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05 Mar 03 - 01:26 AM (#903764) Subject: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: Joe Offer It's time for me to place another CAMSCO order, and I decided I'd like a CD or two of Sydney Carter songs. I had to do a lot of searching, but I found one at CDUniverse called Lovely in the Dances: The Songs of Sydney Carter Gracenote.com gives this track listing:
In another thread, somebody posted a link to Stainer & Bell, Sydney Carter's publisher in the UK. They have several songbooks, but nothing that would be considered comprehensive. They have a "various artists" CD that looks interesting, called Lord of the Dance. Here's a track listing:
There's an accompanying songbook, called Sydney Carter's Lord of the Dance. Here are contents:
Lord of the Dance Author's Note on Lord of the Dance Author's Note on Present Tense Present Tense Poem: Doubting Tom Pluck the Rose Poem: What is Impossible Poem: Run the Film Backwards Come, Holy Harlequin Judas and Mary Author's Note on Judas and Mary Poem: The New Song Poem: Reversal Poem: By this Sea Poem: Robinson Crusoe Bird of Heaven After Six and All Day Sunday Poem: The Future in the Past Green like the Leaves Author's Note on Shake and Shiver Shake and Shiver Poem: Christ's Hospital Poem: In Coram Fields Poem: Interview Creator of the Living Julian of Norwich One More Step Author's Note on One More Step Like the Snow Poem: This Black Light -Joe Offer- |
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05 Mar 03 - 04:36 AM (#903819) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: Trevor Hello Joe. I've got Lovely in the Dances. Although I find some of the tunes a bit 'samey' it's saved for me by the styles of the various artists performing them. I haven't got it in front of me so I can't remember who does what, but John Kirkpatrick is one of my all time faves anyway. The tracks on which Carter himself performs I find moving - it really feels as if he is enjoying working with interpretors of his work. Our little band, Rapsquillion, has a couple of Carter songs in the repertoire: 'John Bull' (which I guess, after 'Lord of the Dance' is the best known) and the fantastic 'Bitter is the Night' which we sing as a three-part round. The album, in my opinion, is worth getting. |
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05 Mar 03 - 05:26 AM (#903833) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: Dave Bryant I sing quite a few of Sydney's songs. He's written some wonderful songs about (or often questioning) religious or social subjects - my favourites are: Friday Morning (wonderfully ironic) Standing in the rain Crow on the Cradle John Ball. On the other hand there are some great comic/lighter songs that people often don't realise that he wrote: The Telephone Song Down Below Eros (I posted the words to a thread the other day) Man With a Microphone Silver in the Stubble (let me be chaste etc - but not quite yet) |
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05 Mar 03 - 05:42 AM (#903838) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: Dave Bryant Joe Perhaps in the light of my posting, you should add these related threads to the list at the top. Eros Telephone Song Down Below |
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05 Mar 03 - 09:32 AM (#903931) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: GUEST,Arkie I have an lp of the Lovely In The Dances which I've had put on CD and I like everything on the recording. Lord of the Dance, John Ball, Julian of Norwich, and George Fox have really catchy tunes and some of the others are rather haunting pieces. Holy Horses is one my personal favorites. The notes indicated that its meaning should be obvious, but not to me. I like it anyway. I have heard very few of the songs on the other CD, but "One More Step" was selected as the number one favorite in a poll of English school children a few years back. I think Lord of the Dance was fifth or sixth in that poll. As an aside as it is really not relevant here, but I have a reel tape of a television performance of Sydney Carter and Donald Swan from over 35 years ago which I am hoping to get put on CD shortly if it is still playable. I have not listened to it in so many years I no longer remember the songs that are performed but I can still visualize the performances. |
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05 Mar 03 - 12:39 PM (#904065) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: GUEST,JohnB I came across this site a while ago from another mudcat thread, hope it helps. I heard "Carol of the Creatures" years ago, relly liked it, there again it is Maddy Prior singing. Never bought the recording though. JohnB |
