Johnny Handle

Johnny Handle

acc, p, voc, *1935 GB
Musician of Folk

B. Wallsend-on-Tyne, UK 1935. North East musician playing jazz piano, and guitar, banjo, melodeon, accordion and Northumbrian pipes. Established Folksong & Ballad Club in Newcastle 1958. Formed The High Level Ranters folk group 1965. Still recording and touring internationally today.

Instruments

Accordion
Piano
Vocals
Guitar
Electric piano

Genres

Folk
World
Spoken Word
Pop
Soundtrack

Plays With

The High Level Ranters

The High Level Ranters Orchestra

Popular Tracks

The Sandgate Girl's Lament / Elsie Marley on The Iron Muse - a Panorama of Industrial Folk Music by Various Artists

Doon the Waggonway on The Iron Muse - a Panorama of Industrial Folk Music by Various Artists

The Collier Lad on The Collier Lad by Johnny Handle

The Colliers Rant on Along the Coaly Tyne by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon

Elsie Marley on Along the Coaly Tyne by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon

Dance to Yer Daddy on Along the Coaly Tyne by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon

Stottin Doon the Waal on Along the Coaly Tyne by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon

The Collier Lad on Along the Coaly Tyne by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon

Dust on The Collier Lad by Johnny Handle

Farewell to the Monty on Along the Coaly Tyne by Louis Killen, Johnny Handle & Tom Gilfellon

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Northumbrian Journey	Johnny Handle And The High Level Ranters	2003	Album
She's A Big Lass, She's A Bonny Lass	Johnny Handle	1978	Album
In The Middle Of The Tune	Tom Gilfellon With Martin Carthy, Johnny Handle And Liz Sobell & Stefan Sobell	1976	Album
The Collier Lad	Johnny Handle	1975	Album
Along The Coaly Tyne: Old And New Northumbrian Songs	Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross	1968	Compil.
Stottin' Doon The Waall	Johnny Handle	1962	Single
Revival In Britain Volume 1	Matt McGinn, Stan Kelly, Johnny Handle, Alan Rogerson, Enoch Kent & Charles Parker	1962	Album
The Collier's Rant	Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross	1962	Single

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