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Home Service, a British folk rock group, was formed in late 1980 from members of Ashley Hutchings' Albion Band. Their career began with the release of two tracks from a demo session as a single, "Doing The Inglish" and "Bramsley", in 1982. Home Service's debut album, The Home Service, was released in 1984. Their third album, Alright Jack (1986), featured compositions by John Tams such as the title track and "Sorrow/Babylon". The group disbanded shortly after its release but reunited in 1991 for a charity compilation. In 2015, John Kirkpatrick replaced Tams as the main singer, and they released A New Ground (2016).

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Scarecrow
Home Service
An Introduction to
06:04
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams

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A Live Transmission
(P) 2024 Talking Elephant Records/Graeme Taylor/Home Service
06-09-2024
A Live Transmission
01
Napoleons Grande March/Walk My Way
Home Service
A Live Transmission
07:50
Composers: Trad arr. Home Service/John Tams
02
Bonny at Morn
Home Service
A Live Transmission
04:09
Composers: Trad arr. Bob Fox - Graeme Taylor
03
The Road to the North/The White Cockade
Home Service
A Live Transmission
05:38
Composers: Alistair Anderson/ Trad arr. Bob Fox - Graeme Taylor
04
Bramsley
Home Service
A Live Transmission
04:05
Composers: Graeme Taylor
05
Snow Falls
Home Service
A Live Transmission
04:40
Composers: John Tams
06
Battle Pavanne/Peat Bog Soldiers
Home Service
A Live Transmission
05:56
Composers: Tielman Susato - arr Home Service - Trad arr. Graeme Taylor
07
The Old Man's Song
Home Service
A Live Transmission
04:04
Composers: Bill Caddick - John Tams
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Home Service
â„— 2022 Universal Freeing Object
20-11-2022
Home Service
01
Pot Versus Pan
Home Service
Home Service
04:48
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
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Universal Children's Hodolog Orchestra
Home Service
Home Service
02:44
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
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Slide
Home Service
Home Service
04:29
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
04
Throat String (Requiem For Bailey)
Home Service
Home Service
09:30
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
05
Misery Pipe
Home Service
Home Service
03:17
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
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Rain
Home Service
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03:04
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
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Pan
Home Service
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03:25
Writer: Home Service / Composers: Home Service
A New Ground
Dotted Line Ltd
01-09-2016
A New Ground
01
Kellingley
Home Service
A New Ground
04:20
02
The Last Tommy
Home Service
A New Ground
05:44
03
Papa Joe's Polka
Home Service
A New Ground
04:00
04
Arthur McBride / Chaconne
Home Service
A New Ground
06:07
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A New Ground
Home Service
A New Ground
05:36
06
Wallbreaker
Home Service
A New Ground
06:16
07
Dirt, Dust, Lorries and Noise
Home Service
A New Ground
02:40
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Home Service (Live 1986)
2011 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd.
03-07-2011
Home Service (Live 1986)
01
Alright Jack (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
06:10
Writer: Tams John M / Composers: Tams John M
02
Walk My Way (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
04:30
Writer: Caddick Bill / Tams John M / Composers: Caddick Bill / Tams John M
03
Battle Pavanne / Peat Bog Soldiers (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
05:54
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
04
Galliard / Bramsley (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
03:47
Writer: Taylor Graeme David / Composers: Taylor Graeme David
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Snow Falls (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
03:39
Writer: Tams John Murray / Composers: Tams John Murray
06
Dublin Bay (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
01:56
Writer: Grainger Percy Aldridge / Composers: Grainger Percy Aldridge
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My Bonny Boy / Scarecrow (Live 1986)
Home Service
Home Service (Live 1986)
06:04
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
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Alright Jack
1997 A Wing & A Prayer Ltd
25-09-1986
Alright Jack
01
Alright Jack
Home Service
Alright Jack
05:37
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
02
Rose of Allendale
Home Service
Alright Jack
05:49
Writer: Bisiker Mick / Jeffreys Charles / Nelson Sidney / Composers: Bisiker Mick / Jeffreys Charles / Nelson Sidney
03
Radstock Jig
Home Service
Alright Jack
03:11
Writer: Davie Jonathan Paul / Evans Howard Bryan / Findon Andrew Mitchell / Gregory Michael Dawson / King St / Composers: Davie Jonathan Paul / Evans Howard Bryan / Findon Andrew Mitchell / Gregory Michael Dawson / King St
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Sorrow / Babylon
Home Service
Alright Jack
08:27
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05
The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare
Home Service
Alright Jack
01:59
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
A Lincolnshire Posy: A. Dublin Bay B. Horkstow Grange C. Rufford Park Poachers D. Brisk Young Sailor
Home Service
Alright Jack
13:00
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07
Look up Look Up
Home Service
Alright Jack
03:51
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
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Featured in
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
â„— 2012 Smooth Operations
29-12-2016
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
01
Flanders Shore
Nic Jones
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
03:39
Writer: Jones Nicolas Paul / Composers: Jones Nicolas Paul
02
There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears
Norma Waterson
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
02:49
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03
Jerusalem Revisited
Barry Coope
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
04:39
Writer: Boyes Jim - Parry Charl / Composers: Boyes Jim - Parry Charl
04
Scarecrow
John Tams Band
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
06:00
Writer: Roberts James Anthony David / Composers: Roberts James Anthony David
05
The Macroom Lasses / The Rambler in Cork
Jackie Daly
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
02:18
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
Saucer 'n' Cup
Eric Bibb
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
03:46
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
07
Dark Fields
Show Of Hands
Folk Festival: A Celebration of Music Recorded at the Sidmouth International Festival
04:19
Writer: Knightley Steve / Composers: Knightley Steve
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An Introduction to
â„— 2018 Topic Record Limited
27-04-2018
An Introduction to
01
Alright Jack
Home Service
An Introduction to
05:36
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
02
Scarecrow
Home Service
An Introduction to
06:04
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
03
Whole New Vision
John Tams
An Introduction to
03:47
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
04
From Where I Lie / Sleepcounting
John Tams
An Introduction to
05:43
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
05
Unity (Raise Your Banners High)
John Tams
An Introduction to
04:49
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
06
Spanish Bride
John Tams
An Introduction to
07:12
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
07
Harry Stone (Hearts of Coal)
John Tams
An Introduction to
06:00
Writer: John Tams / Composers: John Tams
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The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
â„— 2013 Smooth Operations
29-12-2016
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
01
Dance the Night Away (Live)
Raul Malo
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
05:19
Writer: Rotella Thomas A / Composers: Rotella Thomas A
02
I Still Believe (Live)
Frank Turner
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
03:50
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
03
Me and Bobby Mcgee (Live)
Kris Kristofferson
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
04:18
Writer: FOSTER FRED L - Kristofferson Kristoffer / Composers: FOSTER FRED L - Kristofferson Kristoffer
04
A Drop of Nelson's Blood (Live)
Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
03:19
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
05
Sophia (Live)
Laura Marling
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
04:37
Writer: Clements George / Composers: Clements George
06
Country Life (Live)
Show Of Hands
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
05:17
Writer: Eliot Louis Robert / Composers: Eliot Louis Robert
07
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (Live)
Martin Simpson
The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 / 11 (Live)
03:12
Writer: Gorney Jay - Harburg E Y / Composers: Gorney Jay - Harburg E Y
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