Cat No:
DOG021
Release Date: 06 May 2016
Label: Mrs Ackroyd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0706127000212
Genres: Folk Spoken Word
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Description
A live album of Les Barker's poetry recorded at Bromyard Festival in 2014.
Les Barker, live, at his best, with some of everyone's favourite Les poems. 'Nuff said? OK - I'll elucidate a bit. This is Les Barker caught at his best (i.e. in front of a live audience, all of whom have sore sides from laughing). He's live at the Bromyard Folk Festival in 2014.
Here we have the classic "Dachshunds With Erections Can't Climb Stairs".
If Les is new to you, I'll just quote the killer line from this sad tale of the lovelorn dachshund at the foot of the stairs, with a beautiful lady dachshund at the top... "The dog who doesn't care will be the dog who wins the day. You'll never get to heaven with your chopper in the way."
And that is Les Barker's genius. He thinks of silly, ridiculous (but perfectly logical) things that you and I can't. We can laugh at "the boy who was raised by lemmings... I wonder where he's gone?" But do you have a mind as inventive, logical and silly as that? This recording also contains the touching "Have You Got Any News Of The Iceberg?", where a forlorn polar bear is interested in the iceberg - not the Titanic itself (his family was on the iceberg). I won't say any more 'cos it would spoil the jokes. This isn't an intentional "Best of Les Barker" but it comes close. If you need cheering up, this is the very fellow for you. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Ello
- 2. The Lost Elephants Of Denbigh
- 3. The Crossword Compiler
- 4. Shi Tzu
- 5. The Boy Who Was Raised By Lemmings
- 6. Garden Waste
- 7. Treigladau
- 8. My Bag For Life Has Just Died
- 9. It's Always In The Last Place You Look
- 10. Mange Tout
- 11. Tracey And Trevor
- 12. Have You Got Any News Of The Iceberg?
- 13. The Verb To Be
- 14. Dachshunds With Erections Can't Climb Stairs
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Oranges and Lemmings
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YeLP!
The Mrs. Ackroyd Band
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Up the Creek Without a Poodle
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Gnus & Roses
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The Mrs. Ackroyd Rock 'N Roll Show
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Dark Side of the Mongrel
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An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables
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Oranges and Lemmings
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Up the Creek Without a Poodle
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The Mrs. Ackroyd Rock 'N Roll Show
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Probably The Best Album Ever Made By Anybody In Our ...
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An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables
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Mrs. Ackroyd: Superstar!
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The War on Terrier
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