FTX 424 GOOD MORNING VALENTINE - School-children singing in Cambridgeshire

In 1956 the children at Wisbech Grammar School, were encouraged to join a group led by Sheila Chesters, singing choral arrangements of English Folksongs. Includes A Rosebud in June, All Jolly Fellows, Bold Fisherman, Bold Grenadier, Brigg Fair, Died of Love, Green Bushes and The Trees are getting high. Also in the area Peter Kennedy visited the village school at Guilden Mordern to record playground games and the local Valentine's Day Song, "Good morning, Valentine"
1. BRIGG FAIR (with piano) coll by Percy Grainger arr by Eric Thiman - 2'03"
2. DIED OF LOVE coll Lucy Broadwood arr by Eric Thiman - 2'08"
3. THE TREES ARE GETTING TALL coll by Broadwood arr E.Thiman - 3'22"
4. GREEN BUSHES coll Broadwood story told & sung by Christine Smallmen (aged 13) - 3'01"
5. A ROSEBUD IN JUNE coll & arr by Cecil Sharp sung by Carol Newell (12) - 2'04"
6. THE FOWLER coll & arr by E.J.Moeran sung by Christine Smallman - 3'05"
7. THE BOLD FISHERMAN coll & arr Moeran sung by Carol Newall - 2'07"
8. THE BOLD GRENADIER (The Soldier & Lady/ Nightingales Sing) sung by Basil Islay - 2'35"
9. ALL JOLLY FELLOWS coll by Lucy Broadwood sung by Basil Islay (13) - 2'58"
10. BRIGG FAIR sung by the choir unaccompanied - 1'57"

11. Talk by Mr Gentle about THE VALENTINE DAY SONG, rec Guilden Mordern school - 3'03"
12. Talk by the two Gentle sisters, by the schoolmistress incl log book & song by the children - 4'12"
13. DOWN IN THE MEADOW - Skipping - 0'46" 14. Repeat - 1'14"
15. EVENING CHRIONICLE - 0'47"
16. PIGGY ON THE RAILWAY - 0'21"
17. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR - 0'41"
18. UP IN THE LOFT A LONG WAY OFF - 1'01"
19. THE SHIP GOES THROUGH THE ILLY ALLY O - Round game - 2'24"
20. I SENT A LETTER TO MY LOVE - 2'51"
21. IN AND OUT THE WINDOWS - 1'10"
Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy. First published on Folktrax Cassettes 1976.