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Donkey Riding
"Donkey Riding" is a traditional work song or sea shanty originally sung in Canada, Scotland and the Northeastern United States. It has also become popular as a children's song. The earliest written record of the song dates to 1857. The tune and words are an adaptation of "Highland Laddie". It is generally, but not universally,Douglas Coombes (1974) ''Songs for singing together: fifty songs from around the world taken from the BBC's music programme for schools 'Singing Together' '', BBC Publications agreed that the "donkey" of the song title is a reference to the steam donkey, a kind of general-purpose steam engine. Stan Hugill, a sea-music historian, said that he had been informed that the song was also sung in the Gulf Ports as well as being popular at sea. Recordings Recordings of this song include: *The Black Family on their self-titled album *Fisherman's Friends on ''Proper Job'' * Great Big Sea on the albums ''Play'' and ''Road Rage''"Great Big Sea Embraces Stylistic Mix" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play (Great Big Sea Album)
''Play'' is the third studio album by Canadian band Great Big Sea, released in 1997. Between 1996 and 2016, ''Play'' was the ninth best-selling album by a Canadian band in Canada. Track listing #" Ordinary Day" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann) 3:09 #"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" ( Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) 3:24 #" The Night Pat Murphy Died" (Traditional, arranged by Great Big Sea) 3:02 #"How Did We Get from Saying 'I Love You'..." (Alan Doyle) 3:40 #"Donkey Riding" (Traditional) 2:26 #"Haven't Seen You in a Long Time" (Colin Hay) 2:53 #" End of the World" ( Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe) 2:41 #"General Taylor" (Arranged by Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 2:53 #"Seagulls" (Bob Hallett) 2:10 #"Recruiting Sargeant" (Traditional) 3:32 #"Greenspond" (Traditional) 3:09 #"My Apology" (Séan McCann) 2:39 #"Jakey's Gin" (Traditional) 2:54 #"Something I Should Know" (Séan McCann) 2:59 #" Jolly Roving Tar" (Traditional) 2:59 #"Rigadoon" (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Folk Songs
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Folk Songs
The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as ''traditional music'', ''traditional folk music'', ''contemporary folk music'', ''vernacular music,'' or ''roots music''. Many traditional songs have been sung within the same family or folk group for generations, and sometimes trace back to such origins as the British Isles, Mainland Europe, or Africa. Musician Mike Seeger once famously commented that the definition of American folk music is "...all the music that fits between the cracks." American folk music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American music. The music is considered American either because it is native to the United States or because it developed there, out of foreign origins, to such a degree that it struck musicologists as something distinctly new. It is considered "roots music" because it served as the basis of music later develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Hemsworth
Albert Wade Hemsworth (October 23, 1916 – January 19, 2002) was a Canadian folk music, folk singer and songwriter.Alan Hustak, "Canadian composer dies at 85". ''Calgary Herald'', January 20, 2002. Although he was not a prolific composer, having written only about 20 songs during his entire career,Betty Nygaard King"Wade Hemsworth" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', June 20, 2007. several of his songs – most notably "The Wild Goose", "The Black Fly Song" and "The Log Driver's Waltz" – are among the most enduring classics in the history of Canadian folk music."Folk singer Hemsworth wrote of the Canada he loved". ''Hamilton Spectator'', January 21, 2002. Life and career Hemsworth was born and grew up in Brantford, Ontario, Canada and learned to play guitar and banjo in his youth. He subsequently studied painting at the Ontario College of Art, graduating in 1939, and then spent World War II serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was stationed for a time in Newfou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Travellers (band)
The Travellers were a Canadian folk singing group that formed in mid-1953. They are best known for their rendition of a Canadian version of "This Land Is Your Land" with lyrics that reference Canadian geography. The group was formed as a result of singalongs at Camp Naivelt, a Jewish socialist vacation community that is operated by the United Jewish Peoples' Order in the village of Norval located west of Brampton, Ontario. Pete Seeger was a regular visitor to the camp and encouraged the group. Founding members of the group were Jerry Gray (banjo and lead singer), Sid Dolgay (mando-cello), and singers Helen Gray, Jerry Goodis, and Oscar Ross. In 1961 Goodis was replaced by Ray Woodley. In 1965 they were joined by singer Joe Hampson, husband of Sharon Hampson of Sharon, Lois & Bram fame. Other members over the years include Simone Johnston, Pam Fernie, Aileen Ahern, Marty Meslin, Ted Roberts and Don Vickery. The group, which originally considered calling itself ''the Beavers'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Play School (UK TV Series)
