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| S4 10 Reap What You Sow | 28 Oct 2026 | 00:23:43 | |
In this decidedly autumnal episode we revisit a podcast from the first series of The Parson and the Songmen and the early days of the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould's song collecting. During the autumn of 1888, with a deal of hard work, Sabine, along with two fellow Reverends collected nearly one hundred songs from singers local to him in Devon, many of which were 'taken down' in his own home, Lewtrenchard Manor. Mike very recently gave a concert at the manor house in which he sang a number of these songs, so it is amazing to think they have come home again. More news about this concert in this podcast. And finally, in this Halloween season, we have thrown in a Devon ghost story and song collected by the Reverend Gentleman for good measure as well! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 9 Shipwrecked! | 29 Sep 2026 | 00:29:25 | |
This 70th(!) episode of The Parson and the Songmen would not be possible without Mr Edward Blight, born just before the First World War and, whose lifelong obsession was collecting and preserving information about shipwrecks along the North Cornwall coastline around Bude. The archive was donated to The Castle Bude and to talk us through it, and provide us with a few more salty sea yarns, Mike caught up with Janine King, Heritage Curator at The Castle Bude, who we met earlier in this fourth series. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 8 "That Just Floors Me Every Time!" | 28 Jul 2026 | 00:36:55 | |
"That just floors me every time" was a quote from BBC Radio 3 presenter Verity Sharp, talking about a track by Ben Walker, guitarist extraordinaire, and Mike's guest on this latest podcast from The Parson and the Songmen series. That's probably all that needs to be said about this episode, except check out Ben at benwalkermusic.com and, if you ever meet him, please don't mention the classical guitar.... https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 7 For The Want Of A Good Woman | 30 Jun 2026 | 00:22:36 | |
In this latest episode of The Parson and the Songmen we find The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould at something of a loss. Some research into the Reverend Gentleman carried out by Mike earlier in the year led to the discovery of an article that Sabine wrote in 1894 for a lady's publication. The article explained that he was finding it difficult to obtain songs sung by women for his collection, and made an appeal for help to achieve this. Would the article be successful? Well, find out now in this latest podcast. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 6 'An Intriguing Creation' | 26 May 2026 | 00:31:33 | |
Hello and welcome to the 67th (yes, you read correctly...) episode of The Parson and The Songmen! In this episode we thought it was high time that we visited the home of Sabine Baring-Gould - Lewtrenchard Manor - on the western edge of Dartmoor in Devon. These days, Lewtrenchard Manor has a life as a luxury hotel, but it's history stretches back some 900 years. Baring-Gould inherited the estate in 1872 and began extensive reconstruction and restoration in 1876. True to the one-of-a-kind type of person that he was, Sabine transformed the house into a highly individual dwelling. Described by famed architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as 'an intriguing creation', the Reverend Gentleman most certainly left his mark on the building as we find out now from Mike, in the company of Shaun Cockman, General Manager of Lewtrenchard Manor. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 5 Its Flora Day Again! | 07 May 2026 | 00:11:10 | |
Hi Folks, We thought it would be fitting to continue to celebrate this very special time of year by revisiting Series 2, Episode 2 of The Parson and the Songmen series. Like Series 2, Episode 1, which we uploaded for you last week, this podcast tells the story of another famous Cornish May celebration - Flora Day, held in Helston every year on, or around, the 8th of May. Summer is a comin' and winter is gone! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 4 Oss Oss Wee Oss! For Summer Is A-Coming Today! | 30 Apr 2026 | 00:16:13 | |
