Kimber's Men

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BULLY IN THE ALLEY 00:00 Tools
Rolling down the river 00:00 Tools
Leave her Johnny leave her 00:00 Tools
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 00:00 Tools
NORTHWEST PASSAGE 00:00 Tools
DONKEY RIDING 00:00 Tools
Tow rope girls 00:00 Tools
DON'T TAKE THE HEROES 00:00 Tools
MOLLYMAUK 00:00 Tools
BLOOD RED ROSES 00:00 Tools
Sam's Gone Away 00:00 Tools
TRIM RIGGED DOXY 00:00 Tools
ADMIRAL BENBOW 00:00 Tools
Blow boys blow 00:00 Tools
Blow the man down 00:00 Tools
Fire Marengo 00:00 Tools
Johnson girls 00:00 Tools
A LONG TIME AGO 00:00 Tools
God moves on the water 00:00 Tools
SHALLOW BROWN 00:00 Tools
Death of Nelson 00:00 Tools
Johnny come down to Hilo 00:00 Tools
Barrett's Privateers 00:00 Tools
Frobisher Bay 00:00 Tools
The Robert Whitworth 00:00 Tools
DRINKING THAT WINE 00:00 Tools
Get along down buddy 00:00 Tools
La Pique 00:00 Tools
Go to sea no more 00:00 Tools
RIO GRANDE 00:00 Tools
Lumper's Life 00:00 Tools
SHENANDOAH 00:00 Tools
Shantyman 00:00 Tools
ROBERT WHITWORTH 00:00 Tools
LORD FRANKLIN 00:00 Tools
Harry Eddom 00:00 Tools
General Taylor 00:00 Tools
NO MORE AUCTION BLOCK 00:00 Tools
Lovely Nancy 00:00 Tools
Walk around me brave boys 00:00 Tools
Hundred years ago 00:00 Tools
Stowing sugar 00:00 Tools
MARYPORT 00:00 Tools
Tom's gone to Hilo 00:00 Tools
Mingulay boat song 00:00 Tools
Roseanna 00:00 Tools
Darkest before the dawn 00:00 Tools
Leaky ship 00:00 Tools
Old Maui 00:00 Tools
Help me to raise 'em 00:00 Tools
Bold Riley 00:00 Tools
Pay me the money down 00:00 Tools
Spoken Introduction 00:00 Tools
John Kanaka 00:00 Tools
John Cherokee 00:00 Tools
Amphitrite 00:00 Tools
Row on 00:00 Tools
Roll Alabama Roll 00:00 Tools
Rolling home 00:00 Tools
Yellow girls 00:00 Tools
Quiet as the grave 00:00 Tools
Old Man River 00:00 Tools
Stan-the shanty man 00:00 Tools
Ode to Big Blue 00:00 Tools
Lowlands 00:00 Tools
The Alabama 00:00 Tools
Sally Rackett 00:00 Tools
Little Pot Stove 00:00 Tools
What price? 00:00 Tools
I will always be there 00:00 Tools
Lindy Low 00:00 Tools
Randy Dandy-O 00:00 Tools
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Kimber's Men were formed in the summer of 2001 and in those early days they comprised Neil Kimber - ship’s bosun, John Bromley - ship’s cook, Joe Stead - ship’s doctor, and Roger ‘Tonky’ Hepworth the ship’s cabin boy. But in the summer of 2004 Roger was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and sadly he passed away in April 2005. Kimber’s Men realized they would never sound the same again. Roger is missed not only for his wonderful harmonies and guitar playing, but for his friendship and advice always warmly given. Neil and Roger had been singing together as a duo in West Yorkshire since 1966 whilst John burst upon the folk scene a little later in 1972 as a member of Hebric. John, who has a voice similar to Paul Robeson also sings with the local operatic society in Halifax and is a member of The Bradshaw Mummers who can be seen in quaint outfits throughout most summers at various festivals acting out the important chapters of English history. John sang lead bass with Northern Ballet at Leeds Playhouse for the winter season of Mozart’s Requiem. Meanwhile Joe Stead had begun a professional career in London in 1966 which eventually took him to various parts of the world and more recently the first Valparaiso Festival of the Sea in Chile. Joe has performed in concert in America with Pete Seeger twice and also sung at a garden party with Paul Robeson in London in 1958. Neil also sang in concert with Pete Seeger when he and Joe crossed the Atlantic with Paul Downes to perform in a concert in New Jersey to raise funds for the Delaware Valley River Project. There are now two new members in the group. David Buckley joined Kimber's Men at the end of April 2006. David is an actor and a singer who has performed in musicals and with the Halifax Operatic Society. They found him playing the part of Captain Smith in 'Titanic the Musical'. David sings tenor harmony. He has recently written a song called 'I will always be there' which may become as popular as 'Don't take the heroes'. In June 2007 Kimber's Men increased their number to 5 when 'Gaz' joined the quartet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.