"Ah Me, Ah My" is a song by English band

Strawbs The Strawbs are an English rock band founded in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys. The band started out as a bluegrass group, but eventually moved on to other styles such as folk rock and progressive rock. They are best known for their hi ...

written by

Tony Hooper Anthony Hooper (14 September 1939 – 18 November 2020) was an English folk singer-songwriter and musician. He was best known as a founder-member of Strawbs together with Dave Cousins and double bassist Ron Chesterman. He left The Strawbs ...

. The track first appeared on the '' Grave New World'' album, although it was written and recorded a few years earlier. The original recording was later released on the ''

Strawberry Sampler Number 1 ''Strawberry Sampler Number 1'' is a demo album by English band Strawbs. It was originally released as a publisher's demonstration record, intended to advertise Dave Cousins's and Tony Hooper's songs to other artists. Most of the songs were re-re ...

'' album.

Personnel

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featuring *"The Gentlemen of the Chorus" *"Tony Visconti's Old Tyme Orchestra" (actually members of the

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External links

Lyrics to "Ah Me, Ah My" at Strawbs official website

References

*Sleeve notes to album CD 540 934-2 ''Grave New World'' (A&M 1998 Remastered)
''Grave New World'' 30th anniversary article on Strawbsweb
Strawbs songs 1972 songs Songs written by Tony Hooper Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon {{1970s-song-stub