Many folk song collectors interviewed and recorded him, including Bill Leader, Mike Yates, Rod Stradling, and Roy Palmer.Īn article that Pardon wrote about the Knapton Drum and Fife Band after a talk with Mike Yates appeared in the booklet accompanying the posthumous release 'Put a Bit of Powder on it' and may also be read via the MUSTRAD online folk Imagazine. He appeared at folk clubs and festivals and was invited by A L Lloyd to join a group of English singers attending the American Bicentennial celebrations in 1976. Walter Pardon's first LP, A Proper Sort was released in 1975, followed by Our Side of the Baulk in 1977. In this interview, Pardon discusses a number of bawdy songs, including "Cock a Doodle Do" and what he calls "The Bush of Australia". Billy could not do this as he had lost the use of some of his fingers so Pardon had to do it. He also states that his uncle Billy would tell him the words to some songs and he would write them down. He states that he did encounter some songs called 'folk' at school. He states that when he first made recordings for Dixon he had no idea about folk revivals and suchlike. In the early recording with Dallas, Pardon is clear that his family did not use the term 'folk songs', but referred to 'old songs'. Pardon was interviewed and recorded by folk enthusiasts, including Karl Dallas, before his first record was released. Bellamy passed the tape on to record producer Bill Leader. Dixon gave a copy of the tape to singer Peter Bellamy, who had been his pupil. In the late 1970s Dixon persuaded Pardon to record twenty of his songs on tape. Walter Pardon's second cousin on his mother's side, Roger Dixon, a history teacher, had as a child heard Walter singing when visiting his parents. Career as a traditional singer and informant After his service in the Army he returned to the cottage in Knapton, where he lived for the rest of his life. He spent four years in the army at Aldershot during the Second World War, still working as a carpenter. Pardon was apprenticed to a carpenter at the age of 14, and worked in that trade all his life. In his youth, Pardon attended a Methodist Sunday School in Knapton. Dixon relates that there were all sorts of family stories about music-making in the past: 'One was that the family formed the church band in the reign of William IV in the 1830s, before the Robinson family provided the first harmonium for the church.' Dixon notes that Pardon kept the big drum of the Knapton Drum and Fife band, formed in the late 19th century, in his shed. Several of the family played violin, accordion or flute. He was an only child from a family in which most men were farm workers.Īccording to Pardon's cousin Roger Dixon, singing and music played a big part in the life of the Gee family. Walter William Pardon was born and brought up in the cottage in Knapton where his mother, Emily (Nee Gee), was born in 1874. He was then able to pass his songs and tunes on to a new generation of folk music collectors and performers. He learned songs and tunes from older members of his family and remembered and performed them at a time when most people of his generation were uninterested in traditional music. *Included with initial rental (as required) : mouthpieces, ligatures, cork grease, swabs, reeds and quality bows.Walter Pardon (4 March 1914 – 9 June 1996) was an English carpenter, folk singer and recording artist from Knapton, Norfolk, England. $48/month: Baritone, French Horn, Tenor Saxophone $23/Month: Clarinet, Flute, Trombone, Trumpet, Violin, Viola, Percussion Kit Pricing (includes Repair & Maintenance Plan and required accessories*): We are available 7 days a week to assist you with any questions! SafetyĪll instruments and cases are professionally sanitized utilizing our state of the art industrial sonic cleaner. Repair & Maintenance Plan excludes fire damage, theft, obvious abuse & neglect. Rental credit may be applied towards the purchase of new or preowned instruments.Īll repairs are done in-house by NAPBIRT -certified technicians. All fees will be charged to a major credit or debit card. Instruments are rented for a 2-month initial period then monthly thereafter. Click here to view our band/orchestra brochure! Why rent from Knapton Musik Knotes? We offer: FREE Repair & MaintenanceĢ Months Credit Towards Instrument Purchase
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