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15 Jan 02 - 12:04 PM (#628371) Subject: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Dave Bryant Does anyone know if the unacc. harmony group ENGLISH TAPESTRY are still around ? They were based in Cambridge, UK and were a trio comprising husband and wife Brian and Ruth Britain (I think that's how they spelt it) plus a tenor voice (that part of the group varied over the years). I last saw them about 20 years ago when I booked them for my club at Blackheath, SE London. Ruth had just had a baby then. Beside the harmonies they managed some wonderful syncopation. I remember a lovely version of (Ralph McTell's ?) "Another Rain" as well as "Brig Fair" and a hunting song in which they had a chorus of hounds, horses, and finally huntsmen "Wah-wah-wah-ing" at the hunt ball. |
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15 Jan 02 - 12:55 PM (#628399) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Ringer I know nothing of their current status nor whereabouts, but I remember having heard & liked them at a Unviversity Folk Club about 35 years ago. |
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15 Jan 02 - 01:12 PM (#628408) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Mr Red Not unravelled yet, but a very appropriate THREAD. what? Not seen them myself or heard of them in the last 15 years. |
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15 Jan 02 - 04:32 PM (#628544) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Liz the Squeak 20 years ago was when I saw them too!! In fact, I still have the poster!!! Whatever happened to them, did they ever record anything? LTS
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16 Jan 02 - 10:27 AM (#628961) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: A Wandering Minstrel Not seen them since they were at the Cambridge Mayflower in '91. I particularly remember their Origami version of "I have a Furze Field..." AndyG may know something of them? |
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16 Jan 02 - 01:30 PM (#629088) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: AndyG Well, well, well...
I can't be much help I'm afraid.
I can safely say that they (English Tapestry) are no longer performing. Whether their individual components (as it were) still perform I can't say. I can look into this when I next get a chance.
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17 Jan 02 - 03:51 AM (#629544) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Sarah the flute I knew James Eisner who sang with them for a while around 1981/1982 but havn't heard anything of them since. .... maybe he saw them off!!! |
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17 Jan 02 - 07:16 AM (#629595) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: English Jon Eisner is enough to see anyone off. Didn't realise he was that old. EJ |
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18 Jan 02 - 03:40 AM (#630279) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Sarah the flute Do you know him then? Havn't seen him since an unfortunate incident at a party in the early 1980s when I think we upset him!!! Sarah |
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18 Jan 02 - 08:07 AM (#630378) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: English Jon oh! do tell... Can't say I know him that well. I've got his album though which is >ahem< "good in parts", as the proverbial curate once said of his egg. My mate Mike doesn't like him at all though...Apparently JE has been very rude on several occasions. None of my business though. EJ
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18 Jan 02 - 12:40 PM (#630587) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: AndyG Yes, sorry Jon, James was in English Tapestry at one time and so he is that old.
Otherwise: "No comment".
