The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April

Subject: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 01:55 PM

Lewes Saturday Folk Club
Workshop No 145
The Claque BALLAD FORUM
Places £20
Saturday 9th. April 2011
10.45 a.m.- 4.45 p.m.
Elephant & Castle , White Hill, Lewes BN7 2DJ      
        
        The Claque blends four voices of depth & maturity with serious folk pedigrees: Tom Addison, Barry Lister, Dave Lowry & Sean O'Shea. All have been in one or more of the legendary groups The Songwainers, Hollinmor & Isca Fayre. They sing mainly traditional songs in rich, striking, inventive harmonies which vary from sweet & solemn through bright & cheery to dark & dangerous.

        Tom, Barry & Sean are also distinguished & well-informed solo singers of ballads. Barry's solo CD Ghosts & Greasepaint features several classics. (Unfortunately Dave cannot be with us on this occasion.) In the forum they will sing & discuss some of their choice.

    You are invited to bring at least one traditional ballad to sing & talk about. To avoid clashes with other contributors, please state your preferred ballad in advance. If your choice has already been taken we will let you know so that you can choose another. If in doubt about what counts as a ballad, please use the contact email or phone to ask.

THE CLAQUE PERFORM AT THE ELEPHANT & CASTLE IN THE EVENING
(£7; advance tickets available from address below)

Provisional Timetable

10.45   Registration & coffee; please order lunch
        at the bar (refreshments not included)
12.30 - 13.30        Lunch
15.00        Tea/coffee break
16.45 - Finish

N.B. Booking is recommended as numbers are limited. Music, maps & accommodation lists will be sent in advance.

THE CLAQUE BALLAD FORUM
Saturday 9th. April 2011
BOOKING FORM
I would like to attend the forum. I enclose a cheque for £20.00 for workshop fees (refreshments not included).

Name:

Address:







No. of tickets for evening performance (£7 each, include SAE for these):

Telephone:

E-mail address:

Tick for map:    Tick for accommodation list:

Please make cheques payable to Lewes Arms Folk Club (that's right) and send with this booking form to:
Valmai Goodyear, 20, St. John's Terrace,
LEWES, East Sussex BN7 2DL

Tel. [phone]
valmaigoodyear[at]aol.com

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 01:57 PM

Ooooh Valmai That should be sooo Good.

Chas

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Vic Smith
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 04:05 PM

Well, the main part of the message was OK with me but I must object to the PS - fancy writing
P.S. Õî÷ó íàäåÿòüñÿ íà íàøå ñ âàìè äîëãîñðî÷íîå ñîòðóäíè÷åñòâî. Ñïàñèáî, æäó âàøèõ ïèñåì æåëàòåëüíî ñ ïðàâèëàìè è óñëîâèÿìè. about Valmai's lovely folk club

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: GUEST,Grishka
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 05:37 PM

Vic, I don't know where you found that secret message, but our cryptography department has conceived the suspicion that this might be from Russia (KGB? Putin?), translating something like "I am looking forward to a long-term cooperation with you. Thanks in advance for your letter of terms and conditions."

We are still investigating. CIA

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 03 Jan 11 - 05:51 AM

As usual, we'll be listing the ballads on the club website as they are chosen.

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 01:09 PM

The first two ballads have been chosen:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 02:27 PM

Jackie Oates described The Claque as the boy band from whom she'd collected one of the songs she sang at Haddenham last Saturday...!

Kitty

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Surreysinger
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 04:11 PM

Hmmm ... sounds as though she's using that line a fair bit - she used it in Guildford on Friday, and I think I had heard it once before ! :-)

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Surreysinger
Date: 08 Feb 11 - 04:13 PM

I wonder who's doing the Carnal and the Crane (LOL)?

PS My application will be winging it's way to you tomorrow Valmai.

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 07:13 AM

Jackie also said at Arundel Folk Club last week that 'Sean O'Shea passes her all his girlie songs' and then did Here's A Letter to You, Madam, which I hadn't heard since my student days in London. Delightful.

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 12:50 PM

Yes, I'm doing The Carnal and the Crane - probably as a pot-roast.

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Surreysinger
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 01:00 PM

Well, as long as it's not up and crowing while we eat, I suppose? Re Richie's Lady - I've been singing that one myself since the 70's but haven't yet sung it in public. About time, Ireckon (I've got a verse that Jackie hasn't ...)

My cheque is in the post (and I've sent you an email about it!)

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: GUEST,Mary Helsdon
Date: 09 Feb 11 - 01:49 PM

I love Richie's Lady on Jackie's album THE VIOLET HOUR.
When Sean O'Shea joins her on the last half of the song,my knees tingle.He is such a lovely singer.

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 10 Feb 11 - 02:36 AM

Tingling knees guaranteed on 9th. April, then. I heard Sean do a superb and very unusual ballad at Chippenham Festival last year; possibly a variant on Prince Robert, but with an Irish female name as the title. It was stunning.

The list of ballads is now:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 16 Feb 11 - 02:29 AM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
The Well Below The Valley

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 01:58 AM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
The Well Below The Valley
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 28 Feb 11 - 02:23 AM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
The Well Below The Valley
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay
Two Sisters
Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)
Thomas the Rhymer
George Collins
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Long Lankin

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 01 Mar 11 - 04:54 AM

MC: 'And our next guest is the Outlandish Knight. He's Child Number 4 and his hobby is collecting princesses' silk underwear.'

