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08 Jan 20 - 12:45 PM (#4027056) Subject: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,Rose Hello I am searching for winter themed ballads and songs. Any leads or favorites are welcomed. Much thanks. Rose |
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08 Jan 20 - 01:38 PM (#4027080) Subject: ADD: Winter Rides Again (Ursula Wadey) From: GUEST,keberoxu Below the line, Rose, Mudcatter John MacKenzie went to the "Winter Is Here" thread and posted a perfectly hilarious ode to winter by, did he say Ursula Wadey? It's thick with Spoonerisms to make it even funnier, and called "Spooner Rides Again." It ought to be here, upstairs!! Thread #148022 Message #4027020 Posted By: John MacKenzie 08-Jan-20 - 10:40 AM Thread Name: BS: Winter is here Subject: RE: BS: Winter is here
Well keberoxu, you may regret your comments, as here is the full ouevre, written by my late lamented friend Ursula Wadey. |
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08 Jan 20 - 03:41 PM (#4027112) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,JHW Graeme Miles - When the Snows of Winter Fall, Sea Coal, How the Cold Wind Does Blow. Larry Kaplan - Get Her in to Shore. Robert Frost poem - Stopping by Woods (I do as a song) |
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08 Jan 20 - 04:45 PM (#4027121) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,Julia L We have a parody of Wild My Thyme which features taking out the dog in a blizzard "Will you go Lassie , go" |
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08 Jan 20 - 04:55 PM (#4027123) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,Julia L or this THE PLOOMAN LAD (Downeast) (The Plooman Lad's for me) by Julia Lane Sae briskly every winter Tae the road he does repair When north winds blaw and freeze our toes And snowflakes fill the air All mounted high in his fourwheel drive Wi’ the lichts gaein’ roon’ an’ roon’ I dropped my jaw when first I saw The lad that drives the ploo’ It’s the plooman lad for me For he keeps my driveway free All winter long I’ll sing this song “It’s the Plooman Lad for me” Well I’m just a country supermom And my driveway it is long So I hire the man who drives the plow For his truck is so braw and strong When it snows all night, before daylight I know he’ll be aroon’ With his GMC he keeps me free The lad that drives the ploo’ Even when it snows all afternoon I’ll never have a care When there’s lots of snow he goes real slow- It’s then he’ll use first gear He plows me up , he plows me doon He plows me aroon an’ roon’ It’s my delight when he plows all night The lad that drives the ploo’ |
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08 Jan 20 - 04:55 PM (#4027124) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,Julia L Seriously- Waiting for the Snow Remember the Poor Stormy Scenes of Winter The Mary L McKay 'T Is Winter Now Hearth & Fire The Stranger Song for Winter's Night Young Charlotte Orion on the Rise |
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08 Jan 20 - 05:37 PM (#4027135) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Dave Sutherland The Snows They Melt The Soonest Are Ye Sleeping Maggie? The Terror Time When A Man's In Love |
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11 Jan 20 - 07:51 AM (#4027637) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Daniel Kelly The title track from Kate Rusby's Christmas album, Holly Head Follow the Heron Home - Karine Polwart |
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12 Jan 20 - 05:48 PM (#4027883) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,Guest Tom Patterson The Snowball Murder It fell one December, the early shift done, four miners met up in the lane. The dark clouds above fought a watery sun as they left to go poaching again. Across the bleak marsh land soon far out of sight, to the edge of the forest they went Taking their prey in the fast fading light, til every last minute was spent. They trudged their way homeward as the night air turned still and the first flakes of snow drifted down. Their thoughts turned from hunting to drinking their fill by the fireside with friends gathered round. The Gate Inn shone out like a beacon ahead, soon they were there at the bar Telling tales, laughing at all that was said, toasting their day in the carr. When closing time beckoned a blizzard had called and the path now lay deep under snow. William Wood squatted to make a snowball and joked as he started to throw. "Stop heaving and clotting or I'll fire no doubt", George Hunter's voice echoed around But William continued, a gunshot rang out and his blood stained the white winter ground. All Dinnington mourned the sad loss of young Wood, George Hunter was taken away. At the local assizes the wretched man stood, convicted of murder that day. When spring came to Morpeth, he was held in the tower, waiting to take his last breath As the prison bell sounded to signal the hour, William Marwood dropped him to his death. ( the murder took place in Northumberland in 1875 ) |
