English/Welsh border songs/tunes

Subject: English/Welsh border songs/tunes
From: GUEST,Matt
Date: 22 Mar 02 - 07:37 AM

Has anybody got a good source of English/Welsh border songs & tunes?

Matt

Subject: RE: English/Welsh border songs/tunes
From: John J
Date: 22 Mar 02 - 09:39 AM

Check out some of the stuff that John Kirkpatrick plays / sings. I think he lives in Aston-on-Clun. Alternatively try some of the stuff played in the sessions around Shrewsbury.

John

Subject: RE: English/Welsh border songs/tunes
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Mar 02 - 09:53 AM

John J: John K lives in Mainstone Nr. Bishop's Castle in Shropshire. With an enormous bit of luck he might be at the Bishop's Castle Folk Weekend which is 24th-26th May I believe. I know the Shropshire Bedlams and Martha Roden's Tuppeny dish are dancing at the fest so maybe John K will be playing with them.

Subject: RE: English/Welsh border songs/tunes
From: GUEST,JohnB
Date: 22 Mar 02 - 12:22 PM

Try the "Border Morris" sites for dance tunes. Just not our site, we don't have any tunes posted. JohnB

Subject: RE: English/Welsh border songs/tunes
From: greg stephens
Date: 22 Mar 02 - 06:29 PM

Can't help with computer links but try (1) Recordings of Herefordhshire fiddler Stephen Baldwin. If there's nohing currently available get in touch, I could copy a tape. (2) Ironbridge Hornpipe, edited Gordon Chapman, published Dragonfly Music, is a reprint of the MS collection of 19th century Shropshire fiddlerJohn Moore. It is currently in print, I'm a computer search would quickly locate a source.(3) I could mail you a copy of the Boat Band CD if Cheshire tunes: it is not commercially available, we made a rough home-recording for workshop use but I couls happily supply you with a copy.PM me for further info, or if you're not a Mudcat member my email is [e-mail]