Euroclydon The Gladly Solemn Sound Choir

A cracking west gallery sea song sung by the Lancaster based Gladly Solemn Sound choir led by Paul Guppy. We were on the Ullswater Steamer and there really were friends assembled on the wharf to welcome us on shore at Howtown. We walked with them to the Old Martindale Church were we sung songs which were sung there by the 18thC. west gallery choir - before having afternoon tea at the Howton bobbin mill. www.gladlysolemn.co,uk and www.lakelandvoice.co.uk

Category:

Music

Tags:

• West gallery music
• folk choir
• folk music
• The Glaldy Solemn Sound
• Lakeland Voice
• Ullswater Steamer

[Davidburbidge]

Yes, no helmsman! maybe we were in danger of being "they that go down to deep...."

[nolicnotrut]

Lovely legs, Mr. Guppy.

This is smashing piece, very well executed.

I notice that the helmsman resigned from the wheelhouse!

[irateofwatford]

Cracking stuff! Really infectious. A pity about the disparaging "noises off" at one point.

[kingjohntheman]

Wonderful job!!! This is one of my three favorite Billings pieces. William Billings, a radical Massachusetts man (friends with Paul Rever) wrote this piece in 1778. Since Billings' music was directly descended from the West Gallery tradition (and was the forerunner of the American shape-note tradition), it's nice to see his music going back across the ocean and being sung in a manner that would have been familiar to him; vigorous, full-voiced, spiritual singing.

[kevinchizai]

My high school chorus sang this song a few years ago and I absolutely love it. Great work.