Hi Folks, and a Merry May Day to One And All! In a fit of May Day frivolity, we thought it would be fitting to revisit S2 1, released on May 1st 2024, which took us to the Padstow May Day celebration, tells winter that enough is enough and... Summer Is A-Coming Today! Oss Oss Wee Oss! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 3 A Foolish Man Builds His House On Sand | 28 Apr 2026 | 00:25:40 | |
...Or does he? Visit The Castle in Bude, on the North Cornish coast, and you will see a substantial building that has been resting happily on sand dunes for nearly 200 years! Mike has been a volunteer at The Castle Museum and Heritage Centre for a number of years and thought it was high time that he did a podcast on the history and inhabitants of this amazing building. These four walls certainly do have some stories to tell, so let's join Mike in the company of Janine King, Heritage Curator at The Castle, to hear all about it. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 2 Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long Leggedy Beasties... | 04 Apr 2026 | 00:31:06 | |
Well here we are, it's been a while, but here is the second episode in the fourth series of The Parson and the Songmen! One of the themes for this series will be to explore Sabine Baring-Gould's other interests, apart from folk song collecting, and in this episode we explore his fascination with all things supernatural... So for those of a delicate nature, then be prepared! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S4 1 I Can't Stop! | 28 Jan 2026 | 00:42:55 | |
Welcome to this first episode in the fourth series of The Parson and the Songmen! We kick the series off in fine style by meeting Cornwall-based singer/songwriter Chris Hytch and hearing some of the songs from his band Annown's CD 'A Half A Face'. Chris has a passion for Cornish folklore and history and has the uncanny knack of being able to take an old, old story, give it some extra twists and turns, maybe add a bit of humour, and end up with a fresh-sounding, clever, modern song. In fact, such is Chris's appetite to seek out new folklore or history and turn them into fresh songs that he will openly admit... "I can't stop!" Intrigued? Well listen on. https://www.facebook.com/chris.hytch/?locale=en_GB https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 15 Songs from Series Three | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:32:14 | |
A Happy New Year to you and welcome to this third compilation of songs (and tunes) from the shows! We have a varied selection for you, some reminding you of spring, the festive season and, as always, a fair dollop of the Reverend Sabine Baring Gould. Here is the track listing, or click on CHAPTERS (above) if you want to go to an individual track. 1. The Jolly Wagoner - Mike Bosworth https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 14 Return of the Return Of The Bumper Festive Edition | 24 Dec 2025 | 00:24:57 | |
Season's Greetings One And All! Welcome to the festive sixtieth edition of The Parson and the Songmen! In this episode we tell the story of a special carol service that takes place every year in the Stratton/Bude area of North Cornwall to keep alive a very special set of carols peculiar to the area. Mike and Jon recorded this year's service so expect some carols that you will most likely be very unfamiliar to you, and to that end here are the words for the carols included in the podcast. Morwenna Carol God from on high hath heard, let sighs and sorrows cease, Lo from the open heaven descends to man the promised peace, To man the promised peace. Lo from the open heaven descends to man the promised peace, To man the promised peace, the promised peace. Hark! Through the silent night angelic voices swell, Their joyful songs proclaim that God is born on earth to dwell, Is born on earth to dwell, Their joyful songs proclaim that God is born on earth to dwell, Is born on earth to dwell, on earth to dwell… Let Christians All With One Accord Rejoice Let Christians all with one accord r ejoice, and praises sing with heart as well as voice, To God on high, who wonderous things have done, In sending us, in sending us, in sending us, in sending us his well beloved son.
That blessed babe and holy child of love, came down from heaven that we might reign above, The joyful news was brought on angels’ wings, Of our redemption, our redemption, our redemption, our redemption by the King of Kings.
