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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 30 Jan 24 - 03:47 AM 31 January,1912 IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY was performed for the first time at the Grand Theatre in Stalybridge by Jack Judge. The authorship of the song was disputed as is detailed in the following Wikipedia entry. It's a Long Way to Tipperary from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Long_Way_to_Tipperary Many recordings of "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=It%27s+a+Long+Way+to+Tipperary |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 28 Jan 24 - 04:54 PM 25 January Burns Night COMPLETE SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS https://www.robertburns.org/completesongs.shtml Robert Burns from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 24 Jan 24 - 02:42 PM January 28, 1986 The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. SONGS ABOUT THE SPACE SHUTTLE, CHALLENGER FLYING FOR ME - John Denver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lko_5-qZvqo Information about “Flying For Me” from Songfacts https://www.songfacts.com/facts/john-denver/flying-for-me CHALLENGER - Don Brunning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agzlYVFry_0 < SALUTE TO THE CHALLENGER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN2ULetqTvk Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster TRIBUTE TO THE CHALLENGER - Jess King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrDUoIMB4xY |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 22 Jan 24 - 11:21 AM 22 January On this day in 1944, the Allied army landing began at Anzio, Italy. D-Day Dodgers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE5Cgvc3JqU Ian Campbell Folk Group Wikipedia; The song was written in November 1944 by Lance-Sergeant Harry Pynn of the Tank Rescue Section, 19 Army Fire Brigade, who was with the 78th Infantry Division just south of Bologna, Italy. There were many variations, but the song generally and sarcastically referred to how easy their life in Italy was. Although Hamish Henderson did not write the song, he did collect different versions of it and it is attributed to him in the sleeve notes of the Ian Campbell Folk Group's "Contemporary Campbells". Many different variations have been recorded. We're the D-Day Dodgers out in Italy Always on the vino, always on the spree. Eighth Army scroungers and their tanks We live in Rome – among the Yanks. We are the D-Day Dodgers, over here in Italy. The Volturno and Cassino were taken in our stride. We didn't have to fight there. We just went for the ride. Anzio and Sangro were all forlorn. We did not do a thing from dusk to dawn. For we are the D-Day Dodgers, over here in Italy. Link to Mudcat post in Any June Songs /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=169898#ddaydodgers:~:text=DsVQMfxIfks%26t%3D92s-,D%2D%20DAY%20DODGERS,-THE%20D%20DAY |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 21 Jan 24 - 07:02 PM 22 January 1901 Death of Queen Victoria. SONGS ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA QUEEN VICTORIA - Leonard Cohen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7opwenLcR0 VICTORIA - The Kinks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2GHlcwlT1Y VICTORIA - The Grehan Sisters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9jNLaFXxXE Mudcat, Lyr Req: Victoria (Grehan Sisters) /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=10430&messages=25#top Victoria, Lyrics by Brian O'Higgins from traditional music.co.uk https://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/irish-songs-ballads-lyrics/victoria.htm VICTORIA, THE SUITE - The Mediaeval Baebes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM8EzgKWskM
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST Date: 21 Jan 24 - 06:39 PM OH MOLASSES by Tom Rowe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM49KPcEkCE&t=41s Link to post above SONGS ABOUT THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 17 Jan 24 - 08:16 AM Further to GUEST,henryp Date: 17 Jan 23 - 04:40 PM On this day in 1912, British explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole – only to find that Norwegian Roald Amundsen had arrived a month earlier. LOVE TO BE WITH YOU by Andy Irvine We pulled up our anchor and set sail in sweet November The day was fine, the sun did shine Such moments I remember Your face so sad and lonely, fading from my view But some small part of me remains with you Sometimes I feel I must fly away Sometimes I feel goodbye’s a word I just can’t say Bud I’d love to be with you I’d love to be with you Outside the blizzard raging cares not for our distress The bitter taste of failure so nearly sweet success Brave enough we wer? alas, to no avail Such stories we could tell you Had w? lived to tell the tale https://genius.com/Andy-irvine-love-to-be-with-you-lyrics Love to be with you Link to Henryp’s Mudcat post above 'TIS A STORY THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER (ROBERT FALCON SCOTT MEMORIAL SONG ) |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 17 Jan 24 - 08:01 AM ‘At about a ¼ past 11 o’Clock we cross’d the Antarctic Circle...and are undoubtedly the first and only Ship that ever cross’d that line.’ — Captain James Cook, 17 January 1773. This was in the second of Cook’s three voyages of exploration. His ship was the Resolution. His first voyage was in the Endeavour. His third voyage was to discover the Northwest Passage. HMS Resolution, to be commanded by Cook, and HMS Discovery, commanded by Charles Clerke, started from Plymouth in 1776. On 14 February 1779, Captain Cook attempted to kidnap Kalani?opu?u, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii. The decision to hold him in exchange for a stolen longboat was the fatal error of Cook's final voyage, and led to his death at Kealakekua Bay. The Song About Captain Cook by Peter Combe In Marton town not far from the sea There was a young boy who grew up to be A Yorkshire man in every way From Whitby town to Robin Hood's Bay At the age of 18, a labourer's son Fit and strong and six foot one He dreamed of a life on the wide open sea And knew that soon that's where he would be CHORUS He sailed from Plymouth away from England Cape Horn, Tahiti then Botany Bay On the good ship Endeavour and onto where ever The coast of Australia showed him the way http://www.petercombe.com.au/song/song-about-captain-cook The Song about Captain Cook |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 16 Jan 24 - 06:11 PM 22 January 2021 UN Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty (TPNW) came into force. RING THE BELLS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-RtMC4Y9w Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons Another song about The Global Ban Treaty |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 11 Jan 24 - 05:37 PM 15 January, 1919 . The Great Molasses Flood of Boston. Great Molasses Flood from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Molasses_Flood SONGS ABOUT THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD OLD MOLASSES RUM sung by Benj K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBfD6Yf35R0 Information and lyrics for “Old Molasses Rum” from webpage of The Jovial Crew https://thejovialcrew.com/?page_id=545 < /a> Molasses sung by Schooner Fare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6GlajMzVf0&list=RDA6GlajMzVf0&start_radio=1 GREAT MOLASSES DISASTER by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZnxuPatgH0 GREAT MOLASSES DISASTER by Robin Aigner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0hTniZcHB0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0hTniZcHB0 BOSTON MOLASSES DISASTER by Kinematic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIzACGe2_x0 ALL HANDS by Protest The Hero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFUlrPq3dsc Link to post below OH MOLASSES
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 11 Jan 24 - 04:24 PM Further to Date: 01 Jan 23 - 04:33 AM 250 years of AMAZING GRACE. The hymn was written for a New Year service in 1773. The Earl of Dartmouth had a substantial country seat at Sandwell Hall in the Midlands, demolished in 1828. He also had a London townhouse at Blackheath. With all his other properties, he had no need of the Olney Great House, standing behind the churchyard by the river. Rev John Newton was therefore able to have the use of it for his Sunday schools and prayer meetings. Both Cowper and Newton wrote hymns for the occasion when in 1769 the Tuesday payer meeting for adults was moving into the largest room in the Great House. Jesus, where’er thy people meet’ written by Cowper and ‘On Opening a Place for Social Prayer’ by Newton. Cowper and Newton Museum It was January 1, 1773. John Newton led his congregation down the road from the parish church in Olney, England, to Lord Dartmouth’s Great Hall to sing “new” music not traditionally allowed by the Anglican Church. Newton loved to write hymns and poetry, and the hymn he wrote for this day was special. It spoke of his conversion, of his self-proclaimed wretchedness, and of the saving power of God’s grace. Since then, the words of “Amazing Grace” have struck a chord with millions across cultures and generations, and its popularity has never wavered. https://www.museumofthebible.org/magazine/exhibitions/celebrating-250-years-of-amazing-grace Link to post above by henryp AMAZING GRACE |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 10 Jan 24 - 05:19 PM 22 January 1873 The The emigrant ship Northfleet, en rout for Australia sank after a collision with the Spanish