
- 23) Bay Of Biscay: Recorded January 2006
- 24) The Carter (part): Song & Ale 1985
- 25) Burwash Carol: Recorded December 2005
- 26) We Poor Labouring Men (part): Mixed Doubles night
- 27) Master Kilby: Recorded December 2005
- 28) Homeward Bound (part): Recorded June 1990
- 29) Fare Thee Well: Recorded December 2005
- 30) Row on: Recorded January 2006
- Songs sung by Brian and friends
- Brian Westcott
- Brian was widely respected as a singer around his home in Worcester and at the many folk festivals he attended over the years.
- For such a cheerful man, he favoured songs of death and dying and we would count with glee the number of corpses that Brian could generate in his requisite two songs at the Somers Folk Club which he attended for many years.
- For the last twenty years of his life, I had the joy of singing with him in the harmony duo Flack Jacket and you can hear some of our attempts on this commemorative CD. The name derived from the fact that we would call each other "Waistcoat" and "Tiles" and a waistcoat with tiles is a flack jacket (strictly speaking, for the tedious, it's actually a bullet-proof vest but never mind that).
- The CD has been compiled from recordings made available by myself, Eric Payne and Eleanor Simmons and the selection and engineering has been done by Eric to make a representative selection of Brian's singing so that we can remember him.
- The CD has been compiled from recordings made available by myself, Eric Payne and Eleanor Simmons and the selection and engineering has been done by Eric to make a representative selection of Brian's singing so that we can remember him.
- Brian had three great passions in life: folk singing, beer and Marney, his wife. She would complain that she was last in this list but we all know that wasn't the case. As for the beer and folk singing, he was a connoisseur of both and gained the respect of many for his extensive knowledge of world songs - and what to drink with them!
- Row On my friend.
- Roger Tyler
- Thanks go to the Somers Traditional Folk Club which has funded the production of this CD