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Date of issue: 17.09.2015
Song language: English
The Festival Bell |
1690 was the year, a bell was cast in Chacombe |
William Bagley was the name, the foundry man the made them |
With another five before, the lowest was a tenor |
Settling for a six peal in the old church tower |
There was such a gathering, all to bring the new year in |
The captain of the ringers was a man named William Jack |
300 years later now it’s minor and major |
Ringing with St. Mary and The Festival Bell |
Hold on to the tenor when the treble it is going |
Be sure to watch the changes now you know that she is gone |
Look to sally for a clue, then you’ll know just what to do |
We’ll have to have a silent bell 'cos Bob’s not here |
Is he in the Red Lion? |
Maybe in the Brasenose? |
Funny but you’d think that he was practising from there |
300 years later now it’s minor and major |
Ringing with St. Mary and The Festival Bell |
So, still, in the tower waiting for the ringers |
Centuries go by, still our voices sing |
They ring throughout all Oxfordshire and out across the nation |
Even in America, maybe Russia too |
For every year in August there’s another celebration |
Peace and love, rock and roll, and Wadworth’s too |
Every act that takes the stage, all the music that is played |
Is cast into a symbol in the old church tower |
300 years later now it’s minor and major |
Ringing with St. Mary and The Festival Bell |
Every act that takes the stage, all the music that is played |
Is cast into a symbol in the old church tower |
300 years later now it’s minor and major |
Ringing with St. Mary and The Festival Bell |
Ringing with St. Mary and The Festival Bell |
Name | Year |
---|---|
Who Knows Where The Time Goes? | 1998 |
Matty Groves | 1971 |
Autopsy | 1969 |
Fotheringay | 1998 |
Genesis Hall | 1998 |
Tam Lin | 1969 |
Percy's Song | 1998 |
Farewell, Farewell | 1998 |
Crazy Man Michael | 1998 |
I'll Keep It With Mine | 1998 |
Both Sides Now | 1995 |
One Sure Thing | 2017 |
Book Song | 1998 |
Reynardine | 1969 |
It'll Take A Long Time | 2009 |
Million Dollar Bash | 1969 |
Cajun Woman | 2004 |
The Ballad of Ned Kelly ft. Fairport Convention | 2016 |
Angel Delight | 1971 |
Something You Got | 2009 |