SCS 21
Anne Mason Annex
Two jolly miners : local customs from Sheffield district
/ Louis Wroe, George Hoyland
- Folktracks [Folktrax], 1975.
- 1 audiocassette : analog
Cassette.
Grenoside Sword Dance. Side 1: 1. Calling On Song [the Captain's Song] / sung by Louis Wroe - 1'55" -- 2. George Hoyland talks about the revival of the custom, Their Christmas performances, encouragement by the Rev. R. and Mrs. Gatty, which helped local quarrymen and miners in the cold weather, while other times they entertained themselves, 3'11" -- 3. Louis introduces the dance and plays tunes on concertina: (a) The Jig (Drops of Brandy), (b) Single & Double Swords (Roxburgh Castle), (c) The Song, Tantiro, tune played, (d) The Reel (The Wonder Hornpipe), (e) The Roll (Smash the windows, Roaring Jelly), (f) The Roll or "ring A Roses" (Soldier's Joy) - 5'17" -- 4. Talk about final step dance for applause and story of one man - 1'30" -- 5. Talk about Calling on Song or Nominy and story - 1'50" -- 6. Talk about visiting pubs and gentlemen's houses, costume, women - 3'28" -- 7. Old time dances, "Ale & Baccy Band" of old colliers, Servants Ball at Wortley Hall, names of dances, Then plays Old Waltz on concertina, 3'28" -- 8.He talks about his family working in mines, parents charcoal burners, biggest pit burned, grand parents, Bridge Inn, job before retiring - 1'38" -- 9. Song: Six Jolly Miners, Louis talks about Christmas custom performed by six teenage boys in ragged trousers with knee pads and black faces in the old days they were accompanied by a fiddler, words of song & explains "motty" wages - 2'43" -- 10. Song sung again with George [with accordion] followed by tune on its own - 1'38" -- 11. George talks about the custom - 0'37" -- 12. George talks about the Old Tup Christmas Play performed in Ecclesfield & district: refreshments, taking collection, describes tup, sheeps head on stick, stopped by the "Closing Act" of Licenced Premises, sings song, description of play, remembers Butcher, Doctor, Fool, Devil Doubt with money box, Eezum Squeezum (i.e. Beelzebub) with long broom - 7'23" -- 13. Talk about the Old Tup chasing servants and pinning them in a corner - 0'31" -- 14. Talk & George plays A Brass Band Tune, The first he played on the accordion, talk about learning to play, 3'31" -- 15. Talk & the Lancashire Break Down, Clog Dance - 1'51" -- 16. Talk & Schottische learned from travelling organ grinder, 2'06" -- 17. Talk & Varsoviana [waltz] - 1'59".
Recorded at the home of Louis Wroe, Wortley nr Sheffield, West Yorkshire.