Peeping Tom, or occasionally the 'Peepers'. Highly regarded, exceptionally tight and powerful music, a Rock Ceilidh band with a precise and uptempo beat. Easy to dance to, particularly for newcomers, but perhaps lacking a certain swing. Headline a number of festivals and always produces a cracking good dance.

Peeping Tom run a regular monthly ceilidh in the Massey Ferguson Social Club, Broad Lane, Coventry, 20:00 to 23:00 on the first Thursday of the month. Contact +44 (0)24-7667-4491.

Recordings

Lark Rise to Candleford

Peeping Tom, 1991, Folksound Records, FSMC19

Side A

  • Bonny Kate / The Sloe / Lancashire Tune
  • The Skylark (Wilson/Woodward)
  • The Harbinger (Wilson)
  • Lemmy Brazil's No 2
  • Jo Jo's Jig (Crum)
  • Roxburgh Castle
  • Battle of the Somme
  • The Criterion (Wilson/Woodward)

Side B

  • Grandpa's Polka / Fred Pigeon's No 2
  • Mr Preedy's Favourite (Woodward)
  • The Dumb Post (Wilson/Woodward)
  • Horsepower (Wilson)
  • Laura's Theme (Wilson/Woodward)
  • Popinjay (Wilson) / Ufouria (Woodward/Wilson)
  • Tap the Admiral / Cheeky Baggers (Wilson/Woodward)

A sight for sore eyes

Peeping Tom, 1992, Folksound Records, FSCD21

  • The Camels are coming (Wilson) / Lizzie Lichine (Wilson)
  • The Abbeyfield (Woodward) / Woolaton Park (Wilson/Woodward)
  • Carlie Stewart / Victor's Return / Routier 66
  • The Whirlpool (Wilson) / Les Filles de St Nicholas
  • MacMahon's March (Wilson/Woodward)
  • A Night on the Gin (Wilson) / The Bedbreaker (Wilson)
  • Rag on Reels (Wilson)
  • Jolly Geordies (Wilson)
  • Ranting Ross / Catchgate Crapshooter (Wilson)
  • The Buttonhole / Rig-a-Jig
  • Mother's Ruin (Wilson) / The Chateau (Wilson)
  • Enrico / Tuxedo Junction
  • Boanupstekker / Jockanory Jig
  • Scotish De Lea
  • Miss Sayers Allemande

The Eyes have it

Peeping Tom, 1994, Folksound Records, FSCD26

  • Room in the loft (Woodward) / The prowed C (Wilson) / Mystery Jig (Wilson)
  • Meeting of the Waters / Breach of Killiecrankie / Britches full of stitches
  • First of May / Showman's fancy / Alexander's favourite
  • French Polka / Gaspe Reel
  • Be minor baby (Wilson) / Malarky (Wilson) / Redcar Reel (Wilson)
  • Steamboat quickstep / Johnny Comes Marching Home / Swallow's Nest
  • Mote and Beam (Wilson)
  • Beamish Mary (Wilson) / The Instanbull (Wilson/Woodward) / Gighouse Shuffle (Wilson)
  • Tower Green (Woodward)
  • Salty Dog Polkas (A Sullivan)
  • Annie's Hornpipe (Woodward) / Liquor Hornpipe (Wilson)
  • Highland Hunt 1 (Wilson) / Highland Hunt 2 (Wilson/Woodward)
  • Duke of Grafton / The Treat / Oscar Wood's jig
  • Serpent Dance / Knockabower No. 2
  • The Cobbler / Paddy the Dandy / Wellington's Advance / Cannachtman's Rambles
  • Lullaby Waltzes

Looking Good

Peeping Tom, 1996, Folksound Records, FSCD40.

Includes the remarkably danceable Dumb Post / Skylark tunes, if you've danced to Peeping Tom over the last few years you'll like them....

  • Hamilton Lament (Wilson/Woodward) / 54345 (Wilson/Woodward)
  • The Dumb Post (Wilson/Woodward) / The Skylark (Wilson/Woodward)
  • The Healer (Wilson) / Whimsey Park (Wilson) / The Big-hearted Man (Ben and Anne Woodward)
  • Pipe on the Hob / Hag at the churn / The Silver Spire
  • Eagle's Whistle / Ailbe Grace's / McGillycuddy's
  • James Riddell's Jig (Wilson) / The Stanley Steamer (Wilson)
  • Con Cushion's Hornpipe (Ben Woodward) / King Tut's Hornpipe (Wilson)
  • Woman in a Black Dress (Wilson) / Captain Sincerity's Jig (Wilson) / Old Clarence (Wilson) / Love for ever
  • Captain O'Kane / Lord Inchiquin / Baptist Johnstone
  • Road to Lisdoonvarna / Queen's School Lass (Wilson/Woodward) / Drummond Castle / Stool of Repentence

Reviewed in Stirrings

Looking Back

Peeping Tom, 1998, Folksound Records, FSCD49.

  • Coleraine / Scattery Island (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Resdesdale Hornpipe / Linhope (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • The Portarlington / The Kerry / Jimmy Ward's Fancy (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Kanturk Polka / Terry Teahan's (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Drum Dalgie / Bonny Dundee (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Draper's Maggot (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • 42nd Street (Warren and Dubin) / I Got Rhythm (Gershwin) / Putting on the Ritz (Berlin)
  • The Shimmie / Dusty Bob's Jig (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • My Home / The Red Lark (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • The Rosetta / The Ball (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Maggie in the Wood / Jimmy Mickey's Polka (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Saddle the Pony / Killicrankie / New Rigged Ship (Trad arr Wilson/Woodward)
  • Joanna's Jaunt (Wilson)
  • Quo Quo Quick Quick Quo (Wilson / Woodward)

More information

  • Peeping Tom on MySpace
  • [Note that the peeping-tom@btinternet.com address in the Looking Back CD is incorrect]