Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812

Subject: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: HBC
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 04:49 AM

Hi all

I am new on mudcat and have just spotted that there was a thread regarding Geoff Bodenham and 1812. I was on here looking for lyrics for jobsworth-Jeremy Taylor and spotted it.

Geoff is my dad and is playing at the Theatre on the steps this Saturday (19th Sept 09) along with Bill Caddick. Geoff will be doing some of his favourites of folk and irish and it should be great. Tickets are £8 and can be bought at Bridgnorth library on 01746 763358. You gotta plug your own dad surely!

Thanks all and if anyone has the following please let me know:

jobsworth
Love in the sand

and another song called 'O'd to a cow' to do with artificial insemination don't know who by though.

Thankyou everyone

Helen Bodenham

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Jack Campin
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 04:54 AM

Hi and welcome.

But - where is the Theatre on the Steps? I presume from the phone number format that it's somewhere in the UK.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Smokey.
Date: 15 Sep 09 - 03:18 PM

It's at Bridgnorth..

Nice to see Geoff's still playing, Helen. He wouldn't remember me, but please give him my regards anyway.

Jobsworth

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Sep 11 - 02:12 PM

This is a really long shot but a group of us are looking for a Geoff Bodenham who used to teach at Russells Hall Middle School. We made a record with him late in 1980 'A Blackcountry Carol' if this is the same Geoff Bodenham it would be great if he could get in touch. I'm on facebook..jenny.nutt1

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Smokey.
Date: 18 Sep 11 - 05:54 PM

Where on earth did that link to the Jeremy Taylor song thread come from?

I'm quite sure I didn't put it there, though I remember making the post.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,Dave Hunt
Date: 18 Sep 11 - 06:35 PM

Geoff Bodenham was one of the original resident singers at the Giffard Folk Club in Wolverhampton - 1962 onwards, where I was also a resident singer and committee member. He later formed 1812 with Derek Craft
Several years ago he ran a club out in the Shropshire countryside at the Lion O'Morfe. Became licensee of pub in Bridgnorth (the Bell and Talbot)which used to have music nights. I last met him a few years ago in B-north and he was fine - I should imagine long retired by now (aren't we all!) I believe he may have been a teacher at one time so the Russells Hall query could be correct.
Dave   www.sunshinearts.co.uk

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Leadfingers
Date: 18 Sep 11 - 07:01 PM

Only saw 1812 once - at Uxbridge - They were EXCELLENT

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Smokey.
Date: 18 Sep 11 - 07:20 PM

They certainly were - are there any recordings of them?

(ignore my last post, I was having a 'senior moment')

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Leadfingers
Date: 18 Sep 11 - 08:37 PM

And ANYBODY who can share the stage with Bill Caddick HAS to be at the very least 'Competent'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,Captainswing
Date: 19 Sep 11 - 04:19 PM

It's extremely likely that this is the same Geoff Bodenham as he trained at Dudley College of Education ( 1974 - 77ish). I ran the folk club for some of that time and he was a valued performer. Russell's hall is just down the road.

Peter Clayton

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 22 Sep 11 - 02:37 PM

To Helen Bodenham, regarding the requests in your original message:

A link to JOBSWORTH has already been posted.

LOVE IN THE SAND - Could you mean LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND, famously sung by Pat Boone? Lyrics have not been posted at Mudcat, but they are readily found on the Internet.

LOVE IN THE SAND is also the name of a piece written by Henry Mancini and Bob Merrill; it is also known as LOVE THEME FROM "SUNFLOWER." It was used in the soundtrack of the film "Sunflower" starring Sopia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in 1970. I wasn't able to find out whether it has words.

See my new thread for ODE TO A COW by Garry Moore, although I doubt it's the one you want.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: breezy
Date: 23 Sep 11 - 09:14 AM

All Along the South Coast by J Taylor begins with the line

'I lay on the sand, my head in my hands, watching the girls go by

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,royc
Date: 25 Dec 11 - 03:49 PM

I am not a member.
I used to go see Geoff Bodenham/1812 in the mid 70's around the Wolverhampton area. I do have a copy of he 1812 album, its in mp3 format, from when I transferred all my 12" records.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,royc
Date: 25 Dec 11 - 03:51 PM

Sorry, I inteded to include my email address:
[e-mail]

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Paul Burke
Date: 25 Dec 11 - 06:07 PM

Roy:

Thanks for posting: it looks like you've got material which is now rare; copyright laws notwithstanding, it would be useful to both the artist and the general public if this were made available. Mudcat doen't provide such facilities, but "archive.org" does; I doubt if there would be any legal repercussions if you aeded it there.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 26 Jul 18 - 10:37 AM

Removed obit discussion to obit thread.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,Dennis Littlehales
Date: 12 Apr 22 - 06:27 AM

Hello, I don't know if anyone is still around reading this thread, but I thought the people here might like to know Geoff's solo album has made an appearance online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6wVBEe4VKs

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,Ray
Date: 12 Apr 22 - 07:03 AM

And just in case anyone is still puzzling about the Jeremy Taylor questions .....

"All Along the South Coast"- was a poem which began - "All along the south coast, the sea is sort of ... There"

The line quoted by Breezy is the first line of his song "Love on the Sands"

QED

I remember Geoff Bodenham and his flautist compatriot well. Especially for the starting pistol they used in the 1812 overture!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Geoff Bodenham-1812
From: GUEST,Dennis Littlehales
Date: 12 Apr 22 - 07:09 AM

Ah That's what it was! I was wondering after hearing it on the 1812 LP posted by RoyCollingwood, seemed to get a good reaction from the audience. Such a shame more of their stuff wasn't recorded.

I've seen multiple people mention Geoff was a member of the 'Giffard Folk Club' in Wolverhampton. Does anyone know for sure if this was the same 'Wolverhampton Folk Song Club' run in the early 60's by Jon and Michael Raven?