The Boothill Foot Tappers was a British folk/skiffle/bluegrass band that was formed in 1982 and associated with the folk music revival in the United Kingdom.
They were featured in the Ben Elton-presented show South of Watford on London Weekend Television in 1984, as part of the emerging British roots movement based in London, along with other acts including the Pogues. The Boothill Foot Tappers had a minor hit in July of that year, in the UK Singles Chart with "Get Your Feet Out of My Shoes". The band split up at the end of 1985.
On 28 January 2011, the band reunited (minus the deceased Kevin Walsh who died in 2008 of cancer and was also a member of Full Moon Scientist) for a performance at the London venue, the 100 Club.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played many artists who were linked to the folk music revival in the 80's, which the Boothill Foot Tappers were. The group did a couple of sessions for his BBC Radio One shows, but by the summer of 1985, he seemed to have lost interest in their music and shortly the band split up.
Sessions[]
The Boothill Foot Tappers - Peel Session 1984
1. Recorded: 1984-03-24. First Broadcast: 02 April 1984. Repeated: 07 May 1984, 26 December 1984
- New River Train / Long White Robe / Bowl Of Porridge / I Ain't Broke
2. Recorded: 1985-03-10. First Broadcast: 16 April 1985. Repeated: 13 May 1985
- How's Jack? (Part One) / Learning How To Dance / Sunday Evening / Coloured Aristocracy
Other Shows Played[]
- 24 May 1984: Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes (7") Go! Discs
- 02 June 1984 (BFBS): Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes (7") Go! Discs
- 04 June 1984 (BBC World Service): Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes (7") Go! Discs
- 18 July 1984: Get Your Feet Out Of My Shoes (7") Go! Discs
- 1985
- 03 April 1985 (Muriel Gray): 'Jealousy (LP-Ain't That Far From Boothill)' (Mercury)
- 26 August 1985 (BBC World Service): Love And Affection (7”) Mercury (John doesn't care for the first track very much and can't see it doing anything in the charts. He also wonders what the record company think the band might be up to. Begs the question, why is he playing it, when he only has 30 minutes to play with....)