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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: The Badger Date: 12 Nov 05 - 11:54 AM A really great band. I had the pleasure of presenting them several times when I was running the Sun Inn FC at Doncaster in the late 70's early 80's. Always a full house night. They split at the top after a final performance at Stainsby Folk Festival - should have been 45mins - lasted 2 hours! They marquee was that packed we wouldn't let them off as we knew it was the last chance to see them on stage - marvellous concert. Derek had been having increasing hearing problems and performing was becoming more and more difficult for him, so they set a date to call it a day. The 'chemistry' between them was such that it would have been impossible for one member to leave and be replaced and the band still be "Roaring Jelly". They left behind a legacy of many hours of great entertainment for thousands of people at festivals and in folk clubs. The band was Clive Harvey, Derek Pearce and Mick Hennessy. Recordings : Golden Grates - Free Reed FRR013. This includes the "Mansfield Royal Visit" and the advice to play it at 78rpm "It'll be over quicker". In the Roar - with the tasteful nude cover photo. This includes "Valerie Wilkins", "Christmas in Australia" and "Not for the Soul" - the song about love going bad. Six Hands in Tempo - another great band I had the pleasure of presenting - was Steve Bailey, Alan Harris, and Dave Proctor. |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: R. Padgett Date: 12 Nov 05 - 08:38 AM Roaring Jelly ~ Derbyshire based were brilliant live band saw em at Wath and Redcar folk festivals that I can remember Kenneth Johnson from Chesterfield ~ Derbyshire folkie still sings 'Valerie'lovely joining in song! |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: PennyBlack Date: 12 Nov 05 - 07:57 AM Don't mention "Christmas in Australia" - we released it on a CD a few years ago (2001) and as a CD single. Jim Bowen (Radio Lancashire at the time) decided to have an early Christmas so it was decided that he would play our version of CiA, however we weren't allowed to say "Bloody" on daytime Radio so we had to re-record it as "Blooming" Not quite the same! The original chorus(for them whot ain't heard it):- Christmas in Australia is Christmas in Paradise Christmas in Australia is Basically Bloody Nice Bruce goes steady with Sheila, Sheila goes steady with Bruce If you don't have a Christmas suntan, Your a Pommie and you ain't no use. We still do the song, needless to say the Bloody's back. remains of deleted CD cover PB |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: GUEST Date: 12 Nov 05 - 06:14 AM Oh.. Memories!!! What an absoloute delight they were. @chistmas in Australia was always one of my favouriotes! Steve |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Blowzabella Date: 12 Nov 05 - 05:39 AM They were actually the very first band I saw at a folk club - my bi brother took me, cos he felt sorry for me being in the house on a Friday night! That was only the start.... I remember seeing RJ on Tiswas - singng their 'cajun' ditty 'A Bucketful of Mud' - you can probably guess what happened....! |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Leadfingers Date: 12 Nov 05 - 05:30 AM I remember them doing a Hilarious comedy routine at Bracknell Festival back in the Good Old Days -The Inflatable Folkie - Absolutely brilliant . |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: alanabit Date: 12 Nov 05 - 03:08 AM "Where the Hell 'ave you been Lord Randall our son..." They were a hoot. I saw them in the mid seventies and again sometime in the early eighties. I think one of them doubled in the excellent guitar trio, Six Hands in Tempo. Certainly not BS. They were goood players, singers, writers and entertainers. |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: GUEST,Martin Underwood Date: 12 Nov 05 - 12:57 AM I've dug out the recording. Roaring Jelly are described as coming from Derbyshire and consist of Derek Pearce, Clive Harvey and "Master" Michael Hennessey. It is Michael Hennessey who puts so much passion into "Big Valerie Wilkins". |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: GUEST,Martin Underwood Date: 12 Nov 05 - 12:39 AM I have a recording (from a badly-tuned radio, unfortunately) of several songs that they sang at Towersey Festival in the late 70s or early 80s. Their version of "My Old Man's A Dustman" (including a West Indian version!) is delightfully irreverant, and "Big Valerie Wilkins" is great - it brings back memories of being "just six years old". There was another song about what happens when love goes bad, featuring the memorable line "I can see how the plot has been planned / It's as plain as the nose on your hand"! |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: roopoo Date: 20 Nov 99 - 02:10 AM Never saw 'em, only heard 'em now and again on the radio. I thought they disbanded in the late eighties. Just something I remember hearing, but I moved in '87 to the rarified atmosphere of Yorkshire from North Notts. Try South Riding Folk Network (deals with N.Midlands and S. Yorks) on www.folk-network.com and see if there's a contact in there who might know something. mouldy |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Melbert Date: 19 Nov 99 - 05:07 PM That's them! We used to have them play gig's a the kids' school when they were younger and I was on the PTA. Their version of "my old man's a dustman" was a hoot, as was "Big Valerie Wilkins". I have their album "Golden Grates" - it's one of my favourites. |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Steve Parkes Date: 19 Nov 99 - 03:32 AM Ah, Uncle Derek, the kiddies' Friend? I don't suppose he calls himself that now! Derek What's-his-name, the melodeon player and vocalist; then there was a tallish(?) chap who played the guitar; and a rather Barry-Gibb-like young man (only good-looking with it), who played acoustic bass guitar. They sang 'Quenn Victoria, riding a motorbike/Upa and down the cobbled streets of Mansfield Town', and an hilarious Mum-dad-and-son version of Lord Randall: 'Where the 'ell 'ave you been, Lord Randall my son?'. Am them 'em? Steve |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Jo Taylor Date: 18 Nov 99 - 07:11 PM Um, no, I wasn't being at all obtuse (unusual!) - my search hit on an iris identification page, there were lots of pretty pictures of flowers and one of them was called Roaring Jelly... and then it was p'ing down & cloudy and I couldn't see the sky show. Was one of them called Derek? (band not iris). Jo xxx PS Haven't been away, just haven't felt the need to put fingers to keyboard recently! |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Steve Parkes Date: 18 Nov 99 - 03:26 AM Sure were, Bugsy Jo, nice to see you back! Siberian Iris - sounds like part of a line from Keats! I suspect it loses something in the translation, am I right? Steve |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Bugsy Date: 17 Nov 99 - 08:03 PM Don't look like you're going to get much joy here Steve. Shame 'cos they were a great band. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Date: 17 Nov 99 - 07:36 PM "Roaring Jelly" is the title of a tune in one of the books of Gow's 'Complete Repository'. Elsewhere the tune is called "Smash the Windows". |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Jo Taylor Date: 17 Nov 99 - 07:24 PM I remember them Steve but that was early eighties - I've just done a search (trying to stay up late enough to see the meteorite thingy) and came up with a lot of hits for the Boston band, which is not at all the same thing as that bostin' band (correct usage?!) to which you refer, who seem to have completely disappeared... I bet you didn't know that there is a Siberian Iris called Roaring Jelly! Jo xx |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Roger the skiffler Date: 17 Nov 99 - 05:24 AM Sorry, Steve can't help, did have a friend who was a drummer in various bands including a 50s R&R band called Juggling with Jelly, but that was in Surrey and he's now exiled to Geelong in Australia (we sent them convicts, and now we send them drummers, and we wonder why they want to dump the Queen!). |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Steve Parkes Date: 17 Nov 99 - 03:44 AM Sorry Barry - Bugsy's right! Er, about my question ... |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Bugsy Date: 16 Nov 99 - 08:00 PM Barry, Unless you are talking about the Boston in Linconshire, England, I think you are talking about the wrong Roaring Jelly. Cheers Bugsy. |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Barry Finn Date: 16 Nov 99 - 06:08 PM If you're talking about the Roaring Jelly that's been playing dances in the Boston area for at least the past 25 years, yes they're still around. Go to the NEFFA site & search performers you find an update of their current members. Barry |
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Subject: RE: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Steve Parkes Date: 16 Nov 99 - 03:27 AM Refresh ... come on, you guys! |
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Subject: Roaring Jelly (not quite BS!) From: Steve Parkes Date: 11 Nov 99 - 03:26 AM I se Roaring Jelly's name keeps on cropping up in threads lately. Are they still going? They've been around longer than I have, individually, at least. Steve |
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