Stuart Estell is a singer of traditional songs from Birmingham, England.
He accompanies himself primarily on a rare Jeffries duet concertina, made by C. Jeffries some time aroung the turn ot the 19th and 20th centuries.
He also uses a Maccann duet concertina made by C. Wheatstone & co. in 1927, and a G/D anglo concertina made by Andrew Norman in 2003, as well as autoharp and guitar.
He sings songs drawn from the English and Appalachian traditions with an emphasis on songs with really strong and engaging narratives. Tunes come from a variety of sources – Morris dance tunes, Playford, plus the Shetland and Welsh traditions.
Stuart sings regularly at the Black Diamond Folk Club in Highgate.
The songs (at 24/10/2015):
Traditional
| Admiral Benbow |
| Amazing Grace (Jean Ritchie) |
| As I Was Going To Banbury |
| Barbara Allen |
| Brave Dudley Boys, The |
| Bright Morning Star |
| Brisk Young Butcher, The |
| Canadee-i-o |
| Clyde Water (The Mother's Malison) |
| Cruel Mother, The |
| Cuckoo's Nest |
| Death of Queen Jane, The |
| Delia |
| False Knight on the Road |
| Florilla |
| Geordie |
| Henry My Son (Lord Randal) |
| I Live Not Where I Love |
| Jack He Went a-Sailing |
| Juniper Tree, The |
| Just as the Tide was Flowing |
| Lady Margaret & Sweet William |
| Land, The |
| Long Lankin |
| Lord Bateman |
| Low Down in the Broom |
| Lucy Wan |
| Nutting Girl, The |
| Oh Dear, Rue the Day |
| Old Churchyard, The |
| On Board a '98 |
| On Top of Old Smokey |
| Polly on the Shore |
| Prickleye Bush, The |
| Road Through the Woods, The |
| Rochester Recruiting Sergeant |
| Sally Free & Easy |
| Sam Hall |
| Shallow Brown |
| Sheath and Knife |
| Sir Patrick Spens |
| Sorry the Day I was Married |
| Swing and Turn Jubilee |
| The Burning of Susie Cleland |
| The Old Woman and the Pig |
| Trees They Grow So High, The |
| Unquiet Grave, The |
| Well Below the Valley, the |
| Who's Going to Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot |
| Willie of the Winsbury |
| Young Roger Esquire |
Less Traditional
| All Tomorrow's Parties |
| Dark Globe |
| Davy |
| Desolation Row |
| Don't Shoot, I'm Wearing My Seatbelt |
| Effervescing Elephant |
| First Picture of You |
| Folsom Prison Blues |
| Girlfriend in a Coma |
| I Come and Stand at Every Door |
| I'll Be Your Mirror |
| I'm Going in a Field |
| Just Like Heaven |
| Laundroloverette |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart |
| Lovesick Blues |
| Man of the Earth |
| Margaret on the Guillotine |
| Moon River |
| Ocean Rain |
| Opel |
| Sad and Lonesome Day |
| Something I Can't Have |
| Take on Me |
| Tower of Song |
| Velocity Girl |