Track 3 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Shanty from Saydisc album 'Sea Songs and Shanties' (1'55")
Main features: rhythm, pitch (chords).
This well-known sea shanty is sung by an unaccompanied choir of Cornish fishermen. The Track Explorer has four learning tracks focusing on lyrics, chords, structure and score.
Official classification: Listening, Identifying Key Ideas, Part-singing, Verse and Chorus, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Folk, Traditional Songs, Male Voice Choir, England, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Unit 2. Form and structure, Unit 6. Shanty time, Saydisc Records, Sea Shanties
16th Century Christmas Carol, sung and recorded by British folk band Steeleye Span in 1970s.
KS1/2 idea: listen for the contrast between group of singers and solo voice.
Official classification: The Middle Ages, 1970s, Christmas, Audio, Folk, Curriculum support, Christmas Carol
A loving look at the way traditional music plays a part in contemporary Georgian society.
Producer: Link Media, Inc
Official classification: Folk, World Music, Male, Georgia, Curriculum support
Open source documentary from Link Media. he Finnish Furies (Varttina) have been a band for 25 years, and they are tighter than ever. They demonstrate their signature sound for Link TV with a rendition of "Laiska" and "Miero."
Official classification: Part-singing, Bands, Folk, World Music, Female, Finland, Curriculum support, Performance video clip
The "Brinquinho" is a regional instrument used at the "Bailinho".This "Bailinho" appeared 50 years ago when the first folkloric groups began to do their presentations.It is with these dances and songs that Madeira Island is represented all over the world.
Official classification: Dance, Folk, World Music, Portugal, Curriculum support
Video from Link media featuring an Argentinian accordian player.
Official classification: Accordian, Folk, World Music, Argentina, Curriculum support, Performance video clip
Track 11 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. Scottish song of hard times from Saydisc album 'Traditional Songs of Scotland' (3'09")
Main features: instrumentation, pitch. This Scottish folk song is sung by a female singer, accompanied by fiddle and guitar. The learning tracks of the Track Explorer focus on structure and lyrics.
Official classification: Listening, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Folk, Traditional Songs, Victorian Times, Britain and Ireland, Scotland, Unit 8 Ongoing Skills, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Unit 15. Song, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 10 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 2. A song from the lead mines from Saydisc album 'Traditional Songs of England' (1'51")
Main features: pitch, structure, lyrics.
This English folk song is sung by a female singer, accompanied by recorders and guitar. The Track Explorer has two learning tracks focusing on structure and lyrics.
Official classification: Listening, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Folk, Traditional Songs, Victorian Times, Britain and Ireland, England, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, 4a Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - aural memory, 4b Listening, and applying knowledge and understanding - elements and devices, Unit 15. Song, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Track 16 from Charanga / Saydisc / Christine Richards project - 'Listen to this' for Key Stage 1. English Folk Song from Saydisc album 'Traditional Songs of England' (2'59") Main features: instrumentation, structure, singing. This English folk song is a ballad sung by a female singer. It features a hurdy-gurdy, or 'wheel fiddle' (an instrument dating back to the Middle Ages). The Track Explorer has three learning tracks focusing on instrumentation, structure and lyrics.
Official classification: Folk Songs, Interactive Activities, Key Stage 1, Folk, Female, England, Hurdy-gurdy, Track Explorer, Curriculum support, Ballad, Charanga, Saydisc Records, Saydisc/Charanga World Music
Ideal example of protest song, with meaningful lyrics, written by Bob Dylan and released on his 1964 album of the same name.
Official classification: Song, 1960s, Singers, Songwriters, Audio, Folk, United States, Unit 19 Songwriter, Curriculum support
Cash's version of popular song written in 1875 by Henry Clay Work, but may have originated earlier. Suggested as a song for children to sing and slow down at the end for QCA Unit 4 'Feel the Pulse' at KS1. Also worth listening to the percussive 'clock' sound in this recording and for older children noting the key change just over half way through.
Official classification: Unit 4. Feel the pulse - Exploring pulse and rhythm, 1970s, Audio, Country, Folk, Male, Victorian Times, Curriculum support
1960 version of 17th century English folk song.
KS2/3 idea: What is it that makes this version of a traditional song obviously from 1960 and not from 17th century? Pupils may be able to identify the use of modern instruments, such as bass guitar, drum kit and guitar.
Official classification: 1960s, Folk Songs, Audio, Folk, United Kingdom, Curriculum support
Traditional folkloric Coco from Brazil.
Official classification: World Music Examples, Audio, Folk, Brazil, Latin America, Curriculum support
The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish folk music group founded in 1962 and this is their version of a classic Irish rebel music song that honours the memory of the women dedicated to Ireland, specifically the Irish nationalist movement.
Recommended listening to support the Somerset Music Coco Scheme of work as it illustrates the capacity of reworked traditional pieces to be very successful commercially.
Official classification: 1960s, Folk Songs, World Music Examples, Audio, Folk, Ireland, Curriculum support
An example of music Hiphop/folk fusion music influenced by Brazilian Coco traditions.
Recommended listening for Somerset Music Coco Scheme of Work.
Official classification: 1990s, World Music Examples, Audio, Folk, Brazil, Fusion, Curriculum support, Hip hop
Live performance example of Brazilian Coco to support Somerset Music Coco Scheme of Work.
The name "Coco" comes from the Brazilian word for head, "cabeça," because song lyrics are often improvised. Coco is often performed with a repetitive musical beat and call and response singing reminsiscent of Capoeira music. The music is commonly performed at traditional parties in the northeast, such as weekend street parties and Carnival.
Official classification: World Music Examples, Video, Folk, Brazil, Latin America, Curriculum support, Dance
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