Willy Taylor
William Cowans (Willy) Taylor, shepherd, Wooler, Northumberland
Born January 5 1916; died November 2 2000
Influential fiddler and tune composer
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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