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Australian Bass Malcolm McEachern ~ Devonshire Cream And Cider (1934)

For Richard, aka "spannerworks1" / Australian bass Malcom McEachern (1883-1945) / Devonshire Cream And Cider (Curzon; Sanderson) / Recorded: 1934 -- DEVONSHIRE CREAM AND CIDER Words by Theodore Curzon / Music by Wilfrid Sanderson At Brixham which is Devon way A nestling to the sea You'll see a fisherman old and gnarl'd Who knew Dan Peggotty Old Silas Oak is what he's call'd And when the bells are ringing When the red boats all draw in their nets You'll hear old Silas singing You'll hear old Silas singing "Oi be nigh on ninety-seven Born and bred in dear old Dev'n And folks may be as old as oi In other parts of England The Cornish seas are wide But in Devonshire they're wider So if you'd live as long as oi Try Devonshire Cream and Cider" He's looking to the westward now His farewell call he's hearing But though a fisherman old and gnarl'd The journey he's not fearing For the Devon seas around him play And when at last they're calling I know I'll hear old Silas say When the last brown leaf is falling When the last brown leaf is falling "Oi be nigh on ninety-seven Born and bred in dear old Dev'n And folks may be as old as oi In other parts of England But when it's time to rest Why, lay me down beside her And let me sleep in the dear loved land Of Devonshire Cream and Cider And let me sleep in dear loved land Of Devonshire Cream and Cider" Walter Malcom Neil McEachern (April 1, 1883 January 17, 1945): Noted Australian bass singer who enjoyed a successful career in the United Kingdom. He was born in Albury, New South Wales, the sixth of 13 children of Archibald Hector McEachern and his wife, Rebecca Mary. On February 2, 1916, McEachern married pianist Hazel Hogarth Doyle, who later became his accompanist and provided the musical direction for his career. During World War One, McEachern went on a tour of Australia with the great Australian soprano Nellie Melba. Also in the touring company were Ella Caspers, Ada Crossley and Marie Narelle. In 1921 McEachern went to England with his wife, where he was hailed as one of the world's best bass vocalists. He was especially acclaimed as an oratorio singer although his voice was equally well suited to the demands of opera; but unlike his finest contemporary rival among English-language basses, Norman Allin, he elected not to pursue a career in that particular art form. McEachern did appear, however, in an array of staged Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy operettas under the batons of the famous conductors Sir Henry Joseph Wood and Sir John Barbirolli. In early 1926, McEachern forged a light-entertainment collaboration with Bentley Collingwood Hilliam, a pianist from Yorkshire. Their act proved to be a great success with British audiences and they became famous as Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam. McEachern was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and died after an operation in London on January 17, 1945. His name is commemorated in Australia by McEachern Crescent in the Canberra suburb of Melba. McEachern made a total of 187 studio recordings, including pieces of music from opera, operetta and oratorio as well as a number of popular songs of the day. These records display the impressive depth, power and tonal richness of his voice and the excellence of his technique. One of his English-language 78-rpm discs, made with his countryman Harold Williams, of "The Gendarme's Duet" from Jacques Offenbach's Geneviève de Brabant, is considered to be a classic recording. Produced in 1933, it has been re-issued many times since and is available on CD. (wikipedia) ******************************