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02 Jun 22 - 05:03 PM (#4143263) Subject: Title of Mike Waterson's Rushcart song? From: GeoffLawes Does anyone know the title of Mike Waterson's Rushcart song.I have looked in Mainly Norfolk's "Index of Waterson songs" but cannot spot it. https://mainlynorfolk.info/watersons/songs/ I am told that it might be Mike Waterson's last song. |
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04 Jun 22 - 08:22 PM (#4143338) Subject: ADD Rushcart Song From: Joe Offer Interesting. Apparently, it's just called "Rushcart Song," and it's part of the play An August Bank Holiday Lark. See here: https://www.whatsonstage.com/huddersfield-theatre/news/barrie-rutter-on-an-august-bank-holiday-lark-i-did_33585.html Rushcart Song (Act One, Scene Five of An August Bank Holiday Lark.). Based on a theme by Mike Waterson and incorporating the Saddleworth Rushcart Song. RUSHCART SONG Cut the rushes, pile them high Stack them 'til they reach the sky So the church be warm and dry Oh we are all rushcarters. On our hats a bright bouquet Sing the summer, dance the day Come we will, if come we may Oh, we are all rushcarters. We are not rich, we are not poor We do not beg from door to door You'll have seen us all before We are all rushcarters. Through the village, up the hill Round the green and by the mill Bearing rushes, dancing still We are all rushcarters. [Enter the Rushcart Lads] Oh, the Rushcart lads are bonny bonny lads, The Rushcart lads are bonny Oh they dance round t'cart And that's as good as ony. With heft and heart We pull the cart In August, bright and sunny The Rushcart lads are bonny bonny lads, The Rushcart lads are bonny. Cut the rushes, pile them high Stack them 'til they reach the sky So the church be warm and dry Oh we are all rushcarters. Dance we did in days of yore Like our fathers did before We will dance forevermore We are all rushcarters. Partial script (click) |
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09 Jun 22 - 06:41 PM (#4143875) Subject: RE: Title of Mike Waterson's Rushcart song? From: FreddyHeadey The cast of An August Bank Holiday Lark singing this version. https://youtu.be/51sjLuEk3yo |