steamship Murillo. THE WRECK OF THE NORTHFLEET (Roud 1174) Various recordings of ‘The Wreck of the ‘Northfleet’ on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Wreck+of+the+Northfleet Northfleet (ship) from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfleet_(ship) Various songs about The Northfleet From Songs from the Age of Steam https://songsfromtheageofsteam.uk/steam-ships-and-boats/shipwrecks/the-northfleet-1873/179-steam-ships-and-boats/shipwrecks/the- |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 09 Jan 24 - 11:48 AM 9 January 1872 Death of Crawshay Bailey, the English industrialist who became one of the great iron-masters of Wales and the original subject of the song “Cosher Bailey “ Crawshay Bailey from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawshay_Bailey COSHER BAILEY Various recordings of “ Cosher Bailey “ on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cosher+bailey+song MUDCAT DT Lyrics: Cosher Bailey’s Engine /mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=1347 Yes, Cosher Bailey he did die And they put him in a coffin But, alas, they heard a knocking Cosher Bailey, only joking. |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 09 Jan 24 - 06:25 AM THE WRECK/ LOSS OF THE INDUSTRY Jan 4, 1868 The vessel, Industry was stranded on Spurn Point off the mouth of the Humber. The Loss of the Industry Off Spurn Point from The Traditional Ballad Index (gives date of wreck ) https://balladindex.org/Ballads/BrMa180.html The Wreck of the Industry from Yorkshire Garland, information with recording by Steve Gardham http://www.yorkshirefolksong.net/song.cfm?songID=67 Spurn from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurn |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 08 Jan 24 - 10:08 AM 10th January 1866 The execution of Christopher Robinson for the murder of Harriet Segar, of Ablow Street, Wolverhampton. THE AWFUL EXECUTION OF CHARLES CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/execution-ballads/items/show/1159 Christopher Robinson’s Execution Reported by ‘Birmingham Daily Post https://kateddowes.wordpress.com/christoper-robinsons-execution/ |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 06 Jan 24 - 07:00 AM 10 January 1840 the Uniform Penny Post was established throughout Great Britain and Ireland Penny Post from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Post SONGS ABOUT LETTERS AND THE POSTAL SERVICE THE NEW PENNY POSTAGE Written and composed by Thomas Dibdin - 1839 https://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-N/New-Penny-Post.htm POST OFFICE SONG by Slugs and Bugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-XTwaphtx4 RETURN TO SENDER by Elvis Presley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ml1_SLU6x4 PLEASE MR POSTMAN https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Please+Mr.+Postman%22 SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED - Stevie Wonder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6To0fvX_wFA LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - Pat Boone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRDLTF0djHg BECAUSE I LOVE YOU aka The Postman Song - by Stevie B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc1uQI2XmZs LETTER TO ME - Brad Paisley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3bn7V0zdU LETTERS FROM WAR - Mark Schultz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlP6igyDmAs POSTCARD FROM PARIS - The Band Perry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO3PQ5onovo < POSTCARDS - by James Blunt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB7jsjt4Uec LETTER FROM AMERICA - The Proclaimers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy9GmieAEaQ LETTER TO YOU - Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQyLEz0qy-g STAN - Eminem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt14c7sYTFA ANOTHER POSTCARD - Barenaked Ladies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVl6sU-7NPE OPEN LETTER TO A LANDLORD - Living Colour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odZErJf3hx4 LOVE LETTERS - Nat King Cole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy4jDt6bkG8 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMS_ykiLiQ I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER - Bill Haley and His Comets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtHlSYVKdAU P.S. I LOVE YOU - The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd-3GSIvA00 A SOLDIER’S LAST LETTER - Merle Haggard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD8bUX7wZi8 LETTER IN THE MAIL - James Taylor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0gvsDBqdJw |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 05 Jan 24 - 06:32 AM THREE MCFARLANDS Bein' in the month of January, a very cold time indeed, When seven