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Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4

04 Dec 07 - 12:11 PM (#2208400)
Subject: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Emma B

"Word of Mouth" today at 4p.m. - available on listen again

Presenter Michael Rosen goes back to the Old School Yard.

"He's finding out what's become of playground rhymes, those verses that accompany young children's clapping, skipping and counting games.

How are they bearing up in the face of online alternative amusements? He finds rumours of their death to be greatly exaggerated.

In fact, at Columbia School in East London Michael finds them to be in right rude health, and constantly evolving, some even traceable to their roots in West Africa."


04 Dec 07 - 12:47 PM (#2208423)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: sian, west wales

Yeh, I heard that last night. Very interesting!

sian


17 Dec 07 - 02:37 AM (#2216962)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Ruth Archer

there was a follow-up article in yesterday's Observer newspaper:

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2228396,00.html

Malcolm Taylor, Library Director for the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, was interviewed about the project on Radio 5 Live last night. Did anyone hear it?


17 Dec 07 - 01:10 PM (#2217342)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield

and Malcolm Taylor will be on BBC1 Breakfast TV on Tuesday morning talking about the same project.
Derek Schofield


17 Dec 07 - 04:17 PM (#2217496)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: GUEST,Derek Schofield

...at about 8.45am I am told.
Derek


18 Dec 07 - 09:11 AM (#2218052)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Grab

I'm sure their health is *very* rude, if it's anything like I remember...


24 Jun 08 - 08:43 AM (#2373164)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: GUEST

American Playground Game chants, rhythms found in the National Childrens Folksong Repository.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/


24 Jun 08 - 02:55 PM (#2373447)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Playground rhymes on BBC Radio 4
From: Azizi

Here's that hyperlink, Guest:

http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/NCFR/


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Both of those are very interesting and worthwhile projects-the British one and the US one.