Auld Lang Syne

The tune comes from Mr Garman of Forest Green in Surrey: Ralph Vaughan Williams adopted and adapted it for use in The English Hymnal.

The quiet first bit features a thicket of clarinets with a xaphoon on the tune plus some glockenspiely tinsel; while in the fast version, a whistle takes the lead accompanied by several soprano saxes and a vigorously encouraged cello (stick-thwacked, gardon-style...)

From the 'FunMusic for Little Kids' Christmas album. 
http://www.funmusicforlittlekids.com/about/

IB: clarinet, bass clarinet, xaphoon, glockenspiel, tin whistle, soprano saxophone, distressed cello.

O Little Town of Bethlehem/The Ploughboy's Dream

A song collected from Marina Russell and based on an actual case, that of Private John Frederick White of the 7th Hussars, who was sentenced to 150 lashes of the cat o'nine tails for the offence of striking a colour sergeant with a metal bar while drunk. The sentence was the maximum allowed, and was viciously delivered. White was despatched to hospital, seemingly all right, but died there several days later. His became a cause celebre, and eventually led to the prime minister at the time, several years later that he favoured the abolition of corporal punishment . White's flogging occured in 1846, but the punishment was not withdrawn in the army until 1881, some long time afterwards. 
The song exaggerates the number of lashes but a certain degree of the story is true.

John White

Marian and I first met at the last Sussex Singers' Weekend in Seaford in early 2001 - both arriving early, and discussing the sort of songs we sang. We discovered that we had a very large chunk of our repertoires in common. We've been friends ever since, and have been to many folk weekends, festivals etc together over the years, to the extent that at one point Ivy Poole thought we were sisters! She produced one CD some years ago, which I thought I had lost but which remerged in my collection recently. Happy to share

06 The Fowler

Jah Northfield

For what would have been Helens 90th Birthday today.

Dwelling In Beulahland Helen Schneyer

An excerpt from our 1992 album, Mellophone, by the Old Hat Dance Band, featuring Barry Coope, Mel Dean, Katie Howson, John Howson, Reg Reader, Ted Stevens and Chris Wood.

Mellophone

Silver Wings

I wrote this about a year ago, and it's been an absolute joy to spend some time getting it recorded here on Cartmel Fell. 

"Debateable Lands"

A pop song that I wrote, sang and recorded, ca. 1986. As best I can remember I used a Roland Juno 106; an ESQ 1; a Korg DDD1 drum machine; and an early generation emulator. Everything was recorded onto a four track recorder.

Trust Me (1986)

"Go from my window", a very popular folksong in its time. This is an arrangement by John Dowland (1563 - 1626)
guitar : F.Hiemenz

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"just for fun" recording in puzzlepie studio Munich/Türkenfeld  ('88) 
Sound restauration of a compact cassette copy with WaveLab 7 (2012) by FHgitarre
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just found a midi version of the original tune with one of the most popular text versions:
http://mysongbook.de/mtb/r_clarke/songs/gofrom1.htm

06 The Fowler

Irene Shettle

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