And "iscrete" yG
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19 Jan 02 - 03:31 AM (#631000) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Sarah the flute So what is he doing now guys? The "bromley incident" as it was cheerfully referred to at one time is definately not for a public forum but it was very funny at the time. Looking back it was a bit cruel but the basic concept was one of ego busting. Sounds from your comments like I failed miserably!!! Sarah |
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20 Jan 02 - 06:12 AM (#631525) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Dave Bryant The Bromley Incident - if that's Bromley Kent then it's my part of the world. Tell me more. Mind you, I was hoping to find out where Brian and Ruth were, but I do remember James as one of Tapestry's tenors. |
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21 Jan 02 - 03:33 AM (#632052) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Sarah the flute It is Bromley in Kent but as for the "incident" it is not for public airing!!! Sarah |
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21 Jan 02 - 08:10 AM (#632112) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: sledge Don't you just hate it when people go "I know something really juicy and I'm not going to tell you" :) Sledge |
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22 Jan 02 - 03:39 AM (#632793) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Sarah the flute I can do PM to anyone really THAT interested but I'm certainly not posting it here!!! Sarah |
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22 Jan 02 - 10:56 PM (#633504) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: GUEST,Boab English Tapestry---once, about 35 years ago, in Hexham folk club; very good, as I recall. Can't see them being out and about without zimmers nowadays------ |
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23 Jan 02 - 05:13 AM (#633612) Subject: RE: Help: Are ENGLISH TAPESTRY still about ? From: Dave Bryant Boab, If you were around Folk Clubs in those days (I was) perhaps you won't be zimmerless much longer ! Anyway, if you read the top of this thread, Ruth had only just produced an offspring when I last saw her about 20 years ago - so they can't be that old. |
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29 Mar 12 - 08:11 PM (#3330861) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,pollywog My uncle Andrew was in the group, I believe in the later years. I don't think he still performs with them though, and not sure if they are together. I may be able to find out... |
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30 Mar 12 - 06:58 AM (#3331046) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Doctor English Tapestry are definitely not still performing, more's the pity. Ruth and Brian Brittain still live just outside Cambridge, and their baby, Piers, has grown up. I remember your uncle, Pollywog, very well. He had, and probably still has, a great voice, which shone particularly when he did the Inkspots songs and the like. Ruth reckons her voice has gone, though I find that hard to believe. Either way neither she nor Brian sings much these days. They do have, however, a large collection of rehearsal tapes which, if all goes to plan, I am to help them transfer to CD, after which I hope to persude Brian to make some of them more widely available. I have a number of private recordings, but as several of them were made using battery-powered cassette recorders the quality leaves a lot to be desired. If anyone else has any recordings do let me know. 'Another rain', which was actually written for them, was always one of my favourites, along with The Holmfirth Anthem and The Streams of Lovely Nancy. |
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09 May 12 - 06:26 PM (#3348877) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman The Bromley incident, that sounds like Bromley Traditional Music club,I remember it well. Unfortunately,Dave Bryant has died, as have most of BTMC. |
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09 May 12 - 08:43 PM (#3348930) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Susie They performed for me at Folk At The Malt in Altrincham years ago and they were superb! |
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10 May 12 - 04:33 PM (#3349276) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,SRD They were guests at Farningham whilst I was involved there. We even persuaded them into the studio to hear what their set sounded like. I think Blossom tried to persuade them to make an album on the Coachhouse label but they decided against it. Whether the tapes of the live set were preserved only Blossom knows. |
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30 Nov 12 - 03:50 AM (#3444694) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Cornish Love to get hold of a contact email for Andrew Taylor who sang with them in the 1970 ,s If he is you uncle are you in touch? He was my best man but lost touch this century ! Reply to hugoveerman@hotmail.com |
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30 Nov 12 - 04:03 AM (#3444697) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: r.padgett Yes some nice traditional harmonies certainly Brian and Ruth are the main group (duo) team with added third member(s) My personal view and I did see them live at least twice and someone has been good enough to let me have a copy of the recordings etc was that they were trying to be TOO GOOD, that is, in my view FOLK needs and expects singers to be real people with faults (o right sorry, yes) Could find perfection a little irritating, songs are sung differently every time, not totally the same and with harmony this can change sounds a great deal! nO futher elaboration as you could have a different opinion Ray |
