a suggestion for uk folk clubs

Subject: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: The Sandman
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 08:44 AM

How about organisers having a singers night of songs collected by Sharp, Baring Gould, Kidson, to ensure that occasionally these songs are sung still in uk folk clubs.

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: GUEST,Keith Price
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 10:07 AM

Remember when they had novelty Beatles/60's nights Dick.
They don't have to feature them anymore, they're part and parcel of the night.

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: GUEST,IS
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 11:05 AM

Why should songs collected in England by English collectors be sung in folk clubs in any other part of the 'UK' than England?

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: Raggytash
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 12:26 PM

Oh we don't mind sharing "our" songs with the Irish, Welsh or Scottish singers.

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 12:32 PM

You mean like the famous Irish song "Dirty Old Town", Raggy? :-D

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: The Sandman
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 12:34 PM

guest IS, perhaps they might like to hear them,Stranger things have happened

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: GUEST,groovy
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 12:41 PM

Yes, let's insist that all UK folk clubs make space for ditties such as 'The Hunting of Arscott of Tetcott', 'A-nutting We Will Go' (as beloved by Chelsea FC supporters), and the frankly perverted 'Both Sexes Give Ear to My Fancy'* - all collected by Baring-Gould.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to limit The Sandman's far too frequent posts to, say, only one or two a day?

*Believed to be the first song collected on the subject of aural sex.

Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs
From: RTim
Date: 11 Aug 24 - 07:26 PM

OK...Let us all suggest to Dick "What"... he can sing next time he is in a Folk Club...

Tim Radford