of our jolly teamsters left our gang with speed. Bein' in the month of February, it would make your poor heart ache To see such loads and drifted roads our horses had to take. MUDCAT D.T Lyrics /mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=7316 But I can't find an on-line recording ofit yet. Can anyone? |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 04 Jan 24 - 06:29 PM January 9th, 1963 Lou Marsh died in New York City Link to post above by Felipa - LOU MARSH THE BALLAD OF LOU MARSH - Pete Seeger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBE1hqdDivw |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 02 Jan 24 - 07:21 PM Link to alphabetical index of January songs above /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?ThreadID=169254#4090567:~:text=INDEX%20OF%20JANUARY%20SONGS |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 02 Jan 24 - 07:07 PM January 8, 1815The Battle of New Orleans THE HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY aka The Battle of New Orleans and Half Horse and Half Alligator "The Hunters of Kentucky", also called "The Battle of New Orleans" and "Half Horse and Half Alligator", was a song written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunters_of_Kentucky Many recordings of "The Hunters of Kentucky" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Hunters+of+Kentucky Link to Mudcat post above “The Battle of New Orleans” /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=169254#battleofneworleans:~:text=Subject%3A%20RE%3A%20Any%20January%20Songs%3F%0AFrom%3A% |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,open mike Date: 01 Jan 24 - 10:54 PM the tune the Eighth of January is the one Jimmy Driftwood used for the song Battle of New Orleans-- i do'nt see it listed under "8" or "eighth" Link to post aboveTHE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Jan 24 - 05:52 PM January 2nd Saint Sylvester's Day THIS IS THE FEAST OF SAINT SYLVESTER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYG6nzih8R0 Saint Sylvester's Day from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sylvester%27s_Day This Feast of St. Sylvester So Well Deserves a Song, Lyrics https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/this_feast_of_st_sylvester_so_we.htm HYMN TO SAINT SYLVESTER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MDuL95oreo
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Jan 24 - 10:26 AM NEW YEAR SONGS posted above /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?ThreadID=169254#happynewyearabba:~:text=Subject%3A%20RE%3A%20Any%20January%20Songs%3F%0AFrom%3A%20 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 22 Feb 23 - 08:28 PM January 9th, 1963. youth worker , LOU MARSH was beaten to death by gang members. Phil Ochs wrote a song about this tragedy https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=98128 Lou Marsh - Phil Ochs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMeAAjDip94 Link to Mudcat post below THE BALLAD OF LOU MARSH |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 09 Feb 23 - 05:55 PM I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS 29 January 1979. At Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer fired at children in a school playground . She killed two adults and injured eight children plus one police officer. I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtown Rats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kobdb37Cwc I Don't Like Mondays from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%27t_Like_Mondays < |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 31 Jan 23 - 05:54 PM William Thompson wrote some poems about the sinking of the Princess Victoria ferry between Scotland and Northern Ireland, 31 Jan 1953 William was an ardent supporter of the lifeboat service RNLI https://williamthompsonpoems.blogspot.com/2008/02/nancy-bryson-heroine-of-princess.html HEROINE OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA William Thompson It was a day of tragedy near Ulster’s lovely shore, When many hoped to see the land, saw it again no more, For precious lives were lost upon that tragic day - Upon a wild and stormy sea where death alone held sway. The “Princess Victoria” left Stranraer for dear old Ireland, Her Captain was James Ferguson, who then was in command. On leaving fair Lough Ryan to cross the sea to Larne This noble vessel from the seas soon came to grief and harm. The tempest raged on fiercely, there were snow blizzards, too, The vessel soon heeled over and she was hid from view; Her radio operator sent his message far and near, While those on board the doomed ship were all distraught with fear. There was a lady missionary on board the ship that day Intent on visiting Erin to enjoy a pleasant stay; Ere she returned to Africa’s land, where for twenty years or