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20 Dec 12 - 05:59 AM (#3454672) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,John L I saw them at Toad Hall Folk Club Ilford in the late 60's or early 70's & they were superb! They certainly left a mark on my memory cos i've just looked them up on the internet! Nice to see that others remember them fondly too. What a shame tho that they never made a recording. |
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21 Dec 12 - 12:28 AM (#3455151) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: MGM·Lion They actually recorded a couple of tracks [one of them only seconds long] on one of Fred Woods' Folk Review records [which I still have on cassette somewhere, having sold my originals to one of these dealers who paid literally !00s of £ for rare old vinyl folk!]. But apart from that, no indeed, they never recorded becoz Brian was such a perfectionist that he never felt quite ready for it - to paraphrase a bit freely from how I recall his putting it at the time I interviewed them for Folk Review back in the 1970s. {If I feel a bit more energetic later in the day I might just see if I can turn up that interview in my full file of Folk Review, if I can just remember where that has got to. On the other hand - I might not!} ~M~ |
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21 Dec 12 - 04:34 AM (#3455190) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: r.padgett O eck I must have a pirated track or two (given to me)! Ray |
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22 Jan 13 - 11:51 AM (#3469980) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Roy Griffiths I sang with Ruth and Brian from 1980 - 82. James Eisner followed me and I replaced him again for a short time round about 1984 if I recall correctly. After that it all ended. No recordings I'm afraid due to Brian never thinking it was good enough. A shame really, I have one or two records of practice sessions we did and a couple of concerts too. The first member was someone called Roy who was from St Neots and subsequently moved to Swanage, Dorset I believe. Andrew Taylor followed and is the one most people remember. Then there was another chap and I'm afraid his name escapes me at the moment. Dave Griffiths followed him and finally me in 1980. I moved from Cambridgeshire (where Ruth and Brian still live) in 2002 and have not seen or heard anything of them since then. If The Doctor (above) does manage to persuade Brian to transfer anything to CD I would be very interested! |
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22 Jan 13 - 06:01 PM (#3470139) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman Hello Roy, hope you are keeping well.Dick Miles |
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25 Jan 13 - 05:46 AM (#3471123) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Doctor I've just heard back from Ruth and Brian, with a list of third voices as follows: Roy Harris (not THE Roy) Andrew Taylor Ross Winston Steve Reynolds Dave Griffiths Roy Griffiths (no relation) James Eisner They are still interested in sorting out their recordings, but not ready yet. I live in hope. They still live near Cambridge. |
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25 Jan 13 - 08:20 AM (#3471167) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: rumanci I'm another one who really hopes the recordings do happen and more power to your persuasiveness please. They were part of the backdrop of my youth and my love of harmony today and for that I'm thankful but I'd love the source and the resource to be available for all to learn from and love too for all the right reasons in the word and world. rumanci |
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25 Jan 13 - 03:04 PM (#3471356) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: Irene M There was some English Tapestry recorded off the radio on at least one of the cassettes I loaned to Chris Brady (?) 2 years ago for digitising. Chris, are you still alive? Sane? Doing anything with the cassettes? |
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24 Feb 13 - 09:27 AM (#3483230) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Anon The First Folk Review Record Various Artists Folksound FS 100 (LP, UK, 1974) There are two tracks recorded by ET on this old LP if you can find one. |
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26 Feb 13 - 10:00 PM (#3484100) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST |
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26 Feb 13 - 10:09 PM (#3484102) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Pollywog's Dad Sadly Andrew Taylor passed away on Saturday 23rd February 2013. He always treasured his time with English Tapestry and valued the training that Ruth & Brian gave him. I have one track of Andrew singing with the Lassington Oak Morris Men which I will try and post on youtube as soon as I can. The only track of English Tapestry I recall is of them backing Ralph McTell (I think) in a track called Kew Gardens (I think) |
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28 Jun 13 - 04:03 AM (#3531188) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,daisydown This is a great thread. I used to sing in the folk clubs in and around Cambridge the same time as English Tapestry. Seeing that there are a lot of recordings on YouTube these days I was hoping to find friends from the 70's. I am still in touch with a couple of members of The Crofters. I've lived near Cambridge all these years - might have been neighbours. Now we are in Swanage. I was disappointed not to find more photos of ETapestry. perhaps their lives are full and happy enough without going back to the past. |
