Will Atkinson
Will Atkinson (1908-2003)
Mouth organ or 'Moothie' player from Crookham, then Alnwick, Northumberland.
Shepherd and road-sign mender
His father was killed in WW1 so he was raised by his mother and his uncle, her brother, Geordie Armstrong
Cousin to fiddler Willy Taylor
Wikipedia article - [1]
Discography
Jack Armstrong -Celebrated Minstrel Saydisc SDL 252 (1944)
Bonny North Tyne - Northumbrian Country Music, Topic 12TS245 (1974)
Harthope Burn MWM Records 1024 (1983)
From Sewingshields to Glendale MWM Records MWM 1033 (1986)
Will Atkinson - Mouthorgan Common Ground CGRCD002 (1989)
An Audience With The Shepherds (CD, Album) Veteran (2) VT159CD 2015
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