Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4

Subject: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Emma B
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 12:11 PM

"Word of Mouth" today at 4p.m. - available on listen again

Presenter Michael Rosen goes back to the Old School Yard.

"He's finding out what's become of playground rhymes, those verses that accompany young children's clapping, skipping and counting games.

How are they bearing up in the face of online alternative amusements? He finds rumours of their death to be greatly exaggerated.

In fact, at Columbia School in East London Michael finds them to be in right rude health, and constantly evolving, some even traceable to their roots in West Africa."

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: sian, west wales
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 12:47 PM

Yeh, I heard that last night. Very interesting!

sian

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 17 Dec 07 - 02:37 AM

there was a follow-up article in yesterday's Observer newspaper:

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2228396,00.html

Malcolm Taylor, Library Director for the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, was interviewed about the project on Radio 5 Live last night. Did anyone hear it?

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 17 Dec 07 - 01:10 PM

and Malcolm Taylor will be on BBC1 Breakfast TV on Tuesday morning talking about the same project.
Derek Schofield

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield
Date: 17 Dec 07 - 04:17 PM

...at about 8.45am I am told.
Derek

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Grab
Date: 18 Dec 07 - 09:11 AM

I'm sure their health is *very* rude, if it's anything like I remember...

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 08:43 AM

American Playground Game chants, rhythms found in the National Childrens Folksong Repository.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/

Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Azizi
Date: 24 Jun 08 - 02:55 PM

Here's that hyperlink, Guest:

http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/


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Both of those are very interesting and worthwhile projects-the British one and the US one.