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08 Jan 14 - 06:57 AM (#3589984) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Jane thank goodness it's not my memory playing tricks on me, and other people remember them as fondly as I do. Early 70's, in the barn at Farningham Kent, (resident band Skinner's Rats)Had to be there mega early on English Tapestry nights to get in. Anyone else remember "Winter's comin' in, we live a shorter day"? I can still hear that in my head, and I still get goosebumps from it. PLEASE, if anyone can get anything of theirs on CD, no matter how scratchy, it's so worth doing. |
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08 Jan 14 - 09:27 AM (#3590024) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: Mick Tems I saw them at The Valley Folk Club in Pontardawe in the 1970s and they were just superb. Brian's hair was an absolute mane with a bushy dark beard - he looked most impressive! I think there were tape recorders on the go that night... |
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09 Jan 14 - 08:38 AM (#3590346) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: r.padgett Dr Peter Taylor is working on recordings and Mick Shaw from Bolton on Dearne way has some recordings too ~ both I believe in contact with each other, heard nothing lately Ray |
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09 Jan 14 - 05:35 PM (#3590484) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Black Belt Caterpillar Wrestler I can tell you that they were feature on Folk on Two on 6th September 1983, performing Brigg Fair, Charming country life, Farewell Nancy and Laggan Love. They were also featured on 1st May 1984, performing Spencer the Rover, Underneath Her Apron and and Kitten on the Keys. I presume that these were the BBC's own recordings. |
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10 Jan 14 - 10:39 AM (#3590636) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Doctor The problem with recordings is the same as it has always been, namely that Brian does not want any recordings made available that are not absolutely perfect. Which is why they only ever recorded those two tracks for Folk Review. Certainly the recordings I have are of very variable quality, from the very good one I made to the almost appalling ones that were made with little battery-operated cassette recorders. I can well understand why Brian doesn't want those in the public domain. But the fact is that they are out there, and the only real solution is to provide all the fans with some decent recordings. I am still working on it, but the trouble, as always, is time. Brian wants to put his rehearsal tapes on to the computer, but can't find the time to do it. I shall keep working on him. Guest Jane, we were at Farningham at the same time, as I started going late 1971 and left summer 1973, by which time I was running a Sunday singaround. Fond memories. |
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10 Jan 14 - 04:01 PM (#3590744) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby Guest Jane, I think you'll find that snatch of lyric is almost certainly from Steve Ashley's 'Fire And Wine.' Very fond memories of these regular visitors to Southport's Bothy FSC decades back. They set the acapella bar high for sure, and Brian was a perfectionist in any case. btw, I have both Folk Review albums in good nick - am I a rich man then?! Obviously from this thread, ET were much-loved and remembered with affection - rightly so. |
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10 Jan 14 - 04:06 PM (#3590746) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: MGM·Lion I put my Folk Review albums on cassette a few years ago & photocopied the notes, and sold them for a three-figure sum each to a dealer from Leeds. Regret I can't entirely recall the details. ~M~ |
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29 Aug 14 - 05:20 PM (#3655037) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,David Collier Many fond memories of the beer and singing at College folk club in 71-4. ET were a don't miss. David |
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30 Aug 14 - 03:59 PM (#3655331) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST http://www.martin-kingsbury.co.uk/articletapestrycopy.htm http://missingepisodes.proboards.com/thread/3172 http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=91383 |
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21 Sep 14 - 05:52 PM (#3662463) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,hillydan Yes! They're in my kitchen! :-) |
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23 May 15 - 03:04 AM (#3711101) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,debbie merrick I know Ruth and Brian Brittain very well i was married to one of Brians sons for 19 years , i havent seen them in a couple of years but sometimes see them in tesco,s , last time i heard Ruth and Brian sing was about 15 years ago and it was stunning and i just have to say i agree they should make recordings , but i can see Brian is still the same , everything must be perfect , they are such lovely people too ! |
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23 May 15 - 03:17 PM (#3711258) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman unfortunately dave bryant is no longer with us.but he will undoubtedly leading the singers up above. |
