Collier Lads Choral Arrangement Traditional Arranged by Bryony Griith
Unlocking hidden treasures o England s cultural heritage Exlore Discover Take Part The Full English Extra The Full English Extra was an initiative to reserve and romote the olk arts, building on the success o EFDSS lagshi roject The Full English, which created the world s largest digital archive o olk songs, dances, tunes and customs, and a nationwide learning rogramme that reached more than 16,000 eole. The roject was led by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), unded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Full English Extra saw the collections o Mary Neal, suragette, radical arts ractitioner and ounder o the Eserance Girls Club, and olk dance educator Daisy Caroline Daking added to the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library online archive (www.vwml.org), alongside its collection o 19th century broadside bal and songsters. The Full English learning rogramme worked with three national museums the Museum o English Rural Lie at the University o Reading, the National Coal Mining Museum or England near Wakeield in Yorkshire and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London combining olk arts and museum education to rovide owerul new learning exeriences or schools and music hubs. Suorted by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund. Produced by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS), June 2016 Written by Bryony Griith Coyright English Folk Dance and Song Society and Bryony Griith 2016 Permission is granted to make coies o this material or non-commercial educational uroses. Permission must be sought rom EFDSS or any other use o this material. EFDSS is a Registered Charity in England and Wales No.3050999 www.edss.org 2
Unlocking hidden treasures o England s cultural heritage Exlore Discover Take Part Collier Lads Trad/Arr.Bryony Griith Collected rom an unknown singer on the South/West Yorkshire border by Nigel Hudleston, three verses o this song and the tune aear in 'Songs o the Ridings - The Yorkshire Music Museum - collected by Nigel & Mary Hudleston'. One verse rom that version has been made into the chorus and verses 3 & 4 have been added rom the singing o Lancashire singer Harry Boardman. Slight alterations have been made to the lyrics to change 'drunkard' to 'Collier' in some laces! The song suggests that although colliers were oten better aid than actory workers or weavers due to the dangerous nature o their work, they were not held in high regard due to their oten loutish behaviour! The song is arranged or SATB with both the tenor and bass arts written at itch in bass cle. The arrangent was created or Wakeield Youth Choir but has also been erormed by Sheley Singers. Some sile body ercussion can also be used to kee the 4 beats going throughout or just as an introduction. Eg. cla chest cla click, cla chest cla click, etc. You can have un making some o your own u! www.edss.org 3
Unlocking hidden treasures o England s cultural heritage Exlore Discover Take Part Collier Lads 1. My mother sent me or some water, or some water or our tea. My oot slied and down I tumbled, a collier lad came a-whistling me. Collier bring gold and sil Factory bring nowt but brass, Who'd be bothered wi' a two-loom wea when there's lenty o'collier. 2. My Mother says i I wed a collier, it'll break 'her tender 'eart, I don't care what mi Mother tells me, I'll 'ave a collier or my sweet 'eart. Collier bring gold and sil Factory bring nowt but brass, Who'd be bothered wi' a two-loom wea when there's lenty o'collier. 3. I you leave your collier sweetheart, I'll buy you a guinea gold ring, You shall have a silver cradle, For to rock your baby in Collier bring gold and sil Factory bring nowt but brass, Who'd be bothered wi' a two-loom wea when there's lenty o'collier. 4. I don't want your silks and satins, I don't want your guinea gold ring I don't want your silver cradle, For to rock my baby in Collier bring gold and sil Factory bring nowt but brass, Who'd be bothered wi' a two-loom wea when there's lenty o'collier. www.edss.org 4
Unlocking hidden treasures o England s cultural heritage Exlore Discover Take Part Biograhy: Bryony Griith Bryony Griith is a musician and singer with over 20 years o exerience researching olk material, and devising innovative ways o resenting it or use in erormance and education work with children, young eole and adults. Bryony s skills and enthusiasm encoass solo erormance, duo and band work, and also extensive exerience o laying or olk dancing. Her solo album, Nightshade, was released in 2014. Bryony is an exerienced olk educator in school settings, including education work linked with the National Coal Mining Museum. Bryony is in much demand by estival organisers to lead music and singing workshos, including the Folkworks Summer Schools, Sheley and Whitby olk estivals. As a erormer, Bryony works as a solo artist, and also in a duo with melodeon layer and dancer Will Hason. Over the last 15 years, they have both been key members o the award-winning Demon Barbers. Their artnershi started in the acclaimed ceilidh band Bedlam in their early teens which took them all over the UK estivals and gave rise to the ormation o the young Cotswold side, Dogrose. They later joined the celebrated Newcastle Kingsmen. Bryony was also a member o the a caella grou The Witches o Elswick. www.bryonygriith.com www.edss.org 5
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