They say that forty gallant poachers They was in a mess; They'd often been attack-ed When the number it was less. Chorus (after each verse): So poacher bold, as I unfold, Keep up your gallant heart, And think about those poachers bold That night in Rufford Park. A buck or doe, believe it so, A pheasant or an (h)are Was sent on earth for everyone Quite equal for to share The keepers they begun the fight, With stones and with the flails, But when the poachers started, why, They quickly turned their tails
Rufford Park Poachers (lyrics sung by Joseph Taylor in this posting) "They say that forty gallant poachers, they was in the mess They'd oft been beaten and attacked when their number it was less So poachers bold, as I unfold, keep up your gallant hearts And think about those poachers bold, that night in Rufford Park" "(? A buck) or doe, believe it so, a pheasant or a hare Was set on earth for everyone quite equal for to share So poachers bold, as I unfold, keep up your gallant hearts And think about those poachers bold, that night in Rufford Park" "The keepers they begun to fight, with stones and with their flails But when the poachers started, why, they quickly turned their tails So poachers bold, as I unfold, keep up your gallant hearts And think about those poachers bold, that night in Rufford Park" In 1908 Percy Grainger recorded Mr. Taylor, aged 75, singing this as he (Taylor) laid wounded in a workhouse hospital ward.
"as he (Taylor) laid wounded in a workhouse hospital ward." -- I've got Grainger's program notes for Lincolnshire Posy sitting in front of me, and the story abouting recording a man in a workhouse hospital with a serious wound is about Mr. Deane (who sang "Dublin Bay" for Grainger), not Joseph Taylor. I mean, I guess the same story could apply to both men, but it would be a fantastic coincidence and very odd not to mention in the notes!
for any other latecomers to this fab post, here's a 50-minute film well worth knowing about (and, for me, watching): Ken Russell "In Search Of The English Folk Song" ( ruclips.net/video/lt6HUzs9RzQ/видео.html ).
The melodic line Grainger used is the traditional song sung in this video, which was one of two or three sources he used for it, all from the singer here. The setting of the song in "Lincolnshire Posy" -- presenting it with an echo, the harmonies, etc -- is entirely Grainger.
Awesome to hear this, found it after hearing the "longest John's" do their version. Which is also well worth a listen
Here is a video with restored recordings of Joseph Taylor singing 19 traditional songs ruclips.net/video/3PxQ37K3rQs/видео.html
Look up Coop, Boyes, and Simpson's version if you haven't already. The Longest Johns used their arrangement.
They say that forty gallant poachers
They was in a mess;
They'd often been attack-ed
When the number it was less.
Chorus (after each verse):
So poacher bold, as I unfold,
Keep up your gallant heart,
And think about those poachers bold
That night in Rufford Park.
A buck or doe, believe it so,
A pheasant or an (h)are
Was sent on earth for everyone
Quite equal for to share
The keepers they begun the fight,
With stones and with the flails,
But when the poachers started, why,
They quickly turned their tails
Oh thank you
Here is a video with restored recordings of Joseph Taylor singing 19 traditional songs ruclips.net/video/3PxQ37K3rQs/видео.html
Nice song. Good singing and the melody sounds very contemporary. Tweak the tune today and it could even be a hit.
I came to this man having just heard Martin Carthy talking on the radio. Seventy-five and wounded? Astounding. And a terrific song too.
Here is a video with restored recordings of Joseph Taylor singing 19 traditional songs ruclips.net/video/3PxQ37K3rQs/видео.html
Rufford Park Poachers
(lyrics sung by Joseph Taylor in this posting)
"They say that forty gallant poachers, they was in the mess
They'd oft been beaten and attacked when their number it was less
So poachers bold, as I unfold, keep up your gallant hearts
And think about those poachers bold, that night in Rufford Park"
"(? A buck) or doe, believe it so, a pheasant or a hare
Was set on earth for everyone quite equal for to share
So poachers bold, as I unfold, keep up your gallant hearts
And think about those poachers bold, that night in Rufford Park"
"The keepers they begun to fight, with stones and with their flails
But when the poachers started, why, they quickly turned their tails
So poachers bold, as I unfold, keep up your gallant hearts
And think about those poachers bold, that night in Rufford Park"
In 1908 Percy Grainger recorded Mr. Taylor, aged 75, singing this as he (Taylor) laid wounded in a workhouse hospital ward.
"as he (Taylor) laid wounded in a workhouse hospital ward." -- I've got Grainger's program notes for Lincolnshire Posy sitting in front of me, and the story abouting recording a man in a workhouse hospital with a serious wound is about Mr. Deane (who sang "Dublin Bay" for Grainger), not Joseph Taylor. I mean, I guess the same story could apply to both men, but it would be a fantastic coincidence and very odd not to mention in the notes!
for any other latecomers to this fab post, here's a 50-minute film well worth knowing about (and, for me, watching): Ken Russell "In Search Of The English Folk Song" ( ruclips.net/video/lt6HUzs9RzQ/видео.html ).
Is that Grainger in the picture?
I don't know who composed the original Rufford Park Poachers, but it wasn't Grainger. He arranged it for wind ensemble
The melodic line Grainger used is the traditional song sung in this video, which was one of two or three sources he used for it, all from the singer here. The setting of the song in "Lincolnshire Posy" -- presenting it with an echo, the harmonies, etc -- is entirely Grainger.
Nope, Grainger composed it but he built it around this folk song
Yup - that's called an 'arrangement' @@Erinnmnn