 Norfolk herring fisherman, upon whose life story the Radio Ballad Singing the Fishing was based. Though he comes from the same county as Harry Cox, his entirely different style indicates how localised are singing styles in tradition.
Click on link below to listen to one of Larner's party-pieces, Butter 'n' Cheese 'n' All, interpreted by PB on his Mainly Norfolk album in 1968, and then again four years later, on Won't You Go My Way? Notice the similarities (the way Sam and Pete both drop in and out of conversational speech) and the differences (mainly tempo and attack).
Sam and Pete ('68) and Pete ('72) and Sam |