Three wise men by a star were hither brought, and found the blessed babe they long had sought… O Come, O come Emmanuel A deus, A deus, Emmanuel, Daspren an prisner Ysrael, Divres, hirethek, trist, a vyw, Hirneth ow kortos dos Mab Dyw. Omlowenha, Emmanuel A dheu dhis skon, A Ysrael… https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 13 As Is The Custom | 11 Dec 2025 | 00:16:41 | |
If you do celebrate, you may well have noticed that Yuletide is nearly upon us... But, if you did need reminding, then this episode of The Parson and the Songmen will do just that for you! There are plenty of Christmas and Winter Solstice customs and traditions out there, but this edition will hopefully open your eyes and ears to some that are (almost) peculiar to Devon and Cornwall, and may even help to explain the origins of some traditions that we take for granted today. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 12 I Want To Ride My Bicycle... | 26 Nov 2025 | 00:25:08 | |
Welcome to Series Three, Episode Twelve. All we will say about this episode is that it involves some early Twentieth Century song collecting, a very enigmatic song collector and two wheeled transport. Listen on... (By the way, and still trying to be all secretive, if this episode does tickle your taste- buds and you want to find out more then please visit https://bobandgillberry.com) https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 11 Songs Of War | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:16:10 | |
At this time in November we remember the sacrifice that hundreds of thousands of British soldiers made with their lives as they fought in the First World War (and remember that millions died overall). Many songs are associated with this war, but are there songs connected to earlier battles? The simple answer is "Yes" and in this episode Mike collects together some of those found in the Baring Gould Song Collection. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 10 One Day In October | 21 Oct 2025 | 00:15:36 | |
In this episode of The Parson and the Songmen we join Mike at Ashwater Church, in the far west of Devon, for a day of 'ringing and singing'. One Day In October are the first four words of a very special song that the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould collected, telling of a bell ringing competition that took place at Ashwater church some two hundred years ago. For the last two years this event has been remembered in the form of a day centred around bell ringing, organised by Jon Bint, Vice-Chair of the Devon Association of Ringers and Marilyn Tucker from Devon-Based Wren Music. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 9 Harvest Home | 07 Oct 2025 | 00:24:07 | |
The poet John Keats called Autumn the 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'. A time for reflection and also a time when 'all is safely gathered in' before the onset of winter. Those words, of course, come from the harvest hymn We Plough The Fields And Scatter, and in this episode of The Parson And The Songmen we discover the origins of what we know as The Harvest Festival church service and find out more about the man behind its creation - Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstow in North Cornwall. Hawker was known to The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould who saw something of himself in this larger than life, multi-talented, eccentric figure. So, let's join Mike, in conversation with local historian and Hawker enthusiast, Matt Thomas, Outreach Officer at the Castle Heritage Centre, Bude. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 8 Catch Me If You Can | 22 Sep 2025 | 00:19:11 | |
'Catch Me If You Can' is the title of a cassette tape, (originally released in 1978 and please search the interweb if you're too young to know what a cassette tape is) released by Pete Coe who spent a week in the company of a Cornish travelling family, recording songs and stories about their way of life in the early 1900s. Mike has known Pete since the 1960s in Birmingham where they both sang at The Black Diamond Folk Club, held in the Drovers Arms. Pete went on to become, as described by BBC Radio 2, A 'One-Man Folk Industry' and is still sought out by major folk-festivals in Britain to appear to this day. This podcast focuses on the reissue, this year, of 'Catch Me If You Can' on CD and features a reunion between Mike and Pete at Dartmoor Folk Festival as well as some amazing soundbites from the family about their life on the road. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 7 The Dartmoor Fiddler | 09 Sep 2025 | 00:14:14 | |
Hello and welcome back after our summer break! In this episode we focus on William Andrews, a shy farmer from Sheepstor, in a remote part of Dartmoor, Devon. Andrews was not only a farmer though, he was a skilled fiddle player, and was visited by The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould in order to note down some of his tunes that would become known in time as The William Andrews Collection. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 6 Mandolin, Maestro, Please | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:28:39 | |
