Subject: Sir Bob Davenport From: The Sandman Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:08 AM Should he be knighted for his contributions to folk music |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Bonzo3legs Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:20 AM Rubbish |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Jim Carroll Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:29 AM He's not quite that bad Bozo :-) Jim |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: r.padgett Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:45 AM Some other possible early singers too ~ and still alive ~ but what about the source singers?? Ray |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Jim Carroll Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:49 AM Jeannie Robertson once summed up awards perfectly "They gave me an MBE but I still have trouble being served in some shops" Jim Caroll |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,DAVID NUTTALL Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:59 AM No need to be insulting towards Bob and his contributions ...civility costs nowt. Regarding SOURCE singers......they're O.K I suppose !!!! But maybe you prefer H P......higher pitched !!!! |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Jim Carroll Date: 06 Apr 20 - 04:25 AM "civility costs nowt." I would have nop problem with thet if bob extended the same courtesy to others - he tends not to Jim |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Bonzo3legs Date: 06 Apr 20 - 05:05 AM I'm pleased to agree with you Jim!! |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Gordon Jackson Date: 06 Apr 20 - 05:35 AM I'm not a fan of the honours system, but if I were, I think Martin Carthy MBE should be at the head of the queue. And while we're at it, Richard Thompson OBE as well! |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Jim McLean Date: 06 Apr 20 - 06:06 AM There's a whole shower that accepted "honours" including Jimmie Maxgregor and Archie Fisher. Notably Hamish Henderson and Marion Blythman refused. |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Vic Smith Date: 06 Apr 20 - 06:16 AM Knowing something of Bob's politics, I think that if he had been offered any sort of government award - especially one that had EMPIRE as part of it; he would have told them where to stuff it. It reminds me of the day when Hamish Henderson was nominated for an award in the days of the Thatcher government. In protest of the Thatcher government's nuclear weapons policy, he publicly turned down an OBE. This led to one of my favourite front page banner headlines. This is what The Scotsman made of it - HAMISH HENDERSON NO B E |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Jim Carroll Date: 06 Apr 20 - 06:30 AM Wouldn't it be great if, instead of this sort of lip-service, the establishment gave the respect due to many of the the recipients by supporting what they represented in more practical ways ? Jim Carroll |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Dave Hanson Date: 06 Apr 20 - 06:36 AM Martin Carthy already has the MBE. Dave H |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST Date: 06 Apr 20 - 07:18 AM Indeed. So if the ranking goes MBE, OBE, CBE, Knighthood, then giving Mr Davenport a knighthood suggests his contribution to folk music is several degrees of magnitude greater than Mr Carthy's; I think not! |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: r.padgett Date: 06 Apr 20 - 07:58 AM I would have thought a possible guideline could be the esteem of the EFDSS award system, firstly? Should the likes of John Kirkpatrick, Martyn Whyndham ~ Read, Nick Jones, Dave Burland and others come into consideration ~ or will we simply see the crop of current young thruster trump the lot? Ray |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: The Sandman Date: 06 Apr 20 - 08:25 AM wyndham read, nic jones. |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Hagman Date: 06 Apr 20 - 08:52 AM Richard Thompson has an OBE.... |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST Date: 06 Apr 20 - 03:34 PM OBE, CBE ??- Bob would tell them where to put it- preferably sideways |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,big al whittle Date: 06 Apr 20 - 04:20 PM Who cares what the establishment ahinks or says about our music? A more positive step would be if we all stopped being bitchy about each other. If we could manage being courteous and respectful of each other's life's work - from Jasper Carrot to Bob Copper (all artistic endeavours with a folk club genesis) - maybe, just maybe, the rest of the world would start to take us seriously. |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,Roger Date: 06 Apr 20 - 04:24 PM Quite right Mr Whittle. |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: r.padgett Date: 06 Apr 20 - 04:29 PM At least Hamish was nominated ~ reasons for refusal to accept were a different matter! Would he have accepted other than the fact that MT was PM? Roy Bailey sent his back I believe Gongs are nominated by individuals from all areas of UK followers and groups ~not sure what happens after that Ray |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,big al whittle Date: 06 Apr 20 - 04:39 PM A local headmistress got an OBE when I was a kid. For ages, I believed it stood for 'Orrible Bleedin' 'Edmistress - my sister was the source of this information |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey Date: 06 Apr 20 - 09:23 PM Harry Cox was asked how he felt about being awarded the gold badge (as they still were in those days - they are now gold plated) of the EFDSS. He said that was very nice but a small pension of 10 bob a week would be more useful! |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: The Sandman Date: 07 Apr 20 - 03:50 AM Harry was right |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,jim bainbridge Date: 07 Apr 20 - 06:37 AM Bob now has the O.B.E. Taffy Thomas once said to me Bob's good pal Ted Poole had the O.B.E.- I was a bit surprised as Ted was not a likely candidate (!) No, not the usual O.B.E OVER BLOODY EIGHTY |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: GUEST,henryp Date: 07 Apr 20 - 06:52 AM In 2000, Roy Bailey was appointed MBE, although he returned the award in 2006 in protest against British support of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. |
Subject: RE: Sir Bob Davenport From: Dave Hanson Date: 07 Apr 20 - 07:14 AM Brian McNeil wrote a tune in honour of Hamish Henderson, it's called, ' Hamish Hendersons Refusal ' Dave H |
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