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05 Aug 07 - 10:45 AM (#2119645) Subject: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: GUEST,David Robertson I was talking to John Connolly in Blakeney last week, and he told me that some of the late Alex Atterson's settings of Causley's poems have recently been re-released on CD. He told me where I might find the details and order a copy, but age and alcohol worked their magic, and by the following morning, the details were more than a tad hazy. Has anyone come across the CD, please? |
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05 Aug 07 - 11:36 AM (#2119683) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: The Borchester Echo I imagine Jim Causley (who is a great-nephew or something) would know. Ask him through his MySpace page. Alex Atterley, although from East Anglia, spent a lot of time in Cornwall and was once accompanist to the singer Brenda Wootton, |
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05 Aug 07 - 11:42 AM (#2119686) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: The Borchester Echo Sorry, ATTERSON. Too many leys which might be a reflection of the wine I'm on. Are these settings by Alex performed by others or by him? |
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05 Aug 07 - 02:38 PM (#2119810) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: cptsnapper David if you pm me I'll send you one. It's a re-release of Pushing The Business On & the poems on it are Johnny Alleluia, Three Masts, O Billy Do You Hear That Bell, Nelson Gardens, Hawthorn White & Billy Medals.They're £10.00 plus postage |
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05 Aug 07 - 04:06 PM (#2119877) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: Cats You could try the new Causley museum in Launceston. |
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05 Aug 07 - 05:04 PM (#2119924) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: Folkiedave Someone called Steve Green also set some of the poems to music. Anyone seeing Jim please mention it I have sent him an email. And who is/was Steve Green? |
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06 Aug 07 - 09:04 AM (#2120245) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: Saro Hello David - hope you are getting the information you need! Saro PS Paul Clarke says to thank Maggie for his share of the pudding on thursday!! |
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07 Aug 07 - 04:42 AM (#2120689) Subject: RE: Alex Atterson's Charles Causley settings From: diminished 5th Blimey! 38 years wed, and now I find another bloke's getting his hands on my wife's puddings! |