''Play School'' was a British children's television series produced by the BBC which ran from 21 April 1964 until 11 March 1988. It was created by Joy Whitby and was aimed at preschool children. Each programme followed a broad theme and consisted of songs, stories and activities with presenters in the studio, along with a short film introduced through either the square, round or arched window in the set. The programme spawned numerous spin-offs in Britain and other countries and involved many presenters and musicians during its run. Despite a revamp in 1983, ''Play School'' maintained the same basic formula throughout its 24-year history, but changes to the BBC's children's output led to the programme's cancellation in 1988, when it was replaced by ''Playbus'', which soon became ''Playdays''. Broadcast history ''Play School'' originally appeared on weekdays at 11am on BBC2 and received holiday runs on BBC1 in Summer 1964 and 1965, later acquiring a mid-afternoon BBC1 repeat as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Cohen (musician)
Jonathan Cohen is a British pianist, composer and musical director.Ruth Inglis ''The window in the corner: a half-century of children's television'' - 2003 - Page 51 "Jonathan did the accompaniments for ''Jackanory'', in which a personality, usually a West End star, read a story to the children. ... Jonathan Cohen says that everyone on ''Play School'' had a cut-glass educated accent and used 'received English." He is known for his work on many BBC children's programmes from the 1960s to the 1990s, including '' Play School'', ''Playbus'' (latterly ''Playdays''), ''Play Away'', ''Rentaghost'' and ''Jackanory''. He appeared as a pianist on programmes such as ''Play Away'' and also presented some of the musical items. In the latter part of his career, he became heavily involved with programmes for BBC Schools co-presenting ''Music Time'' with Helen Speirs. This was a popular, long-running series aimed at primary school children that focused on teaching singing and instrumentation. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Stevens (British Actress)
Julie Stevens (born Julia Bullas; born 20 December 1936) is an English actress, presenter and singer, best known in Britain for her appearances on children's television. Career Stevens was born in Prestwich and attended Stand Grammar School. She trained as a nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary, after starting her television career as a comedienne in TV show ''Bid for Fame''. She was a regular on '' Play School'' and ''Play Away'', and provided vocals for the schools television series ''Look and Read''. During the 1962–63 season she played Venus Smith, an occasional partner of John Steed in the TV series, '' The Avengers'', alternating with Honor Blackman's Cathy Gale. Venus was a nightclub singer, and each of her appearances included at least one musical number. She appeared in only six episodes, and Stevens is not usually included in the list of "''Avengers'' girls". In 1964, Stevens appeared in the British comedy film ''Carry On Cleo'' playing the slave girl Gloria. She a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jones (television Presenter)
Frederick Joseph Jones (7 February 1937 – 7 October 2021) was a Canadian-born television presenter and folk musician, best known for his work in BBC children's television programmes '' Play School'' (1964–1973) and ''Fingerbobs'' in 1972. Life and career Jones was born on 7 February 1937, in London, Ontario, Canada. His father was Frederick Jones, who served in the Canadian Army, and his wife Agnes (née Hanson), who had both emigrated from Britain. He had an older sister, Shirlie, who died in 2020 from COVID-19. Their cousin Bud, whose parents had died, was also raised in the family. He moved to the UK at the age of 18 to study at the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art. He began his television career as one of the original co-presenters of '' Play School'', a daily programme for pre-school-age children, in which he played guitar and sang. While Jones was appearing in ''Spoon River'' at the Royal Court Theatre in 1964, the programme's producer Joy Whitby inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Rage (Great Big Sea Album)
''Road Rage'' is an album by Great Big Sea released in 2000. It is a compilation of live performances that took place between October 14 and December 31, 1999. Track listing #"Donkey Riding" (Traditional) 2:18 #"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down) "When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" is a song written by English folk rock group Oysterband and later made famous in Canada by Newfoundlander folk rock band Great Big Sea. It first appeared as track 1 on Oysterband's 1993 album '' Holy Bandits''. It ..." (Ian Telfer, Alan Prosser, John Jones) 3:53 #"Everything Shines" (Chris Trapper) 2:40 #"Goin Up" (Alan Doyle) 4:55 #"Boston and St. John's" (Alan Doyle) 4:36 #" The Night Pat Murphy Died" (Traditional) 3:36 #" Consequence Free" (Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:07 #" Captain Wedderburn" (Traditional) 3:51 #"The Old Black Rum" (Bob Hallett) 3:31 #"General Taylor" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, Séan McCann, Bob Hallett, Darrell Power) 3:41 #" Lukey" (Arranged By Alan Doyle, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scottish, and Cornish heritage. The band was very successful in Canada, with eleven of their albums being certified Gold in the country, including four being certified Platinum and two achieving multi-platinum certifications. Between 1996 and 2016, Great Big Sea was the sixteenth best-selling Canadian artist in Canada and the sixth best-selling Canadian band in Canada. While it has been confirmed that the band has officially retired, former members Alan Doyle and Séan McCann have continued performing in their own solo careers typically including music from Great Big Sea in their setlists. History Beginnings The band played its first official concert on March 11, 1993, opening for the Irish Descendants at Memorial University of Newfoundland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