more She laboured for the Lord, ere she saw her native shore. Her name was Nancy Bryson, and she lost her life that day, Her body was recovered from the waters of the bay – Identified, and laid to rest, her labours at an end, A ministering angel on that ship, the little children’s friend. The last few hours of her life were gladly given o’er In bringing consolation to hearts now sad and sore; She spoke of Jesus and His love, and all His power to save, She told the tale of heaven and home, and life beyond the grave. As Nancy Bryson spoke those words to many a troubled heart Who soon would bid each one farewell, as death must soon them part, She saw the power of Jesus’ name, to calm and bring relief To troubled hearts in sorrow, and in the hour of grief. As Nancy Bryson told the tale of Jesus’ wondrous love We know that many passed that day into the home above. Where there is no more sorrow, no parting, and no sea, Upon whose shore no storm will beat through all Eternity. Tho’ Nancy Bryson has passed on, ‘tis true she speaketh still, Her fame has gone through all the world, and surely ever will. God had her there on purpose, upon that ship that day, To point the soul to Jesus, the true and living way. The husband and the children, though parted from her here, Now miss her tender presence, her words of hope and cheer; But in God’s happy heaven, where partings all are o’er The death divided shall clasp hands, where death divides no more. Dear Nancy Bryson feared not death upon the ocean wave, Her trust was in the Saviour, who triumphed o’er the grave; Her mind was kept in perfect peace, until her work was done – The “Princess Victoria” heroine, if ever there was one. The lifeboatmen were all intent and eager for to save, Yet in spite of all their efforts many found a watery grave: From Cloughey and Portpatrick, and the village of the ‘Dee, These Coxswains braved the terrors of that wild, tempestuous sea. My simple tale has now been told of Nancy Bryson’s fame, So that your trust, dear reader, may be in Jesus’ name; And when our day is ended, and life’s short voyage o’er, We’ll anchor in that haven where tempests howl no more. Her name was missing from the list of those saved from the sea, But in the Book of Life ‘tis found, “Saved for Eternity”. This noble woman was the Lord’s, in life, as well as death, And sought to comfort all on board until her latest breath. This tragedy of the sea has led to a Newtownards Flag Day, So support the Institution and support it generously. We have two Lifeboat Stations, one in Cloughey and the ‘Dee – They give their service freely, these heroes of the sea. ------ a poem published in 1953 doesn't appear to me to be singable. Description on Abebooks page The poet Roy McFadden, 1921-1999, has been somewhat overlooked among northern Irish poets. This elegy, on the sinking of the ferry the Princess Victoria, was written after the publication of his first three anthologies, and is rare. "There are so many ways of falling out of life:-The leaping tiger of disease, the stalking over; The innocent step and stumble; the shout and hurtle of wheels; The gross and subtle armouries of war. And always in parenthesis, the white And hardening sleep of the sleeper slipping unto death" on 29 Jan 2023 Geoff Lawes posted a link to PRINCESS VICTORIA written, composed and sung by Gareth Davies-Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsvHmOo_84 Link to Felipa’s post above with information about MV Princess Victoria (1946) ferry disaster |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 31 Jan 23 - 06:15 AM 31st January 1953 A tidal surge came down the north sea and flooded low lying Canvey Island in the Thames estuary . Fifty eight people lost their lives and the island had to be evacuated. CANVEY ISLAND Canvey Island - British Sea Power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAPipGc1Vk4 Killed a wild swan It was a kind of omen Of everything to come I can't believe it's happening And that it's happening now I can't believe it's happening It's coming true somehow
Chorus On Canvey Island, 1953
Don't you think it's strange, you know
Sometimes it's hard to tell
Chorus
Don't you think it's strange, you know
Don't you think it's strange, you know
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 29 Jan 23 - 04:29 PM Queen Victoria ferry disaster 31 Jan 1953 Here is one Felipa, PRINCESS VICTORIA by Gareth Davies-Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsvHmOo_84 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 29 Jan 23 - 02:02 PM Are there any songs about, or which mention, this ferry disaster? MV Princess Victoria (1946) During a severe European windstorm on 31 January 1953, she sank in the North Channel with the loss of 135 lives. This was then the deadliest maritime disaster in United Kingdom waters since World War II.
