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 springboy |
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Apr 12 2008, 8:13 AM EDT Hi again I thought Id share this with you all, my sister was in a choir in Springburn it was miss Hoeys choir, they wore white blouses and red tartan ties cant remember how long she did this but seemed she was with them for years.We seem to be a family of talented singers, my mother was in a choir too dont ask me which one, shes also was a very good dancer she taught my uncle, her brotherto waltz before his wedding,mind you not to boast too much but i won a prize at the school dance doing the Gay Gordons lol 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
 dot21 |
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Apr 12 2008, 11:06 AM EDT Good for you springboy winning a prize for the gay gordens I bet the kids now, wouldnt even know what that dance is, your family are very musical I see. Don't think the kids today get dancing at school but I remember being taught the dashing white sergeant amongst other ones. Do you find this valuable? |
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springboy |
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Apr 12 2008, 1:47 PM EDT Theese days Dot the mere mention of gay and there of on a different tangent. yeah were quite musical my two brothers in law play the accordian and have their own ceilidh band too Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 12 2008, 5:13 PM EDT Hi All.... Just back from my trek down south ...... got lots of catching up to do I see.... everyone blethering ten to the dozen !!!....... dont know about other regions in Scotland , but over here in the lovely kingdom , the children are taught Scottish Country Dancing and they have a huge school festival every year.... they also have a Rabbie burns poetry competition and the kids get taught Rabbie poems........ Springboy ... being abe to sing is a real gift.... none of my family can sing for peanuts , but we all do ...at the top of our voices , that`s why we are all mostly Baptists.... noisy praise so that we can belt it out and it dosent make any difference whether we are heard or not .......... I have to agree with you re. the word gay ... my grandsons all call each other gay or gayboy ????... what`s that all about ???...... anyhoooo ... Off to some other Threads to catch up .... catch you all later.......Tra-la-la-la-la .. hugs ......Fi ...xxxx Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 13 2008, 4:59 PM EDT Hi again springboy, just to say my sister was also in Agnes Hoeys choir. (cooperative choir it was called) they were a very disciplined choir and very well turned out as you say. Also, we as a family all enjoyed singing. My father was a Tenor and my brother Bass. I sing alto, and just love to sing, infact FionaM and i have given many a duet on this very site!.... cant really dance , only Scottish country dances at Weddings. Thanks to Colston Jnr.Secondary school where I learned all the Scottish country dances i know. At least i learned something from my 3 years there. Do you find this valuable? |
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springboy |
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Apr 14 2008, 9:28 AM EDT well Jeamcrae, thats where i learned to dance too, but my brothers in law can get ant one up on the floor wi their music, and i can listen too them all night and some times do til the wee small hours in the morn. Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 14 2008, 12:07 PM EDT Hi springboy,I'm glad yi' enjoy your mucic,me too! Do you find this valuable? |
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springboy |
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Apr 15 2008, 3:40 AM EDT Maybe we should start up a choir lol the old reunited Springburn choiresters Do you find this valuable? |
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dot21 |
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Apr 15 2008, 12:00 PM EDT "Maybe we should start up a choir lol the old reunited Springburn choiresters "Good idea, but I'm a terrible singer but I'm game for a laugh, bet you there's loads of people from Springburn that have great voices. Do you find this valuable? |
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springboy |
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Apr 15 2008, 2:13 PM EDT No doubt dot,they were best at it when it was closing time in the pubs lol,not that I took part in that kind of activity,shyly looks upwards. Do you find this valuable? |
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Jeanmccrae |
