A Liverpool Folk Song a Week

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: nutty
Date: 28 Apr 11 - 09:47 AM

Johnny Todd

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: banjoman
Date: 28 Apr 11 - 07:43 AM

A few which you may already know:

Rent Collecting in Speke - Pete McGovern

Seth Davey

Liverpool Home - Pete McGovern

Wish I was back in Liverpool - Stan Kelly

The quality of Mersey   - Stan Kelly

Blow the man down

Ferry across the mersey

Good Luck

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: Richard from Liverpool
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 08:11 PM

Hiya Banjoman,

I'm grateful for any help if people have songs to suggest - I haven't sat down and made a proper list, but I'm certain that have at least 35 Liverpool songs in hand. But in order to get to the full 52, I'm going to have to learn some new songs, which I'm looking forward to. Even if people suggest things that they think are obvious, it might still jog my memory, so if you have ideas please do get in touch with me (here or via PM or whatever)


Hi Chris,

Liverpool Welsh songs are definitely a bit of a gap in my knowledge (I'm Liverpool Irish!), but Hugill refers to a couple of things in his books, and provides pointers to other sources like the work of Liverpool-born John Glyn Davies who worked with Welsh sailors songs. So I definitely hope to include some things from Liverpool's Welsh element, although this will hopefully transpire without my having to sing whole songs in Welsh! (Something I wouldn't want to inflict upon anyone) Anyway, if you have any tips for songs or sources for songs, let me know. Otherwise, watch this space and hopefully I'll provide some things of interest in the months to come.

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: Chris in Portland
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 10:00 AM

I put you on my Reader. Thanks for your great work.
Any plans for some Liverpool Welsh songs?
My aunt was born in Boodle in 1886.
My grandfather moved there from Wild Wales to make money to take the family to the US.
If he hadn't, I might have been a Beatle!
Chris

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: banjoman
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 06:00 AM

Best of luck from an expatriate scouser. Do you need any Liverpool songs 'cos I could help although you probably know as many as me

Pete

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: Brakn
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 11:55 AM

Good one Richard.

Subject: RE: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: Matthew Edwards
Date: 26 Apr 11 - 06:11 AM

Well done Richard! I think you've set yourself a very interesting challenge, and I look forward to hearing more of your songs. I've enjoyed the first three on your blog.

Matthew(from Wirral)

Subject: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week
From: Richard from Liverpool
Date: 15 Apr 11 - 04:43 PM

Yeah, I know, it's hardly an original idea! But inspired by Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day and John Thompson's An Australian Folk Song a Day, I've decided to start my own project: A Liverpool Folk Song a Week

I do apologise for ripping off an excellent idea that's been very well executed by other people, but I was a keen follower of what Jon Boden was singing, and when I saw the Australian Folk Song A Day project born in its wake it got me thinking: could you do the same with songs connected to Liverpool?

I'm just going for a weekly song rather than a daily song, because I don't want to drive myself mad, but the idea is to try and sing 52 Liverpool folk songs: one for every week of the year. I'm going to try and put up a good spread of songs - sea songs, 19th century broadside ballads, songs from the folk revival, some recently written songs, children's songs, football songs, etc. The first couple that I'm putting up are quite well known, but other songs I plan on posting should be a bit more off the beaten track.

You can find the project at http://aliverpoolfolksongaweek.blogspot.com/

It's early days - I'm only on week 2, and so far I've recorded The Orange and the Green and Blood Red Roses.

As I say on the site, please bear in mind that I don't have any pretentions to having a great voice or providing professional level recordings. All of the recordings are going to be unaccompanied and straight through a mic into a minidisc player in my house. I'm just doing this for fun, out of love for my city, and with the hope that people will hear the songs and learn them.