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Charles Dibdin

voc, 1745-1814 GB, Southampton
Singer / Composer / Songwriter of Classical

Charles Dibdin (before 4 March 1745 – 25 July 1814) was a British musician, dramatist, novelist and actor. With over 600 songs to his name, for many of which he wrote both the lyrics and the music and performed them himself, he was in his time the most prolific English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the composer of "Tom Bowling", one of his many sea songs, which often features at the Last Night of the Proms.

     
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Tom Bowling on Last Night of the Proms by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Tom Bowling on Britten: Folksongs by Traditional, Sir Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten
Tom Bowling - Arr. for Piano by Julian McNamara on Piano Exam Pieces 2017 & 2018, Grade 3 by Vanessa Latarche, Anthony Williams & ABRSM
Dibdin: Tom Bowling on The Dicky Bird & the Owl: Victorian Songs and Ballads by Benjamin Luxon, Robert Tear & André Previn
The Joys of the Country on Jane Austen's Songbook by Various Artists
Tom Bowling (arr. Jeremy Barlow) on English National Songs by John Potter & Deborah Roberts
Lucky Escape on Jane Austen's Songbook by Various Artists
The Joys of the Country on The Wags by Charles Dibdin, Simon Butteriss & Stephen Higgins
The Camp of Pleasure on The Wags by Charles Dibdin, Simon Butteriss & Stephen Higgins
The Oddities: Tom Bowling on Fairest Isle: A New National Songbook by Catherine Bott, Richard Charke, Joseph Cornwell, Henry Purcell, The Parley of Instruments, James Hook, Jeremiah Clarke, Joseph Vernon, John Gay, William Shield, Francesco Barsanti, Henry Carey, George Frideric Handel, Thomas Arne & Charles Dibdin

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Christmas Gambols and The Musical Tour of Mr. DibdinCharles Dibdin, Simon Butteriss, Stephen Higgins2017Album
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