Bonus Xmas Episode: The Sheffield Carols with Jon Boden, Bella Hardy and The Melrose Quartet

Folk on Foot

Matthew Bannister

Music Interviews, Performing Arts, Music, Nature, Arts, Science

4.8 • 526 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In search of the festive spirit of Christmas – and bearing gifts - we travel to the Peak District and Sheffield to hear the area’s unique local carols. Along the way we collect music from Jon Boden, Bella Hardy, The Melrose Quartet and the singers of the villages of Dungworth and Hathersage. We hear how the traditional carols written and sung by working people were thrown out of the church – and had to find a new home in the village pubs. Put on your Santa hat, reindeer antlers or Christmas jumper, get yourself a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie and join us.

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0:00.0	Okay, let's see what Jeremy is doing visually.
0:11.0	There are three of us and we're on a journey to find the festive spirit of Christmas.
0:20.0	Am I going to put my hat Christmas. And we're bringing gifts.
0:22.3	Could you film you putting it on?
0:24.7	Welcome to the Christmas special of Fok on foot.
0:30.0	While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all season on the ground. The angel of the Lord came down and glory shone around.
0:44.3	Sweet bell, sweet shine in Christmas bells.
0:50.3	Sweet bell, sweetheel, sweet-shining Christmas bells.
0:55.0	They cheer us on our heavenly wait, sweet shining bells.
1:02.0	They cheer us on a heavenly way, sweet starting bells. And we're starting in the village of Edale
1:19.0	in the Peak District
1:20.4	and we're just walking up the path
1:23.0	to the village church
1:24.8	where we're hoping to meet Bella Hardy.
1:28.4	And I'm getting my gift ready.
1:36.2	Bella!
1:37.5	Hello, Father Christmas.
1:38.8	Ho, ho, ho.
1:40.8	I love it to see you.
1:42.0	Merry Christmas.
1:43.5	Merry Christmas. We brought you a gift. It's Folk on Foot Plum Chutney. Made by our producer Natalie Steed from the plums she grew in her own allotment. What a multi-talented woman she is. She's brilliant. Nothing is better than chutney, we say, in our family. And we have a Focon Foot badge for you as well. Look at that. Which you can wear on your beautiful fake fur coat. Fake fur coat, absolutely. My Christmas coat, I will. I shall adorn myself spectacularly. Now what is going on here in the village, let me just put my tissue paper away. What is going on here in the village for Christmas?
2:19.4	What sort of plans are being made today?
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