Traditional Carols 2003

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Traditional Carols 2003

The 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.

For an introduction to the Carol tradition by Barry Callaghan, see The Sheffield Carols. First-time visitors will find it helpful to have a look at The Carols: a few words about etiquette.

Pat Malham has compiled a full listing for this year's events, and has kindly allowed us to place it here for your information. There are still few details which have not yet come in:

Choral Society dates to come.
Netherton band concerts and some additional Loxley band concerts still to be confirmed.

Please send additions and corrections to patm@pwmalham.freeserve.co.uk

November
Day	Date	Location	Time
Thursday	13 November	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Sunday	16 November	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
Sunday	16 November	Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
Thursday	20 November	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Saturday	22 November	Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge	8 pm
Sunday	23 November	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Hare and Hounds, Stannington
Thursday	27 November	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Thursday	27 November	Castleton Visitor Centre (talk on local Derbyshire carols by Brian Woodall)	8 pm
Friday	28 November	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8 pm
Friday	28 November	Railway, Silkstone Common	8 pm
Saturday	29 November	Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge	8 pm
Sunday	30 November	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Hare and Hounds, Stannington
December
Day	Date	Location	Time
Monday	1 December	Travellers, Thorpe Hesley	8.15 pm
Thursday	4 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Friday	5 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8 pm
Friday	5 December	Bradfield Village Hall (£2.50: in aid of village hall funds)	7.30 pm
Saturday	6 December	Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge	8 pm
Sunday	7 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Hare and Hounds, Stannington	12.30 pm
Monday	8 December	Travellers, Thorpe Hesley	8.15 pm
Monday	8 December	Blue Ball, Worrall (Worrall Male Voice Choir)	8.45 pm
Tuesday	9 December	Rivelin, Rivelin Valley	8.30 pm
Wednesday	10 December	Eyam Institute (practice)	8 pm
Thursday	11 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Thursday	11 December	Sportsman, Lodge Moor (Loxley Band)	8.30 pm
Friday	12 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8 pm
Saturday	13 December	Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge	8 pm
Saturday	13 December	Foolow Village (Talk by Ian Russell & Foolow Carollers)	3.30 pm
Sunday	14 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12 noon
		Hare and Hounds, Stannington	12.30 pm
Monday	15 December	Travellers, Thorpe Hesley	8.15 pm
Monday	15 December	Hare and Hounds, Stannington (Stannington Band)	8.30 pm
Wednesday	17 December	Eyam Village tour	8 pm
Thursday	18 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Thursday	18 December	Sportsman, Lodge Moor (Loxley Band)	8.30 pm
Friday	19 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8 pm
Friday	19 December	Scotsman's Pack, Hathersage	9.30 pm
Saturday	20 December	Travellers Rest, Oughtibridge	8 pm
Sunday	21 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12 noon
		Hare and Hounds, Stannington	12.30 pm
		Cheshire Cheese, Castleton	8 pm
		Crown and Glove, Stannington (Stannington Band)	8.30 pm
		Millstone, Hathersage	9.30 pm
Monday	22 December	Travellers, Thorpe Hesley (unconfirmed)	8.15 pm
Tuesday	23 December	Plough, Hathersage	8.30 pm
Wednesday	24 December	Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Coal Aston Village	7.30 pm
		Beeston Village	7.30 pm
Thursday	25 December	Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Stannington Village (Stannington Band)	9.45 am
		Foolow Village	7 pm
Friday	26 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside (after sword dance)	12 noon
		Stannington Village (Stannington Band)	9.45 am
		Cross Keys, Handsworth (after sword dance)	12.30 pm
Sunday	28 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12 noon
January
Day	Date	Location	Time
Thursday	1 January	Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12 noon

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