Stortfolk and the Beerfordbury Wassail

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Recorded by Jon McNamara December 2000 during rehearsals - rough edges inevitable - sound better in pubs !
All material & recordings ©2000 Jon McNamara & StortFolk unless otherwise shown. All Rights reserved.

The Roads are very dirty (0:28) 166k
Calling - in song

One Two Three Jolly Lads (1:51)The 654k
The pace - egging song in a different coat. Never was a wassail 'till we nicked it.

Raise Your Glasses High {©Jon Harveson 1998} (2:11) 770k
Borrowed - with thanks

The Holly and the Ivy (1:45) 618k
Trad.

The Stort Valley Wassail {©Michael Branwell 1997} (2:45) 972k
From the singing of Sidney Arborbridge

While Shepherds (1:54) 673k
Our Favourite Tune - and yes, it is one of the trad. tunes for this carol

Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl (2:27) 863k
Trad. Gives us an opportunity to embarass the Ladies

The Boars Head Carol (1:38) 579k
Trad. Goes with most food

Nancarrow Wassail (2:05) 735k
Trad - "thank you" song

A Wassail ... Jolly Wassail (2:04) 730k
Cut & Shut vesion of the Grampound (verse) & A.N. Other (Chorus)

Sans Day Carol (2:14) 790k
Trad

American Wassail {©John H Scott 2000} (1:28) 518k
Not Trad

Here we come A'Wassailling (2:23) 839k
Trad

The King (1:20) 471k
From the singing of St.Elye Fairport (conventional) - sort of adopted as the club anthem

1~2~3 Smelly Lads {©Jon McNamara 2000} (1:56) 686k
Parody is at its best when fairly accurate .... so this won't go down as a classic ....

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