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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 14 Nov 17 - 08:35 AM Ballad of the Great War 1917; broadcast 11 November 2017 Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes, Sean Cooney, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne intertwined with tales of the war. Other contributors; Bob Fox, Sam Kelly, Olivia Chaney, Kris Drever, Barry Coope, John McCusker. I've paired them up as best I can; John Tams sings Theme song ? Johnny comes marching home again - words Jez Lowe Jez Lowe sings Nick of time Bob Fox sings Over my heart Barry Coope and the Thurnscoe Harmonic Male Voice Choir sing Trench Raid written by Sean Cooley Sam Kelly sings Pips upon his shoulder Jim Boyes and Maarten Decombel sing Passchendaele written by Jim Boyes Karine Polwart sings Breath of the gods Olivia Chaney sings My boy Billy Theme song reprise by John Tams 27 days left to listen on BBC iplayer. A Garland for Joey; The War Horse Songbook A Retelling by Bob Fox, Songman, and John Tams, Songmaker This new album includes the complete War Horse Songbook and a postscript of new works ? companion pieces to the storytelling and the ever-resonating impact of The Great War. Bob Fox?s intuitive and masterful re-telling of these songs, accompanied by his beautifully accomplished guitar settings, and additionally in the company of Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band, form the heart of the album ? at its core a message of remembrance and above all peace. A Garland for Joey is released on 11th November 2017 via Fledg?ling Records. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Bonzo3legs Date: 15 Nov 17 - 02:03 PM We listened to 30 minutes of it over breakfast today and agreed that it's very boring indeed, and with exception of John Tams, the music is dire. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 15 Nov 17 - 04:38 PM The Wrong Bus |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Soyoth Date: 27 Feb 18 - 07:36 AM Hi there Does anyone know where I can listen to 1917? I was in hospital when it was on Thanks |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Observer Date: 01 Mar 18 - 04:11 AM Am I missing something here? Ballads of the Great War surely means, or implies, ballads of, or from that time. "Ballad of the Great War 1917; broadcast 11 November 2017 Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes, Sean Cooney, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne intertwined with tales of the war. Other contributors; Bob Fox, Sam Kelly, Olivia Chaney, Kris Drever, Barry Coope, John McCusker. Now as NONE of the above were "of" that time then surely they are only capable of writing modernist songs about the First World War. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 01 Mar 18 - 04:28 AM You may have missed the discussion earlier in the thread. The title of this episode is 'The Ballad of the Great War 1917'. The whole series is called 'The Ballads of the Great War'. "Accounts of life and death on the Western Front in words and music, featuring eye-witness accounts from veterans and specially commissioned songs by British folk songwriters" |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Joe G Date: 01 Mar 18 - 07:53 AM The reason for the title is that it is part of a series of Radio Ballads that have taken the format used by Ewan MacColl and created new programmes on a range of themes including this annual programme about WW1 |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Soyoth Date: 02 Mar 18 - 06:29 AM Hi Sorry ; does anyone know of a link to 1917? |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: mayomick Date: 02 Mar 18 - 08:56 AM Happily the BBC’s war nostalgia isn’t available in this part of Ireland . Piqued that our forefathers didn’t do their bit during the scrap presumably , stabbed old Blighty in the back in 1916 and all that . |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Guest - Date: 03 Mar 18 - 03:24 PM If anyone wants these pseudo Radio Ballads - put a throw-away email address here and they can be sent to you. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GeoffLawes Date: 03 Mar 18 - 04:49 PM What is a "throw-away email address" please? |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GeoffLawes Date: 04 Mar 18 - 03:56 AM I found this explanation on the web. Does anyone have experience of any of these services . Any does and don’ts? https://webdesignofpalmbeach.net/site/reducing-spam-whats-your-throw-away-email-address/ |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: DaveRo Date: 04 Mar 18 - 05:25 AM The main rule is to get a disposable email address, or any email address, from an organisation you trust not to spy on the emails you intend to receive. But it's a lot of trouble to go to. You could use any email address that you tolerate being spammed - don't you already have one? I have a a gmail address I use for occasional online purchases which I suspect might get spammed and which I'm prepared to abandon. And I've used it for years - gmail catches most if the junk. And if you post it here as 'something AT something.com' it's not very likely to be harvested for spam anyway. I wonder why Guest specifies this method rather than a PM or posting a link? (Mods: I suggest splitting this email stuff into a tech thread.) |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GeoffLawes Date: 04 Mar 18 - 07:51 AM Thanks DaveRo and perhaps a new thread might be appropriate |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST Date: 05 Mar 18 - 06:04 AM All I'm suggesting is that folks simply supply an email address too which said file(s) can be sent via WeTransfer. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Soyoth Date: 19 Jun 18 - 02:00 PM Sorry for the bump. Does anyone have 1917 available? |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 16 Oct 18 - 09:41 AM The Ballads of the Great War will be repeated on BBC Radio 2 in 2018. Announced so far; Wednesday 17 October Radio 2 9pm 1/5 1914 Wednesday 24 October Radio 2 9pm 2/5 1915 Wednesday 31 October Radio 2 9pm 3/5 1916 And I assume; Wednesday 07 October Radio 2 9pm 4/5 1917 Friday 09 November Radio 2 19:50 The Ballads of the Great War - Live Join the author Michael Morpurgo and the BBC Philharmonic in this very special event to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. I don't know whether the above is an additional programme, or whether 5/5 1918 will follow on Sunday 11 November Radio 2 9pm. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 16 Oct 18 - 09:51 AM Should be Wednesday 07 November Radio 2 9pm 4/5 1917. But you already worked that out! |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 21 Oct 18 - 04:16 PM Friday 2 November 2018 20:00 BBC RADIO 2 Friday Night is Music Night; War Horse: The Story In Concert War Horse: The Story In Concert features the music of Adrian Sutton and was developed from the National Theatre's production of War Horse. Since its opening in 2007 this has spent more than 8 years in London's West End and has now played to more than 7 million people all over the world, as well as being adapted for the big screen by Stephen Spielberg. This latest version of War Horse sets the book alongside the dramatic sounds and colours created by the orchestra and choir and as they and the narrators bring Michael Morpurgo's story to life in a completely new way. Ken Bruce presents a special concert version of Michael Morpurgo's story of Joey, the young farm horse who travels from the peace of the Devon countryside to the battlefields of the Western Front. This performance was recorded earlier this year at Coventry Cathedral as part of the BBC's Biggest Weekend and features the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Charles Abell, Hertfordshire Chorus, baritone soloist Mark Stone and is narrated by Simon Callow and Juliet Stevenson. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 24 Oct 18 - 07:36 PM here some clickies. Only some will be available. @ Oct\Nov 2018 the "Ballads" programmes will be available for a while & the "Friday Night Is Music Night" programmes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BBC Radio2 World War One The Ballads of the Great War - 1914 "In this programme we hear stories about La Belle Époque, the era of calm before the outbreak of the first world war, the clamour by young men to join the army during August 1914, the London buses which were conscripted into the army to take the troops to the battlefields, the battle of Mons, trench warfare, the bombardment by German battleships of Scarborough, Whitby and Hartlepool and The Christmas Truce. The songs for this programme are written by John Tams, Billy Bragg, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe and Sean Cooney." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04m4j7g 1915 "In this programme we hear about the Zeppelin air raids when, for the first time in modern warfare, towns and cities of mainland Britain were bombed, the disastrous Gallipoli campaign and we also hear the stories of two women who survived the attack on the ill fated liner Lusitania, sunk by a U-boat off Ireland in May 1915 with the loss of over 1000 passengers and crew. The songs for this programme are performed by John Tams, Martin Carthy, Chris While, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Barbara Dickson and Heidi Talbot." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nn8bg 1916 "In this programme stories of trench warfare, tunnellers working under enemy lines, pals regiments and that fatal summer offensive on the Somme. Original music by John Tams, Seth Lakeman, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine and Bernard Wrigley. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081mm10 1917 "In this programme stories of lucky escapes, the horrors of Passchendaele, field hospitals and the sad fate of those condemned to be shot at dawn. Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes, Sean Cooney, Karine Polwart and Ray Hearne." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09dwbmq ~~~~~ The Songs and Shows of World War I : Russell Davies ... exploration of the musical background to World War I, from the Broadway stages to the whistling in the trenches. 1914 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04q10gh 1915 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nt201 1916 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b085gq8p 1917 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09fmgkv (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03z7zx8/episodes/guide ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Radio Ballads Wed 5 Nov 2014 "John Tams talks about Radio 2's new series of Radio Ballads, The Ballads of the Great War." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lp2m9 The Indian Army in the Great War Sat 8 Nov 2014 "Sarfraz Manzoor tells the forgotten story of the 1.27 million men from the Indian Army who fought valiantly in the First World War." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04tkz1w Oh What a Lovely War - Fri 14 Nov 2014 "Theatre Royal Stratford East restages its controversial WW1 musical satire." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03thcl8 The Story of the Christmas Truce Christmas Eve 2015 "John Hurt tells the story of the First World War Christmas truce through diaries, letters and archive accounts from the soldiers themselves." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ttzjl Friday Night is Music Night War Horse: The Story In Concert 02 November 2018 "...the music of Adrian Sutton and was developed from the National Theatre's production of War Horse. BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by David Charles Abell, Hertfordshire Chorus, baritone soloist Mark Stone narrated by Simon Callow and Juliet Stevenson." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000z9j Friday Night is Music Night Michael Morpurgo and the BBC Philharmonic Fri Nov 9 2018 "... new orchestral arrangements by Greg Lawson, and will be interwoven with the poignant testimonies that inspired them. Respected folk artists Bob Fox, John Tams, Chris While, Julie Matthews and Jez Lowe will sing the songs, along with popular music from the time." