The Parson & the Songmen
The Reverend Sabine Baring Gould was an exceptional parson and squire from Devonshire, England.
He is probably best remembered as the composer of the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers'.
Born in Exeter in 1834, he died at his estate, Lewtrenchard Manor in West Devon, in 1924.
As 2024 is the centenary of his death it gives me the opportunity to spotlight what he considered to be the most important achievement of his life, that of collecting the old folk songs of Devonshire, and later Cornwall, as he termed it, 'from the mouths of the people'.
Join me as I tell stories about, and sing songs from, this far from ordinary Victorian country parson as he travelled by pony and trap across his native Devonshire seeking out songs that now form a major part of the English folk song tradition.
The Parson & the Songmen
14 Now The Day Is Over
This New Year episode marks the passing of Sabine Baring-Gould on the 2nd January 1924. But, although one hundred years on, his hymns are still sung, his books are still read, and, of course, the folk songs he collected are still sung. To celebrate this, Mike re-joins Kate and Jon Tidball, this time in Ashwater Church, for some more live music, including a special version of The Bell Ringing.
Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk
Podcast producer: jontidball@hotmail.co.uk
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Mike's YouTube page:
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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: https://www.thecastlebude.co.uk/
Devon Association of Ringers: https://www.devonbells.co.uk/
Wren Music: https://www.wrenmusic.co.uk/