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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 15 Jan 22 - 01:41 PM FRED JORDAN'S BOOTS Fred Jordan was born 5 January 1922 Wikipedia:Fred_Jordan_(singer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Jordan_(singer) Fred Jordan's Boots · Colum Sands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0QMUx6Quis&list=PLwRoERFamgWHfiW01_hphcrAb6zKJaXb1&index=20 Fred Jordan "Best Tracks" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Fred+Jordan++best++tracks+ FRED JORDAN’S BOOTS Song Lyrics And Chords https://www.irish-folk-songs.com/fred-jordanrsquos-boots-lyrics-and-chords.html |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 22 Jan 22 - 04:35 PM 24 Jan. 1920 death of prolific songwriter Percy French. Among his well-known songs were THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE, THE PRIDE OF PETROVAR, ABDUL THE BULBUL AMIR, etc. Link to recordings and information posted below 25 Jan - Robert Burns was even more prolific, and some Burns songs were already suggested in this discussion last January. Ewan MacColl shares the same birthday and also wrote a great many songs; the best known to the general public are probably THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE and DIRTY OLD TOWN . This year, 30 Jan marks the 50th anniversary of the shooting by British paratroopers of unarmed civilians in Derry, Northern Ireland. The infamous Bloody Sunday, the occasion a civil rights march. A BBC Radio 4 documentary about Bloody Sunday broadcast today (22 Jan 2022, 8-9 pm GMT)open with a brief soundclip of marchers singing WE SHALL OVERCOME . Another American civil rights song, WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED , was popular among Northern Irish civil rights campaigners of the time. |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 22 Jan 22 - 05:17 PM Geoff Lawes described William Joyce, aka Lord Haw Haw, as an Englishman. I thought William Joyce was Irish. Actually, he was born in the U.S. to an Irish father and an Anglo-Irish (English born) mother. The family returned to Ireland, where Joyce was brought up. Joyce lived in England from his teens and identified as English but that was an adopted persona. I read that he became a German citizen in 1940. He was never a British citizen so technically could not be guilty of treason to the United Kingdom. Joyce did carry a British passport when he went to Germany. He had obtained it by making false statements regarding his nationality. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Joyce |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 23 Jan 22 - 12:28 PM THE MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE : many recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THE+MOUNTAINS+OF+MOURNE Wikipedia:The Mountains of Mourne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountains_of_Mourne THE PRIDE OF PETROVAR : many recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=THE+PRIDE+OF+PETROVAR%3C%2F Mainly Norfolk: The Pride of Petravore / Eileen Oge Info, recording & Lyrics https://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/songs/theprideofpetravore.html ABDUL THE BULBUL AMIR : many recordings on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ABDUL+THE+BULBUL+AMIR Wikipedia:Abdul Abulbul Amir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Abulbul_Amir Link to post from Felipa posted above |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 25 Jan 22 - 12:49 PM 25 January 1915 Birth of British folk singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl. Ewan MacColl songs in Mudcat DT 0.8351 - JOY OF LIVING 0.8169 - SHELLBACK SONG 0.8169 - NOBODY KNEW SHE WAS THERE 0.8169 - MANCHESTER RAMBLER 0.8169 - BRITAIN'S MOTORWAYS 0.7967 - THE TUNNEL TIGERS 0.7967 - SONG OF THE IRON ROAD 0.7967 - SHOALS OF HERRING 0.7967 - SCHOOLDAYS END 0.7967 - NET HAULING SONG 0.7967 - GOODBY TO THE THIRTY FOOT TRAILER 0.7967 - GO DOWN, YOU MURDERERS 0.7967 - DIRTY OLD TOWN 0.7967 - BALLAD OF ACCOUNTING 0.7742 - FAREWELL TO TARWAITHIE (2) 0.7742 - SECOND FRONT SONG 0.7742 - MARY HAMILTON (5) 0.7742 - LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL (3 ) 0.7742 - THE BALLAD OF STALIN 0.7742 - BALLAD OF THE CARPENTER 0.7742 - OUR GOODMAN (5) 0.7742 - THE FOLKSINGERS' BALL 0.7742 - CRUISING ROUND YARMOUTH 0.7742 - BROWNED OFF 0.7742 - Lamkin 0.7742 - THE FIELDS OF VIETNAM 0.7742 - FAREWELL TO TARWATHIE (2) 0.7742 - AN OLD MAN CAME OVER THE LEA 0.7742 - YOUNG PEGGY 0.7742 - WILL YE GO TO SHERIFFMUIR? 