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Sam Small, Albert Ramsbottom and Uthers: English Dialect Stories

Wallace House
Sam Small, Albert Ramsbottom and Uthers: English Dialect Stories This collection of traditional English 'songs' is performed by Wallace House (1900–1983), a singer, actor, and dramatic arts professor at New York University who was born in England and grew up in Canada. His English background and study of the various English dialects enabled him to perform with authenticity these dialect readings—essentially poems. All but two of them were written by poet Marriot Edgar (1880–1951), best known for the English dialect monologues he wrote for actor/comedian Stanley Holloway (1890–1982). (Holloway later achieved lasting fame on Broadway and in Hollywood through his portrayal of the father of Eliza Doolittle in the hit musical My Fair Lady.) Wallace House recorded a total of eight albums for Folkways Records.

Track Listing

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Albert and the Lion Wallace House 03:25
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The Return of Albert Wallace House 03:31
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Albert and the 'Eadsman Wallace House 03:55
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Runcorn Ferry (Tuppence per Person per Trip) Wallace House 03:05
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The Jubilee Sov'rin Wallace House 03:19
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Goalkeeper Joe Wallace House 03:14
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Little Aggie Wallace House 03:13
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The Night before Waterloo Wallace House 03:29
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Marksman Sam Wallace House 03:18
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Alt, Oo Goes Theer? Wallace House 03:17
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The Magna Charter Wallace House 03:12
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The Battle of Hastings Wallace House 03:17
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Gunner Joe Wallace House 03:12
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Three 'Appence a Foot Wallace House 03:47