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CodeDS/UK/16669
NameBob Davenport and the Rakes (1959)
Dates1959
GenderGroup (Male)
Place of Birth/OriginLondon, England (formed)
RelationshipsBob Davenport - founder

Members (The Rakes):
Reg Hall - melodeon,
Michael Plunkett - fiddle,
Paul Gross - fiddle
BiographyBob Davenport is an English traditional folk singer who has been a leading and influential voice in the British folk revival since the early 1960s. He recorded an EP, Geordie Songs, in 1959, backed by Reg Hall (melodeon) and Michael Plunkett (fiddle), known as the Rakes. Adding fiddle player Paul Gross, Davenport recorded a further EP, Wor Geordie, with the Rakes for Topic Records in 1962.

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