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05 Mar 03 - 01:12 PM (#904084) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: delphinium I also like Lovely in the Dances very much. Lyrics, sleeve notes and more at http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/folk/records/lovelyinthedances.html But be warned, only for those who like to hear the songs replaying in your mind for a long time ... uh,oh, now you've done it ... who will be the lady, who will be the lord ... |
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27 Mar 04 - 06:02 AM (#1147442) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: GUEST,rogermerrick@f2s.com The LP "And now it is so early" on Galliard was recorded with Sydney Carter, and Bob & Carole Pegg. It is now one of the rarest (= highest priced) folk lps - 350 US dollars, 18000 yen. Anyone know if a reissue would be possible? |
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24 May 13 - 09:46 AM (#3518784) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: GUEST,roger Surprised at the request for availability of songbooks. Many were issued published by Galliard Ltd in piano and chord books called In The Present Tense Books 1-5 and include most of the best known from One More Step to My Last Cigarette (Sheila Hancock), Port Mahon (Julie Felix etc) to George Fox. I have the first 3 from first publications in the late sixties. All 5 are still available on line from Stainer and Bell at £6 each (I guess this is the brief link mentioned above - clearly not Carte's complete output but I would still consider the collection quite comprehensive. I was recently asked to play When I needed a Neighbour (another great school assembly favourite) at church and was able to oblige. |
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15 Oct 19 - 04:51 AM (#4013720) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: GUEST,Guest. Ray I am looking for the text of Sydney Carter's poem/song entitled 'The Present Text' which includes the quote 'Your holy hearsay is not evidence / show me the good news in the present time' |
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15 Oct 19 - 05:23 PM (#4013856) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: Richard Mellish "Present Tense" is the first song in Book 2 of the "In the present tense" series available from Stainer & Bell. They might not be happy if I (or anyone) post the words here, and anyway you might as well have the music and the other songs too, for a mere £6.50: https://stainer.co.uk/shop/n25075/ |
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17 Oct 19 - 05:22 PM (#4014208) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: keberoxu Should anyone value a present-day update to the questions in the OP in this thread: I have Amazon dot com on another tab, as I enter this post. Songs of Sydney Carter in the Present Tense, published by Galliard, there are copies of Books One and Two, used ones. Striking That Rock: Sydney Carter and Donald Swann in an Exploration of the Holy Land -- no description (it's in the Books category), I have no earthly idea what the contents are. Lord of the Dance: The Song by Sydney Carter This is more than sheet music. It is the life of Jesus, the description reads, written for children and their families, with illustrations, and the stanzas from Sydney Carter strategically inserted into the narrative. from Lion Publishing Corp. Sydney Carter's book Rock of Doubt is available. Dance in the Dark -- I don't know what this is -- also available. Volume 5 of In the Present Tense, published by Stainer & Bell rather than Galliard. Sydney Carter's Lord of the Dance and other Songs and Poems, published 2003 by Stainer & Bell. Greenprint for Song: Songs with Author's Notes by Sydney Carter, published 1974 by Stainer & Bell. |
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17 Oct 19 - 05:36 PM (#4014212) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: keberoxu And then there is this: Nine (9) Carols or Ballads by Sydney Carter, with this listing on the front cover: Lord of the Dance Friday Morning Judas and Mary George Fox Every Star shall Sing a Carol Bitter was the Night The Devil Wore a Crucifix The Cross on the Cradle Standing in the Rain dated 1963, and for publisher it says Clarion Photographic Services. Galliard publishing also has something titled Songs of Sydney Carter 4: Riding a Tune, dated 1971. |
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17 Oct 19 - 05:43 PM (#4014214) Subject: RE: Sydney Carter Recordings & Books From: keberoxu Lovely in the Dances may now be found (second hand in some cases) in: vinyl, compact disc, and MP3 download. And Now It Is So Early originally dated 1972 has been reissued on CD in 2006 from a Japanese source. ("digital remastered") Here is the track listing for the re-issue of And Now It Is So Early. Come, Love, Carolling Run the Film Backwards Glass of Water Last Exit to Brooklyn Up at the House of Cecil Sharp Port Mahon Shake and Shiver The Holy Horses Judas and Mary Friday Morning Doctor Spock The Candlelight George Fox bonus track: Lord of the Dance |