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12 Jan 20 - 11:22 PM (#4027919) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST Susan McKeown - Through the Bitter Frost and Snow Bill Morrissey - Winter Song Bill Morrisey - Birches Bill Monroe - Footprints in the Snow Mike Waterson - Jack Frost Joel Mabus has put a tune to Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods" (as have many other people, I imagine) |
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13 Jan 20 - 09:09 AM (#4027981) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,henryp Emily Smith – Winter The leaves are falling from the trees Farewell for now warm summer breeze Weather has been good this year Now the winter will soon be here The nights are drawing into shorter days I hear the old folk and the country people say Don't fear the dark, nature has it all in hand Time to reflect and renew the tired land So we'll stoke the fire and light the lamp Turn our backs in from the damp Settle down beneath the starry sky Endure the winter passing by |
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13 Jan 20 - 10:39 AM (#4028012) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Steve Gardham Searching for Lambs? |
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13 Jan 20 - 10:42 AM (#4028014) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Steve Gardham Try 'The Super and the Snowman' at www.yorkshirefolksong.net |
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13 Jan 20 - 10:18 PM (#4028183) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Mike in Brunswick More of a late Fall/Autumn song but clearly about Winter - Urge for Going by Joni Mitchell. Also sung by Tom Rush. Mike |
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14 Jan 20 - 03:48 AM (#4028205) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler Can't remember the title, the song about the canal boat man who freezes to death after he is refused food and shelter. Has the phrase "14 miles from Banbury" repeated. Robin |
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14 Jan 20 - 05:02 AM (#4028218) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,henryp Canadians often have a vivid image of winter; River – Joni Mitchell It's coming on Christmas, They're cutting down trees. Putting up reindeer, Singing songs of joy and peace, Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. Snow – Jesse Winchester - resident in Canada I was tuning in the six o’clock newscast When the weatherman mentioned snow As soon as I heard that four letter word I was making my plans to go Someday Soon – Ian Tyson So blow you old Blue Norther, blow my love to me Calgary – Ian Tyson Drive me to the airport, 'cause my baby's waiting Way up north in Calgary the ice is breaking Color that jet plane going, color me gone Down on the Gulf of Mexico with the sunlight shifting I was playing cards and losing while the blizzard's drifting In Calgary she's waiting, all alone Song for a Winter’s Night – Gordon Lightfoot The fire is dying now, my lamp is growing dim The shades of night are liftin' The mornin' light steals across my windowpane Where webs of snow are driftin' |
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14 Jan 20 - 01:02 PM (#4028304) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: leeneia Drive the winter away 17th C? White Christmas Winter Wonderland Gloomy Winter's now awa - to finish up with |
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14 Jan 20 - 01:13 PM (#4028309) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Nick Third vote for Song for a Winters Night Winter Song - Lindisfarne We were discussing today whether now it's post Christmas we can still sing River at our next week's gig |
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14 Jan 20 - 02:39 PM (#4028317) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Brian Peters 'A-Roving on a Winter's Night' from the Watson Family is really a bunch of floating verses, but it's so lovely I always take the trouble to sing it in the Winter months. 'The Frozen Girl', if you want a bit of tragedy. 'Lonesome Scenes of Winter' 'Log Cabin Home in the Sky' (Incredible String Band) has 'snow piling all round the door! |
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15 Jan 20 - 12:28 AM (#4028402) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: GUEST,larepole Nic Jones - "Little Pot Stove" Archie Fisher - "Echo Mocks the Corncrake" Jean Rixhie - "Wintergrace" Lare |
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15 Jan 20 - 10:10 PM (#4028555) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Searching for winter themed ballads. From: Karen Impola And if you want a bit of farce, "The Frozen Logger" I'm curious as to whether Rose, who started this thread, is still reading here and finding it useful. |