#tradsongtues #lordsandladies Death & the Lady #Roud1031 Great to see the 3/2 3/4 5/4 3/4 2/4 4/4 🎶 notation collected in #Kent in 1946 Another 'dark' song, here's a suitably #burlesque rendition by #Bellowhead from 2006 youtu.be/E4Qv7gJxs4E?si…

#tradsongtues #lordsandladies The Spanish Lady #Roud542 AKA 'Dublin City' Not to be confused with #Roud687 'The Spanish Ladies' Here are, of course, The Dubliners to sing it: youtu.be/DdGJbsro3tI?si…

#tradsongtues #lordsandladies The Spanish Ladies #Roud687 I think I first came across this song in Arthur Ransome's 'Swallows & Amazons' - its at least C18th & probably C17th pre-shanty more of a British naval song Sung here in 1954 by Paul Clayton youtu.be/kI_y1Rru9xc?si…

#tradsongtues #lordsandladies Lady Maisry #Roud45 Yet another sinister ballad with loads of variations - here's 2 versions of lyrics from 'English & Scottish popular ballads' pub. 1904 Sung here by #LadyMaisery of course, youtu.be/U3jgyOkrjjk?si…

#tradsongtues #lordsandladies Lady Mary Ann #Roud31 Known by many different titles - lyrics below from 'The Ballads & Songs of Ayrshire' pub 1815 Lizzy Higgins sings it here (notation attached) with a very interesting intro youtu.be/iu6lniBgZhs?si…

#tradsongtues #lordsandladies Ergen Deda Stretching the topic but its a good tune😉 here're the #ladies of the Bulgarian State TV Female Choir singing about an 'old' man who dances with the young #ladies of his village - they run away; except Angelina youtu.be/S4iFF79zBJQ?si…

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Have you heard of #DeepListening? Tiba Khalifa told us how she gained this important skill during our #90YouthVoices programme. She says: "For leaders, especially those working with youth, it’s a transformative skill." More here: bit.ly/405oX28

#tradsongtues #Fox The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes #Roud5226 Limited 'trad' options on this revised topic - here's Planxty singing about "I am a bold undaunted fox that never yet was trapped or caught" youtu.be/gALzgM7YGRE?si…

#tradsongtues #Fox The Fox Jumps Over the Parson’s Gate #Roud217 Here's Peter Bellamy in 1968 singing: "The fox jumps over the Parson’s gate, The hounds all after him go" youtu.be/NhQMsONIwng?si…

#tradsongtues #Fox The Parson’s Gate #Roud217 Here's the indomitable #fayhield with the #HurricaneParty & their version from the 2012 'Orfeo' CD youtu.be/ym3vIyacJqQ?si…

#tradsongtues #fox 'The Old Bitch Fox' #Roud1241 Here's A.L. Lloyd with Steve Benbow on guitar from the 1958 'Bold Sportsmen All' album with Ewan MacColl "To my chivvy-o, chivvy-o, ran tan taro, boys, Never I thought of the poor bitch fox" youtu.be/2Np-jms7okQ?si…

#tradsongtues #fox The Fox & the Hare (the Badger & the Bear) #Roud1140 "There's the fox & the hare And the badger & the bear And the birds on the Greenwood tree And the pretty little rabbits So engaging in their habits And they've all got a mate but me" youtu.be/gx0bCer8CsM?si…

#tradsongtues #fox 'The Mardale Hunt Song' From Mardale in the Lake District near to Haweswater "The Mardale pack is on the trail Away, away The fox is heading thro' the dale Away, my lads, away" youtu.be/HDT2LVqowm4?si…

#tradsongtues #fox 'The Valentine's Day Hunt' #Roud6475 A #Sussex song - perhaps one to remember for #ValentinesDay - here's #The_Teacups singing "Hark! Hark! Into cover! Colonel Wyndham he cried He had no sooner spoke than a fox he espied" youtu.be/ziaZ6BsHiyg?si…

#tradsongtues #fox The Kielder Hunt #Roud5126 Archie Fisher sings: "Hark hark! I hear Lang Wull’s clear voice sounding through the Kielder Glen, Where the raven flaps her glossy wing & the fell fox has his den" youtu.be/2R7yUJFcM3s?si…

#tradsongtues #fox Daddy Fox #Roud131 Last one from me today 😀 back to where we started 🦊 The Witches of Elswick sing to Mick Peat's excellent tune "The fox & his wife without any strife Cut up the goose with a fork & a knife" youtu.be/yb8DAoItncA?si…

My friend, Marilla Homes, needs some help with her #Kickstarter campaign to contribute to her new CD - please watch the video at this link and support her if you can kickstarter.com/projects/maril… Thank you

2024 has recorded the highest temperature in any year since 1850 🌡🌍 This is the 11th year in succession that has equalled or exceeded 1.0°C above the pre-industrial average period A number of centres released their estimates today: metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-… #GetClimateReady

2024 was the warmest year on record with an average global temp. 1.6°C above pre-ind. level. It's the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-ind. level, with every month but one since July 23 surpassing this threshold. Full Global Climate Highlights 2024: bit.ly/424M12O