Birth name John Alan Pandrich Name Johnny Handle Albums The Collier Lad Years active 1957–present | Occupation(s) Singer/Musician Genres Folk music Origin Wallsend, England Role Musician Record labels Topic Records, EMI | |
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Born 15 March 1935 (age 89) ( 1935-03-15 ) Instruments Vocals, accordion, keyboards, banjo, whistle, Northumbrian pipes. Similar People High Level Ranters, Louis Killen, Graeme Danby, Bill Leader, A L Lloyd | ||
Associated acts High Level Ranters | ||
Johnny handle folk musician on mining communities and culture
Johnny Handle is an English folk musician and singer/songwriter. Starting as a skiffle player in 1957 he soon crossed into folk music both as a soloist and as a member of The High Level Ranters. His repertoire is heavily influenced by the traditional music of North East England and, in particular, songs about the coal mines of that region. In 1958, with Louis Killen, he founded the Folksong and Ballad Club in the Bridge Hotel, Newcastle. He plays accordion, keyboards, banjo, whistle and the Northumbrian pipes. Among the songs he has written is "Farewell to the Monty", written in January 1959 on the closing of the Montague Colliery, West Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Selected recordings
In 2009 Dust from The Collier Lad was included in Topic Records 70 year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten as track sixteen on the fifth CD.