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Mouth organ or 'Moothie' player from Northumberland.
 
  
Read a biography on the Farne website[http://www.folknortheast.com/learn/biographies/will-atkinson]
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Will Atkinson (1908-2003)
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Mouth organ or 'Moothie' player from Crookham, then Alnwick, Northumberland.
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Shepherd and road-sign mender
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His father was killed in WW1 so he was raised by his mother and his uncle, her brother, [[Geordie Armstrong]]
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Cousin to fiddler [[Willy Taylor]]
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Wikipedia article - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Atkinson_(musician)]
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Discography
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Jack Armstrong -Celebrated Minstrel Saydisc SDL 252 (1944)
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Bonny North Tyne - Northumbrian Country Music, Topic 12TS245 (1974)
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Harthope Burn MWM Records 1024 (1983)
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From Sewingshields to Glendale MWM Records MWM 1033 (1986)
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Will Atkinson - Mouthorgan Common Ground CGRCD002 (1989)
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An Audience With The Shepherds ‎(CD, Album) Veteran (2) VT159CD 2015
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Latest revision as of 18:25, 14 February 2022

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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