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shazza
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Posted -  22/11/2005  :  14:09

Does anyone out there know anything about Henry Nutter, who wrote the poem 'The maid in a calico dress' which was set to music by Gerry Kearns of the Olham Tinkers?

I am trying to find out when it was written.  I believe that Henry Nutter was from Burnley, but can not find out anything else about him.

Any info gratefully appreciated.

Shazza.




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Ringo
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Posted - 22/11/2005 : 16:32

I have found the words but that is about it and you probably already know them but i have posted them anyway

 

THE MAID IN THE CALICO DRESS
(H. Nutter/G. Kearns)

In flowery July upon Healey's proud height
As the plovers come from the moor end
As southward the cuckoo is taking his flight
And the corncrakes are deep in the grass
A swallow and swift were aloft in the air
And the starling was feeding her young
The milkmaid was tending her cattle with care
And the haymakers cheerfully sung

Chorus:
The maidens of Burnley in satin or silk
Are pretty I freely confess
But give me the maid who is neatly arrayed
In a beautiful calico dress

You may praise the Italian ladies in vain
And the maidens of France or Peru
Or worship the languishing beauties of Spain
And the blushing caucasians too
But she whom I love has an eye like a sloe
And her cheeks are like roses in June
So graceful each step as she trips like a doe
And her ruby red lips are in tune

Repeat chorus

Should fortune or friendship compel me to roam
Or a thirst after changes constrain
I'd still call the banks of old Healey my home
And I'd sing of its beauties again
Sweet gardens of roses or our cultured bowers
May delight a poor soul to possess
But give me old Healey bedecked with wild flowers
And the maid in the calico dress

Repeat chorus

Words by Henry Nutter and tune by Gerry Kearns.

Source: The Oldham Tinkers 'Sit Thee Down' Topic LP 12TS323. Published by Topic January 1977.






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Stanley
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Posted - 22/11/2005 : 18:20
Any dates......?  (I know, but I am an historian after all)


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Ringo
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Posted - 22/11/2005 : 18:34

One date to turn up so far is 27th June 1999, this is the day that the late Jihn Peel played the song on his BBC Radio One show.

 

Cally might be the one to answer this one, someone told me the other day she MIGHT be into music in some way.




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Callunna
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Posted - 23/11/2005 : 15:38
Yeah, yeah, here I am...

However, Shazza is a fellow member of NowThen and I sing a harmony to Hobo's (Shazza's OH) lead vocal on it, so I'm afraid I can't add any more to this.

Ringo's words are slightly different (eg, "the plover springs from the morass" in the version we know) but that's folk music for you.

The Tinkers recorded it in 1977 but I'll guess it's a lot older than that (perhaps that Barrerford lot can help out here?)

Healey - is that somewhere near Bolton?

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BarrowfordJohn
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Posted - 23/11/2005 : 15:54
Healey Wood is a district of south-west Burnley. Callunna, any chance of posting a soundtrack of this song by you good selves?


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Ringo
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Posted - 23/11/2005 : 16:00
We should get Cally to record a song about OGFB and all the characters on it !


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Callunna
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Posted - 23/11/2005 : 16:29
Ooh 'eck - we haven't recorded this one yet! But maybe we'll get the 8-track out and have a go, after our gig at Ghyll Golf Club on Saturday is over with.

As for a song about OGFB characters, well - I'm not sure it would be publishable...

Thanks for info re. location of Healey, BJ.

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melteaser
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Posted - 25/11/2005 : 07:54

I have a book 'Local Rhymes' by Henry Nutter. It looks like it was given as a gift to a Betty Shackleton. Inside it says

"Darwin House

Burnley

Sept 18 1897

To Miss Betty Shackleton

With Henry Nutter

Kind Regards"

I think it's supposed to be with kind regards Henry Nutter.

There is a picture of Henry Nutter also inside (which I will scan later)

as for printing, it says "B Moore, "Gazette" Printing Works, Bridge Street. 1890.

