Join: Jan 23, 2007

Name: raymondcrooke

Gender: Male

Hometown: Melbourne

Location: Hong Kong, AU

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I am married with two adult sons and two grandsons, one from each son. I have a website about my folk music which you may like to visit. It is a wiki so you are welcome to contribute, add information or your own folk song page or links to your own site, or just use it to find lyrics and chords.For my Featured Video - I will choose a video that has been generally overlooked. When it reaches 500 views I will change it for another one.

Videos (573)

565. Streets of London (Ralph McTell)

  • Length: 4:20
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  • Author: raymondcrooke

Tags: dylan  elderly  folk  forgotten  homeless  people  perry  song 

"Streets of London", Ralph McTell's best-selling song, was included on his album "Spiral Staircase" (1969), and was released as a single in 1974. It was inspired by his experiences busking and hitchhiking around Europe. The actual events are based on encounters with homeless, elderly and other...

564. Rakes of Mallow (Traditional Irish)

  • Length: 1:32
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 3 people
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  • Author: raymondcrooke

Tags: bachelor  folk  ireland  song  youth 

In the 18th century, the town of Mallow, County Cork (on the river Blackwater between Limerick and Cork City), was a well‑known spa. The earliest appearance of this song is in Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances (London, 1733). The tune is still popular in sessions today.The word “Rake” is...

563. Night of Madness (Original)

  • Length: 6:52
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 7 people
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  • Author: raymondcrooke

Tags: band  brown  doors  exploding  folk  frogs  incredible  mike  penguin  slippereal  song  string  swordfish 

I'm not sure what I was on when I wrote this song about forty years ago, but I know it was a time when I was listening to a lot of The Incredible String Band and The Doors. I never thought I'd actually record this one, but I decided to give it a try. Lyrics:I'll see you thereIn the night of...

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Sarah Palin is Pretty...

  • Length: 3:57
  • Rating Average: 3.80 from 5 people
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  • Author: TheFolksinger

Tags: advice  Bill  blues  choice  Evenhouse  Folk  guitar  John  McCain  music  Palin  Politics  Sarah  talking  theFolksinger  VP 

theFolksinger's third John McCain dream, composed and performed by Bill Evenhouse, theFolksinger

Patti Lamoureux - Macdonald's Reel - Lord Alexander's Reel

  • Length: 2:41
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 5 people
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  • Author: UrFiddlerFriend

Tags: Alexander's  Calvin  Camp  Canadian  Fiddle  Geoff  Grand  Horrocks  Lamoureux  Lord  Macdonald's  Masters  Patti  Reel  Vollrath 

This video is of an Amazing Canadian Fiddler, Patti Lamoureux and was taken during her Concert at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Camp on Aug 18, 2008. She is not only an awesome artist, but a wonderful person too. Take a moment to Enjoy her fiddle music as she plays Macdonald's Reel and Lord...

On The Wings Of A Dove

  • Length: 3:43
  • Rating Average: 5.00 from 34 people
  • View Count: 290' favoriteCount='8
  • Author: ginmillsinger

Tags: country  gospel 

My cover of this Country Gospel ClassicDedicated to: http://www.youtube.com/user/harleyhawgn