SDFS at the 'Rural Life' Historic Gardens Weekend, Weald & Downland Living Museum

Update 28th June 2018: The performance times and set lists have been added below.

Sunday 1st July 2018

Organiser's website

Here's a chance to both sing and find out how to keep the fly off your turmuts organically!!!

Details for the weekend are here and we will be the only wandering minstrels on the Sunday.

You will need to let me know via email by the 24th June if you want to sing on the day so that your name can be put on the list for free entry, as I won't be at the YOHAH, Worthing Meeting on the 5th June.

Many thanks,
John C


SDFS performance times

11.00am, 11.30am and 12.00 noon near the millpond (C9 on the site plan)
2.00pm at Bayleaf Farmhouse (B1)
2.45pm near the millpond (C9)

Please gather at 10.45am near the millpond in readiness for our first set.

The songs we’ll be singing are:

Set 1 11.00am near the millpond:

1. Country Life Eb
2. Rosebuds In June B
3. The Nightingale A
4. The Magpie B
5. Oak, Ash & Thorn E

Set 2 11.30am near the millpond:

1. West Sussex Drinking Song F
2. Life Of A Man B
3. A Smuggler’s Song C#
4. Thousands Or More A
5. On Sussex Hills A
6. The Turnip Hoer B

Set 3 12.00 noon near the millpond:

1. Twanky Dillo G
2. Pleasant & Delightful A
3. Ale, Glorious Ale E
4. The Bee-Boy’s Song G
5. Brisk Young Ploughboy C

Set 4 2.00pm at Bayleaf Farmhouse:

1. The Farmer’s Toast A
2. Rosebuds In June B
3. Hard Times Of Old England F
4. Green Grow The Laurel G
5. Ale, Glorious Ale E

Set 5 2.45pm near the millpond:

1. Old Adam D
2. The Bee-Boy’s Song G
3. Rolling In The Dew F# - B
4. Jim The Carter Lad C#
5. The Turnip Hoer B
6. Jolly Good Song

For more information about what is happening on the day, read this document (pdf file). SDFS are mentioned at the very end of this. You may be interested to know that at 11.00am (when we will be singing) and again at 1.30pm a '10-minute taster talk' will be given on Alehouse culture and songs in Winkhurst Tudor kitchen (B2).