A Quiet and Solitary Man written and performed by Stephen Gerrard. Formby’s Hermit Bill Tasker

Formby’s Hermit is described by Edith Kelly in her book of 1972 The Viking Village. The Hermit of Ravenmeols lived in a make shift shack of unbelievable construction in Formby sandhills. Thanks to Stephen Gerrard a Formby Singer Song Writer for allowing me to reproduce his superb music. For you to enjoy.

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www.stephengerrard.com or find him on you tube. See also the poem by Joan Rimmer for another view of this Formby man.

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