Players and the related Kitchener title
The notes name Gregory Felix on clarinet and Patrick McDonald Macbeth on cuatro. They identify Invader’s song as a version of Lord Kitchener’s “Tie-Tongue Mopsy.”
| Detail | Source information |
|---|---|
| Recording date | Approximately January 1946 |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S.A. |
| vocal | Lord Invader |
| clarinet | Gregory Felix |
| cuatro | Patrick McDonald Macbeth |
| Players not identified | trumpet, fiddle, bass |
| Matrix | D2092 |
| Earlier catalog references | Disc5007 album614; Arco1263 |
Find the documented performance
The link in the commentary provides a starting point for comparing the songs. It does not make recordings by Kitchener and Invader interchangeable. Matrix D2092 and the Disc and Arco references identify the historical material discussed here.
| Detail | Source information |
|---|---|
| Album | Calypso in New York |
| Edition year | 2000 |
| Catalog number | SFW40454 |
| Track position | 12 |
| Label track title | Tied-Tongue Baby |
Sources: Smithsonian Folkways — Calypso in New York booklet · Smithsonian Folkways — Calypso in New York tracklist