Jim Eldon Appreciation Society

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 06 Sep 16 - 03:55 PM

I'm sure Jim'll use that appreciative remark on his next album cover, Dick!

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Uncle Tone
Date: 06 Sep 16 - 03:19 PM

Do you want to name names?

OK, 'wankers'. You mean performers that you don't like?

May I politely suggest that if they can bring in audiences and are successful and popular then 'wanker' is possibly not the best description of their characters?

I guess, because Jim Eldon is hardy a floor-singer, that you are referring to guest singers?

Please elucidate.

Tone

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: The Sandman
Date: 06 Sep 16 - 02:30 PM

I would rather have Jim Eldon, than some of the wankers, I have encountered recently on the uk folk scene.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Sep 16 - 07:59 AM

Jim Eldon's show can be found at:

https://www.mixcloud.com/tonyhaynes52/vale-radios-fab-folk-and-blues-5th-september-2016/

If Jim Caroll wants to listen live on another Monday evening the show is from 8-11pm on:

www.vale-radio.com

We are also on DAB in North Yorkshire.

We feature, as much as possible, acts from North Yorkshire, or playing in North Yorkshire, and have guests performing live nearly every week.

Jim Eldon's show was a bit special, but then so is Jim.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Sep 16 - 07:26 PM

Jim Carroll, said "All I get with the link is a whole load of pop garbage"

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Sep 16 - 05:13 AM

Jim is live guest on this evening's Vale Radio's FAB Folk and Blues show 8-10pm, DAB in North Yorkshire or online at www.vale-radio.com

The show will be podcast at www.mixcloud.com/tonyhaynes52

He's bringing in HIS choice of music. This should be interesting!

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 05 Jun 14 - 12:49 PM

Yes!

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Jean Wright
Date: 05 Jun 14 - 12:47 PM

Is Jim Eldon the very same man who taught in Hull and played Bob Dylan loudly in his classroom. Would love to think this man became the Bridlington Fiddler.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: r.padgett
Date: 20 Feb 14 - 04:09 AM

Starts at 8pm with a short tune session for half hr then from around 9ish JIm will do a usual first spot around 40 mins and another to finish the night

On or two songs from floor singer etc

Ray

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 19 Feb 14 - 05:40 AM

Jim will be playing at Barnsley Folk and Acoustic Night (aka Barnsley Folk Club) on 17th March - can't wait!

facebook event

Barnsley Folk and Acoustic Night website

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 14 Feb 14 - 06:46 PM

What link are you referring to Jim?

The link I posted is simply to a facebook event page advertising our gig at the adelphi.

The night will be brimming with high quality folk music....

Jim Eldon, Dicky Deegan, Tim O'Connor and the Shiznitz...

This will be the first public outing of a new Duo of which I am one and Jim Eldon is the other...

See you there no doubt!

Corona

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: warpy
Date: 14 Feb 14 - 06:34 AM

No pop just class folkiness

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 14 Feb 14 - 06:27 AM

Did I miss something with the original posting?
All I get with the link is a whole load of pop garbage - which is fair enough if you are going to treat a competent performer as a popsuperstar
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: warpy
Date: 14 Feb 14 - 06:07 AM

Songs guaranteed to make you smile and a bit of nourishment for heart and soul. It's not often enough he shares with us all. Be there or be miserable.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 13 Feb 14 - 07:20 PM

This Saturday!!! The only live music at the Adelphi this week, come and support this legendary venue and take advantage of a rare chance to see the likes of Jim Eldon and Dicky Deegan performing.... Tim O'Connor and Shiznitz too, only a fiver on the door x Facebook event here

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Sleepyjon-with-lost-cookie
Date: 17 Aug 12 - 08:21 PM

I stumbled on this thread while searching for the "Old Grye" song, and found back in 2007 the post giving the words of the song, (sorry, poster, I can't locate the entry to identify you at the moment - this thread is huge!!) and the suggestion that "grye" is a Romany word for "horse". More searching in Romany dictionaries confirms this, and a bit of lateral thinking and lucky guesswork reveals that one Romany word for "old" is "chori". So "chori old grye" - "poor old horse"! Result!

