Harry Boardman
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Biography
Harry Boardman, born in 1930 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England, was a folk singer and songwriter dedicated to preserving British folk music. He started his career in the late 1950s, performing at local folk clubs like the Wayfarer's Folk Club and organizing events at venues such as the Unicorn Hotel in Manchester. Boardman's work focused on the folklore of Lancashire, often singing unaccompanied or with an Anglo concertina or banjo. His first compilation album, New Voices, was released in 1965. Throughout his career, he released notable albums including A Lancashire Mon (1973) and The Bonnie Pit Laddie (1975). Boardman's contributions significantly influenced the preservation of traditional music in North West England. After his death in 1987, posthumous releases such as Personal Choice (2008) continued to honor his legacy.
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Albums
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- The Beltane Song
- The Garland
- Owdham on a Saturday Night
- Nine Times a Night
- The Radcliffe Otter Hunt
- Victoria Bridge on a Saturday Night
- Kitty & Robin
- Saddleworth Buck Rabbit
- Whoam Brewed
- Warrikin Fain
- Spinning Shoddy
- To the Begging
- With Henry Hunt We'll Go
- Three Score and Ten featuring The Watersons
- The Cockfight
- A Lancashie Mon
- T'Spinner's Tale
- The Manchester Canal
- Weaver's Song
- Tha's Welcome, Little Bonny Brid
- Tommy Stroo's Ghost
- Happy Sam
- I'll Have a Collier for My Sweetheart
- Nellie o' Bob's o't' Crowtrees