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001242 (event https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e8zcd4) ~~~~~ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03z7zx8/episodes/guide ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ bbc iPlayer Radio app http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3yvdp3zQJWLtl204z9nxgRt/download-the-iplayer-radio-app (then click the '+' on the programme's web page then on the app click Menu > My Radio > Listen Later) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ clip - requires BBC media player Christmas trees in the trenches - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fkbz6 |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 25 Oct 18 - 04:37 PM The Ballads of the Great War - 1918 "In this programme stories of Blightys, Snipers, Choctaw code talkers, the Armistice and the sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow. Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine and Kris Drever." https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000149x |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 25 Oct 18 - 05:51 PM Thanks, Freddy, that should be the final episode. The Ballads of the Great War Wednesday 17 October Radio 2 21:00-22:00 1/5 1914 Wednesday 24 October Radio 2 21:00-22:00 2/5 1915 Wednesday 31 October Radio 2 21:00-22:00 3/5 1916 Wednesday 07 November Radio 2 21:00-22:00 4/5 1917 Saturday 10 November Radio 2 21:00-22:00 5/5 1918 plus Friday Night is Music Night Friday 02 November Radio 2 20:00-22:00 War Horse: The Story In Concert Friday 09 November Radio 2 20:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War - Live |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 05 Nov 18 - 07:01 PM Wednesday 07 November Radio 2 21:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War 4/5 1917 Friday 09 November Radio 2 20:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War - Live Specially arranged versions of songs from each of the four years, played by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by Bob Fox, Chris While & Julie Matthews, John Tams, Jez Lowe and Barry Coope. Jim Boyes will be singing an orchestrated version of “Passchendaele”, the ballad he contributed to the 1917 programme and also joining Barry Coope and the others to create a mighty chorus for their songs. These will be interspersed with readings from his books, War Horse and Private Peaceful, by Michael Morpurgo and an Interval talk with songs from Barbara Dickson and Billy Bragg. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 07 Nov 18 - 05:58 PM BBC Radio 4extra relevant but not folk, except there might be the odd snatch of a song Archive interviews with those who experienced the First World War. 5 @ 60 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bqmc8n/episodes/guide |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,henryp Date: 09 Nov 18 - 09:49 AM Tonight! Friday 09 November BBC Radio 2 20:00-22:00 The Ballads of the Great War - Live Specially arranged versions of songs from each of the four years, played by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by Bob Fox, Chris While & Julie Matthews, John Tams, Jez Lowe, Jim Boyes and Barry Coope. Michael Morpurgo will read from his books War Horse, Private Peaceful and Only Remembered. A special guest appearance of world champion whistler David Morris, and an interval talk with songs from Barbara Dickson and Billy Bragg. Tomorrow! Saturday 10 November BBC Radio 2 21:00-22:00 The final episode of the Ballads of the Great War 5/5 1918 Stories of Blightys, Snipers, Choctaw code talkers, the Armistice and the sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow. Original music by John Tams, Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine and Kris Drever. But clashes with the Festival of Remembrance on BBC One TV 20:30-22:10 |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,JoeG Date: 10 Nov 18 - 11:22 AM What did people think of the live concert? I thought it was excellent. I was a little worried that the orchestration wouldn't work but Greg Lawson did a great job as he did with the Martyn Bennett orchestrations he did |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: GUEST,Pat Howard Date: 10 Nov 18 - 11:47 AM I was there & it was brilliant. Very moving & well executed. |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 14 Nov 18 - 10:45 AM Here's an associated programme on at the moment : Thankful Villages BBC Radio4 A Thankful or ‘Blessed’ village is a place where every soldier returned alive from World War One. Songwriter Darren Hayman heard about ‘Thankful Villages’ and knew that he had his next album title. He then embarked on a three year odyssey to visit all 54 of them.. Hayman writes a song for every village based on local characters, hidden stories and chance meetings. There is a bit more about the project on his website http://hefnet.com |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: Jack Campin Date: 14 Nov 18 - 01:47 PM And looking at a wider range of people affected: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2015/06/songs-and-music-of-refugees-of-the-first-world-war/ The largest group of refugees in the UK were probably the Belgians (about 250,000 of them). What musical record of their time in exile is there? |
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Subject: RE: Ballads of the Great War BBC Radio 2 From: FreddyHeadey Date: 06 Jan 19 - 08:41 AM [not folk] In an omnibus edition of selected programmes from the final series, Dan Snow looks at some of the key events of 1918, from the German Spring Offensive in March, to the impact that the arrival of massed American troops had on the war. In interviews recorded by the BBC and the Imperial War Museums, those who were there recall the devastation caused by the Spanish Flu epidemic from May onwards, and the rapid advances made in the autumn as the Germans retreated. Finally Dan looks at the closing moments of the war on 11th November 1918, when the armistice took effect. When 11 o'clock came, alongside relief, disbelief, and celebrations, veterans recall that there was also an empty feeling, and a looming question that seemed to trouble many of them: what were they going to do now? Voices of the First World War - 25/12/2018 - @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qtq |
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