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11 Aug 24 - 08:44 AM (#4206870) Subject: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: The Sandman How about organisers having a singers night of songs collected by Sharp, Baring Gould, Kidson, to ensure that occasionally these songs are sung still in uk folk clubs. |
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11 Aug 24 - 10:07 AM (#4206872) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: GUEST,Keith Price Remember when they had novelty Beatles/60's nights Dick. They don't have to feature them anymore, they're part and parcel of the night. |
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11 Aug 24 - 11:05 AM (#4206877) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: GUEST,IS Why should songs collected in England by English collectors be sung in folk clubs in any other part of the 'UK' than England? |
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11 Aug 24 - 12:26 PM (#4206883) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: Raggytash Oh we don't mind sharing "our" songs with the Irish, Welsh or Scottish singers. |
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11 Aug 24 - 12:32 PM (#4206885) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: Dave the Gnome You mean like the famous Irish song "Dirty Old Town", Raggy? :-D |
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11 Aug 24 - 12:34 PM (#4206886) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: The Sandman guest IS, perhaps they might like to hear them,Stranger things have happened |
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11 Aug 24 - 12:41 PM (#4206887) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: GUEST,groovy Yes, let's insist that all UK folk clubs make space for ditties such as 'The Hunting of Arscott of Tetcott', 'A-nutting We Will Go' (as beloved by Chelsea FC supporters), and the frankly perverted 'Both Sexes Give Ear to My Fancy'* - all collected by Baring-Gould. Wouldn't it be a good idea to limit The Sandman's far too frequent posts to, say, only one or two a day? *Believed to be the first song collected on the subject of aural sex. |
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11 Aug 24 - 07:26 PM (#4206896) Subject: RE: a suggestion for uk folk clubs From: RTim OK...Let us all suggest to Dick "What"... he can sing next time he is in a Folk Club... Tim Radford |