Radio Ballads: Singing the fishing

Subject: Radio Ballads: Singing the fishing
From: Rain Dog
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 03:46 AM

The search function seems to be playing up so I am not sure if someone has already posted this or not

BBC Radio 7 broadcast the Radio Ballad - Singing the Fishing - yesterday /early hours of this morning

It is available on the BBC iplayer for the next 7 days. I think that you can still listen to this if you are outside of the UK

They will also be broadcasting

The Big Hewer - 17th/18th August

The Song of a Road - 18th/19th August


Details and links can be found here

Radio Ballads

Subject: RE: Radio Ballads: Singing the fishing
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 04:44 AM

That's great news. The entire series, the originals as well as the 2006 series, was available on I-Player at the Radio 2 Radio Ballads website. There's still a lot of information about them there, but the actual programmes appear to have been taken down.

Subject: RE: Radio Ballads: Singing the fishing
From: Leadfingers
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:14 AM

And the CD's are still available I believe

Subject: RE: Radio Ballads: Singing the fishing
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 05:33 AM

It was the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast on Monday 16th.

Subject: Singing the Fishing
From: Young Buchan
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 04:47 AM

McColl's radio ballad is being broadcast at 2 o'clock this afternoon (24/3) on Radio Four Extra.
No indication yet as to whether it will be repeated, or whether it will be followed by the other radio ballads.

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 05:24 AM

'The Big Hewer' is on next Saturday, but I can't see anything the following week yet.

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: Leadfingers
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 07:34 AM

Woth an ear if you havent got the Topic CDs !

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: Charley Noble
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 09:27 AM

The Topic CD set is truly worth acquiring.

Beats all those flaking cassette tapes.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 10:32 AM

Got the LP, got the CD. The best of the lot. My favourite album of all time. Good old Sam.

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 24 Mar 12 - 10:57 AM

CAMSCO, of course, carries the entire Radio Ballads et on CDs.

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 25 Mar 12 - 04:38 PM

Listen again on BBC iPlayer.

The link to Singing The Fishing at 14.00 gives the first 30 mins.
The link to Tony Hancock at 14.30 gives the second half hour!

Thanks GMGough. For more details, see Radio Ballads Anniversary Programme link.

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: Dave MacKenzie
Date: 30 Mar 12 - 02:00 PM

Just a reminder - 'The Big Hewer' is tomorrow!

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 10:02 AM

It's The Song of the Road next Saturday 7 April.

Subject: RE: Singing the Fishing
From: Owen Woodson
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 10:04 AM

It isn't. It's Song Of A Road. (Thinks. Don't I just love a bit of pedantry)

Subject: Shoals of Herring you tube part one of 5
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Oct 22 - 04:59 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm3lXPkHs-8A
documentary film based on a 1950s Radio Ballad called `Singing the Fishing' by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger and Charles Parker, about the rise and decline of the herring industry on the east coast of Scotland and East Anglia. Contemporary footage of the fishermen at work is intercut with interviews and archive photos, clips from John Greirson's DRIFTERS, Harry Watts' NORTH SEA, and Campbell Harper's CALLING HERRING. Traditional folk songs are used throughout.

Subject: RE: Radio Ballads: Singing the fishing
From: The Sandman
Date: 15 Oct 22 - 05:34 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm3lXPkHs-8A