sweetdexter Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Perhaps some of you know of the carol singing tradition in the Stannington,Bradfield ,Loxley area. The tunes bear local names i.e. Malin Bridge,Stannington. Does anyone have memories of this tradition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbob Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Not heard of these,but in my neck of the woods The Derbyshire Carol is a real tradition,they sing it every year at my sons christmas church service with his school. Not really a church person but its a wonderful carol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 "Hail Shiney Morn" was a carol which I understood was local to Stocksbridge... My elderly (Born 1906) next door neighbour, when I lived out there used to treat us all to a rendition of it, for Christmas.. she "were" an old love, she "were"... lol PT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basalt Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 Singing carols has been traditional in Ecclesfield as well, this link provides details of similar events taking place this year. http://www.folk-network.com/events/2005/carols_05.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsneck Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 A popular one in S6 is : Hark now hear The Wednesday sing, United ran away And we will fight for evermore Because of Boxing Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I like the S6 carol! I once sang in a carol concert outside Sheffield Cathedral back in the early '70's and we sang a carol entitled: E' Le ne le divine enfant (Excuse the bad French spelling) Hardly local to Sheffield, but I'd never heard it before or since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetdexter Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Thanks for the link Basalt, a wealth of information. Unfortunately over here in Canada we will have to dream pf being there. I did visit a gentleman in 1998,who had published a book of the carols. He lived up Stannington,if I remember correctly Oldfield Close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioOwl Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 When I was a lad they used to print a 16-page Christmas carol pull-out in the Star near to Christmas with many a local carol, such as Stannington, alongside the more traditional stuff. I miss that I tell ya. Here in Canada its all Frosty the Snowman, and precious little traditional Christmas stuff. Plus the bars close at 6 on Christmas Eve:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdlad Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 There's my Aunt Carol, she's indigenous to Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 The Wharncliffe Arms at Wharncliffe Side has strange local carols every boxing day - song sheets are handed out and it tends to be just the blokes who sing. I think there are Scandinavian influence in the locality and these have been passed down through the years in the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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