Now, does anyone know a bit of Romany? - can you make anything of "bonny sweet" which might be exactly what it says, but doesn't seem to me to be a particularly "horsey" king of term of endearment - could that too be a corruption of a Romany expression?

Any suggestions welcome.

SJ

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 14 May 12 - 04:02 PM

Martin
Either join Mudcat and PM me or get my email address from the website and email me yours and I'll let you have his phone details.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST
Date: 14 May 12 - 01:20 PM

I suggest you try via the Yorkshire Garland Group. Steve Gardham is the chairman and he can reply via email. It's not right to put contact details on a public forum without permission so this might be the best way to do it. I'm sure you'll enjoy an evening in Jim's company - he's the complete folk entertainer!

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Martin Deacy
Date: 14 May 12 - 10:16 AM

Am trying to book Jim to appear at my local . Anyone know how to contact him ???

thanks in anticipation

Martin

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 21 Dec 09 - 02:13 AM

proud to say I played cello on the sharpshooters thing

Respect - that's something of a classic. So what are you up to these days???

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,crozcrosbie
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 06:52 PM

proud to say I played cello on the sharpshooters thing. Suffice to say that music and good times shared with Jim and Lynette inspire me every time I play, Rough fiddle playing? listen to Fred Pigeon playing the Scotch Polka, etc. We did in Westcott St. East Hull circa 1979. It made perfect sense then and still does. pre "Pro-Tools" and auto tune gizmos. Everything was out-of-tune then. We got by.
Incidentally, "Poor Old Horse" came from the late Jimmy and Tommy Feeney, erstwhile travellers, settled in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They would be pleased that Jim had taken their music on. Love you Jim and Lynette and the whole Hull thing.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 20 Dec 09 - 09:48 AM

Could you ask him to do Barr & Darr next, Corona?

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 06:23 PM

Not to forget, seasons greetings from Jim and Gerald:

The Christmas Ploughboy

;-)

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 19 Dec 09 - 06:19 PM

YOU are invited to ...

Jim Eldon & Friends @ the Adelphi in Hull on the 27th of December,

The day after boxing day.

£4

proceeds to Amnesty International.

!!!Featuring Jim Eldon, Lynette Eldon, Dan Eldon, Shiznitz!, Skull and the Cross Bones and many more!!!

Come soak up some Stray Dance and work off some of that xmas stuffing...

Seasons Greetings

Corona x

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 13 Oct 09 - 09:04 AM

Hey! Thanks, was just going to do that very thing you just did.

Allez oop!

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 12 Oct 09 - 11:09 AM

Two new splendid Jim Eldon YouTube videos for the season c/o Corona Smith:

Hallowe'en Moon

Farewell Stick and Stone

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,jOhn
Date: 15 Apr 09 - 05:16 AM

he looks scary there, like summat out of a orror fillum.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 15 Apr 09 - 04:54 AM

You simply have to watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2u1SMdJ9a8

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 04:42 PM

Birdhouse in your Soul, performed by Jim Eldon:

HERE!!!

Ciao,

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 22 Jan 09 - 08:51 PM

Glad to hear it Mr. Beard, and thanks for looking me up!

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 22 Jan 09 - 10:37 AM

My wife is a huge Blondie & Jim Eldon fan, so you might imagine her delight at this...

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 22 Jan 09 - 09:47 AM

New tune up folks, thanks for the support!

ITS HERE

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 15 Jan 09 - 12:23 PM

You'll need an axe to get into it and then a club to wallop off all the maggots, oh and if you swallow any it'll rattle in yer belly for a month and a day.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 15 Jan 09 - 05:11 AM

Sterling stuff, Corona - keep 'em coming!