Join Mike for a very special 'Parson and the Songmen' this time around! It's not every day that you happen to get to the chance to have a chat with one of the world's leading mandolinists, composers and all round wit, but this is just what Mike did recently when he met up with Simon Mayor. Taken from Simon Mayor's biog on his website mandolin.co.uk Please visit for info on all of his work, gigs, workshops, projects, CDs etc 'As well as being an incredible mandolin player, Simon is a fine fiddle player, guitarist, composer, poet and wit. Whether with long-time partner Hilary James or his group The Mandolinquents, his live performances blend dazzling musicianship with poetry both poignant and playful, and a ready supply of humorous anecdotes and off-the-cuff wit. His stages have ranged from primary schools to classical, folk and literature festivals worldwide, and as featured mandolin soloist at orchestral concerts'. So, sit back, make yourself comfy, and join Mike and Simon now in this latest episode of 'The Parson and the Songmen'. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 5 Further Reminiscences | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:16:25 | |
In this fifth episode of the third series of The Parson and the Songmen, Mike explores Sabine's second autobiography 'Further Reminiscences'. In the book he discovers a song that seems to have , astonishingly, escaped Baring-Gould's keen censorship in order to make his song collection, as he put it, 'fit for Christian ears to hear!' If the song had been through 'the cleansing process', then did the Reverend Gentleman think it was a fair reflection of society, or was it, indeed, just overlooked? https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 4 Poptastic! | 24 Jun 2025 | 00:15:31 | |
Firstly, Many Happy Returns to The Parson And The Songmen as it celebrates its Second Birthday with its Fiftieth Episode! In this special episode Mike tells the story of how a song collected by The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould made it into the British pop charts and peaked at No.3 no less!! What the Reverend Gentleman would have thought of Elvis (No.1), The Drifters (No.2) and Cliff Richard (No.4) who surrounded him at the top of the chart we will never know, but I bet he would have been chuffed that one of 'his songs' had reached such a huge audience. Well, here's to the next fifty episodes of The Parson and the Songmen. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 3 A Garland Of Country Song | 10 Jun 2025 | 00:18:22 | |
The songs published in Songs From The West by the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould were wholly collected, or particular to, Devon and Cornwall. But what to do with the songs sent to him from other parts of England and beyond? Sabine never discarded these songs, but put them to one side as they were of interest and too good to be lost and these resulted in a new publication Join Mike now as he tells the story of how this book came into being, which The Reverend Gentleman titled 'A Garland Of Country Song'. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 2 No Sleep 'Til....Barnstaple | 13 May 2025 | 00:13:07 | |
The publication of folk songs collected by The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould in Devon and Cornwall made them accessible to the general public, but left Sabine wondering just how he could reach an even wider audience? His answer was to get on the road for a series of 'gigs' that were were probably the first ever traditional folk song tour of England! Phew! Rock and Roll.... https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S3 1 Spring Is In The Air! | 29 Apr 2025 | 00:14:21 | |
Spring has arrived here in North Devon, and it would seem to have had quite an effect on Mike who is full of vim and vigour ( or possibly something stronger...) In this first episode of the the third series of The Parson and the Songmen we are back in Devon to celebrate spring, and there is a distinctive feminine theme running through the podcast. Confused? Well let's find out where Mike will lead us now. Happy listening! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 25 Songs From Series Two | 15 Apr 2025 | 00:28:12 | |
Hardly seems a year since the last compilation of music from the first series. But yer us be! Season Two is now complete and we'll finish off in viddy style with the now customary(!) selection of songs from the shows. Geddon Boy! Here is the track listing, or click on CHAPTERS (above) if you want to go to an individual track.
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| S2 24 April Fool (Far From It Actually!) | 01 Apr 2025 | 00:15:06 | |
Well, we've missed All Fool's Day by a day, but let's celebrate this custom anyway. In this podcast Mike takes a look into its origins and tells some stories about one of Cornwall's great historical pranksters, as recorded by The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 23 One Of A Kind! | 19 Mar 2025 | 00:15:19 | |
Recently, Mike went to visit the force of nature that is Moe Keast at her home in Bodmin, Cornwall. Moe is a traditional singer and storyteller and has been a regular at Bodmin Folk Club, with a short break for bringing up children, almost since the first evening in 1968! Moe has been a Cornish Bard for 25 years under the name of 'Myrgh Cana Hengovek', translating as, 'Daughter of Traditional Singing', and is very proud of her Cornish Heritage. She has played many festivals including Sidmouth, Whitby and Lorient in Brittany and has appeared in all the Celtic Countries. Moe seems to be part of the very earth of Cornwall, and is certainly, One Of A Kind! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 22 Gool Peran Lowen! | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:15:27 | |
