What songs for St. George's Day?

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: GUEST,Fred Lloyd
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 09:45 PM

I know it's after the event - but likewise I had a pub booking(first ever St George's Day celeb!), and my cobbled together list was this: St George's Day 1st half 1 Rule Brittania 2 Saga of Maggie May 3 Flanagan & Allen 4 Foggy Foggy Dew 5 Scarborough Fair 6 Formby Medley 7 Drink Old England Dry 8 Any Old Iron Medley 9 Girl I Left Behind 10 Tattooed Lady 11 Pal Of My Cradle Days 12 Friends Medley 13 Together Medley 14 London Medley 15 Let The Rest of the World Go By 16 Off In A Motor Car 17 Nostalgia Medley 18 Henery the Eighth 2nd half 1 Land of Hope & Glory 2 Mad Dogs & Englishmen 3 White Cliffs Of Dover 4 British Grenadiers 5 That Old Fashioned Mother 6 My Brother Sylveste 7 Bless 'Em All Medley 8 Barrel Medley 9 Leaning On A Lamp 10 Singing In The Bathtub 11 Let Me Call You Sweethrt Med 12 Wartime Medley 13 In My Liverpool Home 14 Sailor 15 Ain't No Pleasin' You(for the desenting voices!)

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Bert
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 03:22 AM

Well said Gareth, I commend you upon your restraint.

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Joan from Wigan
Date: 25 Apr 02 - 02:21 AM

In our St George's Day Singaround at Wigan Folk Club on Tuesday, I sang "Hail St George" (tune: The Red Flag, with new words written in 1997 by Monologue Joe); "Sons of the Sea" (the original stirring Felix McGlennon song, not the adulterated "Bobbing up and down like this" that seems to be popular these days); Maggie Holland's "A Place Called England"; and "St George Our Protector" (from Minstrelsy of England). And a good and patriotic time was had by all...

Joan

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Gareth
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 07:02 PM

Censored on the grounds that it would disturb the Queens Peace

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 03:52 PM

Please not A Place Called England, breezy, its very unkind to the dear old place.

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Bert
Date: 24 Apr 02 - 12:57 AM

I'd sing "Woad"!

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: tremodt
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 10:31 PM

Pouf the magic dragon

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 04:33 PM

You could pick some from this site
Royal Society of St George

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: breezy
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 03:49 PM

a place called er.....

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 01:27 PM

Ah yes Jerusalem! Imagine my dismay when I moved North only to discover not a windmill in sight!!! Not even a pale angelic one ;-)

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 09:22 AM

According to the radio it should be 'Jerusalem' (not a menion of George, last time I sang it.....) or 'I vow to thee, my country' which at least has the merit of being based on a folk tune 'Thaxted', "adapted" to Jupiter or whichever one it was by Holst.

LTS

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Snuffy
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:55 AM

I'll be singing Spanish Ladies (we'll rant and we'll roar like true British sailors) and The Mermaid (the Rule Britannia version), amongst others.

And Jerusalem will almost certainly be sung at some stage.

Then there's always Flanders and Swann:
The English, the English, the English are best
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest

WassaiL! V

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: IanC
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:39 AM

How about "Puff, the magic dragon"?

;-)
ian

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 08:16 AM

"The New St George" by Richard Thompson

Subject: RE: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: GUEST,greg stephens
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 05:36 AM

"Oh where is St George Oh where is he now"..The Padstow May Song. Which explains in a nutshell why the English dont really celebrate St Georges Day. All the frolicking this time of year was cocentrated on May Eve/May Day activity which is only a week later.If you're going for full-on outdoor activities (one of which at least is even more fun than morris dancing) you're going to go for Mayday. hence thetraditional songs for May mention St George, it's the closest you're going to get.

Subject: What songs for St. George's Day?
From: Brakn
Date: 23 Apr 02 - 05:10 AM

One of my local pubs is having a St. George's Day celebration. What songs would suit? What songs would you call English that everyone will know? The average man in the street doesn't usually know any folk songs so I'm after all types of songs.