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Apr 15 2008, 4:16 PM EDT Well i must admit i have never sang in a pub, but i did at school, both in Elmvale and Colston. When at Elmvale we went to the St. Andrews Halls (doesnt half date me!!) I remember the teacher who conducted the choir was a Miss Horne,dont remember what we sang , but at Colston we sang "all in the April evening"....we came in 1st.. our choir leader was Mr Lennox, im sure the Colston folks will remember him....he was lovely..ahah......he was a Tenor and often sang on the wireless, i remember tuning in with my mum and i absolutely adored him .He sang beautiful Scotiish Songs. He also married one of the Maths teachers at Colston School i thought , that was a bit mean as id like to have had a chance! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Apr 16 2008, 4:28 AM EDT I dont remember Mr Lennox Jean,but I remember the music teacher Mr King,how he would roar,"Sing you knock kneed bunch of hairy bampots". Lolfunny never wanted to sing out loud in front of my classmates. Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 16 2008, 11:12 AM EDT Hiya Jean ... I remember Miss Horne too ... she played the piano in the school stairwell and we all had to march to our classrooms to her thumping out some marching tunes ... do you remember that ???..... i also remember going to the St andrews Halls with Elmvale , not that I could sing a note but somhow , I got to go ... they probably told me just to mime ???? I remember learning two songs .... "Oh my beloved Father "...and the one that goes " I stood besdie a brooklet , that sparkled on it`s way , and there , beneath the wavelets I saw a fish at play "........ I`m singing that really loudly so that you can hear it away over there.... hope it was`nt tooooo off key ?????.........sing-a-long hugs....Fi....xxxx Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 16 2008, 3:08 PM EDT Poor you Finlay , dont think id sing out loud either, when the teacher roared at me , what a loony!! Yes Fiona i remember marching with my partner up these stairs ! all very orderly mind you......and we just did what we were told!!!!!! I dont remember these words you wrote Fiona, but you can sing them to me when we meet up , as i didnae hear them away doon here!!! sorry maybe its because i wisnae in this morning mind you. Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 16 2008, 4:11 PM EDT That marching to the music must have been the General practice,I'm glad you Gal's brought it up,we had Ms Blackstock at Wellfield (Ah would have preferred Eve Boswell tinklin' away,Ha Ha.) Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 16 2008, 7:30 PM EDT Haw'Jeanmcrae,I see you posted your lovely picture,now Fiona can recognize you when you both finally meet! Do you find this valuable? |
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FionaM |
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Apr 17 2008, 4:25 AM EDT Hi Welly ...... I agree with you about now being able to recognise Jean ... she was a bonny wee jean at school and looks as if she has`nt chaged a bit ....can you believe that springboy`s teacher called them hairy kneed wee bampots????.......... I wonder if he thought that name calling would make them sing any beter ???... what a numptie !!!!......big hugs..... Fi....xxxx Do you find this valuable? |
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Jeanmccrae |
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Apr 17 2008, 5:08 AM EDT Thanks for the compliments you two (as they say "What are you 2 like!!) Im not as bright as i look , it took me all this time to find out how you put the picture in!! Anyway back to the thread , can you imagine the kids these days marching up the stairs without carrying on? there was not a sound out of us...just the piano thumping away ....ah discipline ! where did it go?? Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 17 2008, 11:27 AM EDT "Thanks for the compliments you two (as they say "What are you 2 like!!) Im not as bright as i look , it took me all this time to find out how you put the picture in!! Anyway back to the thread , can you imagine the kids these days marching up the stairs without carrying on? there was not a sound out of us...just the piano thumping away ....ah discipline ! where did it go??"Hi Jean talking aboot discipline its like everything else, where did it go "oot the windae" Do you find this valuable? |
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Apr 17 2008, 11:46 AM EDT "Thanks for the compliments you two (as they say "What are you 2 like!!) Im not as bright as i look , it took me all this time to find out how you put the picture in!! Anyway back to the thread , can you imagine the kids these days marching up the stairs without carrying on? there was not a sound out of us...just the piano thumping away ....ah discipline ! where did it go??"It's funny,but that wee Glasgow saying"What are you two like"was you actually paying someone a compliment,I love the old Glesca' saying's-------Wid yi' credit that! Do you find this valuable? |