The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132208 Message #3451153
Posted By: Bob Bolton
12-Dec-12 - 07:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Vicar is a Beatnik (Sydney Carter)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Vicar is a Beatnik (Sydney Carter)
G'day all 'Catters that need their reading glasses ...
I bought all the early Sydney Carter books ... after hearing him at the 1972 (Ausralian) National Folk Festival ... Easter 1972 - and thenin Sydney, the next week,
The first ( .. three ...) books are full of his great songs ... but lyrics are in rather cramped 7-point type.
The latest one I bought (Book #4 or # 5 ... ?) was put out in the same book size by the new owners of Stainer & Bell ... but the lyrics are set (printed) in 5-point type ... that's about one quarter of the area ( - or half the height - ) of a comfortable reading type for anybody ... other than myopic bats!!!
There are more good songs in there ... but you might have to photocopy them at 2 to 3 X magnification ... before you know what you are singing!