Thursday, September 10, 2009

Being the Fourth of September 2009...

I Used To Be: David/Bill 1:1
Amanda: Paul/Bill 1:1
The Joy of Love: Margaret
Moonlight Serenade: Brenda/Berry
Lullaby: Yvonne
? : Mike
Peggy Gordon: Lynda
Yours: Ken/Berry
Adieu To Old England: Mave
He Was Under My Window: Anne
Josie: Mike
Blues: Mick
Life's a Bugger Sometimes: Ken
Conamara Cradle Song: Jenny
Summertime: Bill 1:1
All Among the Barley: Colin
Next: David
Multiplication: Paul
Silver Dagger: Margaret
A Whiter Shade of Pale: Brenda/Berry
Oh So Naturally: Yvonne/Mike
Difficult Kind: Lynda
Let's Keep It That Way: Phine
Blue Bayou: Berry/Ken
Dirty Old Town: Mave
The Last House On Our Street: Anne
April Come She Will/Cathy's Song: Mike
The Chicago Jig/? : Mick/Mike
Old Daddy Fox: Bill 1:1

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Now is come September ...

Here's a seasonal song ...

All Among the Barley.












Now is come September, the hunter’s moon begun,
And through the wheaten stubble is heard the frequent gun.
The leaves are paling yellow, and kindling into red,
And the ripe and bearded barley is hanging down its head.

All among the barley, who would not be blithe,
While the ripe and bearded barley is smiling on the scythe?

The spring is like a young maid who does not know her mind.
The summer is a tyrant of most ungracious kind.
The autumn is an old friend, she gives one all she can,
And she brings the bearded barley to glad the heart of man.

All among the barley, who would not be blithe,
While the ripe and bearded barley is smiling on the scythe?


The wheat is like a rich man; it’s sleek and well to do.
The oats are like a pack of girls, laughing and dancing too.
The rye is like the miser; it’s sulky, lean and small,
But the ripe and bearded barley is monarch of them all.

All among the barley, who would not be blithe,
While the ripe and bearded barley is smiling on the scythe?


(Repeat v.1, then, all sing, chorus ad inf ... )

There are a few renditions on youtube.
Don't bother; we'll do it better!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Being the Twentyeighth of August 2009...

Talking Lion Blues: David
Bruton Town: Colin
The Bank O'Doone: Jane/Colin
I'll Take You Dancing Again: Mave
Grandpa's Grave: Ken
About a Quarter to Nine: Berry
Lovesong To a Stranger: Jane
Love Letters Straight Form Your Heart: David/George
The Best Days of Your Life: Jasmin
Any Dream Will Do: Ray
Girl: Les/Pam
Will You: Mick
Mrs. Merry's Ball: Bill 1:1
Day Has Come: Anthony
Between the Lines: David
Scarecrow: Colin
Babes in the Wood: Jane/Colin
My Mother Said: Mave
(She Did the) Fandango: Ken
Help Me Make It Through The Night: Berry
St. John The Gambler: Jane/David
Ain't Misbehaving: George
Samuel Plimsol: Jasmin
The Yodelling Blacksmith: Ray
Things We Said Today: Les
Handbags and Gladrags: Mick
The Deadly Wars: Bill 1:1/Mick

Being the Twentyfirst of August 2009...

David: D'you Ken John Peel?
Colin: Moorlough Shore
Chalky: San Francisco Bay Blues
Eddie: See That Rainbow Shine
Yvonne: Oh So Naturally
Mike: Just a Simple Love Song
Maggie: Magic Flute (excepts)
Jane/David: Joan of Arc
Josie/Gerry/Heather: Travelin' Light
Mike: This Old Guitar
Steve: Galway Shawl
Janet: The Gallant Frigate Amphitrite
Mave: The Manchester Rambler
Ken: English Channel No.5
Lynda: On Raglan Road
Paul: Yesterday
Bill 1:1: The Sandy Boar
John: High Holiday
Margaret: The Last Thing on My Mind
David: The Ballad of the Lost Prophet
Colin: The Miller and the Lass
Margaret: 4 Marys
Chalky: Cocaine Habit Blues
John: Tunes of Glory
Eddie: Dancing With You
Yvonne/Mike: Whiskery Bob
Maggie: Uncertain Love
Jane: Ohio River Boat Song
Josie/Gerry/Heather: 500 Miles
Mike: Puff the Magic Dragon
Steve: Keeping the Old Songs Alive
Janet: Storing Sugar In the Hole
Mave: Now I Has To Call Him Father
Lynda: The Patriot Game
Paul: Sisters of Mercy
Chalky: Jelly Roll
Steve: The Boxer