Gool Peran Lowen! Or for those whose Cornish may be a little rusty, Happy St Piran's Day! St Piran is generally regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall and the 5th March is St Piran's Day which is celebrated in Cornwall in much the same way as St Patrick's Day is celebrated in Ireland. But who was St Piran, and why is he so special to the Cornish? Find out now in this twenty-second episode of the second series of 'The Parson and the Songmen'. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 21 John Wesley Gave Us A Voice | 19 Feb 2025 | 00:12:41 | |
In this episode of The Parson and the Songmen, Mike investigates the possibility of missing Cornish folk songs. Is there a religious connection and will he solve the case? https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 20 The Children of Arganteilin (The Story Of The Harp In Cornwall) | 05 Feb 2025 | 00:36:52 | |
Recently, Mike went to visit Barbara Griggs for a chat about the place of the harp in Cornish music. What you are about to listen to is a fascinating podcast, brought to life by the engaging, informative, and witty explanations from Barbara. "After many years playing Early Music on recorders and viols, I took up the harp when moving to Cornwall. This led naturally to an interest in the early music of Cornwall and historic harps. Playing the folk music of Cornwall introduced me to many Cornish musicians, in particular Mike O’Connor, with whom I have collaborated in the production of 'Above the Tin Stream' and 'The Quay Street Harper'. Our latest book, 'The Children of Arganteilin', is the story of the harp in Cornwall". Both Bards of the Gorsedh, Mike and Barbara realised that the other Celtic lands of the British Isles all have a well-documented tradition of harping, but that this had received little attention in Cornwall. 'The Children of Arganteilin' gathers information on a thousand years of Cornish harping, drawn from manuscripts, lexicons, account books, iconography, wills and newspaper reports. Here are the harps and the harpers, from titled ladies to medieval church musicians, the rag and bone man and the renowned performer. Here is the history of the harp in the land west of the Tamar and a vision of its future. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 19 Another Round In The Falcon Inn | 22 Jan 2025 | 00:13:12 | |
In this episode of The Parson and the Songmen we join The Reverend Sabine Baring Gould and Freddie Bussell for two songs they collected from Samuel Gilbert, landlord of the Falcon Inn at St Mawgan (or Lanherne in the Cornish language). The two songs could well have origins far to the north, and to finish off Mike provides a theory as to why there may well have been so much footfall through Cornwall from 'up country'. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 18 Our Jolly Wassail! | 08 Jan 2025 | 00:12:52 | |
A Happy New Year To You All! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 17 (Return Of The) Bumper Festive Edition | 25 Dec 2024 | 00:21:48 | |
Happy Christmas! In this episode we join Mike on a road trip around Cornwall to look into the surprising history of carols and their place in the church. If that wasn't enough Mike also delves into the mysterious world of 'the little folk' or piskies, as they are known in Cornwall. Add a generous helping of Christmas song and you indeed have a bumper festive edition! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 16 Retying The Celtic Knot | 11 Dec 2024 | 00:18:41 | |
As we near the end of the centenary year of the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould's death, Mike ponders why the folksong collectors who came after him did not pursue the idea that many of the songs and tunes of Devon and Cornwall had celtic roots? We revisit the interview with Cornish-based musicologist Mike O'Connor from Series Two, Podcast 11 to reinforce Mike's view as to whether there was a positive link. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 15 A Little Trip To Northern Ireland | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:14:11 | |
Sam Henry was a folk song collector in Northern Ireland who Mike discovered after researching a song from Cornwall for this latest podcast. Digging deeper, Mike wondered if Sam had read Sabine's 'Songs From The West' and taken inspiration? https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 14 Flora, Lily Of The West | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:12:57 | |
But, we ask ourselves - Who is Flora and where exactly does she come from? Could she be from Cornwall? Is she from Devon? And where exactly is West? https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 13 You Shall Not Pass | 22 Oct 2024 | 00:10:01 | |
