'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: GUEST,Camdenbear
Date: 02 Nov 14 - 06:27 PM

I too had a eureka moment when discussing Marco Polo and the following sprung to mind, 'When Marco Polo reached Venice with chinese silks and gold, no citizen would believe him, or trust the tales in told. Travellers tales, travellers tales, you can't believe in travellers, travellers tales!'

Thought it came from a cartoon till I googled it and found this site, then the singing together sessions (which had been buried deep) all came back.

However what was the song called??

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: GUEST,normalil
Date: 30 Nov 14 - 08:00 AM

I was an avid Singing Together fan during the 1950's. A huge wooden radio and black and white pamphlets with charming illustrations. I loved "Marianina."

O'er the ocean flys a merry fey
soft her wings are like a cloud of day.
As she passes all the blue waves say,
"Marianina do not roam
come and turn us into foam
come and turn us into foam,
Marianina, Marianina, come o come and turn us into foam.

The Rose on the Moorland song we learned with ST, and I sang it solo at our school concert circa 1959! I still remember all the words, and so many others!

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: GUEST,jiver (17 Feb 2015)
Date: 21 Feb 15 - 07:37 PM

Does anyone remember the "votes" for best song at the end of the year? I think this was on "Rhythm and Melody". I remember the presenter was a man with a northern accent, and when he announced one year, (would have been 1960 or 61) that the winner was "Who Is Sylvia?" the whole class was incredulous, as we were sure it would be "Men of Harlech", which we would all sing lustily, even though we were in Egham, in Surrey!
I can't remember my class voting, perhaps we couldn't afford the postage.

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: GUEST,jenny
Date: 07 May 15 - 07:00 AM

Love this thread it made the school days a lot more bearable and happier to sing these songs with your fellow classmates.I remember the trout by schubert and the fisherman with rod and line, also barbara allen and many many more. It woul be lovely if the children now still learnt them. thanks

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: GUEST,DTM
Date: 07 May 15 - 09:12 AM

Re. the end of the year vote. I remember 'The Lewis Bridal Song' (aka Mhari's Wedding) and 'Westering Home' winning. Generally the winner was a song with gusto rather than a ballad.
For some unknown reason the Welsh song 'All Through The Night' spooked me for years.

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 May 15 - 04:12 PM

Hi, DTM- interesting that you should name two songs connected to Glasgow Orpheus Choir director Hugh S. Roberton, who wrote the words for "Mingulay Boat Song" (1938) and set it to a traditional tune.

Lewis Bridal Song (Mairi's Wedding) was published by Roberton in 1937, with words by Hugh S. Roberton and a traditional tune noted by Roberton from Dr. Peter A. MacLeod. Roberton wrote words and music for Westering Home (1939)

-Joe-

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' 1958 UK
From: GUEST,David Healy
Date: 25 May 15 - 04:29 AM

I remember some of these from the mid 50's at Woodhatch Junior School near Reigate. I had forgotten the BBC programme but the thread has kick-started the brain! Now retired, I play guitar and sing around care homes on the Isle of Wight ( where I now live) and I already sing some of these songs to the residents. I plan to include a few more! Sadly, quite a few of the old people suffer from the various forms of dementia, but it's fascinating to see how these old tunes and songs stimulate them to take part.
Music and Movement? I have slightly different memories of that; I'm not sure if it would be politically correct these days to have the boys dancing around in their school shorts but the girls having to tuck their skirts into their knickers......

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: GUEST,Margaret
Date: 16 Aug 15 - 10:03 AM

I went to Williamsburgh Primary School in Scotland from 1975-82 & remember singing several songs from "Singing Together" : Mhairi's Wedding; Kalinka; Jamaica Farewell; Gypsy Rover, My Grandfather's Clock; Waltzing Mathilda; Marianina to name a few. I don't remember listening to them on the radio tho!

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: Megan L
Date: 16 Aug 15 - 11:23 AM

Jiver the man with the northern accent was probably its first presenter a Yorkshire man Herbert Wiseman

Subject: Lyr Add: The Tortilla Vendor (Singing Together)
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 31 Aug 15 - 09:02 PM

Things get answered eventually: (requested Feb 2012)

THE TORTILLA VENDOR
Singing Together Spring 1981 (no names given) Source given as Chile.

In the evening as I wander
Through the town by lantern light,
When I'm passing by your window,
Then I sing a last goodnight.

