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29 Dec 08 - 08:36 AM (#2526516) Subject: Tom Bliss on BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,TB Just in case anyone does want to hear this, and missed my post on the Radio thread, I wrote: Not 'Folk' but heard at many a folk club and festival over the past year - a certain Mr Bliss (T) will be reciting his infamous monologue/poem composed entirely of English and Welsh place names on The Home Service (aka Radio 4) on Word of Mouth; Tuesday 30th (4.00 pm) repeated on Jan 5th at 11.00 pm. It starts thus: Middle English (and Welsh) Pie Takely: Appleby, Plumley, Cheriton, Pirton and Cantelop Melonby. Washington, Cutmill and Unstone. Ingoe Bole - and Masham* with Handley. Lickey End. Pickwell Bury: Blewbury, Goosey Bury, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Blackbourough and Llanberis. Tipton Shellow Bowells and Churn. Watchett Caerphilly. Wendy Mould.. Outwell. Wendy Sea Palling Wormington, or Crawley Bugthorpe, Kilham and Binham. etc until people start throwing things. Tom * Yes, I know. But these were all road signs I saw through my van window on my travels, so I can pronounce them how I jolly-well like! |
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29 Dec 08 - 10:46 AM (#2526629) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: Nessie Congrats Tom, we knew it was destined to be a classic the first time we heard it! A brilliant piece redolent of Stanley Unwin reading Flanders & Swann. Vanessa |
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29 Dec 08 - 11:17 AM (#2526661) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: VirginiaTam Looking ofrward to it. Is Messing Cum Inworth and Fingering Hoe in it? I could do a Virginia place name piece. Lesse! Assowoman, Bumpass, Onancock.... need I go on? |
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29 Dec 08 - 11:42 AM (#2526682) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: JohnB Don't even look at a map of Newfoundland. JohnB |
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29 Dec 08 - 11:56 AM (#2526689) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: SunrayFC Even NUNEATON gets a mention (my home town) |
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29 Dec 08 - 12:13 PM (#2526701) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,Tom Bliss This is the full list of places mentioned as of today (I've added a few since the recording) and many since the CD version was done at Festival At The Edge last summer Addingham Alfold Appleby Askham Bryan Askham Richard Bakeup Bakewell Beer Beetham Belchford Biggin Hill Binham Blackbourough Blewbury Blisworth Bole Bowlin Brimton Bugthorpe Burnham Burntwood Burpham Bury Butley Buttercrambe Buttermere Cadbury Caerphilly Calder Vale Cantelop Carrington Charing Cross Cheriton Cheshunt &nb |
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29 Dec 08 - 12:14 PM (#2526706) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST no idea why it CHpwelled that there Chopwell Churn Clapham Clothall Clotton Collingham Combe Cookham Coverham Crackoe Crawley Curry Cutmill Dacorum Darliston Deighton Devises Dishforth Donyatt Doughton Downham Doynton Dunnington Egham Eton Evenly Fetcham Filton Findon Floore Fridaythorpe Fullford Furness Gedding Glasson Goodleigh Goosey Greet Guist Handley Haselbech Heaton Henlade Honing Hoton Hungerford Ingoe Kettlesing Kilham Kingston Knapwell Knutsford Lastingham Lickey End Lightthorn Little Snoring Llanberis Mabe Maida Vale Makeworth Masham Mattersey Melonby Melton Milcombe Minskip Mixbury Monmouth Morecombe Mould Much Hadham Mumby Needham Noke Nottingham Nuneaton Onnelley Orpington Outwell Ovenden Ovenden Over Pannal Passenham Pattishall Penn Pickwell Pinchbeck Pirton Plaitford. Plumley Puddington Pyeworthy Pyon Reading Remenham Rollright Roseberry Topping Roundhay Runnymede Salt Sea Palling Selling Sevinton Shawbury Shellow Bowells Shirley Shrewsbury Sittingborne Sling St Just Stourton Sunderland. Swallow Tably Takely Tanton Tasely Tatterford Tebay Tees Tewin Thame Thatcham Thingwall Thursley Tickton Timble Tinwell Tipton Tirely Tockwith Tring Trumpington Tuesley Tumby Unstone Unthank Waitby Wantage Washington Watchett Wembly Wendy Wendy Wensbury Wilden Wormington Wrexham Yelling but not in that order |
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29 Dec 08 - 01:21 PM (#2526744) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: Derby Ram Tom, we'll catch one or the other. Cheers and a Happy New Year Keith and Sylvia |
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30 Dec 08 - 06:32 AM (#2527259) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,TB This afternoon at 4 |
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30 Dec 08 - 06:39 AM (#2527266) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: Big Al Whittle well done |
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30 Dec 08 - 06:45 AM (#2527267) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: Betsy Apart from the monologue Tom , I hope all your hard work in travelling and performing pays off - you deserve it, and as you have said before, if you need a mentor Vin will be there to give some well - founded advice . Wannabees just don't realise how difficult it is. It's not a case of turning up at an event , doing 2 x 45 mins spots and picking up the money. Oh ! how easy THAT would be. Success in the New Year and every year after. Cheers Betsy |
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30 Dec 08 - 11:35 AM (#2527473) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: George Papavgeris Just finished listening. Wells Dunning, Tom! |
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30 Dec 08 - 11:42 AM (#2527480) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: Abdul The Bul Bul Tom, it was Bliss. Brilliant. Al |
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30 Dec 08 - 01:58 PM (#2527611) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: VirginiaTam blast... i forgot. damn damn damn. |
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30 Dec 08 - 02:05 PM (#2527624) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,Tom Bliss Scroll to 'Word of Mouth' and click on 'listen' Good programme about pirates* with Pie for the last 10 mins or so. Tom *which is handy because I often squeeze the Pie into my pirate-themed show, so now I have an excuse! |
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06 Jan 09 - 04:30 PM (#2533384) Subject: RE: Tom Bliss, BBC Radio 4 From: GUEST,Tom I wasn't able to put a link to my website from the Word of Mouth site (BBC rules) but a kind chap called Hugh_Mosby-Joaquin (say it aloud) has kindly linked here, so I'm adding it now. Apologies for the bump. Tom Tom's album what has got it on it is here It's be available from iTunes soon - the holiday has caused a slight delay. |