BBC Singing Together - Downloads

Subject: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 11:39 AM

Okay, here goes.
I've put a lot of work into digitising my collection of Singing Together (BBC radio Broadcasts for schools)
I've listed sets of these on EBay (recouping some of my costs), but don't want my collection to disappear with me.
I've sent a couple of full sets (or full at that time) to members here. I've now set up downloads on Google Drive, allowing me to direct EBay sales there.
I will also start making these available freely to Mudcat members.
Anyone wanting digital copies of these, just follow the download links in following posts. No charge!

The first post will be for the earliest ones I have, so there will be gaps before Autumn 1950. I will always welcome any booklets I don't have before this time.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 11:41 AM

First download contains everything I have to Summer 1955:
Here

This folder may be subject to change as I add to it (filling gaps)

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 11:52 AM

Contents lists for the various booklets can be found in This thread

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 21 Oct 22 - 12:08 PM

And Autumn 1955 to Summer 1960
Here

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST,CJB
Date: 22 Oct 22 - 12:12 PM

Hi Nigel

Great work and for sharing too!! Thank you. An OTR mate of mine is kindly offering to share some recordings of actual programmes. Append an email address and they can be sent to you - Chris B

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 Oct 22 - 07:13 PM

CJB, maybe that's something you and I can work out.
Joe ( [e-mail] )

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Harry Rivers
Date: 25 Oct 22 - 03:46 AM

CJB, I'd be interested to hear them

Harry

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Oct 22 - 03:01 PM

Try this download link ….

https://www.plustransfer.com/download.php?id=ceac6471d602786dfc0af7ca9b80155a&email=v%7B%C2%85%7C%C2%86%7Du%C2%85tw%C2%8CS%C2%8C

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST,Harry
Date: 26 Oct 22 - 01:56 AM

Thanks for this Guest (Chris/CJB?), it works fine.

Harry

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 07 Nov 22 - 03:26 PM

To continue. Autumn 1960 to Summer 1963. These are the last issued as black and white A5 booklets:
Here

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 07 Nov 22 - 03:30 PM

And, Autumn 1963 to Summer 1968. These continue to be A5 format, but with an additional colour added to covers and some inside pages.
Here

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST,Harry
Date: 08 Nov 22 - 02:20 AM

Nigel,

Feel free to delete my posts but it would be rude to just take these without saying: THANK YOU!

Harry

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 08 Nov 22 - 10:21 AM

No problem Harry.
Perhaps I should be thanking you, as the stated intention of this discussion is to disperse copies so as not to lose this resource.
Cheers

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Brian Peters
Date: 16 Nov 22 - 01:06 PM

Hi Nigel,
I've just discovered this thread after an absence from Mudcat. I'd be very interested to see these files in connection with a research project on Cecil Sharp and singing in schools, but I don't seem to have permission to access any of them. Did I miss something or am I just being dim?
Cheers, Brian

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Brian Peters
Date: 17 Nov 22 - 07:47 AM

Stop Press: It turns out I can access the files after all, if I just keep clicking - I was put of by a 'permission' message that obviously doesn't apply.

Thank you so much for all this effort, Nigel. It will be immensely useful in the research I described above, but has also provoked all kinds of nostalgic memories. So many of these songs have been embedded in my head for all these years, but sometimes it takes a reminder to bring them out. Just wonderful.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 18 Nov 22 - 10:47 AM

Brian:
No problem.
I'll take this message as a chase-up, and a reminder of a fact I've missed. Up until Summer 1960 the booklets include two series of programmes: 'Singing Together' and 'Rhythm & Melody'. From Autumn 1960 'Singing Together' was published separately, originally as an A5 booklet. These have been linked above.
From Autumn 1960 'Rhythm & Melody' was also published separately for a short, 4 year, run. Those are available here: Rhythm & Melody (1960-64)

Also, the next run of Singing Together: Singing Together Autumn 1968 - Summer 1972 These are in the newer format 235mm * 175mm (the same format used for the stand-alone series of Rhythm & Melody, also for most of 'Time & Tune' only ST is in 'portrait' where T&T was (mainly) in 'landscape'.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Brian Peters
Date: 19 Nov 22 - 05:57 AM

Thanks for this extra material, Nigel. The very first song in that 'Rhythm and Melody' set is The Watchet Sailor from Cecil Sharp.