Preface

The following songs and poems have appeared from time to time in the Burnley Gazette. The author, not deeming them worthy of more than a passing notice, never intended placing them before the public in any other way; but in consequence of the interest taken in a few of the pieces, he has considered it his duty to publish them in the present cheap form. This little volume contains poems written chiefly on local topics, and can therefore be of little interest except to those readers who have some aquaintance with the circumstance or subject of each piece.

Yours truly,

Henyr Nutter




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Callunna
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Posted - 25/11/2005 : 10:51
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<p>This little volume contains poems written chiefly on local topics, and can therefore be of little interest except to those readers who have some aquaintance with the circumstance or subject of each piece.</p>

Thank you Malty!

Little did Henry realise that we'd still be reading his work over 100 years later! He couldn't have imagined the Internet or that people would be singing his poetry set to music. I wonder whether a 100 years from now people will be reading all the info on OGFB (or perhaps downloading it straight into their brain cells).

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melteaser
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Posted - 25/11/2005 : 12:48
Maybe when things calm down here a bit I will have a bash at transcribing these poems. It's a bit too hectic at the moment to consider it. I'll certainly put the index up before too long and then if there are any particular requests I could do those first.


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melteaser
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Posted - 25/11/2005 : 13:40

As promised, the index from ‘Local Rhymes by Henry Nutter, Burnley.


To Mr. Henry Houlding, Editor of the Burnley “Gazette”
To Mr. George Crompton, Violinist, Laund, near Burnley
The New Borough of Nelson on its Charter Day
Answer to a Late Invitation to Dinner from Mr. Gott, Provisional Mayor of Nelson
Address to Mr. Tattersall Wilkinson, the Local Antiquarian
Reply to the Antiquarian’s Intercepted Letter
The Astronomers Reply to the Antiquarians Second Poetic Letter
Reply to Mr. H.Burrows, a Local Poet
Answer to Mr. Alderman Greenwood, (Mayor). Invitation to Dinner
Marriage of Mr.Charles Whittle and Miss Mary Bond
A Song of Buxton
Reply to the Slanders of Higgins and Addison
The Fall of Alexandria (Sung at the Mechanic’s Jubilee)
Healey Height
The Girl in the Calico Dress
Old Jim the Engineer (Redford)
Old Jim the engine Driver (Redford)
On the Introduction of Steam Trams into Burnley
A Burlesque on the Burnley Water Scheme, and in answer to Mr. Clement (signing himself “Good Health”) in his correspondence in the Burnley Gazette
The Programme of the Burnley Literary and Scientific Club. Sung at Dinner
On the Removal of the Mayors Lamps
A Brave Townsman
On the Birthday of a Niece
The Mayor of Brunswick – Alderman Baron
A Birthday Rhyme
Ten Members of the Scientific Club
On Miss Horner Leaving Burnley
On the Presentation to Mr. Lewis Grant
Job Whittam Hartley (Memento)
To Miss Nannie May C. on her Birthday
Flowers from the Tombs of the Bards. To Mr. J Whittaker
To Miss F.E.J on her Twenty-First Birthday
A Story of a Poodle
A Poem in Scotch to Dr Mackenzie
On the Occasion of the Rev. Wm. Reid leaving Nelson
Royal visit to Burnley
The queen and John Bright
The Mayor’s Dinner (Alderman Keighley)
In Answer to a Present from a Lady
Written for the Victoria Assembly Room (Dec 31st 1887)
To the Chairman of the Nelson Local Board, Mr. John Wilkinson
Song of Two Burnley Fishermen
Opening of theTown Hall, Burnley, by Mr. Alderman Sutcliffe, Mayor
Dissolution of the Odd-Fellows Club, Barrowford
On the Death of a Nephew
Mayor’s Dinner (Alderman Thornber)
John England’s 74th Birthday
To Mr and Mrs Herbert Sutcliffe, on their Wedding Day
Christmas song (Cronkshaw’s), Dec. 31, 1872
Song on Evolution (Cronkshaw’s), Dec. 31, 1873
Geological song (Cronkshaw’s), Dec. 31, 1874
Song on Spiritualism – Burlesque (Cronkshaw’s) Dec. 28, 1876
Song. – Man and the Ape (Cronkshaw’s), Dec. 26, 1877
Song. – New Inventions (cronkshaw’s), Dec. 31, 1878
Song. – The Burnley Water Scheme (Cronkshaw’s) Dec. 31, ‘82
Song. – Trades and Professions of the Guests at Cronkshaw’s Dinner, December 31st, 1870
Scientific Song (Cronkshaw’s), Dec. 31, 1888
Song – Michael the Brave
Answer to an Inviation (from Mr. J.S.B.) to Dinner
To Dr. Burns on his Silver Wedding-Day
To Mr. Carrington on receiving a Brace of Pheasants
An Elegy on Edwin Waugh, the Lancashire Poet
To Mr. William Christie on his Silver Wedding-Day
Long Sermons
From Burnley. – To Alderman Scarr, Leeds
The Turkish Atrocities
Song. – On Co-operation (Cronkshaw’s), Dec. 31, 1875
A New Year’s Address to Mr. C. M. Foden. – In Recognition of his extraordinary services for the Burnley Mechanic’s Institution, for 22 years
To Mr. Abraham Stansfield, Kersal Moor, Manchester
Old Bethesda



