Seasonal Quiz 2010

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: GUEST,surreysinger at work
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 09:07 AM

Hi Folkfan ... in Greg's absence, unless anything has changed since I got to work at lunchtime, the answer to your question is that it hadn't been answered before I left for work! :-)
John.. not sure why you should be sorry, or why you should frequent fRoots forum.

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 09:28 AM

Folk Fan: I don't think I can accept your Q1 answer:George Straight sings Noel Leon on Merry Christmas Wherever You Are. I appreciate it coincidentally fits my question, but I am looking for a song recorded by two of the most seminal influences on the Britfolk revival which will rightly occupy the pole position in this quiz. However, your answer does technically fit the question, so congratulations!!
However, your children play in the yard all year long. Mine, or rather the ones in the correct answer, restrict their playing to a much narrower, and more seasonal, time slot.

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: EnglishFolkfan
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 09:32 AM

Thanks Surreysinger,
I just assumed that as Greg hadn't commented on whether my suggestion was right/wrong was because it had been answered correctly over on fRoots b4 I posted on here (ie looked like a rippof of the answer!) eeeeeek competitive paranoia creeping in ~ right shall logoff and go do mundane household chores with a blast of The Urban Folk Quartet to keep me foottappingly warm!

Effie (as EFf seems to have evolved ;)

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 12:38 PM

There can be no real competition (I am glad to say)...because many people contribute to both forums.It is amusing to see which questions get answered first on which, though.

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: Surreysinger
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 02:30 PM

@Eff ... I've been deliberately avoiding looking at questions and answers on here as far as possible,and certainly hadn't looked over here to see what was happening re the Beatles answer until I'd got round to sorting it myself. Since Greg had posted up the fact that it was up on both forums, I can't see how gleaning information from either source could be considered a rip-off if you actually wanted to do it!

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: GUEST,Hilary
Date: 30 Nov 10 - 04:15 PM

I know this is a bit far fetched, but could six be Pointsetta?

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: Surreysinger
Date: 30 Nov 10 - 06:00 PM

Hilary - six has already been solved. The badly spelled multi-coloured horse (usually skewbald) is Stewball; the badly spelled insect is a Beatle (John Lennon) and the seasonal link is Happy Christmas (War is Over), which has the same tune as Stewball.

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 01 Dec 10 - 07:58 AM

Just No 1 to go!!

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Dec 10 - 08:45 AM

WEll, as nobody seems to be searching for the elusive answer any more, here we are. Leadbelly and Lonnie Donegan sang "Ona Christmas Day", with children variously going out in the yard to play or swing(different versions).
Here's Lonnie with the Chris Barber Jazz Band On a Christmas Day
you can't hear the whole track, but the relevant line is in the clip.

Subject: RE: Seasonal Quiz 2010
From: greg stephens
Date: 07 Dec 10 - 08:47 AM

And here's Leadbelly