Does he take requests? A slice or two of Mutton Pie wouldn't go amiss.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 14 Jan 09 - 08:26 PM

Just for you our next offering from Jim is sans fiddle:
Click Here to See and Hear

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Topic56
Date: 08 Jan 09 - 10:24 AM

As definetly not a member of the Jim Eldon Appreciation Society. He and his scratchy out of tune fiddling is the reason I no longer take a boat trip out of Bridlington.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: r.padgett
Date: 07 Jan 09 - 06:16 AM

Who is coming then??

Ray

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: r.padgett
Date: 06 Jan 09 - 09:29 AM

Jim is at Barnsley folk and Acoustic club on January 19th 2009!

It is a Monday night at The Shaw Inn, Jct 37 m1 3/4 mile

Ray

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 05 Jan 09 - 01:03 PM

Hello again and happy plough monday!

I have started a new thread where I will be posting links to youtube films of Jim performing in my living room (and beyond?).

Jim Eldon Youtube thread.

Cheers!

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 18 Dec 08 - 08:25 AM

....by the way, if anyone here does download the dots for the Carol and performs it over Christmas I would love to hear it (mp3?) or see it (youtube?).

All the best,

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 01:34 PM

Thanks for the response folks! The youtube video will remain until its time to take down the decorations. Then Jim and I will begin posting regular performances from my living room on youtube. The first will be for Ploughmans Monday.

Best wishes for the festive season,

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Dec 08 - 09:53 AM

check out Jim's new song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSeEsS6-HGQ

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 04 Dec 08 - 02:10 PM

Similar tales are told about Peter Bellamy; après-gig soirées with earnest folk promoters keen to impress their guest with their record collections only to have it sniffed at in favour of The Stones. I don't suppose history records which Zappa album it was? In a recent conversation with Rob Mulaney a mutual fondness was revealed for Weasels Ripped My Flesh, though Uncle Meat will always be #1 for me.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Pikey Holland
Date: 03 Dec 08 - 05:49 PM

I was extremely priveledged to know and play tunes with Billy Harrison when he was still with us and I was a young squeezebox playing Morris man (i'm the one on the Musical Traditions article).I'm dead chuffed that Jim keeps Billys tunes alive, he was a great bloke.

I can remember going back to a folk club organisers house in Kegworth, Notts with Jim in 1981. Jim spid this guys record colelction, and said he had loads of great folk music. Jim delightfully spotted a Frank Zappa album and put it on the turntable, much to the folkies horror and my joy!!!

Rock on Jim....

Pikey

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 23 Nov 08 - 04:12 PM

Excellent stuff, Corona! One of Jim's better efforts. It could take off. He told me about his You-tube stuff when I saw him at last Sunday's City match and he's now online himself so we might be able to entice him in here.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 23 Nov 08 - 05:04 AM

Insane Beard, Jim would be only too happy for you to perform this tune yourself.

Jolly good; I've downloaded the PDF & mp3 if only for the joy they stir in my soul; Rachel and I will work it up in two-voiced harmony for the seasonal singarounds - if we get it right we may even feature it on our myspace page! But these recordings - what can I say? It's been a hearty revelation to be sure! One wonders if we can expect more of Jim's treatments of Billy Harrison's songs & tunes - I'm particular fond of Chiming Bells...

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 22 Nov 08 - 10:12 PM

Sign me up! Jim is very intriguing and a pleasure to hear.
Dan

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 22 Nov 08 - 05:14 PM

One more thing, A pdf of the Notation and lyrics has been added to the link below.

Insane Beard, Jim would be only too happy for you to perform this tune yourself.

Many thanks!

Corona.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 20 Nov 08 - 02:51 PM

Hello again, a superior recording of 'For unto us...' is now available to listen to, you will also hear Billy Harrisons seconds played. Dots to follow on the same page.

Better recorded version here.

Subject: RE: Jim Eldon Appreciation Society
From: GUEST,Corona Smith
Date: 17 Nov 08 - 12:05 PM

Keep an eye on the youtube page, dots for this tune plus Billy's seconds will appear shortly, also the words. Hopefully more tunes to follow in the coming weeks....