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27 Jun 15 - 01:29 PM (#3719346) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Ian W One of my greatest regrets is that I had to turn down the chance of singing with E.T. in the 1970s. I have still never come across such thrilling arrangements, which tended to make three voices sound like five. Brian Brittain was reluctant to divulge his arrangements when I spoke to him some years back but "Lucy Wan" is still on my want list. I hope the scores will one day be available. Such a shame that they recorded so little. Their vinyl album must be a treasured possession somewhere. |
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09 Jul 15 - 12:21 PM (#3722339) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: Speedwell As a singer and lover of English folk and harmony singing I would be very interested in any snippets of English Tapestry recordings that may be made available. Could The Doctor please PM me re. this if/when anything emerges? Very many thanx. |
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08 Oct 16 - 07:50 AM (#3813399) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST If anyone can contact the family could you please tell them that I have recordings of them singing at Filey Folk Club in the 1970s when my Godfather Pat Parsons recorded many gigs. It would be a great pleasure to pass copies to them. I have placed a list of folk singers who appeared at Filey Folk CLub at the American Bar on my facebook page, Carl Whittaker. |
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08 Oct 16 - 03:39 PM (#3813487) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman they lived in little ely near thetford cambs, brian brittain, i believe they are still there. |
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08 Oct 16 - 04:00 PM (#3813491) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman rose cottage main street little thetford cambs, cb6 3ha, uk |
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08 Oct 16 - 04:12 PM (#3813492) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman phone 01353 649242, just had a lovely chat with them ,please feel free to contact them, ruth and brian brittain. |
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24 Dec 17 - 04:45 PM (#3895715) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Ian W E.T. retired some years ago. They are a cherished memory in my English Trad Folk experience, especially as I was offered a place in the group back in the early 70s. (I had sound reasons to turn it down but this remains a major regret in my life.) I've never heard such thrilling arrangements and they were huge fun to sing. If anyone out there has listenable recordings of E.T. in their heyday, which for me was the 1970s, I'd be glad to do a deal for access to them. Ian W. ian@cholsey.com |
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27 Dec 17 - 12:46 PM (#3896013) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: Long Firm Freddie Guest Ian W This facebook link here leads to an exchange which should give you the info you need to get hold of Carl Whittaker who posted as a guest on 8 Oct 2016 and has recordings which would interest you. Best of luck in your search. LFF |
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10 Jan 18 - 01:09 PM (#3898600) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST Sadly, I don't do Facebook, Freddie, but many thanks. Perhaps my ladyfriend will be able to assist with that, though. I will also read Carl's post. Meanwhile I have had a useful contact from The Doctor, which may lead to getting some decent recordings. Great resource, this: I must get to know it better. Have a good 2018 Ian |
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15 Jan 18 - 11:06 AM (#3899790) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: Speedwell Recently got a vinyl copy of The First Folk Review with two ET tracks on it - the only ones I know of. See https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/records/folkreviewrecord.html |
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26 Jan 18 - 09:12 AM (#3901921) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Guest101 English Tapestry were simply Fantastic! Somebody needs to check their facts or memory.... One of Brian’s sons was never married to anybody for 19 years! (Maybe 10 years tops!) Poor Debbie! Still a liar after all this time! |
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13 Feb 21 - 07:44 AM (#4092922) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Intrigued by this thread - I just acquired Ghu |
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13 Feb 21 - 07:53 AM (#4092924) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Oo-er, apologies for the last post - accidentally submitted early; Intrigued by this thread - I just acquired the generally very solid 1974 Folksound Records compilation LP 'The First Folk Review Record' (also featuring Nic Jones, Peter Bellamy and others): https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-First-Folk-Review-Record/release/10536813 ...And I'm very taken by the two English Tapestry pieces (Valentine Chant and Whitsuntide Carol). Does anyone know if the possibility of a proper release has progressed at all? I'd love to hear further recordings by them; I'm generally a fan of this sort of dramatic, austere harmony singing with certain Early Music resonances, as per some of TYT's best matetial; and also THE Valley Folk. |
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13 Feb 21 - 08:57 AM (#4092932) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman BrianBrittain , of English Tapestry was a perfectionist , it is very unlikely they will release any more material |
