The Galliards-any memories of this group?

Subject: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:04 AM

Robin Hall Jimmy MacGregor Shirley McGregor, and Leon Rosselson. That will take a few people back a long way!!
Giok

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: Paul Burke
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:09 AM

If you added Si Grant, you'd have almost the entire BBC folk music scene of 196x. Aren't we so much better off now!

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:30 AM

Wasn't he Cy Grant?

Remarkably, Leon Rosselson is still going very strong indeed. He continues to write the most powerful songs and gets out gigging although he must be close to 70. Doesn't look or sound it.

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:34 AM

Leon Rosselson is one of my favourite songwriters, he did an album called A Laugh a Song and a Hand Grenade [I think] which was one of the most powerful song sets I ever heard.
Giok

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:47 AM

This and this will fill in a bit of background for those who are interested in Leon's credits which are many, and richly deserved.
Giok

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: The Borchester Echo
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:55 AM

LR made 'A Laugh a Song and a Hand Grenade' with poet Adrian Mitchell. After The Galliard, he formed the 3 City 4 with Roy Bailey, Marian McKenzie and Martin Carthy, but Roy Trainer replaced MC quite quickly as his solo career took off. MC has quite a few of Leon's songs in his repertoire.

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: Paul Burke
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 11:56 AM

When Leon Rosselson wrote "Do You Remember" he was about 25. How did he know exactly how I was going to feel when I was 50?

And yes, it was Cy Grant, and still is. **daylia** would LOVE him!
What a bloke eh?

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 03:59 PM

Subject: RE: The Galliard any memories of this group?
From: GUEST,Hootenanny
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 04:02 PM

A bit pedantic I know but it was Shirley BLAND and Jimmie (ie) and it was The Galliards (plural)

OK I'll get out more.

Hoot

Subject: RE: The Galliards-any memories of this group?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 18 Nov 05 - 05:13 PM

I thought Shirley and Jimmy were married at that time, and I did write Galliards but ran out of space [Thanks clone]
Giok

Subject: RE: The Galliards-any memories of this group?
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 19 Nov 05 - 03:09 PM

I met Jimmy in Cecil Sharpe House in the early 60s, Didn't he have a wife named Jill then ?