The Transports on BBC R3!

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From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 17 Jul 17 - 03:35 PM

Grauniad Review

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From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 17 Jul 17 - 12:39 PM

Many thanks for that Folk Show.

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 17 Jul 17 - 12:12 PM

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 16 Jul 17 - 03:35 AM

The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Broadcast Wed 11 Jan 2017 19:00 BBC RADIO 2.

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Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 17 Jul 17 - 07:53 AM

Many thanks, this will be interesting!

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 17 Jul 17 - 04:44 AM

Folk on 2 - 1987

http://www.mediafire.com/file/9bnd8aizlbq9vv4/Folk_on_2_-_The_Transports_-_1987.mp3

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 16 Jul 17 - 07:47 AM

Transports - Hawth Crawley Performance 1 February 2017

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 16 Jul 17 - 03:35 AM

The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Broadcast Wed 11 Jan 2017 19:00 BBC RADIO 2. Sorry, this episode is not currently available on BBC iPlayer Radio

This week, Sean Cooney (The Young'uns) and Paul Sartin (Faustus, Bellowhead) talk about their new production of Peter Bellamy's 1977 ballad opera The Transports.

The original production told the story of two convicts on the "First Fleet" to Australia in 1787 and featured Nic Jones, The Watersons, Cyril Tawney and June Tabor.

The 2017 production features The Young'uns, Faustus, Nancy Kerr, Greg Russell and Rachael McShane, and writer Matthew Crampton will draw parallels with perilous overseas migration of today.

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jul 17 - 07:10 AM

From twitter just now it's a pre record and will be broadcast in the autumn

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 15 Jul 17 - 06:37 AM

Listened to my live recording at The Hawth whilst with my wife in St George's Neurological unit this week.

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 14 Jul 17 - 05:22 PM

FULLY BOOKED

Radio 3

Some of Britain's finest folk musicians are bringing their new production of The Transports, Peter Bellamy's famous ballad opera, to the BBC Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, for a performance to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3. This is a rare opportunity to see BBC Folk Award Winners The Young'uns, Faustus, Nancy Kerr, Greg Russell and members of Bellowhead together on stage.

The Transports tells the remarkable true story of poverty-stricken Susannah Holmes and Henry Cabell. She was convicted of stealing spoons and linen worth £2. He broke into a house. Both were sentenced to death in 1784. This was commuted to transportation. They met in Norwich gaol, fell in love and had a child. Susannah was sent with her baby to join the First Fleet to Australia, but Henry was not permitted to join them. The captain of the ship wouldn't allow the child aboard. The gaoler (our hero) was so moved by Susannah's desolation that he took the child to London, and door-stepped the Home Secretary, Lord Sydney. He decreed that Susannah and Henry should marry and go together as a family. They became important people in the early settlement of Australia. This sounds like the plot of a traditional song, and the story inspired Peter Bellamy to write his famous ballad opera.

Bellamy's songs have been arranged afresh by Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Faustus) and Matthew Crampton weaves the story through them with new material linking Susannah Holmes and Henry Cabell's story with the experiences of migrants today.

Admission to this recording is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that as not everyone who asks for tickets uses them, to make sure we have a full house we send out more tickets than there are places. We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people so please arrive early.

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 14 Jul 17 - 11:21 AM

Everybody has to not like something, I don't like pubs!!!!!!!

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From: GUEST,patriot
Date: 14 Jul 17 - 10:38 AM

Thanks for the warning- will go down the pub

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 13 Jul 17 - 02:08 PM

I wonder if it will be broadcast live?

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 12 Jul 17 - 05:52 PM

I omitted to say that the BBC have worked with Firefox which is the only browser to provide support for this broadcast format.

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 12 Jul 17 - 05:39 PM

" Wednesday 30 August 2017
7.00pm
BBC Radio Theatre, London W1A 1AA
Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age: 8
Maximum of 2 tickets per request"

"...Admission to this recording is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that as not everyone who asks for tickets uses them, to make sure we have a full house we send out more tickets than there are places. We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people so please arrive early...."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/the_transports_30aug17

Subject: RE: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 12 Jul 17 - 01:25 PM

Good to know.
Thanks.

Subject: The Transports on BBC R3!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 12 Jul 17 - 12:40 PM

The Transports is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 at the end of August! Hopefully broadcast will be before the proms finish, so it will be in lossless format and so in best uncompressed quality..........best in the world!!!!!