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Announcing - a new CD from Village Carols

Break Forth in Song! 
Village Carols from the Blue Ball Inn, Worrall
Village Carols CD VC011
On the Sunday lunchtimes between Armistice Day and Christmas Day people gather from far and near to take part in this unique feast of singing. Standing shoulder to shoulder they celebrate the season with a repertoire of carols second to none.

Such is the power of the singing that it's as if you could lean your back against it. To the accompaniment of an electric organ, skilfully played by Julia Bishop, some sixty or more enthusiasts confidently chart their way through a session, with scarcely a glance at any words or music, singing instinctively in parts, and observing excellent order, especially  for the solos and the exquisite symphonies that punctuate the verses.

 
The Carols
 
  1. Merry Christmas
  2. Hark, Hark! Hark, Hark!
  3. Liverpool
  4. A Song for the Time - John Fowler
  5. Hail Smiling Morn
  6. Egypt
  7. Pentonville
  8. Back Lane
  9. Jacob's Well
  10. Realms of Glory
  11. Star of Bethlehem
  12. Christmas Tree - John Colley
  13. Mount Zion
  14. Lloyd
  15. Mount Moriah
  16. Old Foster
  17. Holmfirth Anthem
  18. Diadem

With thanks to Julie Bailey, licensee of the Blue Ball Inn.

This CD is dedicated to the memory of Jack Couldwell, John Dawson, and Lol Loy, as well as to all the carollers who have kept the tradition at Worrall in such excellent fettle, both in the past and today.

 

UK price - £10.00 plus £1.50 post & packaging.


The price of the CD includes a donation to the Teenage Cancer Trust, Ward 3,
Weston Park Hospital, Whitham Road, Sheffield S10 2SJ.

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Downloadable Flyer and Order Form - Break Forth in Song !  [1458 kB] 

Downloadable booklet - Words to the carols on the CD  [114 kB] 
 

Downloadable booklet - Arise, Rejoice and Sing !  [2779 kB - large file]
 
This contains Ian Russell's essay on the history of the local tradition, 'Christmas Carolling at Worrall' as well as photos, references, and appendixes. This was first printed to accompany the cassette "Arise, Rejoice and Sing !" VC002, now no longer available.

 

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