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26 Apr 06 - 08:09 PM (#1728375) Subject: Song from 'Sticks and bells' From: GUEST,Expats in New York Here we are in exile in New York over Mayday, and wanted to sing 'Easter Eggs and Bonfire night and Christmas and new Year' - we cannot remember all the words, can anyone help? |
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27 Apr 06 - 07:07 AM (#1728652) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Refresh- 'cause I don't know it but would love to learn it too! |
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27 Apr 06 - 07:09 AM (#1728655) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: IanC Huh ... thought it must be about Morris Dancing. ;-) |
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27 Apr 06 - 07:42 AM (#1728669) Subject: ADD: Easter Eggs & Bonfire Night & Christmas & NYr From: GUEST,The black belt caterpillar wrestler This is as I transcribed it from the radio show back in 1982. I sang it last night in Wray, neas Lancaster as was out with the John o' Gaunt Morris Men as our spot in the Scarecrow Festival. Easter Eggs and Bonfire Night and Christmas and New Year (title/author unknown) My Granny said the other night, "Next Monday is the day To mark the ending of the old, it is the first of May." "Now what's so special." we all cried, "Do we get a day off school ? Do we go for a bike ride down our lane, or a trip to the swimming pool ?" Well Granny sat us quietly down and opened her book to read. "You kids are losing heritage to spaceships, telly and speed. If only for one minute a day you'd just sit down and try To think about the days of old. Don't let tradition die." CH. Like Easter eggs and Bonfire Night and Christmas and New Year, Our Maypole means so much to us, so give us a rousing cheer. "When I was younger and lived at home, my brothers and sisters and me Would work for hours through April showers with ribbons and paint, you see. All the colours we could find and trim them up so neat That when the first of May came round we'd the best pole in our street. The morning of the first of May was special to us all. We'd dance around the Maypole and on our friends we'd call. We'd knock on doors and sing our songs with garlands and banners and chains, And pick up the pennies that folks threw down to drive off the April rains." Her words put new life in our blood, we'd two days left to go. Johnny found a wooden pole and painted it for show, And Susie cut the ribbons up, and Gran taught us the song, And when the first of May came round we'd do it, right or wrong. We danced 'til nine o'clock that morn and then set off for school. We told the teachers what we'd done and I felt a proper fool, But they were very pleased with us and we showed the class the way To dance around the Maypole and welcome in the May. |
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27 Apr 06 - 11:20 AM (#1728819) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: Jim Dixon Is "Easter eggs and Bonfire Night and Christmas and New Year" really the name of the song? Who wrote it? Who performs it? Did anyone record it? |
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27 Apr 06 - 02:50 PM (#1728996) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: GUEST,The black belt caterpillar wrestler I've never known its propper name, it was in a radio show called "sticks and bells" made, I believe, for radio Oxford and then repeated by Jim Lloyd on Folk on Two on 18th December 1982. I think Steve Heap was responsible for the show, don't know if that applies to the song. Don't know if there's an official recording of it but it must be in the BBC Archive. |
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27 Apr 06 - 03:23 PM (#1729023) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: Liz the Squeak If Steve Heap was responsible, try Emailing Mrs Caseys' music... they might be able to help. LTS |
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28 Apr 06 - 11:11 AM (#1729183) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: jojofolkagogo Yeah, I thought it was about clog dancing too !!! Jo-Jo |
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28 Apr 06 - 01:04 PM (#1729289) Subject: RE: Sticks and bells From: GUEST,Expats in New York Thank You mudcat people! We only recently have been told about this site - and the answer to this is amazing! We first heard 'Stick and Bells' on boxing day on radio Oxford - can't be exactly sure, but it was 78 or thereabouts. Steve Heap was certainly connected, but don't know much more. 'Easter Eggs' is a great song, and we will do our best with it on Monday! |
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17 Sep 12 - 03:34 AM (#3405991) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Easter Eggs and Bonfire Night and ... From: Phil Edwards On the (brief) track listing which now accompanies the Folk On 2 audio, it's listed as "Our Maypole". That's not conclusive, although it is a better title! On the other hand, a GUEST poster on this thread, who got the song from the same source, refers to it as "The First of May". Here are the credits, from the same source: Musicians: Dave Whetstone John Maxwell Jean-Pierre Rasle John Whetstone Doug Sherrif Peter Franch Nic Jones Dave Fenner Steve Makin Singers: Pierce Butler Graham Bradstock Figgy Hobbin Dennis Manners Narrator: Mark Kastrowviz Members of Yessack Morris Men(?) Written by Steve Heap Whether that "written by" credit extends to the original songs, who knows. Thread #84316 Message #1558916 Posted By: GUEST,Robin Madge 08-Sep-05 - 07:24 AM Thread Name: wanted- a maypole Subject: RE: wanted- a maypole
People seem to be thinking that a Maypole will be large and fixed to the ground. The Lancashire Maypoles were quite often only about 6 feet long and carried by one person whilst the others dance around. Consider the words from the song written by, I think, Steve Heap? |