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William Cowans (Willy) Taylor, Northumbrian shepherd, fiddler and tune composer
William Cowans (Willy) Taylor, shepherd, Wooler, Northumberland


Born January 5 1916; died November 2 2000  
Born January 5 1916; died November 2 2000  
Influential fiddler and tune composer





Latest revision as of 10:12, 14 February 2022

William Cowans (Willy) Taylor, shepherd, Wooler, Northumberland

Born January 5 1916; died November 2 2000

Influential fiddler and tune composer


Wikipedia article

Obituary by Alistair Anderson in the Guardian newspaper


Discography - (Very incomplete so far)

Various - Northumberland Rant (Traditional Music From The Edge Of England) ‎(HDCD, Comp) Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40473 1999

Willy Taylor - Classic Celtic Music (From Smithsonian Folkways) album art

Various - Classic Celtic Music (From Smithsonian Folkways) ‎(CD, Comp) Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40560 2013

Ranting and Reeling (Topic, 1954, 1991)

Harthope Burn (MWM, 1983)

Welcome to the Dene (Common Ground, 1990)

Northumberland Rant (Smithsonian Folkways, 1986, 1994, 1996)

An audience with the Shepherds, Willie Taylor, Will Atkinson & Joe Hutton VT159CD


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