Dear Tradsongers, The second of Roby's 2 volumes has just been posted at PG. Here are the details of both postings. ************ Title: Traditions of...
... I'm working from photocopies of microfiche -RVW Kings Lynn notebooks. On Board a 98 is no. 163 collected from 'Leatherday, sailor'. Dots only, no words. If...
... Mr Leatherday's tune was printed in Journal of the Folk-Song Society, II (8), 1906, 176-178, with a note from RVW stating 'The words are completed from a...
Malcolm Are you able to help with my original enquiry by confirming whether the JFSS article suggests that the song was originally written by Hook? I can't...
... No mention of Hook, just brief notes from RVW and Frank Kidson on broadside editions. Kidson would have mentioned any possible connection with Hook that he...
Thanks, Malcolm. I will continue my pursuit of the prolific Mr Hook. Martin Martin Graebe 100, Cheltenham Road Gloucester GL2 0LX Home Phone +44 (0)1452...
Also recorded by Strawhead on Bold Nelson's Praise Cheers Gregg 6. On Board a 98 Tune: Collected by Vaughan Williams at Kings Lynn in January 1905, and used by...
Gregg Butler
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May 2, 2008 10:05 am
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Thanks, Gregg. The reference you give is the one in the Baring-Gould Ms that ties the song to Hook and that I'm chasing down (because we are probably using it...
As ever well corrected - I'll change the 'Book of Bold Nelson's Praise' accordingly. The thing that interested me was the absence (at least in anything I can...
Gregg Butler
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May 2, 2008 11:07 am
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Martin, I can't imagine that BG would have added an 'e' onto the end of the name of such a famous composer, so could this have been some other 'Hooke'? ...
Dear Sandy, Greetings! A word search of Gutenberg titles did not throw up any reference to the word "Gower." There also seem to be no dictionaries or lists of...
Dear Lewis, Thanks again. I've downloaded the Williams book, which has an interesting introduction, even if that introduction is somewhat dubious or...
Sandy Easton
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May 4, 2008 4:11 pm
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Apologies if you already knew. The phase 1 website is now fully online. If you spot any errors please let us know as we can still tweak it....
Steve Congratulations to you and the group on an excellent site. Just what is wanted from each region of the country, I think. Let's see how quickly they...
pete wood
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May 8, 2008 10:32 am
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Cheers, Pete. I'm hoping Lancashire will be hot on our heels. Chris Pollington was making favourable noises among others. Steve To: Tradsong@yahoogroups.com;...
did I send mine in? senior moment ... thanks Heather **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. ...
Dear Steve, Many thanks for this. What a superb site! Please keep up the good work. But hey, what about this one: Hear the Nightingales Sing As I was a-walking...
Phew! Glad I'm not the only one ... same query here!!! (How embarassing) Irene hwood50@... wrote: did I send mine in? senior moment ... thanks Heather ... ...
Does anyone know of any recording by a revival or traditional singer of this song, as collected by RVW from James Carter of king's Lynn, apart from the Bert...
Dear Derek Though not a singer I usually care for, there is actually a rather charming recording of the RVW arrangement of the James Carter version sung by Pat...
Dear Derek Is there anything relevant on our catalogue <http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html> ? There are three performances, attributed to...
Topp-Fargion, Janet
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May 9, 2008 1:16 pm
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Based on the list that Doc sent me a few days ago Jude, Irene and Heather have not yet paid for 2008. Dave is one of the 40 righteous individuals - if anyone...
Can I plead to having been unconscious ??? Oh what a come down having been one of the goody two shoes who paid very early last year.... oh calamity.... I...
Dear Tradsongers, Greetings from Birmingham on this sunny and magnificent Maytime Sabbath! If you ever have to entertain little ones (for example in your...
I'm looking for the source of the version of Lucy Wan with the Lydian tune. Bert Lloyd sang it and so did Martin Carthy. Have run out of ideas Thanks, Chris ...
I'm looking for the source of the version of Lucy Wan with the Lydian tune. Bert Lloyd sang it and so did Martin Carthy. Have run out of ideas Are 'Folksong in...
