The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987

Subject: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 08:33 AM

Okay - catch this one whilst you can, a 30-minute Edited Highlights of The Transports production from the 1987 as broadcast on Folk on 2; directed by Taffy Thomas with Jim Eldon as The Ballad Singer, featuring Peter & Jenny Bellamy singing The Greenfields of England and PB delivering a mighty Abe Carmen and John Kirkparick as musical director (his tender variations on The Leaves in the Woodland are among the many highlights on offer here; one almost feels tempted to resent PB's narration!) and... Oh, just download the bloody thing and enjoy!

Peter Bellamy - The Transports, Folk on 2, 1987

It'll be available for the next 6 days, or 100 downloads max, but if anyone misses it enter your plea here and I'll post it up again.

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Even though it's heavily edited, I can't help feeling much of the editing has taken place at the hands of whoever recorded the broadcast (not me!). Does anyone have a more complete version??? For now though, there's plenty here for everyone I would have thought. Starts off sounding a bit scrappy, but picks up after a few seconds - not bad for a 25-year-old Sony HF 90!

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Wolfhound person
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 09:18 AM

Was anyone else at the very first public performance - Norwich FF, c. 1978-80?

Paws

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 09:53 AM

Paws: Yes, I think that was the one I reviewed for The Guardian ~~ I remember Pete was very scathing at one locution I employed: but then, he would be ~ that was Pete.

~Michael~

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 11:13 AM

Thanks Suibhne - its been on my to-do list to get a copy of this as b/g for my current project. Good timing :-)

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 26 Oct 10 - 06:26 PM

Suibhne - thanks so much for the link.

I was going to be Susannah in the 1980 Herga performance at the National festival at Loughborough in 1980, but unfortunately (for work reasons) moved to Chipping Sodbury early in the year, so Anne Lennox-Martin was a brilliant Susannah instead....

Kitty

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Spleen Cringe
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 03:23 AM

Very pretty please - any chance of re-uploading this, Suibhne???

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 04:46 AM

Yes I missed it too

Chas

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 05:31 AM

Indeed - for another 7 days, or 100 downloads...

Peter Bellamy - The Transports, Folk on 2, 1987

Again I cry into the wilderness - does anyone out there have the complete broadcast????

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: akenaton
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 02:00 PM

I remember having a song by Cyril Tawney called "The Transports"

It referred to the criminals and immigrants who were transported to Aus and N Zealand in the 18th and 19th century.

Great song! wish I could find it.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: akenaton
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 02:32 PM

Ah! found it ....."Roll Down" With Cyril and chorus...wish I knew who they were

What a great song.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 03:05 PM

That's from the first recording of The Transports (1977) featuring Cyril Tawney as The Shantyman, with assorted Transports providing the chorus. My PB-ammended copy states Anthea & Peter Bellamy, Mike & Norma Waterson.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Fidjit
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 03:16 PM

Yea ! Got to listen. Thanks. Was good.

Chas

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Anglo
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 03:59 PM

Thanks Suibhne! I missed this first time around.

A few years ago we did a production here at the Old Songs festival in upstate NY. What a show!

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Noreen
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 05:33 PM

Thank you!

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 10:00 PM

Thanks for the link Suibhne, I managed to catch it the second time round.

I think you could be busy reloading this (or whatever you do) several times.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: JohnB
Date: 02 Nov 10 - 11:33 PM

Listening now, thanks.
JohnB

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Spleen Cringe
Date: 03 Nov 10 - 03:35 AM

Cheers, Suib! V nice.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Chris B
Date: 22 Nov 10 - 02:28 AM

Please do reseed / upload this again - many thanks.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Chris B.
Date: 22 Nov 10 - 03:41 AM

Am also happy to host this file for free on Rapidshare,com

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
Date: 22 Nov 10 - 04:59 AM

Here is the permanent(ish) download via Rapidshare:

Peter Bellamy : The Transports, Folk on 2 edit 1987

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: GUEST,Chris B.
Date: 22 Nov 10 - 05:50 PM

Wonderful - got it - after a few tries - well many actually. Eventually managed to get a stable download in McDonald's in Amsterdam!! Very many thanks. Chris B.

Subject: RE: The Transports - Folk on 2, 1987
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 22 Nov 10 - 06:02 PM

Thanks Suibhne, listening now. I remember recording the original broadcast, but sadly long lost. Good luck with your search for a complete version.

John