[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-06 Thread Dru Brooke-Taylor
If you've got the Green Piper's Pocket Book, there's Old Towler, which is wholly secular but also sort of half belongs to the South Yorkshire carolling tradition. The words definitely belong to the cold half of the year. Dru Brooke-Taylor On 5 Dec 2007, at 22:47, Ian Lawther wrote: In a few

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-06 Thread Colin
find it (I have the dots somewhere and it's driving me mad). Colin Hill - Original Message - From: "Gibbons, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: [NSP] Re: Winter tunes Snowy Monday? But not very Xmassy this year, or any y

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-06 Thread Ian Lawther
I've had replies to this letting me know its Shrove Tuesday which might be a stretch to count as the current season - but I may just stretch it. My thinking with it is that "Chevy Chase" is used at the game, "The Lads of Alnwick" take part in it and "Lamshaw's Fancy" could round out the set

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-06 Thread Ian Lawther
Anyone know when the town football takes/took place in Alnwickwas that a winter time tradition? Ian To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-06 Thread Gibbons, John
Snowy Monday? But not very Xmassy this year, or any year in London John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 06 December 2007 10:12 To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] Re: Winter tunes > On 6 Dec 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wr

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2007-12-06 Thread chris . ormston
> On 6 Dec 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> there's Small Coals and Little Money > > Just be careful if using SMS predictive texting with that one!! Also known as "Fill the Stoup and Keep it Clinking" - fairly festive, > but perhaps a bit adult. > > Julia > > > > To get on or off this lis

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-06 Thread Julia . Say
On 6 Dec 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > there's Small Coals and Little Money Also known as "Fill the Stoup and Keep it Clinking" - fairly festive, but perhaps a bit adult. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-05 Thread NancyHaft
Ian, Since there aren't many tunes about hot chocolate how about Drops of Brandy or Lasses Pass the Brandy. Then there's Small Coals and Little Money -- although maybe adults relate to that as a "winter" tune more than children. Dame Get Up and Bake Your Pies -- is that about religion or a

[NSP] Re: Winter tunes

2007-12-05 Thread Julia . Say
On 5 Dec 2007, Ian Lawther wrote: > One choice is The Cold Nights Of Winter, > Is there any music > associated with other traditions at this time of year The Frost is all over The Hogmanay Jig... Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wb