0.7742 - WEE, WEE GERMAN LAIRDIE 0.7742 - WAE'S ME FOR PRINCE CHERLIE 0.7742 - TROOPER AND THE MAID 0.7742 - THE WEEK YOUR MAN'S AWA' or FISHERMAN'S WIFE 0.7742 - THE TROOPER CUT DOWN IN HIS PRIME 0.7742 - THE TERROR TIME 0.7742 - THE SWEET KUMADEE 0.7742 - THE PLODDER SEAM 0.7742 - THE NEWCOMBE GAUGER 0.7742 - THE MEDIA 0.7742 - THE GRESFORD DISASTER 0.7742 - THE GAIRDNER CHILD 0.7742 - THE FOLKSINGERS' BALL 0.7742 - THE FIRST TIME 0.7742 - THE EARL OF ERROL 0.7742 - THE D-DAY DODGERS 0.7742 - THE CRUEL SHIP'S CAPTAIN 0.7742 - THE COLD COAST OF GREENLAND 0.7742 - THE BLEACHER LASSIE OF KELVINHAUGH (2) 0.7742 - THE BANKS OF GREEN WILLOW (2) 0.7742 - THE BALLAD OF TIM EVANS 0.7742 - SWEET THAMES FLOW SOFTLY 0.7742 - SWAN NECKED VALVE. 0.7742 - SUPERINTENDENT BARRETT 0.7742 - SUFFOLK MIRACLE 0.7742 - SPRINGHILL MINE DISASTER 0.7742 - SHEATH AND KNIFE 2 0.7742 - SCARBOROUGH FAIR 0.7742 - ROBIN HOOD AND LITTLE JOHN 0.7742 - REYNARD THE FOX (2) 0.7742 - REEL O` STUMPIE 0.7742 - RANTIN` LADDIE 0.7742 - PRESS GANG 0.7742 - OUTWARD BOUND 2 0.7742 - ONLY DOING THEIR JOB 0.7742 - NORTH SEA HOLES 0.7742 - MY OLD MAN 0.7742 - MUIRLAND MEG 0.7742 - MOVING ON SONG 0.7742 - MAGGIE LAUDER 0.7742 - LET ME IN THIS AE NICHT 0.7742 - LASSIE GATHERING NUTS 0.7742 - LASS OF LOCH ROYALE (LORD GREGORY) 0.7742 - KILLIECRANKIE 0.7742 - JOIN THE BRITISH ARMY 0.7742 - JOHNNY OF BRAIDESLEY 0.7742 - JOCK O' THE SIDE 0.7742 - JELLON GRAEME 0.7742 - JAMIE FOYERS 0.7742 - IVOR 0.7742 - IRON HORSE 0.7742 - I'M CHAMPION AT KEEPING 'EM ROLLING 0.7742 - HOLY JOE FROM SCABSVILLE 0.7742 - HEROES, BRITISH HEROES 0.7742 - GREY COCK 0.7742 - GIRLS OF DUBLIN CITY 0.7742 - FREEBORN MAN OF THE TRAVELING PEOPLE 0.7742 - FOR THE VICTORY AT AGINCOURT. 0.7742 - FAIR ROSAMUND CLIFFORD 0.7742 - THE ELFIN KNIGHT 0.7742 - DIFFERENT THEREFORE EQUAL 0.7742 - DADDY WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE STRIKE 0.7742 - CHYLDE OWLET 0.7742 - CHILD WATERS 0.7742 - CANNILY, CANNILY 0.7742 - CAM YE O'ER FRAE FRANCE 0.7742 - BROWNED OFF 0.7742 - BROOM O' THE COWDENKNOWES (BALLAD VERSION) 0.7742 - BLESS 'EM ALL (British Army WWII) 0.7742 - BLACK AND WHITE 0.7742 - BEGGING SONG 0.7742 - BAWBEE ALLAN 0.7742 - BANKS OF THE NILE 0.7742 - AS I CAME IN BY FISHERROW 0.7742 - A-BEGGIN' I WILL GO |
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Subject: RE: The DT MacColl song listing from Geoff Lawes From: Felipa Date: 25 Jan 22 - 02:10 PM A GREAT MANY of the songs Geoff Lawes attributes to Ewan MacColl were older songs that MacColl recorded(and/or published in a songbook) and didn't compose: Farewell to Tarwathie, The Sweet Kumadie, Mary Hamilton, Our Goodman, Lambkin, Will Ye Go to Sheriffmuir, An Old Man Came Over the Lea, Cruising Round Yarmouth, Wee German Lairdie, Wae's Me for Prince Chairlie, Trooper and the Maid, The Trooper Cut Down in his Prime, The Newcombe Gauger, The Gairdner Child, The Earl of Errol ... the list goes on The Folksingers' Ball is a modern parody which mentions MacColl and a great many other singers, but which MacColl neither recorded nor wrote. Springhill Mine Disaster is by Peggy Seeger, MacColl's wife who both composed songs are her own and together with Ewan. Many other songs on the list were MacColl compositions, including Freeborn Man of the Travelling People, Joy of Living, Go Down You Murderers (The Ballad of Tim Evans), Sweet Thames Flow Softly . |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 25 Jan 22 - 04:31 PM I think with Ewan MacColl there is a clear delineation between songs he wrote or co-wrote, and other songs that he recorded (mainly traditional songs, but MacColl recorded an album of Robbie Burns' songs as well). The one place there is sometimes confusion is whether a song was composed by Peggy Seeger or Ewan MacColl, as they were close collaborators. In the case of Burns, he adapted folksongs as well as writing original poetry. So sometimes you will find a Burns version and other versions of a song such as Aye Waukin' O or The Curragh of Kildare. I was thinking of what we would sing to commemorate Pete Seeger (birthday 3 May). He wrote songs but was more important as a performer and leader. There are also songs which Pete had a part in adapting and arranging, such as We Shall Overcome and Wimoweh. |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 25 Jan 22 - 06:15 PM Felipa, the songs which I copied and pasted just above are the songs which are listed for the DT when " Ewan MacColl" is entered in the search window at the top of the discussion forum. Yes, some of the songs in the list were clearly not written by him. |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: Felipa Date: 25 Jan 22 - 09:07 PM Pete Seeger and Percy French were both born in May and both died in JANUARY. I have added them to the Any May Songs thread. This month I heard someone dedicate a Percy French song to the author on the anniversary of his death, but on consideration, birthdays are usually the suitable time for commemorating deceased singers and songwriters, though of course we sing some of their songs all year round. |