Did 'Singing Together' and 'Time and Tune' cater for different age groups or something, since they seem to have been running concurrently?

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 19 Nov 22 - 02:25 PM

Singing together was aimed at ages 9-11, Time and tune at ages 7-9
I may get around to making Time and tune available in a similar manner shortly.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Feb 23 - 10:14 AM

Any chance CJB you could share the link of actual programmes again?

Many thanks!

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 27 Feb 23 - 12:06 PM

Ho-hum
I've been back-sliding, after the 'Cat was down for a while, and stopped updating. To continue . . .
Autumn '72 to Summer '76
Autumn '76 to Summer '80
Autumn '80 to Summer '84
Autumn 1984 and beyond

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 28 Feb 23 - 07:37 AM

One final download link for this discussion.
From about 1971 BBC started also issuing 'Teacher's Notes' for Singing Together. These were not so lavishly illustrated, but made up for it by including more background information on the songs, and often a full piano accompaniment. They also suggested teaching strategies to go with the series. Initially I wasn't actively seeking these, but they do add quite a bit to the collection, so I've grabbed what I can, and (surprise surprise) scanned them in. They all seem to be A4 (giving even more space) and usually match the school term of the pupils' booklets, but sometimes covering a whole school year (three terms).
Singing Together - Teacher's Notes

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST,Barney Sloane
Date: 02 Mar 23 - 05:11 AM

Thanks so much for doing these Nigel, all your work is hugely appreciated.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST
Date: 22 May 23 - 03:35 PM

Thank you so much for these! I am truly very grateful!

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 22 May 23 - 04:47 PM

I mentioned above that I might also be making Time and Tune available.
Just in case someone missed the other thread it's Here

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST,mandolintim
Date: 27 Sep 23 - 11:57 AM

Many thanks Nigel, for these awesome singing together downloads, it's lovely to recall the former songs that were a pleasant contrast from the drear of 1960s school life ??

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST,Dale
Date: 14 Apr 24 - 06:53 AM

Thank you Nigel,

These will be put to good use with a song circle.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Jun 24 - 07:17 AM

I have just found this.beyond excited. I will view when i can get to acomputer. I so hope these may still be available.thank you so much for doing this.it is my passion to sse this resource and watly of working praused and interest refreshed. I hope to offer a small free conference or online event on this!

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 14 Jul 24 - 06:54 PM

I have been updating my collection.
The only gap I appear to have (assuming a start date of Autumn 1947) is:
Spring 1948 (I only have a partial copy)

I'm not begging. I would be happy to get this at a reasonable price via EBay, but I may get outbid.
See what I'm freely offering above, and consider making me an offer if you have this booklet.
Even a partial copy might help as having some of the contents I'm missing.

Above message updated thanks to getting Summer 1948 via EBay.
Cheers

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 04 Oct 24 - 11:28 AM

Spring 1950 added

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: migginz
Date: 09 Mar 25 - 04:46 PM

Thank you Nigel.. I've had a song in my head for many years which I thought that I'd learnt through Singing Together at school. Anyway I have just found it and am pleased to see that I have remembered the words accurately. If I have also got the tune right I will be amazed.

It was the Uist Tramping Song from Summer 1969

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 09 Mar 25 - 09:01 PM

Migginz:
No problem. I look on my (extensive) collection as a 'resource'. If it helps anyone it is doing its job.
I hope (shortly) to fill the only gap I have since 1951 in the 'Singing Together' booklets.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 05 Aug 26 - 04:04 PM

1948 Summer now available.
The folder is subdivided into 2 folders, one containing all 24 pages, the other containing the 12 scanned images of double pages (staples removed) which allow for the creation of a facsimile.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 30 Sep 26 - 07:20 AM

Update: My assumption above that these started in Autumn 1947 needs correction. It seems now that the start date for the booklets was 1 year earlier (Autumn Term 1946).
Scans of these (and a contents list in the other thread) will be available shortly.

Subject: RE: BBC Singing Together - Downloads
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 30 Sep 26 - 12:42 PM

Now available in a single folder, 'Singing Together'/'Rhythm and melody' Autumn '46 to Summer '47.
This will remain live for a couple of weeks, but at some point I will incorporate it into one of the larger folders

1946-1947, Scholastic Year