Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period

Subject: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: GUEST,Hazel
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 06:01 AM

I am looking for songs (text and music) from the Luddite period, specifically Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 08:42 AM

I spent much of October and November of last year producing four 20 minute radio essays on Luddism and its songs for the labour issues show on our local co-op station. This thread is a good place to start. The link in the second post is particularly fertile ground.

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 09:20 AM

That's amazing - thanks. Is there anywhere that I can hear your radio essays? They sound fascinating.

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: Bob the Postman
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 10:13 AM

Here's a link to a page where you can connect to CJLY's audio stream. Episode 4 of my Luddism opus airs on January 19 and 26 sometime between 13h00 and 14h00 Pacific Standard Time, which in the UK would be past most sensible people's bedtime, I should think. The other episodes have vanished into the ether.

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jan 11 - 10:44 AM

Well - maybe I can catch them. I'll try.

Thanks so much for the links.

Hazel

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: The Doctor
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 06:45 AM

You could also have a look at the Folmk Leads site:
http://www.folkleads.org.uk/songs_a-d/croppers_songs/cropper_lads_music.html

There's a couple of songs there as well as an article written by my wife, mainly about Yorkshire, but you might find something. She studied the Luddites as part of a local history course, so she may have more information.

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 16 Jan 11 - 03:29 PM

Cropper Lads and Forster's Mill both recordings and background at www.yorkshirefolksong.net

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: Brian Peters
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 09:05 AM

Roy Palmer's new book 'Working Songs' includes tunes and texts for Cropper Lads, Foster's Mill, General Ludd's Triumph, and The Owselbury Lads (from the Captain Swing riots), plus much interesting discussion.

Subject: RE: Origins: Songs from the Luddite Period
From: Brian Peters
Date: 17 Jan 11 - 09:16 AM

I should add the 'General Ludd's Triumph' describes the general as "the hero of Nottinghamshire", and the broadside turned up in Nottingham itself, so right up Hazel's street I should think. 'Working Songs' also includes words and music for the Nottingham broadside 'The Tear of Pity' apparently written by a framework knitter from Sutton.