mike harding - the parting glass (Bide a While)

Subject: Mike Harding - the parting glass
From: GUEST,king-rollo
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 06:15 PM

Does any one know or have the full lyrics to a song mike harding sang once or twice in the 70/80's ?
It went;
Come one , come all ...........the parting glass, come sit you down by me,..... and no matter who should play (could be 'pay the host') the host, come bide a while with me..bide a while... bide a while

Tnanks

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 06:23 PM

http://www.contemplator.com/ireland/pglass.html

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 06:24 PM

I think it's this: Bide a While.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass
From: Paul Reade
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 06:42 PM

Yes it's Bide Awhile - written by Tom Yates who was originally from Rochdale and sang around the Manchester folk scene in the 60s. I still sing it, and I think Arthur Wakefield, who runs the club in Bollington at the Dog and Partridge also does.

Another of Tom's songs was "Central Station, Sunday morning". I seem to recollect he moved to London, and someone told me a few years ago that he later moved to Amsterdam where he has since died.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 06:59 PM

WHOOPS. Sorry.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 07:37 PM

I recognized the lines because someone used to sing the song in a local session (Jay Smith, in the Press Room, Portsmouth, New Hampshire), and I sang on the choruses. I don't know that anyone's sung it there since he died.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 07:55 PM

Where are the lyrics, Jeri?

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass (Bide a While)
From: GUEST,999
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 08:01 PM

DOH! Found them.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass (Bide a While)
From: Jeri
Date: 15 Jan 10 - 08:06 PM

The thread I linked to references another and I'm sure they're somewhere at Mudcat in a neater form, but search is hosed.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass (Bide a While)
From: GUEST,Davida
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 09:40 AM

Thanks for the words of Bide Awhile. My friend Cathy gave me a recording of this song on CD to me to learn as one of my first folk songs to sing at folk club in Charlwood, Surrey. I have know idea where she learnt it.

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass (Bide a While)
From: Raggytash
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 10:42 AM

Tom Yates was a consumate performer and contrary to what one idiot placed on a previous thread a good bloke, at least in my experience of him. His version of No Woman No Cry, (the Bob Marley classic)suitably adapted to the streets of Salford was sublime. He wrote a number of very fine songs and this song has long been one of my favourites and one which invariably goes down well with audiences.

Raggy

Subject: RE: mike harding - the parting glass (Bide a While)
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jul 12 - 04:51 PM

Hi, On the subject of Mike Harding can anyone point me in the direction of a song/video by him that a dear friend of mine used to sing many years ago called ''Manual had a chippy in Salford, Lyrics follow Manual made the fat fly, to a loose living lady called Gadly Gladis, ect - Manual danced the Tango with no trousers on;= all help is really apriciated - to richardtatton (at) aol.com

many thanks, R