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15 Apr 24 - 08:21 AM (#4200964) Subject: Lyr Req: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics to the song Art Comin' t'Wakes by the Houghton Weavers as I don't seem to be able to find them anywhere online, thanks. |
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15 Apr 24 - 12:14 PM (#4200992) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp Art Comin' t'Wakes? A Lancashire lad and a Lancashire lass, Stood on the cindery ground For two weeks each year, the common were theirs, The lad and the lass wore the crown Art comin' t'wakes? says Jimmy to Joe, There's two sets of dodgems this year Me father he's given me half a crown, And me mother she's gone cut me hair Remember them two girls from down Astley Street, That we met on Bond's market square? Well they'll be on caterpillar on Saturday neet, And they reckons as we ought be there A Lancashire lad... There's nowt tastes as good as Butterworth's peas, wi' vinegar all steamin' and black And there's one last ride on Cubbins's fair, Afore we makes our way back Although we were young and although we were daft, I thinks back again and I longs for Bond's annual fair gets less every year, It'll soon be just in a song A Lancashire lad... |
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15 Apr 24 - 03:11 PM (#4201004) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp Art Comin' t'Wakes?/A Lancashire Lad and a Lancashire Lass was written by Steve Chatterley, a stalwart of the Lancashire folk scene. Steve and Carol Chatterley were members of the Hands and Feet Roadshow, the core of Swinton Folk Club for a long time. Steve died on Christmas Day 2018. Steve and Carol Chatterley and Martin Banks were members of the Lancashire folk group Usher's Well. Martin Banks sings A Lancashire Lad and a Lancashire Lass; https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=14497085 A Lancashire Lad |
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21 Apr 24 - 05:21 PM (#4201357) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome I have an MP3 version of Steve's solo album. If anyone is interested I could share it. |
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21 Apr 24 - 05:25 PM (#4201358) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome Incidentally, Steve used to mercilessly take the Micky out of the Houghton Weavers, They were friends really though:-) |
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22 Apr 24 - 09:12 AM (#4201387) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome BTW - Do you know what the Lancashire Lad and Lancashire Lass were? |
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22 Apr 24 - 06:40 PM (#4201430) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp The Coppull Couple? |
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23 Apr 24 - 03:17 AM (#4201438) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome Guess again :-) |
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23 Apr 24 - 03:23 PM (#4201459) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp Chorley Chaplain for t'lad? Ah'll affet think baht t'lass. Martin Banks was a great contributor to the Gregson Lane Folk Club, between Preston and Hoghton. |
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23 Apr 24 - 07:17 PM (#4201470) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome They were two big diesel generators that powered the rides at t'wakes! :-D |
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24 Apr 24 - 03:32 AM (#4201487) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp Fair enough! We went to Carter's Steam Fair on its final tour. It was a wonderful museum, but on wheels. |
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24 Apr 24 - 04:30 AM (#4201490) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome I saw Cubbins's fair at Winfields in Haslingden dome years back but never managed to get a picture of it for Steve. It was run on a diesel generator but it was neither the Lad nor the Lass though. They are still going and, I think, based in Blackburn. |
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24 Apr 24 - 04:41 AM (#4201492) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome Just noticed an error in the words listed above. Bond's should be Bongs. "Bongs" is the local name for Tyldesley. Rumour has it that a new employee at a train booking office was faced with a local asking for a ticket with the phrase "One mon an a dog tert Bongs and be 'andy abaht it, surry." :-D |
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24 Apr 24 - 09:02 AM (#4201506) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome If anyone wants to hear Steve Chatterley's (the author) version click here Steve's pronunciation is as he used to speak too. He was a smashing bloke who was part of the Swinton folk club scene for many years and used to join us in our annual bash in the Yorkshire Dales as well. His 'big finish' was always one the rest of the band used to wait for :-D |
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24 Apr 24 - 12:33 PM (#4201528) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp Thank you, Dave. From Wikipedia; Tyldesley is situated at the edge of the Lancashire Plain north of Chat Moss, and the Banks is a sandstone ridge where the foothills of the Pennines begin and gave the town its early name of Tildsley Banks. The land rises from 100 feet (30 m) at the foot of the banks to 250 feet (76 m) at the highest point. Tyldesley is pronounced "Til-slee", and locally known as "Bongs". In local pronunciation "Banks" was corrupted to "Bongs". The old name for Mosley Common was the "Hurst" or "Tyldesleyhurst"; the suffix "hyrst" means a wooded hill (OE). My mate in Tyldesley never told me that. |
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24 Apr 24 - 12:43 PM (#4201529) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome You are more than welcome. The thread caused me to revist Steve's album so it was very worthwhile:-) |
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24 Apr 24 - 01:15 PM (#4201534) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome As a complete aside and purely out of interest, William Tyldsley AKA 'Owd Billy Tilt' played fiddle at the 'dinnerings' in the White Lion during the 1860s. The White Lion (or Willoghbys as it was known at the time) is the long term home of Swinton Folk Club. The Boat Band performed some of Billy's tunes there once so it felt like a bit of a revival :-) William Tyldsley Manuscripts |
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25 Apr 24 - 03:48 AM (#4201581) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp So it should be; The Lad and the Lass/Art comin' t'wakes? The "Lancashire Lad" and the "Lancashire Lass", Stood on the cindery ground For two weeks each year, the common were theirs, The "Lad" and the "Lass" wore the crown Art comin' t'wakes? says Jimmy to Joe, There's two sets of Dodgems this year And me father he's given me half a crown, And me mother she's gone cut me hair And remember them two girls from down Astley Street, That we met on Bongs market square? Well they'll be on Caterpillar on Saturday neet, And they reckons as we owt be there The "Lancashire Lad"... There's nowt tastes as good as Butterworth's peas, wi' vinegar they're all steamy and black And then it's one last ride on Cubbins's fair, Before we make our way back Although we were young and although we were daft, I look back again and I long for Bongs annual fair, it gets less every year, It'll soon be just in this song The "Lancashire Lad"... Art comin' t'wakes? says Jimmy to Joe |
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25 Apr 24 - 04:13 AM (#4201585) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome Looks right to me, Henry. The title on Steve's album is just "The Lad and the Lass". The Houghton Weavers may have popularised it as "Art comin to t'wakes" but I have not seen them in donkeys years and can't rememnber! |
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25 Apr 24 - 09:42 AM (#4201589) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: GUEST,henryp That's a little bit of local history preserved! There was more in the song than appeared at first sight - or hearing. |
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26 Apr 24 - 10:27 AM (#4201647) Subject: RE: ADD: Art Comin' T'Wakes - Houghton Weavers From: Dave the Gnome Aye - Steve was a good songriter and a pretty clever bloke. Let me know if you want the rest of the album sharing as well |