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13 Feb 21 - 11:21 AM (#4092958) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: cnd Black Acorn, a mudcatter named Alan shared with me some of his digitized live radio recordings just short of a year ago. Among them were two performances by English Tapestry -- "Nettle Wine" and "The King's Daughter." I'm not aware of another released album by them, but am willing to share them with you if you're interested. Some very nice vocal harmony |
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14 Feb 21 - 07:03 AM (#4093072) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Doctor The situation, sadly, is still as it was back in Jan '14. I believe Brian has made some progress on computerising his tapes, but where next remains a mystery. cnd, if you've got some recordings I should be interested to know what's on them. |
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14 Feb 21 - 07:11 AM (#4093075) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Sandman phone 01353 649242, ruth and brian brittain. when i posted this on oct 2016 they were happy to be contacted |
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28 Jan 22 - 12:34 PM (#4134171) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Ian W I have just digitised a tape of E.T. doing a harmony workshop at Bracknell Festival in around 1972. It's not at all good but goes some way to illustrating their technique. Greatest respects, Brian and Ruth, if you're seeing this: our tongues are lolling in hope of hearing your tapes. |
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21 Jan 23 - 04:50 AM (#4163133) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,John Hadland The large Brittain family with Steve Reynolds stayed with me in St Bees in 1978. I was greatly impressed by their enthusiasm and lovely music at Egremont Folk Club. Are recordings or manuscripts yet available? Best wishes to them all! |
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23 Feb 24 - 09:01 PM (#4197805) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST My friend Mick Shaw....mentioned earlier in the thread by Raymond Padgett... who thought Mick Shaw lived in Bolton-on-Dearne.... but i don't think he ever did. He lived in Swinton Nr Mexborough but he's been living in Rawmarsh for over 20+ years. Mick used to religeously record stuff on reel to reel off the radio for many years. If anyone has English Tapestry recordings it'll be mick, contact me by text or phone if you want Mick Shaws contact details. Jonti Willis Tel. 07939148603 |
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23 Feb 24 - 09:06 PM (#4197806) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey I certainly had at least one recording of them at Folk Union One which I was involved in the running of at the time. I may have some stuff from a Cleethorpes festival. Will try to locate same. |
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24 Feb 24 - 03:31 AM (#4197817) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: r.padgett Jonti ~ I failed Geography, well actually didn't take it! Mick did some copying of CDs of a number of old mainly traddy singers not too long ago Mick should be able to supply ETs songs recorded Peter Taylor was taken poorly and I don't know what happened since Ray |
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24 Feb 24 - 05:45 AM (#4197828) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Doctor I was taken poorly, shortly before Christmas 2017, when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Initially it had little impact, but about four years after that it started. I have given up driving, which restricts my travelling, I have an electric bed, which rules out staying over-night anywhere, and worst of all, in my opinion anyway, it has taken my voice and left me with a croak. Apart from Christmas cards we haev heard nothing from Ruth and Brian, but there is nothing to suggest anything has changed with them. I still have my recordings, 6 or 7 CDs of them, I'm still on the lookout for more, and I'm still willing to negociate over swapping. Peter Taylor |
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26 Feb 24 - 02:25 PM (#4198072) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK Hi Peter, I'm really sorry to hear about your Parkinson's - it sounds hard, and I hope you're maintaining good spirits. I'd be interested to hear the material you have recorded, as also for CND's captured radio sessions, mentioned above! |
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26 Feb 24 - 04:43 PM (#4198087) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: GUEST,jugmws Just to correct something written above. The recordings I sent to Peter were almost all live recordings, not copied CD's. He would already have had those. Seems a long time ago now when we were at La Jeusseliniere. It really would be great to hear the tapes they have withheld, but they were/ probably still are such perfectionists. Sorry to be a 'guest', but I have forgotten how to get in. Its an age thing for all of us oldies. m |
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27 Feb 24 - 03:07 AM (#4198106) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: r.padgett Yes sorry to hear from Peter Taylor that he is unwell ~ hope for better fortune in the future English Tapestry were an accomplished trio and certainly recordings ought to be preserved and acknowledged for their quality Ray |
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27 Feb 24 - 05:57 AM (#4198114) Subject: RE: Help: Are English Tapestry still about ? From: The Doctor I should confirm what jugmws has said. All my recordings were made originally on cassette, generally battery powered, and I transferred them to CD much later, having cleaned them up as much as possible. |