Hello again singers in Lewes and elsewhere. Hope you’re still well and surviving everything. Here are my suggested songs for this month. As ever some old, some new, with recordings of starting notes, first verse and chorus, and some harmonies and lyrics HERE. Recordings which were made in previous months are marked*. I’ve included words for the new songs. If you’re missing any other words let me know and I can send them to you.
In addition I’ve set up two Zoom sessions this month – in the usual Lewes slot Tuesday 20th 7:30pm and on Sunday 25th 3pm. Lewes singers should have received an email with the links for these. If anyone else would like to come along contact me and I will send them. Whoever is there can decide how we spend the time. All welcome at one or both sessions. If you just want to say hello and listen then that’s fine too.
- Let’s get warmed up with Ale Glorious Ale* and The Brisk Young Ploughboy*.
- Next a couple of moodier songs. Hollingbury is a new composition from our own Lewes singer Dave Turner about the ancient hill fort in the north of Brighton; while Poor Froze-Out Gardeners is a 19th century broadside regarding jobless gardeners in winter.
- Taking us to our comfort and refreshments break, a trio of light and pretty love songs. The traditional Hares on the Mountain* then The Turtle Dove* which was collected by Lucy Broadwood from the landlord of the Plough Inn in Rusper. The last one Valiants All is a new song for Lewes singers which was introduced by Stephen Alberry of the Chichester Group and was collected from Stephen Spooner at the Midhurst Union Workhouse. I've added some low and high harmonies.
- We’ll get started again with some singing about… whisper it… Christmas, well it is nearly November now!! As we have plenty of time available at the moment, in the coming few months as well as covering all our usual seasonal songs I will be introducing some new Sussex carols. These will be familiar to those who usually sing with Brighton Pub Carols which it seems we will also sadly be missing this year. But for now let’s start easing gently into the spirit of the season with three familiar songs from our existing repertoire – The Angel Gabriel, the rounds Child of Light / Hey Ho Winter Snow and The Coppers’ Christmas Song to which I've added a new bass harmony.
- Finally, to round off the evening our old favourites East Sussex Drinking Song* and Pleasant and Delightful*.
Stay safe, keep well and happy singing until we can meet again in person. Golier!
Tina
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