Lyr Add: Santa Georgia

Subject: Lyr Add: Santa Georgia
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 May 20 - 02:35 AM

Another song that needs research:


SANTA GEORGIA

Well I was not bound for Eden and my bag became a burden
So here I made my garden where the banks of burdocks grow
And there was no gold or silver where the foundry meets the river
In the land of Santa Georgia where the banks of burdocks grow

Where old panes are broken and a thousand tongues are spoken
And new saints awaken where the banks of burdocks grow
So farewell cold winter we will all shine out together
In the land of Santa Georgia where the banks of burdocks grow

Well there is no peace or plenty in the land of old Brigante
But the rain falls down so gently where the banks of burdocks grow
And a fond lover's sweetness is a lantern in the darkness
Is a grand and burning furnace where the banks of burdocks grow

Where old panes are broken ...

Well the king he sent his army from the land of old Brigante
And the soldiers they were weary where the banks of burdocks grow
So they stormed the temple quarter and the glass fell down like water
In the land of Santa Georgia where the banks of burdocks grow

Now old panes are broken...

On the road to old Brigando where the factory meets the meadow
There's a lantern in my window where the banks of burdocks grow
And a thousand trees are planted in the land of old Brigante
In the land of Santa Georgia where the banks of burdocks grow

Where old panes are broken ...
Where old panes are broken

https://www.last.fm/music/The+Melrose+Quartet/_/Santa+Georgia/+lyrics

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Santa Georgia
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 24 May 20 - 06:34 AM

Nancy Kerr lives in Sheffield, which grew with the coal and steel industries. Sheffield continues to change in a post-industrial age.

April 2013; Melrose Quartet: Fifty Verses

October 2015; Nancy Kerr; My solo album Sweet Visitor was partly a reaction to moving to the inner city after living on a narrowboat for 12 years, and has a lot of content about the relationship between urban and rural spaces.

Saint George is the patron saint of England. The Brigantes were Celtic Britons. Their territory, often referred to as Brigantia, was centred in what was later known as Yorkshire. Wikipedia

Sheffield played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution. In the 19th century, the city saw a huge expansion of its traditional cutlery trade, when stainless steel and crucible steel were developed locally, fuelling an almost tenfold increase in the population. International competition in iron and steel caused a decline in these industries in the 1970s and 1980s, coinciding with the collapse of coal mining in the area.

The 21st century has seen extensive redevelopment in Sheffield, along with other British cities. Sixty-one per cent of Sheffield's entire area is green space, and a third of the city lies within the Peak District national park. There are more than 250 parks, woodlands and gardens in the city, which is estimated to contain around 4.5 million trees. Wikipedia

December 2019; Sheffield ranks in the top 40 per cent of local authorities nationally.

February 2019; Sheffield has a population of 19% BAME people and research suggests that black and Asian households suffer the biggest drop in living standards of 20%.

Is this the kind of background you are looking for, Joe?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Santa Georgia
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 24 May 20 - 06:59 AM

Fifty Verses; The title track, composed by Nancy Kerr, is set in an urban garden and uses language from traditional songs to explore aging, memory and the relationship between city and countryside. Opening song ‘Santa Georgia’ another Kerr original – binds together rural and industrial imagery to celebrate the bittersweetness of putting down roots in a modern British city, with a rousing folk chorus inspired by the band’s immersion in community song.

Nancy Kerr; Every day in May, I will be releasing a new video of me performing my favourite Leon Rosselson songs. This incredible writer has had a massive influence on my own work and is simply a huge part of my life. And here it is, my first Leon song for May 1st – The Ant and the Grasshopper. Please subscribe, please share, and please enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N95HRc61bg

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Santa Georgia
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 24 May 20 - 07:19 AM

Sheffield City Council; The Sheffield Working Men's Association was established in December 1837, adopting the People's Charter which stated that: 'The working classes produced the rich man's wealth, while being oppressed by unjust and unequal laws'. The Association's meetings and demonstrations were well attended and peaceful, but in July 1839 local magistrates banned the gatherings. On 12 August 1839, thousands of workers ignored the ban, gathering in Paradise Square.

Troops were called in to break up the meeting, and a riot began. Around 70 demonstrators and several speakers were arrested following running battles with troops and the police. Membership grew after the riot and meetings and marches were held on a daily basis with regular disturbances in the town centre.

After a rebellion in Newport, Monmouthshire (the ‘Newport Rising’) was put down in 1839, a more radical faction of the group, known as the Chartists led by Samuel Holberry, planned an armed uprising in Sheffield. The Sheffield Chartists planned to take control of the Old Town Hall and other town centre locations while at the same time riots were to take place in Dewsbury and Nottingham. However, the conspirators were betrayed; Holberry and his colleagues were arrested and peace was restored in Sheffield. Samuel Holberry was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment with hard labour and died in prison at York Castle on 21 June 1842 aged 27. He is buried in the General Cemetery, Sheffield.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Santa Georgia
From: GUEST,henryp
Date: 25 May 20 - 05:57 AM

Nancy says that her work has been strongly influenced by Leon Rosselson. Her mother, Sandra Kerr, has had a long musical association with Leon Rosselson.

Sandra Kerr, Leon Rosselson ?– Playsongs, Released: 1987 Genre: Children's Nursery Rhymes

Playsongs: Action songs and rhymes for babies and toddlers Paperback – 2002 The CD is performed by international folk artists Sandra Kerr, Leon Rosselson and Janet Russell.

"Another notable moment came with Leon Rosselson’s ‘My Daughter, My Son’, the story of a mother whose fear for the safety of her children causes her to lock them up. Sandra’s concertina playing was particularly effective here, with a sinister background tune that was almost cinematic."

Posted Friday 4 2013: Sandra Kerr & Sisters Unlimited + Leon Rosselson & Jim Woodland Time Out says; Kerr is a politically minded folk singer who has been active for decades and tonight celebrates her 70th birthday. The night will involve solo and group performances of Kerr's strongly feminist work.

Sandra Kerr says; "I am part of 'The Anti-Capitalist Roadshow' which is a collective of singers and songwriters: Frankie Armstrong, Roy Bailey, Robb Johnson, Reem Kelani, Grace Petrie, Leon Rosselson, Janet Russell, Peggy Seeger, Jim Woodland plus one socialist magician, Ian Saville. We are part of the resistance to a capitalism that functions only on behalf of the wealthy, that aims to shrink the public sphere and privatise public services, including the NHS, and that is destructive to the planet. We are part of another way of looking at the world."