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Sing of Ling and Roses: Kirklees Choirs through the ages
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In this episode, host Sam Hodgson dives head first into the world of Kirklees choral music. Acknowledging early on that there are so many choirs and singing groups in Kirklees that he has set himself an impossible task, he seeks the guidance of some experts in the subject.
In listening to this podcast episode you will learn about all kinds of singing happening in Kirklees. Discover the sounds and histories of typical choirs dating back over 100 years, and recent groups singing gospel, and Ukrainian folk. Singing connects in some way to most of us, and in this episode, that point will be proven. We’ll be told, by local singers, just how important singing is for health, wellbeing, and community. And we’ll find out about the changes that have happened throughout the years to singing in Kirklees.
The title of the show is a play on the old nursery rhythm ‘Ring a Ring o’ Roses’, using ‘sing’ the old Yorkshire word ‘ling’ (meaning heather) in place of the rings.
This podcast is brought to you by Let’s Go Yorkshire, Kirklees Year of Music 2023 and Kirklees Council. It was hosted and produced by Sam Hodgson.
The podcast has been supported by Kirklees Council, Kirklees Year of Music 2023, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
TOWNSOUNDS explores the musical histories of Kirklees to uncover untold stories through the voices of local people living musical lives. For more information on this podcast, please visit musicinkirklees.co.uk
The speakers for this episode are: Edwin Baker - the conductor and founder of the Huddersfield Community Gospel Choir; Thom Meredith - the conductor of the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir; Ann Talboys - a member of the Honley Ladies Choir; John Raymond Ellis - a member of the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir; Michael Drapan - who has been championing Ukrainian signing in Huddersfield since the 1970s; Dr Bert Jindal - talking about ‘Longwood Sing’ and its special anniversary.
The music in this episode is TOWNSOUNDS podcast intro music by Sam Hodgson; Black Cotton by Sam Hodgson; This Little Light of Mine (trad.), performed by the Huddersfield Community Gospel Choir; The Holy City, performed by the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir; Provijav (trad.), performed by Trio Solovejky; The Holy City, performed by the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir; Precious Lord, performed by Huddersfield Community Gospel Choir; Deeper in Love by Rob Bradley, performed with The Huddersfield Community Gospel Choir; Pratty Flowers, performed by the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir; Sing We Now of Christmas, performed by Honley Ladies Choir; Irish Blessing (trad.), performed by the Colne Valley Male Voice Choir.
The conversations heard in this podcast were recorded by Sam Hodgson and Mandeep Samra over 2021 and 2022 for the TOWNSOUNDS oral history project. Full recordings of the conversations are available at the West Yorkshire Archive Service. The conversations recorded for the oral history project include those with people from a wide range of musical disciplines: handbell ringing, rock and roll, reggae, steel pan, hip hop, dubstep, jazz, and… traditional musics from India, Pakistan, Ukraine, Ireland, Poland, Bosnia, England, Kurdistan and Iran traditional music.
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