In this episode we continue to explore the idea that the music of Cornwall and Devon came from a common source, and that the arrival of the Saxons did not mean that the link between the two areas, and their shared celtic connections, were severed forever. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 11 Wherever Celtic Blood Flows | 08 Oct 2024 | 00:16:26 | |
Back in Series One in episodes 11 and 12 we explored Baring-Gould's idea that some of the songs and tunes from Devon and Cornwall were somehow different from those found to the east and whether the Celtic blood of the area had had an influence. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 12 Wherever Celtic Blood Flows: Extended Edition | 08 Oct 2024 | 00:24:45 | |
If you would like to find out more about the history of music and culture in Cornwall and Devon then this extended edition allows Mike O'Connor the opportunity to expand on the ideas that he put forward in the S2 11 podcast. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 10 Streams and Rivers | 24 Sep 2024 | 00:14:58 | |
In this episode we link an old Cornish song with a legend that tells of how three of our local rivers might have come into being! Intrigued? Well find out more now in the latest podcast of The Parson and the Songmen. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 9 Two Widows, Three Knights, Nine Brave Boys | 10 Sep 2024 | 00:11:50 | |
In musical circles in late Victorian times the question was often asked as to whether England had any traditional folk songs? The answer, thankfully, was "Yes!" But, it took Sabine Baring-Gould and other folk song collectors of that era to realise that these mythical folk songs had been looked for in the wrong places. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 8 The Parson's Apprentice | 27 Aug 2024 | 00:16:15 | |
In the very early 1900s someone 'knocked on the door' of Lew Trenchard Manor to ask The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould for advice as to how to go about collecting folk songs. This gentleman was taken under the Parson's wing, and later would become the most famous and well remembered folk song collector in this country. His name is Cecil Sharp. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 7 Drinking Songs Are Not Folk Songs... Discuss. | 13 Aug 2024 | 00:16:11 | |
In this episode we explore the origins of two songs from Cornish songmen which have a common theme... drink! These were destined for Sabine's 'Songs Of The West', but were dropped by another well-known folk song collector who had been given editorial duties. His reason? https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 6 Mr Edmund Fry: Thatcher, Singer, Songman. | 23 Jul 2024 | 00:16:32 | |
This episode brings you the story of Edmund Fry, who moved from Cornwall to Lydford in Devon, just six miles from Sabine Baring-Gould's home. Edmund provided Sabine with several songs that he may never have collected on his song collecting trips into Cornwall, including one of his personal favourites, and rather a notorious one to boot! https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 5 Where There's A Mine... | 09 Jul 2024 | 00:14:58 | |
Join us in this latest episode of The Parson And The Songmen as we explore Cornwall's mining heritage and how some of the songs collected by the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould could may well have made it into Cornwall with miners returning to The Duchy from overseas. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 4 Travelling By Steam | 18 Jun 2024 | 00:16:15 | |
We join Sabine and Freddie Bussell as they take a train trip to Fowey, situated on the South Cornish coast. But will their song-collecting excursion be profitable? Find out now in the fourth episode in the second series of The Parson And The Songmen. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 3 From The Manor House To The Pub | 04 Jun 2024 | 00:17:02 | |
In this episode we join Sabine on a further song collecting trip into Cornwall, this time to St Mawgan, situated a few miles south of Padstow on the North Coast of the County. Here he visited a pub with a reputation for hosting singers, The Falcon Inn. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 2 Flora Day | 14 May 2024 | 00:11:34 | |
Welcome to the second episode of the second series of The Parson and the Songmen. In this series we follow the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould on further folk song collecting trips, not this time in Devon, but in neighbouring Cornwall. In this episode we visit Helston, in the west of the county, to find out about another Cornish celebration of the arrival of spring, Helston Flora Day. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||
| S2 1 Oss Oss Wee Oss! | 30 Apr 2024 | 00:19:08 | |
Welcome to Series Two of the Parson and the Songmen where we will follow the Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould into Cornwall on a new series of folksong collecting trips. This episode focuses on the age-old tradition of welcoming in the spring in the North Cornish town of Padstow on May 1st. https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary Celebration Group: https://www.sbgcentenary.co.uk/ Simon Mayor: mandolin.co.uk Mike O'Connor: http://www.lyngham.co.uk/ Barbara Griggs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Arganteilin-Harp-Cornwall/dp/0954106857 Pete Coe: https://petecoe.co.uk/ Castle Heritage Centre, Bude: ... | |||