Chorus:
Ah! I am sighing, While my wares I'm crying:
Who'll buy from me tostaitas? Buy my tortillas?

Oh, dear lady, why so cruel?
Why no answer to my song?
When I'm passing by your window,
And the day has seemed so long.

Cho:

In the evening I am going
By my lantern's glimm'ring light,
I must leave you without knowing
If you think of me tonight.

Cho:

X: 1
T: Tortillavendor
M: 3/4
L: 1/4
C: Chile
Z: NP 01/09/2015
K: D
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w: ||||||||* In the eve-ning as I wan-der Through the town by lan-tern light,* When I'm pass-ing by your win-dow, Then I sing a last good-night. *Ah! *I am sigh-ing, *While my *wares I'm cry-ing: *Who'll buy from me *to_sta_i-tas?_ Buy_ my tor-til-las?_|til-las?


Copied from the BBC for schools booklet "Singing Together" (Spring 1981)
NP

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: GUEST,Re: songs I remember NOT on list?
Date: 18 Sep 17 - 04:58 AM

Haul away joe(away haul away....)
Merry Christmas (sun gleams bright ...Aussie Carol)
Beep Beep
Van diemans land
***not sure of names but the two I remember go like this "it was a beaut bike me bike", which was done in a round and the other "Chis, fips and sausage rolls, 5 guys tall and lean, you could say string beans"
Was there one called hillungully rider?
Thanks for the memories. The Carol was my favourite. I hate all Christmas songs except this one, so it's catchy!!

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 18 Sep 17 - 06:06 AM

Hill and gully rider
The list is here: Mudcat
Haul away joe is in Spring 1958
Van Dieman's land


partial answer only.

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: GUEST,DorothyB
Date: 27 Nov 17 - 02:47 AM

Delighted to find this site - I have lovely memories of Singing
Together and still have books: Autumn 1949,
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
Amid the New-mown Hay
The Keeper
Child in a Manger
Gold and Amber
St Distaff's Day
Christmas Carol [Ye shepherds so drowsy ... ]
Whence is That Goodly Fragrance
I Saw Three Ships
Jesu Good Above All Other
Ye Holy Angels Bright
Prince and Princess
Christmas Lullaby [Italian folk tune : begins La La La La etc]
Past Three O'Clock
The Spinning Wheel
The Bellman' Song
From Bethl'em's City
Christ is born

Spring 1950:
British Grenadiers
Lincolnshire Poacher
Fairest Isle
The Gnat
Ho-Ro! My Nut-Brown Maiden
Sweet Kitty Clover
Venture Gwen
The Well of St Keyne
Willl Ye No Come Back Again?
Little Rabbit in the Corn
The Song of The Flax
O Rare Turpin
The Shepherdess
The Little Chicken
Bonny at Morn
Wee Willie Grey

I'll be very happy to email any songs requested.
Also Autumn 1956 & Spring 1957 [given to me when I went to visit former teacher who was retiring].
I'll post those lists of songs later.

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: GUEST,Margaret
Date: 24 Dec 21 - 02:43 PM

I have Summer 1951 (missing front cover, but the rest stitched together) and Spring Term 1952 (dirty condition, but otherwise complete). Any use to you?

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 20 May 22 - 11:51 AM

Sorry to take so long to respond, but if you're still looking in occasionally Margaret we already have Summer 1951 & Spring 1952 listed for contents.

Spring 1950 is one I don't have, and would love to have sight of (for scanning).
Cheers

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: GUEST,Philip Rhind-Tutt
Date: 28 Aug 22 - 04:27 PM

Is this thread still current? I am looking for a couple of songs from Singing together.

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 29 Aug 22 - 10:04 AM

Guest Philip:
For a contents list of songs try This Thread
You'll see there that if it's just a couple of songs I'll happily arrange for scans to be available once identified.

Once you've gone to the other thread Ctrl+F will allow you to find particular titles quite easily.

Cheers

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: GUEST,Heather Rowley
Date: 02 Apr 23 - 04:05 PM

Just today I found myself singing Linstead Market,remembered it from Singing Together,other songs too.Was most impressed with Jon's list.

Subject: RE: 'Singing Together' - BBC Song Booklets
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 17 Apr 23 - 04:38 PM

Guest, Heather.

I recently made available online copies of my Singing Together collection. Details of downloads available At Mudcat, here

And a searchable (using ctrl+F) list of contents is available Here

Cheers