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 28 Jan 23 - 07:28 PM SONGS ABOUT DONALD CAMPBELL 4 January 1967 British speed record breaker,Doald Cambell, died on Coniston Water, Lancashire, England while attempting a water speed record.. Donald Campbell from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Campbell Bluebird - Sophia Dady https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN3I0lc1zOc Man And Machine by Saxon from Songfacts https://www.songfacts.com/facts/saxon/man-and-machine ” Man and Machine” - Saxon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnxjPgp-C3Q ”Out of This World” - Marillion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ftZfB-VNQ |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 26 Jan 23 - 07:56 PM ST. AGNES EVE SONGS January 20th The Eve of St Agnes, traditionally the night when girls and unmarried women wishing to dream of their future husbands would perform certain rituals before going to bed. St Agnes' Eve -Mary Bevan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I3tkDIAYaE St. Agnes Eve by Month Of Sundays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3jAhrj1Rzw St Agnes Eve customs from Tradfolk https://tradfolk.co/customs/customs-customs/st-agnes-eve/ |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 26 Jan 23 - 08:13 AM lyrics of Rubinstein Remembers are on Mudcat https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=41587 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 26 Jan 23 - 06:55 AM RUBINSTEIN REMEMBERS- Ewen Carruthers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHkpY2Ei8s |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 24 Jan 23 - 07:47 PM HOLOCAUST SONGS 27 January 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz death camp The 27th of January is now an International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust (called Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK and in Ireland) (there is another commemoration, Yom Shoah, held in May) several lyrics are given in the Mudcat discussion Holocaust/shoah songs.In memory see also Songs about Genocides and Massacres. It doesn't presently feature any songs about Bosnia or Rwanda, however; the wars in those countries are often remembered and discussed on Holocaust Memorial Day. MUDCAT Lyr Req: Rom Song about Holocaust /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=29880&messages=9 Songs about the Holocaust from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_about_the_Holocaust Yiddish Glory: The Lost Songs of World War II, from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_about_the_Holocaust |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 24 Jan 23 - 06:06 PM January 24, 1848 The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began California Gold Rush from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush SONGS ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Many recordings of MURSHEEN DURKIN on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Muirsheen+Durkin+song Mursheen Durkin from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mursheen_Durkin Many recordings of THE BANKS OF THE SACRAMENTO https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Banks+of+the+Sacramento++song Lyrics for “The Banks of the Sacramento” from The Traditional Music Library https://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/sea-shanty/Banks_of_the_Sacramento.htm BOUND FOR CALIFORNIA - Dick & Carol Holdstock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t29t0qTtdiQ OH CALIFORNIA - C W Bayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_75yrffVWHA Oh! California -Andrea Zonn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG06wqYPyEc JOE BOWERS Old Joe Bowers - Bobby Horton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSKx9iVcaJ4 OH MY DARLING CLEMENTINE Oh My Darling, Clementine from Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_My_Darling,_Clementine#:~:text=The%20lyrics%20were%20written%20by,during%20the%20California%2 Many recordings of “Oh My Darling, Clementine “ on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Oh+My+Darlin%27+Clementine SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE Many recordings of “ Sweet Betsy from Pike “ from YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sweet+Betsy+from+Pike+song THE DAYS OF ‘49 Various recordings of “The Days of '49 “ on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Days+of+49 THE ARRIVAL OF THE GREENHORN Two recordings of ”The Arrival of the Greenhorn” on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THE+ARRIVAL+OF+THE+GREENHORN SEEING THE ELEPHANT - cwbayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaN2x_Y3TeA American Music of the California Gold Rush by CW Bayer from Ballad of America(a brief overview of gold rush songs with some recorded examples) https://balladofamerica.org/gold-rush/ |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 24 Jan 23 - 01:00 AM On this day in 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s sawmill in California to spark the great gold rush. Days of 49 Jeff Warner sang Days of '49 in 2018 