Traditional Carols 2005

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Traditional Carols 2005

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 is again compiling a listing for this year's events, and has kindly allowed us to place it here for your information. The list is cumulative, and further details will be added as they come in. There may also be some more New Year sings.

Notes

There will be no carol singing on Armistice Sunday (13 November) at either The Royal or The Blue Ball.

The situation at Thorpe Hesley seems to be rather fluid at present; anyone wanting further details should contact Jeremy Blundell on 0114 245 3660 or email jblndll@aol.com.

The Fountain, Ingbirchworth, closes for refurbishment shortly before Christmas: sings for 26 Decemcer and 1 January are relocated (see below).

There is an admission charge for events listed as "concerts".

Please send details of any other sings, concerts, etc and / or corrections to patm@pwmalham.freeserve.co.uk

November
Day	Date	Location	Time
Thursday	17 November	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Sunday	20 November	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
Sunday	20 November	Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
Monday	21 November	Sportsman, Lodge Moor	8.30 pm
Thursday	24 November	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Sunday	27 November	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Wharncliffe Arms, Wharncliffe Side	12.30 pm
Monday	28 November	Sportsman, Lodge Moor	8.30 pm

December
Day	Date	Location	Time
Thursday	1 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Friday	2 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8.30 pm
Friday	2 December	Keel Inn, Barnsley	8.30 pm
Saturday	3 December	Kelham Island Christmas Market: the Motley Carollers (charge for admission to the museum)	4 pm
Sunday	4 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Wharncliffe Arms, Wharncliffe Side	12.30 pm
Monday	5 December	Sportsman, Lodge Moor	8.30 pm
Thursday	8 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
Friday	9 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8.30 pm
Saturday	10 December	Village Hall, Foolow	3.30 pm
Sunday	11 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12.30 pm
		Wharncliffe Arms, Wharncliffe Side	12.30 pm
Monday	12 December	Sportsman, Lodge Moor	8.30 pm
Tuesday	13 December	Rivelin, Rivelin Valley	8 pm
Wednesday	14 December	Eyam Institute	8 pm
Wednesday	14 December	Holly Bush, Stannington: Stannington Brass Band	8.30 pm
Thursday	15 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
		Sportsman, Stannington: Stannington Brass Band	8.30 pm
		Sportsman, Lodge Moor: Loxley Band	8.30 pm
Friday	16 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8.30 pm
Sunday	18 December	Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Blue Ball, Worrall	12 noon
		Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12.30 pm
		Wharncliffe Arms, Wharncliffe Side	12.30 pm
		Cheshire Cheese, Castleton	8 pm
		Underbank Chapel, Stannington: Stannington Brass Band	8.30 pm
Monday	19 December	Sportsman, Lodge Moor	8.30 pm
Monday	19 December	Millstone, Hathersage	9 pm
Tuesday	20 December	Tesco, Abbeydale Road: Stannington Brass Band	7-9 pm
Wednesday	21 December	Eyam Institute (village tour)	7.30 pm
		Tesco, Abbeydale Road: Stannington Brass Band	7-9 pm
		Plough, Hathersage	9 pm
Thursday	22 December	Black Bull, Ecclesfield	8 pm
		Robin Hood, Stannington: Stannington Brass Band	8.30 pm
		Sportsman, Lodge Moor: Loxley Band	8.30 pm
Friday	23 December	Red Lion (top), Grenoside	8.30 pm
		Holly Bush, Stannington: Stannington Brass Band	8.30 pm
		Scotsman's Pack, Hathersage	9 pm
Saturday	24 December	Blue Ball, Worrall	1 pm
Saturday	24 December	Coal Aston: meet outside Crossed Daggers	7 pm
Sunday	25 December	Sparrowpit	5 am
		Stannington Village: Stannington Brass Band	9.45 am
		Wharncliffe Arms, Wharncliffe Side	12.30 pm
		Foolow: Village Tour	7 pm
Monday	26 December	Main Street crossroads, Grenoside: Sword Dance Red Lion (top), Grenoside: Carols	11 am 12 noon
		Royal, Dungworth	12 noon
		Stannington Village: Stannington Brass Band	12.30 pm
		The Dunkirk, Lower Denby (re-located from the Fountain, Ingbirchworth)	12.30 pm
		Cross, Woodhouse: Handsworth Sword Dance Parish Church, Handsworth: Sword Dance New Crown, Handsworth: Carols	11.15 am 12 noon 1 pm
Wednesday	28 December	Grenoside Community Hall: concert, retiring collection	7.30 pm
Thursday	29 December	Little John, Hathersage	12 noon
January
Day	Date	Location	Time
Sunday	1 January	Sir William, Grindleford	12 noon
Sunday	1 January	The George, Upper Denby (re-located from the Fountain, Ingbirchworth	12.30 pm

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