Lancashire Folk Songs - Page 3

Gordon Booth · 08-09-2014, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowlf

There is a second verse of Just a Cot in Ribble valley. ..
I have heard folk sing of Tennessee and lands of Uncle Joe,
I have heard them boast of Dixie , where the cotton blossoms grow.
But give me a spot in Endland,the land where I was born,
Beside two tiny rivers and a field of English corn,

Just a cot in Ribble valley..etc

I'm puzzled. I keep hearing 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' which is supposed to be an American folk song from the mid 18 hundreds( something to do with Texas fighting Mexico).
Is the one based on the other, if so which way round. Or is there another tune altogether?

charlo108 · 14-05-2015, 20:48

Hello !

This is a song my grandad used to sing but my dad can't remember the tune. Does anyone know how we could find out. We've tried googling and this forum comes up. I'd be interested to see the sheet music if possible....?

Thanks! :-)

Bob Dobson · 15-05-2015, 20:09

I have a copy of this song in my Lancashire sheet music collection, but cannot find it. From memory, it was written by a Clitheroe chap

Rowlf · 15-05-2015, 21:03

I have a copy of the sheet music . If you send me a private message Charlo108 with your address I will get a Photostat of it for you

Bob Dobson · 16-05-2015, 19:36

It was written by Jim Ainsworth from Blackburn and is based on an actual cottage in Langho - Rose Cottage, which is sadly no longer there.

carolfranchesca · 12-07-2016, 15:06

Did you say you had a copy of the original, I would be interested to know the writers name. My Mother in law who is 92 has told me many times in the past that her Father wrote this before he went to London where he caught TB, she doesn't know if he sold the song. His name was Peter Malone. Thank you

Bob Dobson · 12-07-2016, 19:19

I'm certain it was Jim Ainsworth, Try an email to [email protected]

carolfranchesca · 05-08-2016, 00:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rowlf

I have a copy of the sheet music . If you send me a private message Charlo108 with your address I will get a Photostat of it for you

Hi Following your post A cot in the Ribble valley, could you tell me if the song was written by Peter Malone? My Mother in Law has always said her Father wrote this song just before he went to London, along with a few other songs. She said he had a song book of songs he wrote, she didn't know if he had sold the songs. Sadly he caught TB in London and came home to die, either in the 1920s or early 30s. She is 92 now but was only young when he died, I promised her I would try to find out more. I would be very grateful for a reply or an email with a copy of the sheet music [email protected]

RBruceRogers · 23-04-2017, 20:35

Hi,
I'm a native of the US and live in North Carolina. Today I stumbled across a print of the sheet music for Just a Cot in Ribble Valley while cleaning out old files. That print lists the author and copyright owner as Jim Ainsworth. The paper doesn't look very old, so it could be a reprint.

I decided to do a little casual research, and this forum was among the few listings that Google offered. There was also a listing for a sale of an original copy of the sheet music, which listed Jim Ainsworth as the author.

My wife's grandparents were Brits who came to the US before World War 1. I believe that Jim Ainsworth was a relative, but I don't know the exact connection. I could ask my wife if there was any interest.

I'm sorry that that doesn't agree with your family's understanding of the song's past, carolfranchesca. It's possible that there is other history, but this is all that I know.

Regards, Bruce

Bob Dobson · 24-04-2017, 08:59

Thanks for this, Bruce. I am in no doubt that Jim Ainsworth wrote the song.