Pub singer, folk and street musician of the old school. Born in Worcester, England in 1941, he describes himself as an English Vegesacker having been resident in Germany for almost thirty years. His repertoire covers all manner of American, Australian, British, Low German (Plattdeutsch), pub, music hall, folk and sea songs as well as gospels and spirituals. He is an enthusiastic and rabid folk song collector. Having learned to "sing" in various naval messes and canteens around the world, he was, after a very late start, a founder member of the Idle Fellows, an Anglo-German folk group which sang around Bremen for about 12 years. After a brief spell with Brian Kelly, a Liverpudlian Bremer and erstwhile member of the Idle Fellows from whom he learned so much, He turned solo in 1993.
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Adam Buckham | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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All Around my Hat | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Baker of Colebrook, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice | |
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Ballad of Bethnal Green (1959), The | P. Roberts | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina |
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Banks of the Nile, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Bard of Armagh, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Between Me and You | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Blow the Man Down | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Blow the Wind Southerly | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Bobby Shaftoe | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Bound for the Rio Grande | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Bungle Rye | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Calton Weaver (Nancy Whisky), The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Cliffs of Doneen | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Cobbler, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Come to my window | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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⇑Convict of Clonmel, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Cruel Mother, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Dat du mien Leefsten büst | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Vocal Trio | |
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Eileen Aroon | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Fiddler's Green (1966) | J. Conolly | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina |
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Fields of Athenry, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Fire Down Below | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Golden Wheat, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Piano | |
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Hine e hine (Maori Lullaby) | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Holy Ground, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Guitars, Banjo, Chorus | |
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Hullabaloo Belay | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina, Chorus | |
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I whipped my horse | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Jehann | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Penny Whistle | |
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⇑Johnny is a Roving Blade | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Johnny McEldoo | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice | |
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Johnstone's Motor Car | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Keep That Wheel A-Turning (1927) | A.T. Hagg | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina |
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Kerry Dances, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Lovers' Tasks, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Matty Groves | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Murder of Maria Marten, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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My daddy is dead | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Never Wed an Old Man | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Newcombe Gauger, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | ||
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Nora | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Off to Sea Once More | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Oh, no, John! | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Old Woman | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Ould Triangle, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Parting Glass, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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⇑Raglan Road | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Rosin the Bow | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Sally Brown | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina, Chorus | |
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Salma-Oh | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Shores of Amerikay, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Short Song (1959), A | P. Roberts | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina |
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Show Me the Way to Go Home (1925) | J. Campbell | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice |
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Spinning Wheel, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Stuttering Lovers, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Suddenly afraid | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Sweet Thames Flow Softly (1968) | E. MacColl | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina |
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Trees They Do Grow High, The | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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Whaling in Greenland | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Concertina | |
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When it's Night Time in Italy | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice | |
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With me Navvy Boots On | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice | |
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Yellow Girls | Geoff Grainger (perf.) | Voice, Chorus |
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Geoff Grainger at The Bridge - Navvy Boots (Trad) (1:35) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Geoff Grainger at The Bridge - The Baker of Colebrook (Trad) (2:02) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Geoff sings with concertina (4:43) | Geoff Grainger | |
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PLSCH2013 - Saturday - 339 When I Am Gone . (2:33) | Geoff Grainger | |
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PLSHC2013 - Saturday - 49t Old Hundred (1:33) | Geoff Grainger | |
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PLSHC2013 - Sunday - 40 Lenox (1:54) | Geoff Grainger | |
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PLSHC2013 - Sunday - 89 The Church's Desolation (2:27) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 156 Jesus Rose (3:03) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 156 Jesus Rose (3:16) | Geoff Grainger | |
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⇑ | Sacred Harp 163b China (2:31) | Geoff Grainger |
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Sacred Harp 178 Africa (Callback) (2:15) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 313b Cobb (1:54) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 313b Cobb (1:51) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 503 Lloyd (2:15) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 503 Lloyd (1:41) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 503 Lloyd (2:14) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 523 Pleyel's Hymn (Second) (2:17) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 523 Pleyel's Hymn (Second) (2:34) | Geoff Grainger | |
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Sacred Harp 535 Shawmut (2:16) | Geoff Grainger | |
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⇑ | Sacred Harp 566 Hebron (2:22) | Geoff Grainger |