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 is a music podcast hosted by Mike Bosworth, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mike Bosworth hosts The Parson & the Songmen, a music show with 69 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  S4 8 "That Just Floors Me Every Time!"

  Jul 28, 202637 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail "That just floors me every time" was a quote from BBC Radio 3 presenter Verity Sharp, talking about a track by Ben Walker, guitarist extraordinaire, and Mike's guest on this latest podcast from The Parson and the Songmen series. That's probably all that needs to be said about this episode, except check out Ben at benwalkermusic.com and, if you ever meet him, please don't mention the classical guitar.... Support the show https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thimblerigg+videos 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: ...

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  Episode #7

  S4 7 For The Want Of A Good Woman

  Jun 30, 202623 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of The Parson and the Songmen we find The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould at something of a loss. Some research into the Reverend Gentleman carried out by Mike earlier in the year led to the discovery of an article that Sabine wrote in 1894 for a lady's publication. The article explained that he was finding it difficult to obtain songs sung by women for his collection, and made an appeal for help to achieve this. Would the article be successful? Well, find out now in this latest podcast. Support the show https://gofund.me/48985b32 PLEASE VISIT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE RUNNING COST OF THE PODCASTS Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES AND ORGANISATIONS https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thimblerigg+videos 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: ...

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  Episode #6

  S4 6 'An Intriguing Creation'

  May 26, 202632 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to the 67th (yes, you read correctly...) episode of The Parson and The Songmen! In this episode we thought it was high time that we visited the home of Sabine Baring-Gould - Lewtrenchard Manor - on the western edge of Dartmoor in Devon. These days, Lewtrenchard Manor has a life as a luxury hotel, but it's history stretches back some 900 years. Baring-Gould inherited the estate in 1872 and began extensive reconstruction and restoration in 1876. True to the one-of-a-kind type of person that he was, Sabine transformed the house into a highly individual dwelling. Described by famed architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as 'an intriguing creation', the Reverend Gentleman most certainly left his mark on the building as we find out now from Mike, in the company of Shaun Cockman, General Manager of Lewtrenchard Manor. Support the show PLEASE VISIT mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES ETC Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thimblerigg+videos 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/

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  Episode #5

  S4 5 Its Flora Day Again!

  May 7, 202611 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail Hi Folks, We thought it would be fitting to continue to celebrate this very special time of year by revisiting Series 2, Episode 2 of The Parson and the Songmen series. Like Series 2, Episode 1, which we uploaded for you last week, this podcast tells the story of another famous Cornish May celebration - Flora Day, held in Helston every year on, or around, the 8th of May. Summer is a comin' and winter is gone! Support the show PLEASE VISIT mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES ETC Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thimblerigg+videos 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/

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  Episode #4

  S4 4 Oss Oss Wee Oss! For Summer Is A-Coming Today!

  Apr 30, 202616 minS4

  Send us Fan Mail Hi Folks, and a Merry May Day to One And All! In a fit of May Day frivolity, we thought it would be fitting to revisit S2 1, released on May 1st 2024, which took us to the Padstow May Day celebration, tells winter that enough is enough and... Summer Is A-Coming Today! Oss Oss Wee Oss! Support the show PLEASE VISIT mikebosworth.uk FOR ALL LINKS TO INTERVIEWEES ETC Mike's website: mikebosworth.uk https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Parson-and-the-Songmen/100093220748945/ Mike's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thimblerigg+videos 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/

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