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Subject: The Road to Derry - Seamus Heaney re Bloody Sunday From: Felipa Date: 28 Jan 22 - 12:55 PM Another song to commemorate Bloody Sunday Derry, N Ireland 30 Jan 1972 is Séamus Heaney's THE ROAD TO DERRY. The lyrics have been posted on a Heaney Poem thread on Mudcat https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=152057. I've found recordings of the poem recited, but not of it sung. Some people do sing it as a song. |
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Subject: songs re Derry 30 Jan. 1972 Bloody Sunday From: Felipa Date: 28 Jan 22 - 06:22 PM I'm looking for more Bloody Sunday lyrics MINDS LOCKED SHUT by Christy Moore lyrics https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=60616#1060068 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjHlAkdquUE Cruachan - "Celtic metal" rock band, first song in album "Folk-Lore" is "Bloody Sunday" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZWDGN5qX2k Seanchai and the Unity Squad https://flowlez.com/en/songs( SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (RAP) Right from the start this here's a rebel song It's from the heart I wanna tell you 'bout a wrong Committed by Britain back in the day Fourteen murdered, they refused to be slaves To the crown In Derry Town They wouldn't bow down So they were shot down A peaceful protest the turnout was large So the soldiers decided to show who was in charge Vexed so they flexed, did what papas can do best When the smoke had cleared fourteen were laid to rest No riots, no lootin' to start off the shootin' People emulated King not Seale or Newton Things forever changed after that afternoon Brothers started doin' what they had to do On Bloody Sunday Sunday Bloody Sunday - still haunted by the cries Sunday Bloody Sunday - twenty five years of lies How long must we sing this song Till the government finally admits that they were wrong And finally show some decency Reparation to each family Treat our people with some dignity You know their shit really gets to me The way they try to deny my history Twenty five years on our people gettin' strong Thought may hit the Brits it's time to move on Order the border to be cast out to sea 'Cause that is where it was meant to be And that would be an appropriate way To honour those who were slain On Bloody Sunday There are several songs and poems entitled "Bloody Sunday" - some about the 1972 tragedy, some about other massacres. And the title SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY has been used more than once. U2, Songwriters: Adam Clayton / Larry Mullen / Dave Evans / Paul Hewson : I can't believe the news today Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away How long, how long must we sing this song? How long? How long? https://genius.com/2736306 John Lennon: Well it was Sunday Bloody Sunday When they shot the people there. The cries of thirteen martyrs Filled the Derry air Is there any one amongst you Dare to blame it on the kids? Not a soldier boy was bleeding When they nailed the coffin lids! And the one I already posted, by Chris Byrne of Seanchaí You can also find a French translation of that one at https://www.antiwarsongs.org/canzone.php?lang=en&id=4572| Joe Mulheron has a song about BLOODY SUNDAY "... The Widgery mockery, there is not doubt.. ...on Englands's proud history a crime added yet/How can we forgive them? How can we forget?" https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=7947 Máiread Ní Mhaonaigh & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill DOMHNACH NA FOLA on the T with the Maggies album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLJyeDnGoWI "Domhnach na Fola" is Irish Gaelic for Bloody Sunday, or "the Sunday of blood". But no, I don't have the lyrics. That song was a response to the Saville Report which accepted UK military responsibility for the 1972 killings. Most of the "Domhnach na Fola" videos coming up on youtube are about another bloody Sunday, during the Irish war of independence, when 14 people were killed in Croke Park sportsground in Nov. 1920. Link to post above about SUNDAY,BLOODY SUNDAY |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 30 Jan 22 - 10:04 AM 30 January 1947 – 15 January 2023. English poet,Les Barker, was born and died . SONGS AND POEMS BY LES BARKER Les Barker from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Barker Index of Les Barker's Songs and Poems, from Mainly Norfolk https://www.mainlynorfolk.info/mrs.ackroyd/songs/ Songs and Poems by Les Barker, on YouTube