Audio

The Pierrotters on the wireless radio

“We’re Only Here for the Pier”

Pilot episode for a sit-com idea.

“The Pierrotters on Tour”

Kaleidoscope BBC Radio 4, October 7th 1995.

“Bring on the Clowns”

tx 24th Feb 2011. Produced by Mike greenwood for Pier Productions for BBC Radio4.

“At the British Seaside” BBC 4Extra. 3 episodes presented by Tony (Uncle Tacko!) Lidington.

Episode 2

Episode 3

1. Aching in my heart (by Doncaster Arts Youth Theatre project)

2. Seashells – Malcolm Boyle

3. The Seas Kissing the Shingle – Jake Rodrigues

4. Sweet as Tea (by Dave Calvert)

5. I do like to be beside the seaside

6. Lazing on a sunny afternoon

7. Don’t do it again Matilda

8. Bogey Wail

9. Deep Sea Blues

1. The Sun Has Got His Hat On

2. Deep Sea Blues

3. Tubas in the Moonlight

4. Pasadena

5. Painting the Clouds with Sunshine

6. Satisfaction

7. Deep Sea Blues (magamix)

8. Summertime

9. Seashells

10. Goodbye

Set lists

Setlist circa 1998 TBC 1

Setlist circa 1998 TBC 1b

Setlist circa 1998 TBC 1c

Setlists comparing 1998 with 2001

First setlist circa 1983

Setlist circa 1996

1999 Bexhill setlist 1

1999 Bexhill setlist 2

1999 Bexhill setlist 3

1999 Bexhill setlist 4

1999 Bexhill setlist 5

Set list for Todmorden

1998-10-18 Todmorden setlist

1996-01-29 CAA setlist and note

1998 setlist for Bexhill

1998 Bexhill setlist 1a

1998 Bexhill potential setlists

1998 Walk the Plank setlist

1997 Set list for Gacko's wedding — 1997 Set list for Gacko’s wedding

1990 Set list for Kully's wedding — 1990 Set list for Kully’s wedding

1991 (TBC) set list

1991 set list (2)

1991 Set list

first set list. Handwritten, ink on paper

1986-09-03 Set list for 'Down by the Riverside' Christian Aid gig on South Bank 1 — 1986-09-03 Set list for ‘Down by the Riverside’ Christian Aid gig on South Bank 1

1986-09-03 Set list for 'Down by the Riverside' Christian Aid gig on South Bank 1a — 1986-09-03 Set list for ‘Down by the Riverside’ Christian Aid gig on South Bank 1a

1993 set list

1994-10 Setlist for Wakefield Opera House Gala Night

1996 Happy Hour set list 1, Bexhill

Potential set list 3

Potential set list 2

Potential set list 1

Sandbach set list - date TBC — Sandbach set list – date TBC

2000-04-30 Happy Hour setlist – Bexhill

1999-07-11 One Man Band Shebang, Morecambe set list

1997 Set list

1996 Happy Hour set list 3, Bexhill

1996 Happy Hour set list 2, Bexhill

BBC Bexhill Sets

BBC Bexhill Sets page3

BBC Bexhill Sets page2

Song List 09-07-1998

Song-List-09-07-1998 — Song List 09-07-1998

Song List 09-07-1998

Lyrics & chords

Laughing Policeman lyrics

Let’s All Sing Like the Birdies Sing

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off 1

Love Me Tender 1

Love Me Tender 1a

Monster Mash 1

Monster Mash 1a

Music Maestro, Please

No Tea ’til Brighton

On Her Doorstep Last night

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine 1

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine 2

Pasadena lyrics 1

Satisfaction

Seashells lyrics 1

Tell the Doc

The Boy’s West Pier Rap

The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God

The Pierrotters’ New Opening Song 1

The Pierrotters’ New Opening Song 1a

The Pierrotters’ New Opening Song 1b

The Sun Has Got His Hat On

The Way You Look Tonight trumpet solo part 1

The Way You Look Tonight trumpet solo part 1a

When You Wish Upon A Star

Whispering Grass 1

Ain’t Misbehavin’ – lyrics

Ain’t Misbehavin’ 1

Ain’t Misbehavin’ 1a

Ain’t Misbehavin’ 1b

Ain’t No Sunshine 1

An Aching in my Heart 1

An Aching in my Heart 1a

An Aching in my Heart 1b

An Aching in my Heart 1c

Blue Moon 1

Blue Moon 2

Blue Moon

Bogey Wail 1

Bogey Wail

Button Up Your Overcoat 1

Button Up Your Overcoat

By the Sea

Cheerio or Kangaroo Fur 1

Cheerio or Kangaroo Fur 1a

Cheerio or Kangaroo Fur 1b

Cheerio or Kangaroo Fur 1c

Deep Sea Blues instrumental transition

Deep Sea Blues

1983 Deep Sea Blues lyrics

Donald, Where’s Yer Troosers 1

Don’t Do It Again Matilda – chords 1a

Don’t Do It Again Matilda – chords

Don’t Do It Again Matilda 1

Don’t Do It Again Matilda 1a

Don’t Do It Again Matilda 1b

Goodbye

I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside rewritten lyrics 1

I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside rewritten lyrics 1a

I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside rewritten lyrics 1b

I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside rewritten lyrics 1c

I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside rewritten lyrics 1d

If I Fell

Isn’t This A Lovely Day 1

Isn’t This A Lovely Day 1a

Istanbul 1

Istanbul 1a

Istanbul 1ai

Istanbul 1b

I’ve Got Those Little Boy Blues 1

I’ve Got Those Little Boy Blues

Jollity Farm – lyrics 1

Jollity Farm – lyrics

Laughing Policeman chords

Laughing Policeman lyrics 1a

Tubas in the Moonlight 1

Tubas in the Moonlight 2

Tubas in the Moonlight horn break

Good Afternoon chords 1

Good Afternoon chords 2

Good Afternoon chords 3

Kangaroo Fur-Cheerio chords 2

Kangaroo Fur-Cheerio chords

On Her Doorstep Last Night – lyrics

Songlist

Spread A Little Happiness 1

Lyrics to 5 Pierrots (never performed)

Lyrics to Aching in My Heart

Monster Mash chords

Chords for 'Goodbye' — Chords for ‘Goodbye’

Nellie the Elephant page1

Nellie the Elephant page2

Nellie the Elephant page3

McFacko's verse — McFacko’s verse

La Mer

Deep Sea Blues page1

Deep Sea Blues page2

C'mon Feel the Noise — C’mon Feel the Noise

Cum on feel the noize page2

Cum on feel the noize page1

Angels

Angels page2

Music that inspired the Pierrotters

Whispering Grass

Ain’t Misbehaving

Deep Sea Blues

When you wish upon a star

Painting the clouds with Sunshine

Blue Moon by The Panait royal dance band

Jollity Farm

On her doorstep last night

Button up your overcoat

I found my Heaven in your Love

3 thoughts on “Audio”

David Dolan Martin
November 29, 2020 at 4:35 pm

A DOCTOR WRITES…
I really love this site and the sheer musicality of this troupe – especially in the early years!

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1. Tony Lidington
  December 1, 2020 at 8:43 am
  
  Huzzah, D4! Your Ever-Loving, Uncle Tacko! X
  
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Walt
January 2, 2022 at 7:24 pm

I first came across them on a TV programme “Five Guys named Acko”. They were wonderful and I enjoyed very much.

I tried to see them as often as possible and would love to know how they are doing now.

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