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Lincoln Tradition Picture...

We're open to name change suggestions. We're currently going by "Lincoln Tradition(s)", but I'm a little unsure as to whether it sounds as though we're doing a City Waits kind of a thing, which we're not. What we're *actually* doing is very traditional english part-songs, mostly seasonal, and largely accapella, with some melodeon, percussion and brass accompaniment, as seems appropriate. The name we liked the most was "Baggsy Not Norma", but as we all know both Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, and would like to carry on knowing them on a personal, rather than litigous, basis, we think that may be out :-)

Some of the photos from this session were hysterical, particularly the ones where we all broke out in spontaneous "Manhatten Transfer" songs and the ones where Liam was telling jokes involving Kate Rusby and some lard...

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You all look awfully serious in that shot.... If that's what you were aiming for - fine.

"Manhatten Transfer" - You don't hear them often these days. I like their versions of "Chatanooga Choo Choo" and "Anything Goes"

Teddy

Strange, I went and did a web search on MT and can't find Chattanooga Choo Choo or Anything Goes listed among the songs they've done.... Could I have been labouring under a misaprehension about who performed the versions that I like of both songs all these years....?

Teddy

I searched for them recently too. I couldn't remember what their 'big hit' was called. We also saw them on some of the reruns ot 'The Two Ronnies' that were on recently. Remember when the comedy was interrupted to have a song?

I remember them on the Two Ronnies... Do you, by any chance, recall if they did versions of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "Anything Goes"....? I have tapes recorded form someone else's recording which I marked as "Manhattan Transfer" at the time, and that's what I've assumed all this time but I can't find them listed on their discographies

Teddy

The version of "Anything Goes" that I remember from around that time was by Harpers Bizarre, if that's any help.

Their big hit was "Twilight Zone"

"Java Jive" and "Tuxedo Junction" both also charted in the US, as I recall.

Did they also do "Boy from New York City" ? If so, that may have been their biggest hit...

Yep, I'd forgotten about that one.

You might be thinking of Tuxedo Junction rather than Chattanooga Choo Choo?

Not unless it has the same lyrics as Chattanooga Choo Choo.

Teddy

That wouldn't be it, then. *grin*

It does have trains and southern US cities in it, though...

Close, but no banana... Not even a spoo in a space-suit.

Teddy

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