https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k3cKmJ1xCfYf-hPkYB1V75Ho3Rc1-EWzQ MUDCAT: ADD: Satirical recitations by Les Barker /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=77522 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,Larry Poole Date: 01 Feb 22 - 04:27 PM Here's a new one, Battle of January Sicketh (Tune: 8th of January Dialect: Missedusurpy) In 2021 we tried our Coup d’etat A Steel the Vote march on the Capital Teutonic horns, machetes and camo flack jacks Snorting meth and coke, we put our Glocks in our packs. They fired their tear gas but our riot kept righton a coming Our boys let us through the barricades and Freedom Heros owned the day We killed some cops, then they walked us out like tourists Confederate flags a-waving we made our rebel getaway. Ole BoneSpurs said we could take them by surprise Sick us Proud Patriots on the Gov’ment, we’ll see who’s telling lies March up to that Libertarred Congress, kill Pelosi and Pence TeaRump’s in the White House laughing at yuh Dems. We couldn’t find AntiFa, so we killed with fire extinguishers We chased Pense to his bunker with our crow bars and tasers We ran real fast and the Guard was standing down We Tea Partied the Capital with an insurrection. |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 06 Feb 22 - 09:29 AM Up Helly Aa is the largest fire festival in Europe, celebrated on the last Tuesday of January every year. Torch-light procession through the streets of Lerwick, followed by the burning of a full-size replica Viking longship. THE UP HELLY AAH SONG The Up Helly As song, sung by Guizers and accompanied by the Lerwick Brass Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRV9fl-xj10 THE NORSEMAN'S HOME Song and lyrics of the "The Norseman's Home", as performed by the Lerwick Brass Band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8eM0_iBEVs THE GALLEY SONG The Galley Song · Lerwick Brass Band And Squad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW6TfQu9JWc Lyrics to 3 Up Helly Aa songs https://www.up-helly-aa.org.uk/songs.htm |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,Diolch Date: 07 Feb 22 - 07:31 AM On 1 January 1892 the first Ellis Island Immigration Station officially opened, with three ships waiting to disembark their passengers. 700 immigrants to the U.S.A. passed through that day. ISLE OF HOPE, ISLE OF TEARS (lyrics by Brendan Graham) "On the first day on January, eighteen ninety-two, They opened Ellis Island and they let the people through" Lyrics: /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=55121#855296 Sean Keane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoaJwOkFD7A |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GerryM Date: 28 Apr 22 - 12:29 AM DEM NAYNTN YANUAR [Ninth of January] “Dem Nayntn Yanuar [Ninth of January],” a Jewish folk song that references the Bloody Sunday March of 1905, was originally collected by ethnomusicologist Moshe Beregovsky. Eléonore Weill, vocalist and flutist for new-traditional klezmer band Tsibele, composed and arranged a new melody for the band. “Dem Nayntn Yanuar” is on Tsibele’s album It’s Dark Outside – Indroysn iz Finster. Translation: “On the ninth of January we wept and wailed As they took our brothers from the stock exchange to the jail Soon as we got there, we all took a vow: “Brothers and sisters, don’t be afraid of any jails Come out of the jails to awaken the people, Come out of the jails with bombs and dynamite. Destroy the tyrants who are sucking our blood. “They suck our blood like it’s the best wine The czar and the government should go to hell– And they will. “When someone yelled: Jews, Muslims, and Christians, We responded with: Down with Capitalism! Then we, the workers, will raise our heads. The world will be renewed, when we, the workers, are free.” Tsibele is a new-traditional klezmer band based in Brooklyn, NY. Tsibele emphasizes Klezmer’s relationship to regional musical genres and dialects by drawing from the Jewish music of Romania and Moldova, 19th century secular Yiddish folk songs from Eastern Europe, and contemporary folk and improvised music. The band includes Zoë Aqua (violin), Eva Boodman (trumpet), Zoe Guigueno (bass), Hannah Temple (accordion) and Eléonore Weill (wooden flutes and vocals). Tsibele: Dem Nayntn Yanuar/ Ninth of January on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBnHSxwzTI0 Bloody Sunday (1905) from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1905) |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 07 Aug 22 - 12:17 PM DEPORTEE ( Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) 28 January , 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United States, resulting in the deaths of 32 people, 4 Americans and 28 migrant farm workers who were being deported from California back to Mexico. Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportee_(Plane_Wreck_at_Los_Gatos) Many recordings of Deportee on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Deportee+%28Plane+Crash+At+Los+Gatos%29-+Woody+Guthrie |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 01 Jan 23 - 04:33 AM 250 years of AMAZING GRACE. The hymn was written for a New Year service in 1773. 01 January 2023 BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship BBC Sounds Available for 29 days. Featuring a broad variety of arrangements of the famous hymn and reflections from those who’ve performed or adapted it, including Bob Chilcott, Karen Gibson, John Rutter and Will Todd. 08 January 2023 13:15 BBC1 S0ngs of Praise On 1 January 1773, John Newton’s now famous words were first performed in the parish church where he was curate. 250 years on, Claire visits that same church to discover the remarkable story behind the hymn, the extraordinary life of its composer and the reasons for the composition’s enduring power. In Olney, Claire meets local experts who reflect on the life of John Newton, from his early years of debauchery as a sailor and then as a slave trader to his later life as a dedicated clergy man, hymn writer and abolitionist. Claire hears how a moment of epiphany at sea sparked a deep Christian that faith helped him to realise the full horror of his actions and compelled him to spend the rest of his life serving others and striving to abolish the evil of slavery. Recordings of “Amazing Grace" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Amazing+Grace+song "Amazing Grace"– Interesting variant sung by Horton Barker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5oZ_yolFlw John Newton from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Newton Link to post below by henryp about AMAZING GRACE |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Jan 23 - 04:37 AM NEW YEAR SONGS & Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:New_Year_songs A ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS NEW YEAR’S DAY by Hurts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cgNTsAro2g EL ANNO VIEJO https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=El+A%C3%B1o+Viejo AULD LANG SYNE https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=auld+lang+syne+song
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 01 Jan 23 - 07:39 PM HEN WLAD FY NHADAU / LAND OF MY FATHERS January 1856 The words of "Land of My Fathers" ( Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ), the unofficial national anthem of Wales, were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both residents of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, in Wales
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GUEST,henryp Date: 02 Jan 23 - 06:09 AM The midwinter majesty of THE MARI LWYD Mari is taken around a village traditionally, often between Christmas Day and Twelfth Night, She is dressed with festive lights and decorations, and is usually accompanied by an ostler. When the group gets to a house, they sing Welsh language songs or wassails, or more traditionally indulge in a ritual called pwnco: an exchange of rude rhymes with the person who lives there. https://www.wales.com/about/culture/mari-lwyd Mari Lwyd |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: GeoffLawes Date: 02 Jan 23 - 06:22 AM Link to posting MUDCAT: Any December Songs THE MARI LWYD SONG translate.dyn?url=https://mudcat.org/detail.cfm?messages__Message_ID=4129902 |
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Subject: RE: Any January Songs? From: open mike Date: 02 Jan 23 - 02:36 PM OF COURSE THE FIDDLE TUNE THE EIGHTH OF JANUARY ABOUT THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS.... AND THE SONG THAT WAS PENNED BY HISTORY TEACHER "JIMMY DRIFTWOOD" TO HELP HIS STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE BATTLE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiNWx_IZUj8 Link To Mudcat Posting above by GerryM :BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS (THE) |
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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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 - 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 - 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
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Don't you think it's strange, you know
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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: 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: 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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