Edited by - melteaser on 25 November 2005 13:41:44


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Callunna
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Posted - 25/11/2005 : 14:00
This is absolutely priceless stuff, Malty! THANK YOU!!!

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melteaser
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Posted - 25/11/2005 : 17:32

The man himself

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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shazza
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Posted - 26/11/2005 : 11:37

Thankyou to everyone for the fantastic response to my query about Henry Nutter.  This has been most helpful. Especially the info from Melteaser, regarding the book.  This has helped tremendously. 

Absolutely Fabulous!




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melteaser
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Posted - 16/03/2006 : 17:34
Dissolution of the Oddfellow's Club, Barrowford

The following lines were given on Saturday evening, December 11th, 1886, on the dissolution of the Oddfellows' Club, which had held its meetings at the 'Fleece Inn', Barrowford, for nearly sixty years;-

Most noble grand, and past grandmasters, too,
And loyal vice, this night we bid adieu.
Ye grand provincial masters of the past,
This noble lodge, to fate succumbs at last.
The club you loved through many a toiling year,
Must close this night a useful, grand career.
As all things have an end beneath the sun,
So must our club, its mission now is done.
The Ward who safely kept the outer door,
With broad brimmed hat, alas! we see no more;
The Tylers cheerful voice and kindly glance
Will never more his brethren's names announce;
He'll welcome us no more with heart and hand,
Nor sign or password at the door demand.
We give no more the deferential bow,
Nor raise our willing fingers to our brow.
The costumes which our high officials wore,
Who graced those benches in the days of yore,
The gilded valance and the masters chair
Will soon be classed among the things that were;
No sounds harmonius will fraternal ring,
Nor sacred mystic rites new pleasures bring.
In bygone happy years, good heavens, how long!
Since these old walls resounded our first song;
This room where secret ties were knit secure,
Where no fantastic show could long endure.
At festive seasons long ago we joined
In councils sweet, in one firm bond combined.
'Tis true our club has reached its journeys end;
To aid the poor, yet willing hands we'll lend-
Love mercy still, be generous, kind and wise,
Like brethren live in peace and fraternize.

Although our institution now is nil,
For all that's good we stand united still.
Clubs end like all things mortal in decay;
So empires fall and kingdons pass away;
Conditions ever change, and we with them
Are doomed to fall, like branches from the stem.
May we, like wise and prudent men, resolve
To male the best of things as they evolve.
Be bounteous still, without the mystic line,
And emulate the days of auld lang syne.

Edited by - melteaser on 16 March 2006 20:26:47


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