Making Music for Malcolm and Mike
07 Apr 2012 – Mark NielsenMusical Mahem for Malcolm and Mike
A fourth and FINAL attempt to create the worlds biggest ceilidh band and to celebrate the lives of the late Malcolm Douglas and Mike Steel — with music and good company.
- In 1998 – 124 musicians
- In 2004 – 164 musicians
- In 2009 – 155 musicians
- In 2012 – ????
When?… Sunday October 21st, between 1pm and 4pm.
Where?… Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield, S3 8RY
All proceeds to be shared between the following charities.
MacMillan Cancer Care and the Intensive Home Nursing Service.
Features
The Sheffield CarolsThe mass singing in some of the pubs in North Sheffield and North Derbyshire, which takes place in the second half of November and all December, and which is often referred to as ‘The Sheffield Carols’, has been described as one of the most remarkable instances of popular traditional singing in the British Isles. Local compositions, and Christmas songs that have been pushed out of the mainstream of our national carol repertoire with the adoption of the sanitised and limited group of ‘standard’ carols that now pours from our radios, tv, cd players, shopping malls and churches, have survived in these unofficial places, kept alive by the sheer love of singing of the participants. Read about The Sheffield Carols in full, or visit the brand new Local Carols website, packed full of information about the carols. | |
Classic English Folk SongsAdditions, corrections and supplementary material for Classic English Folk Songs (originally The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs), revised and updated by Malcolm Douglas and published by The English Folk Dance and Song Society in association with SRFAN. |
Marrow BonesAdditions, corrections and supplementary material for Marrow Bones: English Folk Songs from the Hammond and Gardiner MSS, revised and updated by Malcolm Douglas and Steve Gardham, and published by The English Folk Dance and Song Society. |
“South Riding”—a note
Yes, we do know that our name is a contradiction in terms. Once in a while, somebody writes in to point this out. A kind thought, no doubt, but redundant: we knew it from the start, and chose it for exactly that reason. There used to be a page somewhere round here going into detail; once we find it again it will re-appear…