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John Tams

John Tams 2008
Photo: John Willis · CC BY-SA 3.0

About the artist

John Tams (born 16th February, 1949) is an award-winning English actor, singer, songwriter and musician. His contributions to English folk music are legendary. John Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including 'Son of Morris On', and as a member of The Albion Band. Splitting with Hutchings in the 1980s he formed Home Service. Now a solo performer - fronting a folk-rock band, or in a duo with Barry Coope.

Top songs

  1. Spanish Bride
  2. A Man of Constant Sorrow
  3. Amelia
  4. Bitter Withy
  5. From Where I Lie / Sheepcounting
  6. Who Will Blow the Candle Out Tonight
  7. The Traveller
  8. Written in the Book
  9. One More Day
  10. Over the Hills and Far Away
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  1. As I Looked East, as I Looked West
  2. Safe House
  3. Whole New Vision
  4. From Where I Lie/Sheepcounting
  5. You Don't Know Me Anymore
  6. Unity (Raise Your Banners High)
  7. Including Love
  8. Right On Line
  9. The Ballroom
  10. When This Song is Ended There's No More
  11. Red Gown
  12. Pretty Nancy
  13. Girl
  14. A Sailor's Life
  15. Harry Stone - Hearts Of Coal
  16. How High the Price/All Clouds the Sky/St Hilda's Waltz
  17. Johnny Is Gone For A Soldier
  18. Bound East For Cardiff
  19. The Spanish Bride
  20. Love Farewell
  21. Yonder - Down the Winding Road
  22. The Sea: As I Looked East, As I Looked West
  23. Somewhere The Sun Is Shining / Hold Back The Tide
  24. Hugh Stenson & Molly Green
  25. Another Grey & Grim Old Grimy Day
  26. Harry Stone (Hearts Of Coal)
  27. American Dream - Girl In Texas
  28. Winds Of Change - Yalta Beach - Bonfire Night 1992
  29. Unity - Raise Your Banners High
  30. Yonder (Down The Winding Road)
  31. Harry Stone
  32. Hugh Stenson And Molly Green
  33. Mucky River
  34. Fireland
  35. The Sea: A Sailor's Life
  36. American Dream (Girl in Texas)
  37. Gentleman Soldier
  38. Hugh Stenson & Mollie Green
  39. Lily Gilders
  40. Valley Of The Kings
  41. Winds of Change (Yalta Beach - Bonfire Night 1992)
  42. From Where I Lie
  43. How High the Price / All Clouds the Sky / St Hilda's Waltz
  44. Somewhere the Sun Is Shining/Hold Back the Tide
  45. Muckey River
  46. Another Grey and Grim Old Grimy Day
  47. The Sea: Pretty Nancy
  48. Corton Wood
  49. The Sea: One More Day
  50. Vulcan & Lucifer/Steelos - Live
  51. Valley Of The Kings part II
  52. How High the Price?
  53. Rogue's March
  54. Unity
  55. Steelos
  56. Who Will Blow the Candle Out Tonight?
  57. Sunset
  58. Sharpe's Theme
  59. Pulling Down Song
  60. Polska (The Clunch)/The Traveller
  61. Harry Stone (Heart Of Coal)
  62. I'll Fly Away
  63. The Shilling
  64. How High The Price, All Clouds The Sky, St Hilda's Waltz
  65. Farewell Part I
  66. Spainish Bride
  67. Till The Spring Comes
  68. Sweet Rose Of Allendale
  69. Over The Hills And Far Away (Sharpe's Rifles - soundtrack)
  70. Hush a Bye
  71. From Where I Lie / Sleepcounting
  72. From Where I Lie, Sheepcounting
  73. Orgreave
  74. The Rambling Soldier
  75. The Collier Recruit
  76. Rambling Soldier
  77. a) The Bird In The Bush b) The Colours
  78. Fun Of The Fair
  79. Over The Hills
  80. The Day
  81. Badajoz
  82. Farewell Part II
  83. From where I lie - sheepcounting
  84. Winds of Change (Yalta Beach-Bonfire Night)
  85. John Tams - Who Will Blow The Candle Out Tonight
  86. Evona
  87. Harry Stone (Hearts of Cola)
  88. Somewhere The Sun Is Shining, Hold Back The Tide
  89. The Forlorn Hope
  90. I'm Ninety Five

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