on his WildGoose CD Roam the Country Through. He noted: John Galusha gave this to the Warners in 1941. A nostalgic look back at the California gold rush camps, it first appears in print in San Francisco in 1872, a minstrel song (without chorus) written by Charles Bensell (aka Charley Rhoades), d. 1877, with a tune different from Galusha's. The Galusha-Warner version appeared in John and Alan Lomax's Folk Song USA in 1947 and has become the standard melody for the song." |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 23 Jan 23 - 07:07 AM January 8th 1935 Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. SONGS FROM ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis Presley Top Songs on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=elvis+presley+top+songs+ |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 20 Jan 23 - 04:48 PM January 22, 1973 - Abortion became legal in the U.S. as the Supreme Court announced its decision in the case of Roe vs Wade SONGS ABOUT ABORTION "Judge's Chair" by Peggy Seeger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhfdQMJX4Pc The Secret" - Vin Garbutt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKtIy-1Xs4 "The Senator" by Si Kahn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfwaScul2Pg "That Hospital" - Loudon Wainwright III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj6e4QgUfZs "Woman Child" - Harry Chapin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPw4I8g5_20 Roe V World – War On Women https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN3H0DBGhRQ Rosie Jane – Malvina Reynolds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ofnW2PtQw4&t=20s Sally’s Pigeons – Cyndi Lauper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxwDnypJw3Y Baby’s Gone – Heavens To Betsy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQF2xr3mcLM Fallopian Rhapsody – Lunachicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqLpAmBMW8c White Crosses – Against Me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-yjGNJLAg8 Play God - Ani DiFranco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQfcLIwLnV8 "Back Alley Surgery" by Malvina Reynolds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPw4I8g5_20 "Mama Mama" by Judy Collins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-8jw35536Q Songs about abortion from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_abortion |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 18 Jan 23 - 07:00 PM LLOYD GEORGE In the UK the Old Age Pensions Act was passed in August 1908 and the first payments were made on 1 January 1909. David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the government led by Herbert Asquith, made a speech warning that if the Liberal Party did not pass radical legislation, the working-class would vote for the Labour Party at the next election. https://spartacus-educational.com/Lold.htm Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old-Age_Pensions_Act_1908 Old Age Pensions Act 1908 from Schoolshistory.org.uk https://schoolshistory.org.uk/topics/british-history/modern-britain/liberal-reforms/old-age-pensions-act-1908/ "LLOYD GEORGE" , recording by Richard Wastling on The Yorkshire Garland Site http://www.yorkshirefolksong.net/song.cfm?songID=11 Lyrics 1. Well Ah'd walk from 'ere to Skipton, Ten mile o' clarty lane, (clarty=muddy) If Ah could see 'im face to face Ah'd thank 'im for 'is pain.
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 17 Jan 23 - 07:26 PM Link to ELEPHANT ISLAND another song about the Shackleton Expedition posted in MUDCAT thread Any April Songs? /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=169449#elephantisland:~:text=Subject%3A%20RE%3A%20Any%20April%20Songs%3F%0AFrom%3A%20Geof |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 17 Jan 23 - 04:40 PM 'TIS A STORY THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER (ROBERT FALCON SCOTT MEMORIAL SONG) On this day in 1912, British explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole – only to find that Norwegian Roald Amundsen had arrived a month earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oW0UP5z8Xg Memorial song 1913 Link to another Mudcat post on this topic by henryp below LOVE TO BE WITH YOU by Andy Irvine |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 17 Jan 23 - 04:18 AM DARKEST HOUR - Arlo Guthrie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZKD8aQy71A It's the tenth of January and I still ain't had no sleep. She comes waltzing in the night time made of wings; She is dressed up like a bandit with a hundred sparkling rings, Looking for my company to keep. |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 15 Jan 23 - 06:23 PM SONGS ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING Martin Luther King Jr was born 15 January 1929 In the USA. Martin Luther King Day is celebrated on the third Monday of January Here is a Mudcat thread with lots of lyrics of songs about MLK https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=98076 Thread title: Songs about Dr Martin Luther King. of course, other civil rights songs such as We Shall Overcome would also be appropriate for the occasion. Link to Mudcat post, ABRAHAM, MARTIN AND JOHN, by henryp in Any August Songs?/mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=170145#reply:~:text=Subject%3A%20RE%3A%20Any%20August%20Songs%3F%0AFrom%3A%20GUEST%2Chenr |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 12 Jan 23 - 06:14 PM January 28, 1986 The Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. JANUARY 28, 1986 "January 28, 1986” sung by Owl City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djHvGHiBqFI Lyrics and Information from Songfacts https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/owl-city/january-28-1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disaster |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 10 Jan 23 - 10:45 AM Thank you Felipa here are some more PLOUGH MONDAY SONGS
Pete Coe: Penny For The Ploughboys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHQ0km0JVbk |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 09 Jan 23 - 09:05 PM a song for "Plough Monday" in January, when ploughmen would go round the houses collecting tips COME SEE THE BOYS GO ROUND byPaul Davenport https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=172015 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 09 Jan 23 - 08:39 PM 9 January 1923 Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters were executed for the murder of Edith's husband. Edith appears to have been innocent of the killing, and her lover claimed he had been attacked first and acted in self-defence. A ROSE FOR EDITH THOMPSON'S GRAVE by Landis McKellar https://open.spotify.com/track/0WpRbiI8XBCqL0rQUZsMgX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLA9SmrHw9k background information https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63561245 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 08 Jan 23 - 09:46 AM 28 January 1953. Derek Bentley was hanged at Wandsworth Prison, London THE BALLAD OF DEREK BENTLEY Derek Bentley case from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Bentley_case Derek Bentley · Ewan MacColl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCa2Q94wqjc |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 05 Jan 23 - 06:04 PM SONGS SUNG BY AL BOWLLY 7 January 1898 Al Bowlly From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly "If I Had You" 1928 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tck6ioQURM "Time on My Hands" 1931 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3TbO0eAEI "Heartaches" 1931 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S652aa_kXjY "Goodnight, Sweetheart" 1931 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOgWmzLHRXc "Guilty" 1931 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfSZARFUvnM "Lullaby of the Leaves" 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgsfWSx9Apw "Looking on the Bright Side of Life" 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmqPOwQVbCM "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c97deCeVtvw7kqQdLZRQb8 "My Woman" 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi7NdeGxRt0 "What More Can I Ask?" 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flk4O_eOZlw "Hustlin' and Bustlin' for Baby" 1933 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kosEG2rxf4 "Isn't It Heavenly" 1933 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4gr1Vbm0VA "Close Your Eyes"1933 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qzjmaAzQV8 "True" 1934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kbW4SJmM7g "Midnight, the Stars and You"1934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WlBRWT-feQ "The Very Thought of You"1934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bw5h-WPYBQ "Isle of Capri" 1934 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOVbB_rEar8 "Blue Moon" 1935 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcidhDV4eV4 "Dinner for One Please, James" 1935 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBxf5wdOT4 "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow" 1940 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkBVCdP7vAI |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 02 Jan 23 - 10:51 PM 3rd January 1870 Work on the Brooklyn Bridge began. BROOKLYN BRIDGE by Anaïs Mitchell from the album: Anaïs Mitchell, 2022 The song is about a young woman who is leaving her home in Brooklyn to go to the city. She is sad to leave her home and her friends, but she is excited to see the sights and sounds of the city. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE by Barry Manilow from the album: This Is My Town: Songs of New York Year, 2017 The song is a love letter to New York City, and specifically to the Brooklyn Bridge. Manilow reflects on how the city has changed over the years, but the bridge remains a constant. Brooklyn Bridge - Anaïs Mitchell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmYT86WgHXw The Brooklyn Bridge - Barry Manilow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO-IKz7kLRk Other Brooklyn Bridge songs on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+brooklyn+bridge+song |
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