Voice (off): 'We've all got his number, ducky.'

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: freda underhill
Date: 01 Mar 11 - 08:44 AM

I wish I could be here for this one, it looks wonderful!

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Lizzie Cornish 1
Date: 01 Mar 11 - 09:03 AM

Ooh, I missed this thread! :0)

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Surreysinger
Date: 01 Mar 11 - 10:08 AM

Damn Valmai - you nicked my intro! Mind you, in mine it certainly isn't silk underwear ... bit cheap and nasty rubbish to tell you the truth!

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 05 Mar 11 - 12:21 PM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
The Well Below The Valley
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay
Two Sisters
Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)
Thomas the Rhymer
George Collins
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Long Lankin
The Captain's Apprentice

I have a vision of this lot sitting round a table in the Elly at lunchtime with a pint and a burger, watching the cricket.

Valmai (Lewes)

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 12 Mar 11 - 09:58 AM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry

The Carnal and the Crane

The Outlandish Knight

The Well Below The Valley

Tam Lin

The Brown Girl

Sovay

Two Sisters

Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)

Thomas the Rhymer

George Collins

The Bonny Bunch of Roses

Long Lankin

The Captain's Apprentice

Gamble Gold (Henry Burstow)

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 16 Mar 11 - 03:30 AM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
The Well Below The Valley
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay
Two Sisters
Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)
Thomas the Rhymer
George Collins
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Long Lankin
The Captain's Apprentice
Gamble Gold (Henry Burstow)
The Three Ravens

We can still fit in some more.

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 29 Mar 11 - 06:14 AM

Ballads chosen so far:

The Well Below the Valley has been removed (subject to planning permission) and Barbara Allen joins The Three Ravens in an unspecified capacity. We still have room for more people and ballads.

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry

The Carnal and the Crane

The Outlandish Knight

Tam Lin

The Brown Girl

Sovay

Two Sisters

Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)

Thomas the Rhymer

George Collins

The Bonny Bunch of Roses

Long Lankin

The Captain's Apprentice

Gamble Gold (Henry Burstow)

The Three Ravens

Barbara Allen

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 07:06 AM

Hello, could an elf very kindly get rid of the spam?

Thanks.

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 02:35 AM

Revised ballad list - places are still available, as some people have chosen one definite ballad and one in reserve:

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay
Two Sisters
Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)
Thomas the Rhymer
George Collins
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Long Lankin
The Captain's Apprentice
Gamble Gold (Henry Burstow)
The Three Ravens
Barbara Allen
Poison in a Glass of Wine

Thanks,

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 05:01 AM

Here are the ballads chosen so far; the latest additions are The Border Widow's Lament and Annachie Gordon.

I wonder whether the Gordon family planned to name its sons after systems of government, potentially giving him brothers called Democracy Gordon, Tyranny Gordon, Oligarchy Gordon and New Labour Gordon.

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay
Two Sisters
Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)
Thomas the Rhymer
George Collins
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Long Lankin
The Captain's Apprentice
Gamble Gold (Henry Burstow)
The Three Ravens
Barbara Allen
Poison in a Glass of Wine

NEW
The Border Widow's Lament
Annachie Gordon

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Surreysinger
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 05:36 AM

Hey ... are we allowed one in reserve then? I haven't put in a bid on that score. Am I allowed to??

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 01 Apr 11 - 06:58 AM

Oooo, yes, please do. We can't be certain that we'll get round to the second choices, but it does no harm to have one up the sleeve.

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 08:20 AM

Here are the ballads chosen so far; the latest addition is Robin Hood & The Bishop of Hereford.

The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
The Carnal and the Crane
The Outlandish Knight
Tam Lin
The Brown Girl
Sovay
Two Sisters
Lil Musgrave (Matty Groves)
Thomas the Rhymer
George Collins
The Bonny Bunch of Roses
Long Lankin
The Captain's Apprentice
Gamble Gold (Henry Burstow)
The Three Ravens
Barbara Allen
Poison in a Glass of Wine
The Border Widow's Lament
Annachie Gordon

NEW
Robin Hood & the Bishop of Hereford

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 07 Apr 11 - 05:07 PM

I have just noticed the label on a bottle of Lea & Perrin's Worcester Sauce which says 'Brings Food to Life!'

This could explain what happened to King Herod's roast chicken, as told in The Carnal and The Crane.

Valmai

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Anne Neilson
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 02:51 AM

Valmai -- a great list and the promise of a great day! Wish it wasn't hundreds of miles away, or I'd be down at the toot.
Hope you'll report back, if it's not too much trouble.

Subject: RE: The Claque: ballad forum, Lewes 9 April
From: Valmai Goodyear
Date: 08 Apr 11 - 03:37 AM

Thanks, Anne! I will do my best; it may be necessary to start a new thread after the event as this one has been attracting a lot of spam.

Here's a link to the Claque performing the hunting song Me Brave Boys. The sound quality isn't great, but you get a feel of the energy and power of the harmonies.

Valmai (Lewes)