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Spinners, The (1963)
 

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Originally transmitted as part of folk and R&B showcase Hullabaloo!, ABC (Midlands) for ITV, on 14 December 1963

Presenter Rory McEwan introduces 'Britain's best-known folk group', The Spinners, who perform 'Liverpool Barrer Boy', with Mick Groves on tin whistle and Cliff Hall on harmonica, and Mick Groves leading the vocals. At the end of the show, the group perform 'Dirty Old Town' with lead vocals by Mick Groves while Cliff Hall again plays harmonica.