A Teardrop in the Tees (1981)

 

This post is really for Ann Wainwright so she can link to  some of the takes

 of A Teardrop in the Tees on her blog.

<Solo Version

This song was written by Trev Teasdel (me!) around 1981. Ann heard a solo version of the song and at the time Ann, myself and Colin Walker were organising a similar event to the Writers Cafe called then The Castalians (later New Poetry Scene) at the Dovecot Arts Centre in Stockton on Tees. Ann played the tape to Colin who was also a musician. Colin worked out an arrangement for the song (of which the solo version appears on Trev's Songs from the Coventry Underground) (the song was started in Coventry but finished on Teesside!

The song features Trev Teasdel  - clawpicking guitar and vocals / Ann

Wainwright Flute and backing vocals / Colin Walker Violin and arrangement.

The two versions on here with Ann and Colin are practice runs for the proposed performance at the Dovecot Arts Centre (where Tyne Tees Telly were talent hunting!) they weren't looking for us though - we were the organisers who did a bit too!

<One version breaks down when Ann looses her place!

 

 

 

 

 

<The other is just about complete.