Lyr Req: Hessle Lane

Subject: Hessle Lane
From:
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 03:05 PM

Would be grateful for lyrics to this; also lyrics for Napoleon Bonaparte

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 03:09 PM

Napoleon is in the DT, here. Didn't find Hessle Lane here, I'll go looking.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 03:11 PM

Found a lot stuff about a town in Sweden, but no song. Are you sure that is the title? Have any lyrics at all?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Micca
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 04:16 PM

you dont mean Keith Marsdens "Hessle Road"??? the first verse goes
"Going back to walk the old beat down on Hessle Road
going back to see the old street down on Hessle Road
Street once loud with braiders gossip only echoes now with pain
soon they'll come with cranes and hammers knocking down Mem'ry lane

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 06:47 PM

Think micca is right. I have the rest of the lyrics if you need them

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Dec 01 - 07:18 PM

Please, Willa? I can't find them on the 'net.

Subject: Lyr Add: HESSLE ROAD (Keith Marsden)
From: Willa
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 04:31 PM

Hessle Road
(Keith Marsden)
Recorded by Cockersdale on CR CD 001

Going back to walk the old beat, down on Hessle Road,
Going back to see the old street, down on Hessle Road.
Street once loud with braiders' gossip only echoes now with pain,
Soon they'll come with cranes and hammers, knocking down memory lane.

Andrew Dock once full of trawlers, down on Hessle Road,
Cutters, snibbies, old side-haulers, down on Hessle Road
Quayside rang with clogs and hobnails, fishlads barrows rushing by,
Now there's only desolation left to greet an old man's eye.

On the docks they'd never need you, down on Hessle Road,
Till they'd Cyprus ore to bleed you, down on Hessle Road,
Got the egg through humping timber then on the beach and out of luck,
Foul-mouthed foreman ruled with curses- bought his beer or lost your book.

Sunk off Iceland once and stranded, down on Hessle Road,
How we pleasured when we landed, back on Hessle Road.
Cruising round the pubs with lasses, three days off with cash to spend
Every day another pay day, time ashore too soon to end.
Moved out when Sam Allon came lad, far from Hessle Road.
Bransholme Towers aren't the same lad, far from Hessle Road.
Still the old road , like a magnet, draws us back from near and far,
Do the shopping Sat'day morning, have a pint in Rayner's bar.

Going back to walk the old beat, down on Hessle Road,
Going back to see the old street, down on Hessle Road.
Street once loud with braiders' gossip only echoes now with pain,
Soon they'll come with cranes and hammers, knocking down memory lane.

This is the story of the decline of the fishing industry in Hull, and the 'slum clearance' policy that saw the gradual demolition of much of the area, and dispersal of many of the local families to new tower blocks on the other side of the city. Cutters, snibbies, side-haulers were vessels. Men on the merchant docks handled many heavy cargoes, including timber and mineral ores.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 04:33 PM

Sam Allon was the owner of the local demolition company; Rayners Bar, on Hessle road and close to the fish dock, was a favourite haunt with trawlermen.

Subject: Lyr Add: Hessle Lane
From: Sorcha
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 04:36 PM

Thanks Willa!! (and adding an Add in the Subject box for the harvesters) e mail sent to requester.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: GUEST,Jan L
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 06:54 PM

I think you will find that this was infact written by John Connolly and is available on his CD Trawlertown email me if you want more info [e-mail] John is an od friend of ours.

may you always run before the wind

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Noreen
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 08:15 PM

With the words posted by Willa (above), Jan? I think John's must be a diferent song- and I don't think he's that od... :0)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Micca
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 08:41 PM

The quote I gave is from the book " Picking sooty Blackberries" the songs of Keith Marsden. and it quite definately says Keith wrote the song quoted.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 08:49 PM

Hi all.....

Sorry Jan, but Hessle Road is DEFINATELY Keith's

& Noreen, I'd have thought that Keith & John were pretty much of an age, no?

Hello Willa, m'dear....*S*

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: brid widder
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 06:19 AM

'Hessle Road' is certainly Keith Marsden's...there's a page on how it came to be written in 'Picking Sooty Blackberries' John Connolly's songs mention fishermen of ...Hull and Grimsby ...is 'Three Day Millionaire' his? maybe you are thinking of that Jan

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Sir Roger de Beverley
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 10:24 AM

Hessle Road - written by Keith Marsden Three Day Millionaire - written by one of the Watersons, I think Mike

John Connolly wrote many fine songs of fishing, fishermen and the sea including:

Fiddler's Green, Ranter's Wharf, The Grimsby Lads & Men of the Sea(with Bill Meek)but he didn't write Hessle Road.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Harry Basnett
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 11:00 AM

If you like songs of this ilk grab a copy of the 'Final Trawl' tape from Chantey Cabin. It tells the story of fishing from Fleetwood and contains many fine written by Ron Baxter and others and performed by Red Duster and various others from Fleetwood folk club in 1982.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Harry Basnett
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 11:04 AM

Damn!Damn!Damn!....Many fine SONGS written by Ron Baxter!

Harry.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 06:32 PM

Definitely by Keith Marsden. It's on the Cockersdale CD (Picking Sooty Blackberries)which was recorded live at Whitby in 1999 at the end of a fantastic week of workshops. I had the great pleasure of being one of the 'Cockersdale Choir'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 15 Dec 01 - 06:36 PM

Hi, brid widder; nice to 'see' you Paul - I'd been wondering where you'd got to!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 01 - 10:35 AM

Yeah, my 'net connection was 'broke'for a while.

I suffered TERRIBLE 'withdrawal symptoms'...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: brid widder
Date: 16 Dec 01 - 04:15 PM

hiya Willa ...hiya Paul..we should get together over the holiday...not in Rayner's bar though eh!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 16 Dec 01 - 05:05 PM

I'm fully booked; got my family coming, and have got two parties lined up next week. I think there's a session at Nellie's on the 23rd, but I'm out for an extended family lunch. It's a hard life!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 16 Dec 01 - 05:16 PM

Hehehehe...Yeah, we should!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: brid widder
Date: 17 Dec 01 - 01:07 PM

thanks for the tip about Nellies Willa is that an afternoon session? I might try that if I'm around, ...what about you Paul?..or the Kingston on Friday perhaps?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 17 Dec 01 - 02:06 PM

Hope to see Peter Dean at Nellie's this evening; I'll check with him about Sunday.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 17 Dec 01 - 04:19 PM

Yeah, I'll have to make the effort on Friday.... dunno about the Sunday

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Willa
Date: 18 Dec 01 - 02:59 PM

Peter confirmed that there is a session on at Nellie's on Sunday. Starts about 2pm - will probably go on 'til late.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hessle Lane
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 18 Dec 01 - 03:03 PM

hello.