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Sir Martin
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« on: March 07, 2007, 10:11:47 AM »

I really like the humerous in music, and got to wondering how many parodies of Fairport songs, or songs recorded by Fairport?

Fatty Groves by The Kipper Family is probably the gold standard*;
A Murder Ballad by Mrs Ackroyd Band also 'quotes' Matty Groves, and;
Dipsticks and Seals (Slip Jigs and reels) by the same artist qualifies.

Any others?

* When the Kippers supported Whipersnaper at Darlington Arts centre, a very pissed off looking Swarb appeared round the curtain as they performed this, much to the amusement of the audience.
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« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2007, 10:59:55 AM »

Sid Kipper ws on the same day as Swarb at the Lincoln Folk Festival one year.. he mentioned Swarb as Dave Halfbrick  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2007, 12:51:34 PM »

Sid Kipper is playing  in my village this week should i see him?
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« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2007, 12:57:08 PM »

Personally I wouldn't give him house room.  Don't find him funny at all.  But I'm in a minority.
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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2007, 01:03:14 PM »

I have the feeling i won't like him which is why up 'till now i haven't even considered it- It was seeing his name mentioned here that made me wonder. Undecided
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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2007, 01:22:40 PM »


Sid Kipper is playing  in my village this week should i see him?


See him Tasha.. go with an open mind.. you can't say you don't like him til you see him..

He makes me laff.. a lot!!
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2007, 04:20:56 PM »



Sid Kipper is playing  in my village this week should i see him?


See him Tasha.. go with an open mind.. you can't say you don't like him til you see him..

He makes me laff.. a lot!!


Agreed - some of the humour is very clever, some of it falls on its face, but better then a night by the telly watching CSI:Middlesbrough or whatever they are up to nowadays.
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« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2007, 06:40:31 PM »

Thanks i shall see if I can get a ticket!
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« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2007, 07:50:05 PM »

Anyway, back to the subject, if you check this URL http://www.mcvax.org/jghall/fairport/songs.html there are some written parodies, the is Smoggy Groves, Roll Over Gilbert and Sullivan, The Crowd Goes to a Different Festival..., Few Woodlands Matty (Matty Groves translated into German and back again!) and lass@hexhamshire.co.uk Most of these are thanks to Phill 'Widds' Widdows Grin Grin Grin.
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« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2007, 08:18:31 PM »


Anyway, back to the subject, if you check this URL http://www.mcvax.org/jghall/fairport/songs.html there are some written parodies, the is Smoggy Groves, Roll Over Gilbert and Sullivan, The Crowd Goes to a Different Festival..., Few Woodlands Matty (Matty Groves translated into German and back again!) and lass@hexhamshire.co.uk Most of these are thanks to Phill 'Widds' Widdows Grin Grin Grin.


I just LOVE the babelfished Matty Groves...that is quite hilarious!
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« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2007, 09:01:35 PM »


Anyway, back to the subject, if you check this URL http://www.mcvax.org/jghall/fairport/songs.html there are some written parodies, the is Smoggy Groves, Roll Over Gilbert and Sullivan, The Crowd Goes to a Different Festival..., Few Woodlands Matty (Matty Groves translated into German and back again!) and lass@hexhamshire.co.uk Most of these are thanks to Phill 'Widds' Widdows Grin Grin Grin.


Just to say lass@hexhamshire.co.uk is NOT an e-mail address (as far as I know anyway) it is the name of one of the parodies
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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2007, 10:46:35 PM »

That Woodlands Matty is PRICELESS!!  Thanks Ollie
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« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2007, 11:24:54 PM »

Roll Over Gilbert & Sullivan

I've got to have a go at this.

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« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2007, 08:13:29 AM »

Brilliant!

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« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2007, 08:18:23 AM »


Just to say lass@hexhamshire.co.uk is NOT an e-mail address (as far as I know anyway) it is the name of one of the parodies


The domain is valid:

[aw1@steerpike ~]$ whois hexhamshire.co.uk
    Domain name:
        hexhamshire.co.uk
    Registrant:
        Hexhamshire Brewery

And their web site is under construction.
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« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2007, 09:45:20 AM »

Laughing out loud at Few Woodlands Matty, and especially this verse:-

"Oh, I like recess your feather/spring bed and - recess,
Which I like, your pages however
Me likes your lady homosexual improves,
Who is appropriate for lord Darnell in my sleeping levers "

Heh.

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