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07 Jan 11 - 09:20 PM (#3069613) Subject: Raise Your Banners - Sheffield From: Ian Fyvie Many will remember these political song weekends in the 1990s. I assume they came to an end when the UK Tory government gave way to the Blair era in 1997 (along with lots of foolish optimism etc.). With austerity, cuts, mass redundancies once again the order of the day, I would imagine there will be a mushrooming of political songwriting and a new generation of folk genre performers. Time to bring back Raise Your Banners? - and similar events elsewhere? - after all we're all in the suffering together (except the Bankers....) Ian Fyvie (I'm still singing the old songs... have to write some new ones....!) |
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08 Jan 11 - 05:17 AM (#3069706) Subject: RE: Raise Your Banners - Sheffield From: GUEST,folkiedave Not sure where you have been Ian :-) but it has carried on: http://www.raiseyourbanners.org/ |
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08 Jan 11 - 01:48 PM (#3069959) Subject: RE: Raise Your Banners - Sheffield From: Ian Fyvie Thanks Dave. I must have droppef off the mailing list. Have to say though that I've not heard it mentioned in any folk circles for 10 or so years. I'll check your web page again (last time was probably 8 years ago.....) Ian |
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08 Jan 11 - 06:35 PM (#3070187) Subject: RE: Raise Your Banners - Sheffield From: GUEST,Joe G Hi Ian As Dave says RYB is alive and well and living in Bradford - plans are well advanced for the next festival on the weekend of 25 - 27 Nov this year and it would be great to see you there. Please join up as a member to help us keep in touch. |
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09 Jan 11 - 07:26 AM (#3070466) Subject: RE: Raise Your Banners - Sheffield From: bradfordian An excellent value CD --£5-- is available from RYB featuring:- Roy Bailey - If they come in the morning Atila the Stockbroker - Haider Frankie Armstrong - The Millworker Ray Hearne - rother sing a don song Tom Robinson - That driving seat Rebel Voices - We all sang bread and roses Rob Johnson - Be reasonable July MacNamara - Fly like an eagle Alastair Hulett Siege on union street Faith Petric - As long as the grass shall grow Black Voices - In the distance Leon Rossleson - It's just a song Kath Tait - Bollocks, I've got too many lovers Coope Boyes & Simpson - The ryhme of no-mans land Holly Near - I aint afraid Tommy Sands - Daughters ans sons Sandra Kerr - We were there Dick Gaughan - The workers song Billy Bragg - The Internationale Raise Your Banners CD click on GO TO SHOP for CD |